If you have a lot of holiday cards to make you sometimes what to keep it quick and simple and also you want to make them not too thick so they are easier to mail, a one layer card helps … Read More...

Tim Holtz has detailed photos and step by step directions for making a wonderful mixed media art piece on a burlap canvas panel. He’ll show you how to add texture and glitter to the panel, use ink sprays to color … Read More...

Gifts of hand made food items are always a nice way to tell someone you are thinking of them during the holidays. Why not add some extra pizzazz by decorating the container like this cute mason jar with stamped tag … Read More...

I love seeing paper crafting products and tools used for something other then cards and scrapbooking pages such as home décor projects. It makes me feel like I’m getting more out of what I’m buying or maybe it’s just a … Read More...

These fun subway style art downloads would be perfect printed up small for card fronts, Project Life scrapbooking elements or blown up larger and used as a real poster. Download all four for free here from Creating Keepsakes.

-Heather

This wonderful holiday card looks more like an artists painting then a stamped card doesn’t it? Joy from the Simple by Design blog shares a video tutorial showing how she achieved this look using watercolors with her Penny Black stamped … Read More...

Layer up some delicate die cut cardstock circles and add a little stamped pumpkin in the center for a beautiful Thanksgiving fall card. I love shaped cards like this that are not just a traditional rectangle or square. The Spellbinders… Read More...

Combine pattern papers that are sanded, inked and cut into shapes along with strips of fabric and buttons layered onto chipboard for a pretty fall themed wall hanging. I love the rustic, primitive look of this project! K and Co. … Read More...

Treat someone special this holiday season with a gift card to their favorite place to shop and you can add a special touch with a hand made gift card holder. The Joyful Daisy blog has a free gift card holder … Read More...

I am one of those card makers that loves to cut out tiny stamped image, I like to paper piece and also use die cuts with lots of small bits and pieces. But one of my biggest problems was what … Read More...

Here’s a very inventive way to use photo corners, layer them over a foam egg shape for an amazing pine cone Christmas tree decoration. You’ll find directions for making these as well as a stamped matching card with tiny … Read More...

This adorable little owl is all bundled up and ready for winter. Visit the Lawn Fawn stamps blog and find a video tutorial on how to make this cute shaker card using trendy sequins inside. There also lots of other … Read More...

Using a die cut, pattern or envelope punch board make up 25 small envelopes, decorate with stamped numbers and/or die cuts, fill them with notes or treats and hang them with small clothes pins on lines of twine wrapped around … Read More...