For our readers in the states I hope you have a fantastic 4th of July!!
-Heather
Tutorial: Homemade Watercolor Paints
There are lots of different ways you color in your stamped images but using watercolor paints really makes you feel like an artist. If you really like DIY here’s a great way to actually make your own watercolor paints using … Read More...
Freebie: Journaling Cards
For a limited time Echo Park has some lovely journaling cards available to download for free. These are great for journals, scrapbook pages or even card backgrounds. Click here to download them.
-Heather
Looking for free digital stamps and … Read More...
Project: Paper Purse Mini Album
Carta Bella Paper has free down loadable instructions for making this adorable mini album in the shape of a purse, click here.
-Heather
Tutorial | Photographing Sparklers
Got sparklers for July 4th? Then you need this tutorial on taking photographs of them. Along with the sparklers you will need a camera with a manual setting, a tripod, flashlight, and some adult assistants – this isn’t one for … Read More...
Product Review and Discount: Silhouette Designer Edition Software
I’ve had my Silhouette Portrait electronic die cutting machine for some time now and I’m sure you’re getting sick of me mentioning how much I adore it 🙂 and I didn’t think it could get any better until I got … Read More...
Etsy Shop: Mountainside Crafts
I love stumbling across stamp companies on Etsy, you can find such unique images you won’t find anywhere else. I recently discovered Mountainside Crafts, they carry some wonderful vintage stamp designs like Mason jars, telephones, birds and more but I … Read More...
Freebie: 4th of July Girl Digi
Cuddlebug Cuties has this adorable Fourth of July girl digital stamp to download for free, click here to get it.
-Heather
Finding the right marker for colouring skin can be exceptionally hard, with 36 different skin color shades, these … Read More...
Tutorial and Freebie: Mother and Children Card
Mel Stampz shares all the info on how she made this stunning card including how to make the textured background, adding the punched flowers, coloring the digital image and she even includes a free download of the color blocked rainbow … Read More...
Project: Triple Easel Card
Here’s a interesting interactive card to send, it’s got not one or two but three easels that stand up! Find a tutorial for this fun card from Kim Score over on Splitcoast Stampers.
-Heather
Tip: Use Wood Stamps with Stamping Gear
A while back I did a review for the Inkadinkado Stamping Gear system, it’s a fun way to add round and oval patterns and background to your paper crafting projects but what if you want to use a wooden stamp? … Read More...
Tutorial: Stamping on Nails
Ok, I admit I’m not a girl who paints her finger nails, I work with my hand so much I think the polish would last a couple of hours before I’d have permanent stamping ink or acrylic paint all over … Read More...
Tip: Stamp Organization
Sometimes it can be difficult to keep track of the saying, sentiments, quotes and phrases stamps we have. Here’s a great way to keep track of them, use a rolodex page to stamp out each one, categorize them by theme … Read More...
Project: Flower Card
Find directions for making this lovely flower card over on The Artist Stampers blog. I love all the texture this card has!
-Heather
Project: Stamped Clay Jewelry
I love using stamps for different crafts, I frequently use stamps in my jewelry making and collage art, stamps aren’t just for card making. This beautiful pendant is made by stamping and coloring on clay and placing it in a … Read More...
Tip: Make Your Own Texture Paste
Since stencils have become so trendy right now so has texture paste. Texture paste is like spackling compound, you smooth it over a stencil, remove the stencil and let it dry for a wonderful raised image. The Such a Pretty … Read More...
Freebie: Baby Bear Digital Stamp
The ScrapHappy Paper Crafter has a cutie pie baby bear digi stamp to download for free in color or black and white, click here to grab it.
-Heather
Looking for more digital stamps? Check out the digital stamps at … Read More...
Project: Stamped Gift Bag
This gift bag is so lovely it’s almost a gift itself! Pop on over to the Stempeleinmaleins blog and find step by directions for cutting and folding to make this pretty bag. Note: You’ll need to translate the site from … Read More...
Technique: Coloring Embossed Images
If you have a large solid image stamp it can be hard to find ways to add color to it. Here’s a great ideas from the Frugal Crafter, try heat embossing the image with white embossing powder and then coloring … Read More...
Review: Lifestyle Crafts Detailz Dies and Shape N’ Tape
I’m excited today to share you with some brand new products from Lifestyle Crafts, the Detailz Dies and Shape N’ Tape.
These lovely dies will die cut out the shape and then also emboss the image giving them some … Read More...