This swing card is simply adorable and very clever! Die cut an opening in the front of the card and add the stamp of the little girl on a swing so she moves in the opening. Hop on over to … Read More...
Project: Fourth of July Table Decor
Decorate your Fourth of July table with some fun and festive folded paper decorations. These remind me of exploding fireworks and I love the stamped saying in the center! Nichol Magourik has a how to video on her blog (scroll … Read More...
Project: Rolling Pin Stamps
Here’s a fun DIY project, turn your rolling pin in a stamp! By covering your rolling pin in paper you can still use it in the kitchen, then add some cool foam shapes and you can roll out some fun. … Read More...
Technique: Encrusted Jewels
Add some glitz and glitter to your next stamping project with this interesting Encrusted Jewel heat embossing technique from Stampendous.
-Heather
Project: Magnetic Gift Card Holder
Pop on over to the Whiff of Joy stamps blog for directions on making this pretty envelope style gift card holder. I love the idea of using a small magnet to keep it closed.
-Heather
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Tutorial: 3D Paper Piecing
Mariska van der Veer’s cards are simply amazing! She adds loads of depth and dimension by paper piecing several layers. She’s sharing her tips for this technique over on Splitcoast Stampers, click here for step by step photos and a … Read More...
Product Review: Penny Black Stamps
I’ve been stamping for many, many years and one of the first companies I fell in love with all those years ago was Penny Black. I still count them as one of my faves and continue to love their … Read More...
Tutorial: Diagonal Card
Catherine Pooler has a quick video tutorial showing you how to cut a perfect diagonal from pattern paper. What a nice change for your card backgrounds instead of a plain old square!
-Heather
Project: Flower Journal Page
The Clips N Cuts blog has a video tutorial for making this stunning stamped journal page, click here to watch.
-Heather
Technique: Alcohol Ink Background
The Paper Wings blog will show you how to blend and stamp your way to a pretty card resist background technique using alcohol inks, click here for all the details.
-Heather
Project: Stamped Steampunk Tote Bag
Holy Cow, this amazing Steampunk inspired tote bag blows me away! Darcy Wilkins made it using a little hand drawing, paint, charms and loads of different stamped images from Paper Artsy. She shares lots of step by step photos and … Read More...
Technique: Mosaic Tile Stamping
The Cardmaker Magazine blog has a video tutorial showing how to make this interesting stamped mosaic tile look. This idea is great for masculine cards like for Father’s Day!
-Heather
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Project: Stamped Fabric Hoop Art
Here’s a pretty little project from Stampington and Company combining canvas, Gelatos and stamps for a mixed media wall hanging.
-Heather
Card Making Technique: Using Watercolor Pencils
Using watercolor paper and water color pencils can add a whole new dimension to your stamping. You can color in images or add color to backgrounds like with the pretty multicolored sentiment on this card from the Creative Chick.… Read More...
Project: Stamped Clay Jewelry
The Resin Crafts blog has a cool tutorial for making jewelry with clay and stamps. They’ll show you how to color the clay , stamp it , add some bling and place it in a bezel for some terrific wearable … Read More...
Father’s Day Cricut Contest
Our friends over at Cricut are having a fantastic giveaway….for the Worlds Funnest Dad Giveaway, you could in a Cricut Father’s Day Bundle PLUS an Ubooly and camcorder from FamilyShare.com! Please follow this link to their Pin on Pintrest (and … Read More...
Technique: Color Blocking
Color blocking is really trendy right now! I’ve seen it a lot in fashion and home décor so of course it’s going to pop up in card making too. Beate Johns has a tutorial over on Splitcoast Stampers showing how … Read More...
Freebie: Boy and Dog Digital Stamp
Dearie Dolls Digi Stamps has this adorable boy and his dog stamp to download for free, click here to find both color and black and white images to color yourself.
-Heather
Looking for more digital stamps? Check out the digital … Read More...
Technique: Paper Piecing with Stamps
I love to do paper piecing with my stamps. I have tons of pattern papers with tiny prints just for this technique. It gives such a great look to your cards and is perfect for those who don’t like to … Read More...
Project: Africa Safari Card
Cathy over at The Bright Side of Life will take you on a Safari with this gorgeous giraffe card. I love the fantastic sunset background!
-Heather