We work so hard on designing our handmade cards but do you also take the time to decorate the envelope you’re sending it in? I know I’m guilty of putting my cards inside a plain ol’ white envelope. But decorating … Read More...
Baby Cards with Flocking and Glitter
Add some sparkle, shine and fuzzy texture to baby cards using glitter and flocking. Andrea used glitter gel over an ink blended background for some shiny stars and added die cut fluffy clouds with flocking. On the other card she … Read More...
Mini Coloring Page Clipboards
Maryam Perez used chipboard wrapped in pattern paper to create some fun little clipboards. These clipboards hold small coloring pages she created with stamps that are held in place with brads and are a great project to keep the kids … Read More...
Hedgehog Hugs Card
I love how Laura created several different little scenes on this sweet Hedgehog card. She die cut circles, adding ink sprays for the green grass and blue sky and then added her cute little hedgehogs on each area. This is … Read More...
Copic Marker Coloring for a Stuffed Animal
Elaine used Copic Markers to create a plushy, fluffy texture to this cute Kitty Cat stamp from Stampingbella. This idea could be used on many animal stamps to give them the look of stuffed animals. She’s sharing a video tutorial … Read More...
One Card, Many Techniques
Simon Hurley created this beautiful floral card using lots of different “hacks” on just one card. He’s sharing how to use a matte medium for a resist technique, how to choose the right cardstock for ink blending, how to use … Read More...
Chicken Shaker Cards
Spring is a great time to use baby animals like chicks to decorate your cards. Rina used the new Zodiac Rooster stamps from Mama Elephant to make two adorable shaker cards. The sentiments are perfect for “chicken in” to see … Read More...
Neon Sweets Cards
Wow, how amazing are these bold, bright neon Sweets Cards? They look good enough to eat! Carissa used Vinyl and Glitter to add fun touches of texture and shine to her images. She’s sharing how over on the Ellen Hutson … Read More...
Rainbow Traveler’s Notebook Pages
Claire used a rainbow sentiment stamp and repeatedly stamped it all over one side of her Traveler’s Notebook layout. Most were stamped in black but she also scattered some in color and added raindrops for a subtle rainbow design. The … Read More...
Bunny Rabbits Birthday Card
Bunnies don’t have to be just for Easter cards, this sweet card uses them for a birthday. I love the mix of plaids and pattern papers Laura used to create the scene on this adorable card.
Cat and Dog Easter Card
Looking for cute animals for Easter that aren’t bunnies and chicks? Kristina Werner created this fun card with a twist, using a cat and dog instead. I love her rainbow polka dot card background, done with ink blending and a … Read More...
8 Artist Pattern Paper Printables
These lovely Artist Papers are perfect for creating card backgrounds or to use on journal pages or collage art projects. There are 8 different pages to choose from and they are FREE to download from Stampington and Company.
Pig Birthday Card
This cute little piggy’s all dressed up in his party hat with balloons and cake and is ready to squeal “Happy Birthday”! Heather Campbell created this fun card with stamps and dies from Avery Elle.
United We Craft Blog Hop
Simon Says Stamp is hosting the United We Craft blog hop. This hop shares projects, inspiration and ideas for crafting together with family and friends, either at home or on-line. There are 100 participants, which should give you plenty of … Read More...
Easter Bunny Juggling Eggs Card
I used stamps from Gerda Steiner along with a masking technique to create this fun Easter Card with the Bunny juggling eggs. I filmed a video tutorial that you can check out over on my Youtube channel. Or watch … Read More...
Mixed Media Artist Trading Cards
Jenny used paints and alcohol ink to create rustic backgrounds for her Mixed Media ATCs (artist trading cards). She then stamped and die cut letter from her bases and then adhered die cut shapes that she stamped and inked over … Read More...
Gnome in Dome Home Decor Idea
Gnomes are not just for Christmas any more, they have become main stream and very trendy right now. Shari used a cute little gnome stamp and placed him inside of a glass dome with some die cut flowers and leaves … Read More...
3D Flower and Lattice Card
Bev shows how she used Poppy Flower dies from Whimsy Stamps to create wonderful 3D flowers for her cards. She’ll show you how to add color with a pen and inking and how to fold and bend the paper to … Read More...
Easter Bunny Double Tent Card
Kathrin created what she describes as a double tent card for this adorable Easter Bunny scene. This card is like a combination of a diorama and pop up card and it’s really amazing with all the layers and dimension. She’s … Read More...
Easter Bunny Shaker Card
Lisa used stamps and dies from Cas-ual Fridays to create this adorable Easter Bunny Shaker Card. I love how the shaker sections are paw prints from the rabbit! She’s sharing how to put it together over on their blog.