I’ve been making Artist Trading Cards for years but now there’s a new fun take called Artist Trading Coins. They’re like ATCs but instead of a 3.5×2.5 rectangle, it’s a 2.5″ circle. So fun! Blank Page Muse has made some … Read More...
Mermaid Peek a Boo Card
I recently reviewed some fabulous products from Whimsy stamps. If you missed those be sure to check out part one and part two.
And I just had to make one more card with the adorable Let’s Be Mermaid … Read More...
Card with Stained Glass Look
Saundra got the look of stained glass by stamping and heat embossing her image in white on vellum and using her Copic markers to color. I love the color combo of the pop of pink with the muted gray and … Read More...
Food and Drink Birthday Booklet
Inspired by the theme Food and Drink Kath stamped up this fun little booklet. She’ll show you how she inked watercolor paper, added her stamped images and stencil designs and put together her little birthday book.
8 Mixed Media Techniques for Beginners
If you’ve been curious about adding some mixed media techniques to your scrapbook pages or paper crafting projects but don’t know where to begin Stampington and Company has 8 mixed media technique that are perfect for beginners. Try making your … Read More...
Tips for Detailed Watercoloring
Nina-Marie has some great tips on getting detail when watercoloring like how much water to use and how much pressure to apply to the brush. Her stamped and watercolored flowers look so realistic!
Stamped Planner Pages
Rhoda will take you through the steps she used to create these cheerful planner pages with stamped images, stickers and washi tape.
Visit the Greeting Farm stamps blog to check out her video.
-Heather
Under Water Scene Card
I love how you can see the aquatic critters above and below the water in the fun scene card! Jennifer Dix shares her card template and tips for making one over on the La-La Land Crafts blog, swim on over … Read More...
Glitter Sunflower Card
The Nuvo Glitter Markers can add the perfect blend of color and shimmer to your stamped images. Pat will show you how to color a pretty sunflower card. She’s also got a great tip for adjusting an envelope to fit … Read More...
Time Heal Sympathy Card
Sympathy cards are never fun to have to make but just a card can make a big difference to someone who is in need. This sympathy card by Yana Smakula uses stamps and dies from Spellbinders and she’s sharing directions … Read More...
Card for an Avid Reader
I love to read, I read every night for an hour or two before I go to bed. So I’m always drawn to stamps with a reading theme. Nicole Spohr used these adorable reading critters stamps from Mama Elephant to … Read More...
No Line Coloring Technique with Solid Stamps
I love to color and paint but I can barely draw a stick figure so I love learning new ways to use my stamps to help me feel more like an artist without needing as much talent 🙂 I’ve done … Read More...
Coloring Stamps with Watercolor Crayons
Watercoloring is still really popular in the stamping right now. There are many different mediums that they come in, one handy style is watercolor crayons. They are easy to store and transport for coloring on the go and can give … Read More...
Light Up Hidden Message
Chibitronics makes fun tiny lights you can use on your cards and paper crafting projects to light up any image. You can even follow this tutorial and learn how to have a hidden message that only shows up when the … Read More...
Make a Coffee Themed Flip Top Box
Learn how to cut, score and fold a fun box with a flip top from cardstock and decorate it with pattern papers and stamped images. This one has a fun coffee theme for that caffeine lover on your list, fill … Read More...
Masking Stamps with Masking Fluid
Lisa has a great tip for using liquid masking fluid to mask off sections of your stamped images so you can water color over top, then remove the masking to add color to those sections. It’s perfect for masking off … Read More...
Card with Multiple Die Cut Inlay Technique
I’ve seen lots of cards using inlaid die cutting techniques but not one quite like this one from Theresa Calvird. She used multiple dies to form one inlaid image, very clever. She’s got a video tutorial show you this processes … Read More...
Review and Project: Right at Home Stamps
I recently came across a stamp company that was new to me called Right at Home stamps. They carry adorable clear stamps many with coordinating dies as well as large cling mounted rubber background stamps and ink pads from … Read More...
Mixed Media Journal Pages
Kath Stewart made this bright and cheerful set of journaling pages using stamps, stencils, paint and die cuts from Tim Holtz and Ranger . I love the pretty tea cups filled with flowers! Visit her blog, Dairy of the … Read More...
Graduation Card with Colored Pencils and Gamsol
I recently needed a graduation card and found some adorable stamps on Etsy from a shop called Isabel Cristina Stamps. I printed out the boy and cap and colored them with Prismacolor colored pencils blended with Gamsol solution. Learn more … Read More...