Large background stamps are great to cover the entire front of a card but what if you only want to use part of the image? The Hero Arts blog has a technique for partially stamping and embossing just a section … Read More...
Project: Distress Inked Butterfly Tag
Using rubber stamps, Distress Ink 
and Sprays Kymona designed this cool collage styled tag. She even used the inks to color her ribbon! Get your fingers inky and follow along with her project directions on her blog Kreative Kymona.
-Heather… Read More...
Technique: Mirror Image Stamping
If you’ve got a stamp but you’d like it facing the opposite direction then this technique is for you. Jennifer McGuire has a couple of different ways to use a MISTI stamping tool and a large clear stamp for an … Read More...
Tip: Change the Look of Your Stamp
Change things up and get a more artistic look from your stamped images by going over the design drawing sketchy lines using a fine tip marker. This fun tip is from Lisa over at Sugar Pea Designs blog, click here … Read More...
Project: Duck Slider Card
Slider cards are really trendy right now! You can buy dies to make the sliding channel but you can also use your paper trimmer like Emily Cupley did on this adorable duck slider card. She also added a cool twist … Read More...
Project: Pull Tab Slider Card
Designer Sandy Allnock has a video for making a fun pull tab slider card. In her video she’ll show you step by step how to cut and assemble the card. As well as some tips on water coloring and putting … Read More...
Project: Stamped “Bees Knees” Tote Bag
Let someone know how wonderfully awesome you think they are with this adorable “Bees Knees” stamped and stenciled tote bag. Makes a perfect thank you gift bag for a teacher! Find the directions over on the Stampington and Company site.… Read More...
Project: Unicorn Glitter Bomb Card
Surprise someone with a super fun (albiet a little messy :)) glitter bomb card! This cute unicorn card was designed by Amador for The Greeting Farm stamps and in his video tutorial he’ll show you how to make a card … Read More...
Technique: Multi Coloring Foiling with Stamps
The very popular look of foiling can be achieved in a couple of different ways, there are machines and there are also foil sheets you use with sticky heat embossing and stamps. With the second technique you can get multi … Read More...
Project: Bee Tag Card
A great way to use tiny stamps on a card is to repeat them on panels or tags. Like with these bees and flowers on this pretty spring card designed by Christiana Reuling for Newton’s Nook stamps. Click here for … Read More...
Project: Stamped Elephant T-Shirt
Here’s a great way to get more use out of your stamps, turn a boring ol’ t-shirt into a wearable piece of art! Using large stamps, stencils and lovely bright fabric paints The Pampered Stamper designed this fun colorful shirt. … Read More...
Project: Stamped Flexible Embellishment
Decorating Mason jars is a really hot trend and here’s a really fun way to use your stamps to make flexible embellishments for jars, glasses, dishes or any round slick surface. Joyce Erb used Glossy Gel media mixed with paint … Read More...
Project: Stamped and Painted Journal Cover
If you have a plain fabric journal, notebook, scrapbook or organizer dress it up with some paints and stamps like Lea did. She painted the cover of a denim notebook with gesso, using stencils and paint for the sea and … Read More...
Project: Glitter Sunshine Tag
The fun sparkly background on this clear acrylic tag was made using a masking stencil and glitter on an adhesive sheet. Wendy Price added cute stamped images over top her background to complete the tag. Find out her tips for … Read More...
Project: Tree Swing Stamped Canvas
This wonderful mixed media canvas project was designed by Vicky at Clips N’ Cuts. She used large rubber stamps, paints, gesso, stencils, beads, paper and more for this lovely art piece. She’s sharing a step by step video tutorial of … Read More...
Tip: Striped Stamping
Jennifer McGuire has a fun tip for adding strips to your stamped images. By inking up a solid stamp with a light ink and then stamping directly on the stamp with a large striped stamp (also called a “kissing” technique) … Read More...
Technique: Turn a Stamp Into Embrodiery
Grab you stamps and some thread! The Clearsnap ink company will show you how to turn any stamped image into an embroidery designing using their Erasable Fabric ink pad. Click here for a video tutorial.
-Heather
Technique: Faux Brush Lettering withh Stamps
If you love the look of hand calligraphy but don’t quite have the skills then this tip from Amy Sheffer is for you. She’s sharing a video tutorial for her faux brush lettering techniques using stamps. Adding darker ink to … Read More...
Project: Tags using Planner Stamps
Designing cute planners and daily calendars is all the rage right now. There are lots of fun stamps, clips, sticky notes and stickers to help keep you organized in your daily life. All of these items can also be used … Read More...
Giveaway and Review: The Stampers’ Sampler Magazine
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In a time when craft magazines seem to come and go The Stampers’ Sampler has stood the test of time. I remember reading it many, many years ago when I first started stamping and was … Read More...