The new Small Surprises stamp set from The Greeting Farm combines two of my favorite things, bubbly drinks and cute animals, how sweet! Jo used it to create this super cute shaker card. I love the stenciled cloud background with … Read More...
Create Flower Vases from Other Stamps
I love to see stamping outside of the box, mixing sets, using stamps for themes other then intended or turning an image into something else. Sandy Allnock has some amazingly inventive uses for turning stamps into flower vases, she used … Read More...
5+ Santa Claus Card and Tag Ideas
The design team over at Sugar Pea created lots of different card and tag ideas using their Here Come Santa Claus stamp set. He’s perfect in scenes or with just a simple sentiment and is the right size for gift … Read More...
Easy Watercolor with Arteza Pens
I love using the Arteza Real Brush Pens for water coloring. I find them easy to use, they blend nicely and have build-able color. I used them to color in this beautiful fall girl stamp from LDRS Creative for an … Read More...
Make Your Own Foam Stamps
Did you know you can create your own stamps from fun foam? Most manual die cutting machines will cut thin sheets of fun foam so you use your dies to cut out your own stamps. It’s a really quick and … Read More...
Holiday Joy Card with a Kissing Technique
The kissing technique is a fun and easy way to add patterns to your stamped images. By touching (or kissing) two stamps together you can transfer a design from one stamp to another. It sounds hard but it’s really a … Read More...
Review: Water-Reactive Ink Pads from Spectrum Noir
The Water-Reactive Ink Pads from Spectrum Noir are fun inks that, you guessed it, react with water! With these slow drying dye based ink pads you can get trendy looks like distress, ink splatters, ink blending and you can even … Read More...
Stamping and Shading on Pattern Papers
A quick and easy way to add color and pattern to your stamped images is by stamping on patterned paper. Heather Hoffman used some pretty florals for this technique and added some inking to the edges of her images for … Read More...
Using Small Stamps on Layouts
Small stamps can have a big impact when grouped together on a layout. You can use them to design borders, backgrounds and repeating patterns or sentiments. The team at Close to My Heart have created some wonderful cards and scrapbook … Read More...
One Layer Fall Leaves Card
This Fall Leaves Card from Karen looks like it’s layers of stamped leaves and torn paper but in fact it’s only one layer! She used a simple masking technique to create this look and got lots of depth and dimension … Read More...
Pumpkin Patch Critters Card
These adorable little fall critters are having so much fun in the pumpkin patch! Christy used some cute new stamps from Hello Bluebird and Copic markers to make her autumn card.
Visit her blog Christy Gets Crafty to watch her … Read More...
DIY Travel Card
Send a friend off on holiday in style with a fun travel themed card. I love the bright primary colors Lynnea used to create her own pattern paper background on this sweet card.
Fox Face Card
Using some basic shapes of punches and stamps, like circles and flowers, that most of us probably already have on hand Gloria created this sweet fox face card. The colors she used are perfect for fall but could be changed … Read More...
Glowing Jack O Lantern Card
Oh my, the Jack O’ Lantern on this card from Sandy Allnock looks like it’s actually glowing! But there are no lights, it’s just her amazing coloring skills. Using Copic Markers
she’ll show you how to achieve that realistic glow.… Read More...
DIY Gift Box
Sandra used some cardstock and a scoring board to create this sweet little gift box project. I love how the lid wraps around but slides off desperately, such a clever design! She used stencils and stamps from La La Land … Read More...
Create Scrapbook Embellishments from Stamps
The team over at Technique Tuesday has gathered together 10 different ways to use stamps to embellish your scrapbook pages. From 3D elements to photo corners to backgrounds, dates and more, there are loads of ideas to inspire you.
Make Stamping Easier with a Stamp Map
What’s a stamp map? I asked myself the same question when I saw this post from Kristina Werner. Turns out it’s an ingenious way to make stamping a scene, layering or masking your cards much, much easier. Kristina stamps out … Read More...
Stamping 101
Curious about stamping but don’t know where to start? The Essential Stamping Guide is a great place to begin. Carrisa Wiley will teach you all about different styles of stamps, what inks to use, how to color stamped images and … Read More...
Color and Stamp on Fabric
Stamping on fabric may seem intimidating at first, but with the right tools, tips, and tricks you will surely fall in love into making this simple craft. Jessica is sharing a how to and I love her tip of … Read More...
Dragon Planner Pages
How fun is this adorable Dragon Planner Page designed by Cheryl?! She used a stencil for her background, stamped, colored and cut out her dragons from sticker paper and applied them over the background. Those little stamped gems are the … Read More...