Jennifer McGuire has a great way to get more from your metal dies. She added double sided adhesive to thin craft foam and die cut the shapes to create her own stamps, how cool is that!? She created several cards … Read More...
It’s Stamptember!
For everyone else it’s September but for us stampers it’s Stamptember! Simon Says stamp is having a stamping celebration all month long with new product releases, inspiration, a blog hop, discount codes and more.
No Line Coloring Flower Card
Channin stamped this lovely bouquet of flowers in a light colored ink and colored them in with a marker watercolor technique for a stunning no-line coloring card. The flowers really pop on the ink blended background and also because she … Read More...
Coffee Lover Ornaments
Micheal printed a digital coffee cup stamp several times, colored them, cut them up and layered the pieces for these fantastic Coffee Cup Ornaments. The bright colors and glitter make them so cheery. Hang them around your house, holiday tree … Read More...
Set a Scene with Smaller Stamps
Sometimes when I use a stamp set I get really focused on the larger images and forget about all the smaller extra stamps. But those stamps can really help set a scene and add lots more interest to a card. … Read More...
Jungle Birthday Card
I used the cute new More Jungle Littles stamps and dies from Hello Bluebird to created this fun birthday card. I wanted the card to have more dimension and the focal images to stand out so I created a more … Read More...
Unicorn Galaxy Background Card
I love how Yana Smakula created an all over card background pattern by repeatedly stamping the same unicorn stamp from My Favorite Things. By coloring in around the images with markers and drawing constellations with a white gel pen this … Read More...
Mixed Media Coloring
Try mixing your media to get some new coloring looks. Kathy used Tombow markers
with water for a watercoloring technique on this pretty rose stamp from Paper Smooches. To add extra depth and detail she then colored over top with … Read More...
Catfish Card
I love cats and I love mermaids so of course I’m in love with this awesome “My Little Catfish” stamp set from Inkon3! It even has different faces so you can change it’s mood. Lynnea created this fun card with … Read More...
Tropical Elephant Card
I used the adorable new More Jungle Littles Stamps and dies from Hello Bluebird with a stencil from Stencil Revolution to create this cute tropical birthday card.
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Sewing and Solid Stamps
Michelle added some great texture and color around her solid stamped flowers and leaves by sewing around them. She pierced holes along the edge of each image and then sewed a simple running stitch. This is a great way to … Read More...
DIY Pattern Paper with Small Stamps
If you don’t have the perfect pattern paper for your card background why not just create your own? Lynnea used a small stamp from an adorable bear set from LDRS Creative to create her own custom pattern paper. It’s the … Read More...
Stamping Techniques – Extra Layered Stamping
Yana took stamp layering to a whole new level by not only color layering with different ink colors but also cutting her stamps into sections and using foam tape to layer them as well. This adds so much dimension and … Read More...
Watercolor and Stamped Journal Page
I love how Carisa added her flowing handwritten journaling along the shape of the wavy watercolor background she painted on her art journal page. She also added stamped hearts and girls faces to finish it off. She’s sharing photos and … Read More...
Linoleum Stamped Table Runner
Anna made this beautiful summer table runner by carving her own stamps from linoleum. She used fabric paints to apply the designs to her fabric runner. You can create your own patterns and choose your own colors for a custom … Read More...
Wings Mixed Media Journal Page
Jenn combined stamping, stenciling, beads, fabric, paint, ink, acetate and more to create this stunning Wings mixed media journal page. I love all the layers and texture she got! She filmed a process video and is sharing it over on … Read More...
Cool Duck on the Beach Card
How cute and cool is this little duck in his sparkly sunglasses? He’s ready to catch some waves! Tina will show you how she created her ink blended background and added glitter to the waves and glasses in her video … Read More...
Mechanical Bull Riding Page
This large bucking bronco stamp from Viva Las Vegastamps is perfect for the fun photos of Sue’s daughter riding a mechanical bull. The burlap arrow and wooden stars and letters for the title on her layout tie in with the … Read More...
Round Shaped Wreath Card
Yana thought this wreath stamp from Pretty Pink Posh was perfect for a round shaped card and I couldn’t agree more! She used dual sided colored pencils for her coloring which makes for easy color blending. I love shaped cards, … Read More...
Fussy Cut Floral Page
Sandra fussy cut large flowers from some pattern paper from Altenew to fill this pretty scrapbook page. I love how she used staples to adhere her paper, it adds a hard look to balance the soft florals. She also used … Read More...