image by Hero Arts and mi kasa (Donna)

I came across this totally wonderful card on the Hero Arts stamping blog, it was submitted (and won:)) to one of their monthly contests. It was made by mi kasa (Donna) on Flickr and she used a Hero Arts cupcake stamp as a template for felt, how cool is that? Here’s a link to her Flickr with a bit more info about the card.

-Heather

image by Helena Virpi

As someone who loves to stamp and also loves to do collage and mixed media art I was thrilled to come across a great blog called Gingersnap Creations, because that’s what they are all about. They’ve got a wonderful design team, fun challenges and right now they are celebrating their birthday with some cool blog candy. Click here to visit their blog before 3/19 and get all the info you need to be enter for a chance to win some terrific unmounted stamps from Stampsmith and Artistic Outpost. (be sure to visit their blog, leaving a comment here on Craft Gossip will not enter you:))

-Heather

image by Susan Roberts and Ellen Hutson

Susan Roberts shares a fantastic and cool technique on the Ellen Hutson blog for making your own embossing templates to match your stamps using chipboard. Click here to find out how.

image by Susan Roberts and Ellen Hutson

-Heather

image by Bunny Zoe's Blog

Bunny Zoe’s Blog is celebrating two years of her blog and to celebrate she’s having a big giveaway (stamps, Nesites and more), visit her blog by clicking here and linking to her blog from your blog using Mr. Linky to be entered before 2/25/10. (please visit her blog for details, leaving a comment here on Crfat Gossip will not enter you to win)

-Heather

image by Moxie Fab and Technique Tues.

 The Moxie Fab and Papercraft Connections blogs are really excited about the new Stamp It magazine coming out (and so am I, I always look forward to it ) and they are having lots of stampy happenings all week to celebrate! Visit the Moxie Fab blog for a chance to win some brand new Technique Tuesday stamps, 6 stamps will be given away to two different winners. Click here to visit the Moxie fab blog and leave a comment before midnight 2/28/10. (you must leave a comment *on their blog* not here at Craft Gossip:))

-Heather

image by Paper, Scissors, Super Heroes

Here’s a fun technique to add some interest to your stamped images, try paper piercing. Visit the Paper, Scissors, Super Heroes blog for a fun tutorial.

-Heather

image by Papertrey Ink

Papertrey ink has always brought you some of the best clear stamps around and more recently starting branching out into coordinating products like ink pads, buttons and ribbon in their exclusive color palate and now they are branching out even further with more great new items to meet your paper crafting needs buy adding a new line of paints, 100% wool felt and new die cuts that will be compatible with most home die cutting machines. Get the scoop on all the cool new stuff coming out by visiting their blog.

image by Papertrey Ink

image by Papertrey Ink

image by Papertrey Ink

-Heather

image by Paper Pursuits

Barb at Paper Pursuits is celebrating being a guest designer on Splitcoast Stampers and to celebrate she’s having a giveaway, click here to visit her blog and leave a comment there to be entered to win these MFT stamps, copic markers, an ink pad and patterned papers.

-Heather

image by The Sweet Shop

Visit The Sweet Shop blog every Saturday for a new card sketch. Sketches are great jumping off points if you’re stuck for a design layout for your cards, try turning them on their sides for a completely different look. The Sweet Spot also features lots of great examples using the current sketch.

image by Purple Onion and Jenn Biederman

Purple Onion stamps has just released some great new logo stamps. Click here to see all the new designs and then visit their blog for lots of inspiring ideas using them.

-Heather

image by Tim Holtz

Are you kidding me?? This has got to be the coolest die cutting machine ever! It’s not out until July but it’s too fun not to share now, it’s the machine by Tim Holtz in cooperation with Sizzix, can’t wait to see this in person.

Tim also had sneak peeks of some of his new embellishments and of course awesome new stamp sets at CHA as well, visit his blog for lots more photos and info.

image by Tim Holtz

image by Tim Holtz

 -Heather

image by Maya Road

 Visit the Maya Road blog to see some of the new clear stamps they released at CHA, I love the sewing and forest trees sets alot. And the coolest part is alot of the stamp sets have co-ordinating chipboard shapes, awesome!!

-Heather

image by Julie Campbell and Crafty Secrets

Visit the Crafty Secrets blog for a sneak peek of some of their new stamp sets, including a wonderful Alice in Wonderland set and a gorgeous mermaid set. Can’t wait to get my hands on both of these sets!!

-Heather

image by Nora Griffin and Catslife Press

 Catslife Press has some wonderful new wood mounted rubber stamps out, lots of new labels and very cool bird images, I LOVE these vintage pigeon images! Click here to see what’s new and then visit Nora Griffin’s blog for some great samples too.

-Heather

image by Doodle Palace and Jan Jackman

Download this cute snail mail digital stamp for free from Digital Palace, hurry it’s only up for a limited time!

-Heather