How sweet is this little penguin stamp from MFT? Sandy Allnock used him on a Christmas tag. He’s sure to bring a smile to anyone unwrapping a gift this year.
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How sweet is this little penguin stamp from MFT? Sandy Allnock used him on a Christmas tag. He’s sure to bring a smile to anyone unwrapping a gift this year.
Visit her blog to see how she water colored this … Read More ...
Here in KY where I live the Cardinal is our state bird and we see lots of them all year round but in the winter they add a special touch of color when the trees are drab and there’s snow … Read More ...
This warm and cozy Christmas Sweater (or Jumper, as they call it in the UK) card has loads of texture and dimension. I love the use of real felt for the scarf!
How totally adorable are this little gift bags? Plaid and gingham are so trendy this year. Nichol used a plaid stamp on her bags, which is great for making your own custom colors of plaid paper. The little polar bear … Read More ...
Great for making multiples, this simple but beautiful design can be quickly reproduced to create a full set of holiday cards.
Visit Imagine Crafts for more info.
-Heather
… Read More ...This year I came across a new stamp company called Hello Bluebird, they have the most adorable stamps! I decided to give them a try for my Christmas cards this year. Using the Christmas is Coming stamps set with matching … Read More ...
Sarah made this adorable Westie dog Christmas card using a fun FREE printable. She sharing directions for making the card and a link to the printable over on the Digital Design Mastery blog.
-Heather
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Simon Hurley created these festive gatefold cards and added a “belly” band that slips over to keep them closed. These bands are such a fun additional element on a card! He’s sharing 3 different belly band cards with winter themes … Read More ...
Art Impressions has many stamps that give a hand drawn look especially when using watercoloring techniques. Kate shares how she used markers to watercolor this sweet fox sleeping on a snowy bench card.
Visit their blog for her tutorial.
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You can easily transform simple brown paper bags into colorful presents with some quick stamping. Sandy Allnock stamped some cute winter owls and added just a touch of red to their hats of scarves with a few white snowflakes for … Read More ...
Have you heard of Artist Trading Coins? They are similar in idea to Artist Trading Cards (ATC’s) in that you make them and trade with other crafters but instead of baseball card sized they are round but still fit inside … Read More ...
I love using non traditional colors for holiday or winter cards. I think the pink behind the snowflakes on the sweet card from Maureen gives it a bit of a cool retro look. She’ll show you how she used die … Read More ...
Short on time or making tons of cards this Christmas? Try assembly line stamping. Lisa Foster has some tips on making multiple cards at once along with an easy but stunning silver star card you can make in batches.
Hand stamped tags can add a special personal touch to presents. I made these fun Santa and Mrs. Claus gift tags with the Signs of Santa stamps and matching dies from Stampin’ Up. They are pretty quick and easy to … Read More ...
Paper crafting kits are perfect for making lovely cards, scrapbook pages or home decor projects without spending a lot of time and around the holidays this is a must. Most include everything you need to create many different paper crafting … Read More ...