Looking for an excuse to get creative and make a card? Try some of these “holidays” and make and mail something fun and different to a friend. Like did you know today is the day the US dollar bill was … Read More ...
Rainbow Stamping with Ink Cubes
Ink cubes, which are just small ink pads, make it easier to ink small stamps or selective areas. Gina used a pretty rainbow selection of cubes to add different colors to multiple words using a stamp positioning tool and also … Read More ...
Subtle Embossing Around Stamps
Instead of using the coordinating die cut to cut out this stamped strawberry image Virginia used it to add a subtle line of embossing around it.
Find more info on this idea over on her blog Yes, Virginia.
-Heather
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8 Unique Stencil Cards
The stencil trend is still going strong and companies are upping their game with more different and unique stencils. Justine Hovey focuses on some interesting stencils that she loves, some can be layered, turned or have multiple designs in one.… Read More ...
Unicorn Cards with Ink Pad Card Backgrounds
Chrissie used ink pads as watercolors for the pretty rainbow background on this card. It’s perfect for trendy unicorn or galaxy themed cards.
Visit the Spectrum Noir blog for her video tutorial.
-Heather Looking for more Unicorn embellishments, stamps and … Read More ...
Cut and Emboss Folders
Spellbinders has new amazing folders that cut and emboss at the same time in one pass through your die cutting machine, how cool is that!? Nichol Spohr added an additional element to them by adding ink to the folders for … Read More ...
Negative Space Die Cut Coloring
I love the colorful rainbow hues of this floral card. By tracing the inside and outside of a detailed die Stephanie watercolored the negative space of the shape for beautiful results.
Visit her blog Stephanie Low Creative for more on … Read More ...
Product Review: Stampin’ Up New Ink Pad Design
In their most recent catalog Stampin’ Up introduced a brand new design for their Classic Stampin’ Pad ink pads. This new style is slimmer and easier to stack and store. The tops have a color label and on the … Read More ...
Tips for Detailed Watercoloring
Nina-Marie has some great tips on getting detail when watercoloring like how much water to use and how much pressure to apply to the brush. Her stamped and watercolored flowers look so realistic!
Colored Pencils on Dark Cardstock
Kristina achieved a lot of depth on this card even though it’s only one layer. By using colored pencils and on dark grey cardstock and subtle inking with white ink on the background her design really stands out. This card … Read More ...
Puppy Cards
I’m a sucker for cards with puppies and kitties on them, they are some of my favorite stamp subjects! Yana made some simple but totally adorable puppy cards using new stamps from Pretty Pink Posh. The images are so fun … Read More ...
Underwater Cards with Distress Oxide Glaze
I love Tim Holtz Oxide Oxide Inks they are so versatile and work well with so many different techniques. Adding another layer to these ink is the Distress Micro Glaze. By adding this over top of the inks it adds … Read More ...
100+ Stencil Ideas
Stencils work so well with so many different mediums like gesso, ink, paint and pastes and can be incorporated into so many different creative ideas, especially paper crafting projects. From cards to scrapbooking, mixed media and collage, stenciling can add … Read More ...
Garden Bunny Card
Using some of the new adorable stamps from the Best Bunny set from Stampin’ Up I created this fun bunny in a garden card. I’ll show you some alternative ideas for using dies, like turning a flower die into a … Read More ...
No Line Coloring with Fade Out Ink
The Ink on 3 Fade Out ink pad takes some of the hassle out of no line coloring. No need to hunt around for light ink pads that might not work, this hybrid ink pad is made specifically for the … Read More ...