Mar
1
Make your own stamped tape (similar to washi tape) using cream painters tape, it looks like masking tape but it’s not. The Creative Chaos blog has all the info you need to make yourself some really pretty tape.
-Heather…
Feb
28
This AMAZING piece of art from Shelly Hickox (aka The Stamptramp) just blows me away! Even more impressive is that for the balloon she made her very own honey comb paper, seriously, who is that clever!? Luckily we all don’t have to …
Dec
26
I’m still surprised at how many different way people are finding to use Copic markers for paper crafting! If you don’t have the color of embossing powder you want for a certain project you can use white and color …
Dec
7
Paper Rosettes have been a popular embellishment for a bit now, you can fold your own or there are even several dies out there that will cut and score them for you. I’ve seen a lot of pretty holiday ideas with …
Nov
12
Darlene from Darlene’s Designs shares a great video on how to get the blended look of Copic markers but she uses Stampin’ Up markers. Way to use what you’ve already got! We don’t always need to run out and spend a …
Oct
29
Using markers to color your stamp images is still all the rage. Here’s a great how to tutorial from Mama Dini’s Stamperia for getting the perfect shading using your markers.
-Heather…
Oct
10
Judikins shares the instructions for making this super cool steampunk style fall card. What a great combination of styles!
-Heather…
Oct
3
I can’t even begin to tell you how excited I am! All month long right here on the stamping blog we’re going to be having a ton of fun with stamps from Inkadinkado ! There will be four weeks of ideas, inspirations …
Sep
23
Jess Larsen shares some clever tips on turning a scrapbooking kit into cards. She made this cute camera card with the latest Studio Calico scrapbooking kit. Click here to watch her video.
-Heather…
Sep
14
As stampers I’m sure we’ve all tried a brand or two of gel pens, right? One of the most popular colors is simple white but if you’ve tried gel pens before you know white isn’t always so simple. Some white …
Sep
3
One of my favorite things to do on my cards lately is combine stamping with die cutting, it opens up worlds of possibilities of mixing and matching. Shari Carroll shares a beautiful card on the Hero Arts website combining …
Aug
27
Banners of all shapes and sizes are so popular in paper crafting right now! Here’s a fun idea for a banner using a people stamp, visit the Create blog for instructions. Cute for cards or scrapbook pages!
-Heather…
Aug
11
Sometimes it can be really frustrating when making a card and matching up your pretty patterned papers to the right color of cardstock. Well, Bazzil has come up with really helpful website called Bazzill Matchmaker. They pair up their cardstock colors …
Aug
4
Here’s a clever tip from Maria at the Joyful Stamper blog, turn a star die cut or punch into a banner! Banner are so trendy right now and if you don’t have a stamp or punch for one this is an …
Jul
21
Donna Downey is one of my favorite mixed media artist! I love how she incorporates stamping into a lot of her art. In a recent video she shares her process for one of her art journaling pages that includes lots …



















