Nikibee has a great idea to turn a single watermelon slice stamp into a watermelon wreath design. Using a masking technique and coloring with Copic markers she’ll show you how to put it all together. Click here to visit her … Read More ...
Project: Easy Stamped and Die Cut Holiday Gift Tags
Spellbinders has an easy way to turn a stamp with coordinating die cut into a fun double sided gift tag for the holidays. Of course this idea would work for another celebrations too that you’ve got stamps and dies for … Read More ...
Project: Murder of Crows Mixed Media Art
I love crows and Halloween so I’m in love with this mixed media “Murder of Crows” artwork from Maura Hibbitts! Using stencils, stamps and paints she designed this awesome canvas project. I particularly love how she stamped her images on … Read More ...
Technique: Colored Pencil Card Background
What pretty skies on these holiday home cards. This card background techniques uses colored pencils and baby oil for a lovely nighttime scene. This technique is perfect for beginners and you can find a tutorial video over Bibi Cameron’s blog.… Read More ...
Tip: Quick and Easy Letter Press Card Background
Add color and texture to your next card background and get more from your embossing folders with this easy Letter Press look. By inking them up and then embossing you’ll get a unique card background. Find out more about this … Read More ...
Tip: Comparing Ink Blending Tools
Ink blending and direct to paper techniques are really popular right now, with the release of lots of inks, like Tim Holtz’s oxide Oxide Inks that work well for this type f technique. And there are lots of blending and … Read More ...
Project: Mermaid Spinner and Shaker Card
Yup, another mermaid card post! I’ll be posting them until summer is over (and maybe even after, I’m thinking mermaid Christmas cards! :)). Combing two popular card styles, shaker and spinner, this adorable mermaid card does double duty. Swim on … Read More ...
Review: WeR Stitch Happy Sewing Machine
The new WeR Stitch Happy sewing machine sews fabric like a regular sewing machine but it also has special components that make it perfect for sewing paper as well. So you can easily add stitching to your cards, scrapbook pages … Read More ...
Project: Spinning Pinwheel Card
Nothing says summer like pinwheels. This super fun interactive card has movable pinwheels shaped from textured plastic. Visit the Imagine Crafts blog for project directions.
-Heather
… Read More ...Tip: Using Stamps for Stitching
Wow, how amazing is this pincushion? And yes, this post does have to with stamping 🙂 Tammy Tutterow will show you how she uses her stamps for stitching designs. What a great way to get more from your stamps! Visit … Read More ...
Tip: Reverse Stamping
Flip your stamps! Do you have a stamp you’d like the reverse of? It’s fun to have the same image facing each other so they can do things like talk or kiss each other. Ardyth with SugarPea Stamps will show … Read More ...
Project: Sentiment Shaker Card
There are so many cool sentiments dies out right now and there are lots of techniques you can do with them, they don’t have to just be a plain die cut image. Linda from A Happy Scramper used her sentiment … Read More ...
Tip: Make Your Own Garden Gate Shape with Dies
I love this clever garden gate card, so sweet! Amy Sheffer used a couple of different dies, a stitched arch shape and some strips to put together this custom shaped garden gate. She’ll show you how she put it together … Read More ...
Project: Stamped Galaxy Rock Painting
I love finding stamping projects that are not cards, stamping on something you’re not expecting. And wow, way to think off the card with these awesome rocks! These fun galaxy rocks were painted, stenciled and stamped by Libby Hickson. Wouldn’t … Read More ...
Technique: Partial Die Cutting for Combined Stamps
Do you have two stamped images you’d like to use together and you don’t want to cut them out but you do have dies for both images? Therese Calvird had that problem, the ice cream cone and truck are not … Read More ...