Stephanie Barnard shows us how to make a bright and colorful card using a large word stamp and color over top with different marker colors for a wonderful rainbow effect. Visit The Stamps of Life site for the tutorial.
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Stephanie Barnard shows us how to make a bright and colorful card using a large word stamp and color over top with different marker colors for a wonderful rainbow effect. Visit The Stamps of Life site for the tutorial.
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Cristin Stevenson has a video tutorial showing how to making this lovely mixed media Poppy collage. She combines paints, papers, sprays, gesso, stamping and even real foliage to making her art. Visit the Simply Me blog to check it out.… Read More ...
Dina Kowal has a great way to die cut letter shapes and use them in a masking and inking technique, she uses wide painters tape to die cut the letters so they are sticking and won’t move on your card, … Read More ...
Add a cool twist to your Valentine’s Day card with this spinner card idea. You wind up the center shape which spins when they recipient opens the card. You can find a video tutorial on how to make one over … Read More ...
You don’t have to cut and pile up lots of layers to get dimension on your cards. You can add depth with coloring like with these stunning floral cards. Michelle Short will teach you how to add dimension (and a … Read More ...
Know a foodie to send a card too? Add some realistic looking eggs to a breakfast themed card using puffy paint type products like Amplify from Imagine Crafts. Find out more about this fun technique over on their blog.
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With Valentine’s Day fast approaching you probably have candy or small gifts to give so why not put them in some adorable hand made gift holders. Jennifer McGuire has 8 different ideas for small gift holders like boxes, bags, gift … Read More ...
Make a quick and easy heart stamp for Valentine’s Day using a wooden shape and cork. This is a great project for the kids! Find out more over on the Optimistic Mommy blog.
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These adorable piggy Valentine’s Day Cards have a fun surprise pop up inside. Find out how to make them by watching designer Nina Marie’s video tutorial over on the Simon Says Stamp blog.
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This lovely inlaid heart card was made by die cutting a detailed heart shape in two different cardstock colors and putting the little pieces of the design back in place. Find out more about this lovely technique over on the … Read More ...
Send someone some birthday love with this adorable mouse in a mailbox card. Designer Julie Gearinger has directions for stamping up this sweet card over on her blog.
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… Read More ...Here’s a great way to get use from lots of ink pad colors. Laurel Beard will show you how to create this colorful card by blending inks over a large stamped and heat embossed background. Visit her blog Paper Craft … Read More ...
It’s Valentine’s Day soon and you know what that means…it’s treat box time! Time to make up cute little packages filled with candy. Like this cool faceted box design from Wendy Cranford. She’s got a step by step tutorial and … Read More ...
Don’t feel like you have to fill up your entire card with stamped images, try this pretty idea from Jennifer MGuire. She stamped her flowers just down one the edge of the her card and made the sentiment the focal … Read More ...
Warm someone’s heart on a chilly Valentine’s Day with this adorable winter kitty heart card. You can find complete directions over on the Penny Black stamps site.
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