Get more from your die cuts and take them off your cards and onto your home decor projects with this cool glass etching idea. Using the “negative space’ from a die, etching cream and clear masking Cathy created this this … Read More ...
How To make Acrylic Pour Handmade Cards
I’m seeing the acrylic pour technique popping up on mixed media art projects, it adds a really interesting marble effect. Janette has used this same idea for card making and it’s so beautiful. It makes terrific backgrounds or use it … Read More ...
Christmas Holiday Penguin Shaker Card
Glitter makes the perfect snowy background for this cute Penguin shaker card! And I love the tip of using two markers to color the sentiment for a nice two tone look.
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Woodland Animals Winter Scene Card
How adorable are these woodland critters having fun in the snow?! This adorable scene card from Christiana uses new stamps from Hello Bluebird.
She’s got a how to video over on her blog, Christy Get Crafty. Click here to watch.… Read More ...
No-Line Coloring Christmas Card
Sandy Allnock used a no-line coloring technique to create this stunning Christmas girl card. I love her tip of leaving the paper in a stamp positioning tool to be able to go back and restamp lines that might have been … Read More ...
Brushstroke Card Backgrounds
Dawy McVey added a lovely painterly touch to the backgrounds of these holiday cards by using a wide paint brush and acrylic paint. Showing the brushstrokes really adds extra interest to the backgrounds.
Christmas Scene Tin
Anna-Karin transformed an altoid tin into a magical winter wonderland scene with stamps from Simon Says Stamp. Small tins like this are gift by themselves but you can also slip in gift cards, cash or small presents for gift giving.… Read More ...
3 Christmas Cards with 1 Layout
When making lots of cards for the holidays having one layout you can repeat, even with different images, can help make things a little easier. Jill Foster created 3 amazing cards using the same window frame opening layout idea using … Read More ...
Christmas Bear Card
I love the bow tie and real buttons Emma used on her Christmas Bear card! And the other embellishments and stitching give her card a great rustic touch as well. Perfect for that vintage holiday look.
Christmas Cross Stitched Tag Patterns
I love mixing paper crafting with other crafts like sewing. Lots of companies have dies that have holes to include cross stitching on your hand made cards and tags, including Marianne Designs. To get you in the holiday spirit they’ve … Read More ...
5 Nutcracker Christmas Coloring Pages
When I was little my Mom took me every year to see the Nutcracker ballet and I loved it so much. I’m really excited to see the new Nutcracker movie coming out soon too. I’m also excited to see Dover … Read More ...
Day of the Dead Die Cut
Whip up some fast and easy Day of the Dead projects with this great sugar skull die cut. It’s FREE to download from SVG Cuts to use with your electronic die cutting machine.
-Heather
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Skating Snowman Card
Using a reverse stamping technique I made this fun card with a snowman skating across the ice. I used stamps, Frost ink and papers from Stampin’ Up’s new holiday catalog.
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Three Mirror Stamping Ideas
Trina Fam is sharing three amazing ways to use a mirror technique. With this reverse stamping technique she shows how you can use the same stamp to have images facing each other, a reflection or a double sided spinner card.… Read More ...