Let someone know you’re thinking about them after the loss of a pet with a sweet sympathy card. I made this card with stamps and dies from Whimsy stamps. You can click here to watch my Youtube tutorial or … Read More ...
12 New Colors Of Distress Oxide Inks
Distress Ink from Tim Holtz and Ranger have probably been the most popular inks I’ve seen in a long time. It’s no surprise since they are so versatile and work with so many different stamping and mixed media techniques and … Read More ...
Trendy Flamingo Card
Flamingos must be the “it” animal this summer, I see them popping up everywhere. I’ve seen lots of fun stamp sets with cute punny saying with them too. Laura Bassen used the Let’s Flamingle stamp set from Pink Fresh Studio … Read More ...
Card with Stained Glass Look
Saundra got the look of stained glass by stamping and heat embossing her image in white on vellum and using her Copic markers to color. I love the color combo of the pop of pink with the muted gray and … Read More ...
Pugs and Kisses Printable Card
Show your love for everyone’s favourite flat-faced pooches with this “Pugs & Kisses” free card making printable. It features a pug and french bulldog and is perfect for making cards for your dog-loving friends.
Cat and Ice Cream Card
What’s better than cats and ice cream? Not much! I love this kitty card with the giant stack of ice cream, so sweet! I also love cat and dog stamps that can be colored to match any breed or type … Read More ...
Die Cutting with Patterned Papers
Add some quick and easy pattern, color and texture to your die cutting by using patterned papers. It’s also a great way to use up some of your paper scraps!
Norine shares some lovely flower cards with this idea over … Read More ...
Turtle Card with Matching Gift Tag
These turtle stamps from Studio Katia are so cute! Laura used them to make a fun card with a matching gift tag. I love how to she used a stencil with glitter paste for bubbles on her background.
Six Die Cutting Hacks
Simon Hurley has 6 great hacks for die cutting. With tips like how to make your own stamps with your die cuts, tricks to make die cutting easier like using adhesive cardstock and Press n Seal and several more great … Read More ...
Product Review: Whimsy Stamps
I recently got the chance to try out some stamps from a wonderful company called Whimsy Stamps. They carry photo-polymer clear stamps, rubber on cling mount stamps, digital stamps, stencils, metal dies and pattern papers. Whimsy has … Read More ...
Ink Smooshing Technique
Channin added some wonderful foliage to a large tree stamp using an ink smooshing technique. By placing Distress Ink and water on acetate she was able to control her color and placement for a great realistic look. This idea would … Read More ...
Card Sketches and Color Inspiration
Feeling a little stampers block, stuck on how to start your next card? Each month Papertrey Ink posts card sketches and color combo inspirations to help jump start your creativity.
Click here to see their latest collection of inspiration.
-Heather… Read More ...
31 Holidays in August (an excuse to stamp)
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 ...
Food and Drink Birthday Booklet
Inspired by the theme Food and Drink Kath stamped up this fun little booklet. She’ll show you how she inked watercolor paper, added her stamped images and stencil designs and put together her little birthday book.