The stencil trend is still going strong and companies are upping their game with more different and unique stencils. Justine Hovey focuses on some interesting stencils that she loves, some can be layered, turned or have multiple designs in one.… Read More ...
Printable: Teacher Gift Card Holders
Just in time for back to school these fun teacher gift card holders are a great way to say thanks to your child’s favorite teacher. And they are FREE to download!
Visit the Crazy Little projects blog to download them.… Read More ...
Unicorn Cards with Ink Pad Card Backgrounds
Chrissie used ink pads as watercolors for the pretty rainbow background on this card. It’s perfect for trendy unicorn or galaxy themed cards.
Visit the Spectrum Noir blog for her video tutorial.
-Heather … Read More ...
Cut and Emboss Folders
Spellbinders has new amazing folders that cut and emboss at the same time in one pass through your die cutting machine, how cool is that!? Nichol Spohr added an additional element to them by adding ink to the folders for … Read More ...
Negative Space Die Cut Coloring
I love the colorful rainbow hues of this floral card. By tracing the inside and outside of a detailed die Stephanie watercolored the negative space of the shape for beautiful results.
Visit her blog Stephanie Low Creative for more on … Read More ...
Geometric Background Downloadable Die Shape
This fun geometric background tile die shape would be great on a retro themed card. You can download it for FREE from SVG Cuts! They say there files are “in Zip format and include the SVG Files for use with … Read More ...
Congrats goes to…
…Karey! The lucky winner of this months Paper Pumpkin kit giveaway!!
-Heather… Read More ...
Product Review: Stampin’ Up New Ink Pad Design
In their most recent catalog Stampin’ Up introduced a brand new design for their Classic Stampin’ Pad ink pads. This new style is slimmer and easier to stack and store. The tops have a color label and on the … Read More ...
Two Trendy Llama / Alpaca Cards
Llamas and Alpacas are super trendy right now and I’ve seen many fun stamp sets with them. Sugar Pea stamps has a cute one that Stephanie Beauchemin used to make two adorable cards.
Tips for Detailed Watercoloring
Nina-Marie has some great tips on getting detail when watercoloring like how much water to use and how much pressure to apply to the brush. Her stamped and watercolored flowers look so realistic!
Drop Shadow Letters
Lydia Evans got two cards from one cut using the same die cut shapes making these cool drop shadow letter Thank You cards. I love her tip on adhering her dies to acetate to keep them in place, great tip!… Read More ...
Shadow Box Scene
Olga used several different dies from Spellbinders to create this stunning and romantic shadow box scene. Wouldn’t it make the perfect wedding or anniversary gift?
Visit the Spellbinders blog for her instructions.
-Heather… Read More ...
Colored Pencils on Dark Cardstock
Kristina achieved a lot of depth on this card even though it’s only one layer. By using colored pencils and on dark grey cardstock and subtle inking with white ink on the background her design really stands out. This card … Read More ...
Harry Potter Hogwarts Crests Die Cuts
If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time I’m sure I’ve mentioned a few (hundred) times that I’m a big Harry Potter fan. So of course I had to share these wonderful Hogwarts Crests die cuts! Miss … Read More ...
Christmas In July – New Hero Arts Holiday Stamps
I love July because so many paper crafting companies begin to preview and release their new products for the upcoming Holiday season. Hero Arts has just released their new Season of Wonder 2018 catalog filled with over 80 new items … Read More ...