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Jessie Banks combined her coloring mediums on this sweet cherub card for Valentine’s Day. She used water colors for the cloud background and Copic Markers for the stamped images. Visit her blog for a tutorial video.
-Heather
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Get more from your stamps by altering them. You can mask off sections or only ink certain parts and get a new look from your images. Elaine removed the horns from the Stamping Bella Capricorn girl stamp and used her … Read More ...
I have loved Unicorns since I was little and am so excited to see them make such a huge come back! Using the cute new Unicorn stamp from Stampin’ Ups Magical Day stamp set I’ve filmed a card tutorial showing … Read More ...
I am a HUGE Harry Potter fan and have visited the Wizarding World Theme park in FL several times so I’m always looking for Harry Potter scrapbooking supplies to scapbook our trips. So of course I flipped out when I … Read More ...
These adorable bobble head cards will be sure to wobble there way into someone’s heart this Valentine’s Day. Anita Mulcahey made 4 different cute animal bobble cards using product from Lori Whitlock , I especially love the hippo! Visit Lori’s … Read More ...
This pretty shiny Valentine card was made with several die cut shapes from adhesive metallic craft sheets with several die cut hearts turned into a 3D element in the center. You can find a tutorial for making this card over … Read More ...
This fun handmade deck of cards with box would be a great little gift to pass out on Valentine’s Day. Made using the We R Memory Keepers Square punch board, cardstock and some stamps, it’s a fun way to give … Read More ...
Wow, the bold pop of color on the black background of this card from Heather Telford is just stunning! She heat embossed her stamp on black cardstock with gold embossing powder and colored it with pearlescent water colors. Visit the … Read More ...
This candy dispenser would be so fun for Valentine’s Day or just to brighten someone’s day. France Martin will show you how to turn a piece of pattern paper into this cute little box. You’ll find her template and complete … Read More ...
How sweet is this elephant shaker card? I love the soft blended colors that Nichol Spohr got by using Polychromos colored pencils and Gamsol (a type blending solution) to color the stamps from Mama Elephant. She’ll tell you about … Read More ...
If you’re looking for paper crafting inspiration Paper Pumpkin is here to inspire you and bring creativity to your door each and every month. Paper Pumpkin is a subscription kit brought to you by the folks at Stampin’ Up.… Read More ...
Vellum adds such a nice soft touch to cards. But since it’s transparent it can be a little difficult to figure out how to adhere it. Laurie Schmidlin has some great tips on her blog like sewing down vellum or … Read More ...
Janette Kausen colored this stunning flower bouquet stamp from Hero Arts using colored pencils and a flick technique. I’ve seen artist use this technique with Copic Markers but it works beautifully with pencils too. This style of coloring can add … Read More ...
Justine Hovey has some wonderful cards that feature a bold stamped silhouette over top of stenciled backgrounds using stencils from Stencil Girl. She used ink and two different pastes with her stencils, check out her card tutorial video over on … Read More ...
Debi Adams share her ideas for using Spellbinders die in unique ways to make an amazing Unicorn Gift Bag. As well as other party favor ideas for a very magical party. Visit the Spellbinders blog for her tips.
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