News, techniques and inspirations
Starting on your holiday cards early this year? Yana with Spellbinders has an inlaid die cutting technique using the positive and negative cuts from the die. This stunning metallic tree card for Christmas in July will help get you started. … Read More ...
Blast off with this adorable project from Journey into Creativity. Carve simple shapes into 3 erasers to make your own rocket stamp, perfect for making cards or even clothes for anyone who dreams of going to space. Visit their blog … Read More ...
Water color pencils are great for coloring in stamped images on your cards but you can also use them with stencils too. Find a tutorial and a couple of card ideas over on the Spectrum Noir blog.
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This lovely necklace looks like it was made with a real piece of coral but can you believe it’s actually stamped?!? Using a coordinating coral stamp and die cut Laura Drahozal made this amazing piece of jewelry. Visit her blog, … Read More ...
Have birthday party to plan? Michael’s has got you covered! They’ve collected over 15 different ideas to incorporate paper crafting ideas into your next big bash from banners, signs, treat and food holders, labels, gift boxes and more. Click here … Read More ...
Add a personalized touch to your home decor with stamped tile coasters. Wendy, The Frugal Crafter will teach you how to make them over on her blog. Click here for her video tutorial. These would make perfect house warming gifts!… Read More ...
This stunning card was designed by Kelly Latevola using a stamping highlight or color spotlight idea, laying a colored stamped panel over a plain black and white version of the same stamped image. The results really pop! Visit her blog … Read More ...
These mugs look so real you could almost drink from them. But these adorable candy treat holder mugs were made with cardstock and pattern paper using a scoring board and an envelope punch board. You can find a video tutorial … Read More ...
I’ve seen a lot of neat card ideas incorporating foiling with stamping but here’s a cool idea from My Favorite Things, adding foil to a die cut. Find out all about the technique in a video over on their blog.… Read More ...
Here’s a super cool twist on a shaker! Shaker cards are really trendy right now and I’m always amazed to see how creative some stampers are coming up with such creative new ideas! Amy Rohl used an embroidery hoop … Read More ...
Add some sparkle to your next hand made card. Learn how to make your own shimmery water color paints using Perfect Pearls Powders and just water. This beautiful paint is perfect for coloring your stamped and heat embossed images on … Read More ...
Do you hate the adult coloring book craze? Well, so does Grumpy Cat! And here he is to prove it with his very own coloring pages. You can download this fun page featuring everyone’s favorite Internet cat for free from … Read More ...
The Craft Invaders blog has a great idea to turn regular acrylic paint into washable fabric paint using items you probably have around your house. It’s perfect to use along with large stamps for making your own custom clothing and … Read More ...
If you’ve got a stamp that consist of all straight lines you can use those as guide lines to stitch along for some amazing added dimension to your stamped images. This map design from Neat and Tangles stamps is perfect … Read More ...
If you know me you know I’m a huge Harry Potter fan! I’d be so thrilled if someone threw me an amazing Harry Potter themed birthday party like this one designed by Elena from Just Me. Using paper crafting supplies … Read More ...
