If you don’t have just the right pattern paper for your holiday cards you can always use digital papers and print your own. Lots of places have them for sale, one of my favorites is Crafty Secrets or you can … Read More ...
Project: Neon Christmas Card
If you have a lot of holiday cards to make you sometimes what to keep it quick and simple and also you want to make them not too thick so they are easier to mail, a one layer card helps … Read More ...
Project and Free Pattern: Mug Shaped Card
Know someone who loves coffee, tea or hot chocolate? Make them a fun mug shaped card and slip inside a drink packet and maybe a gift card too. The Craft Ideas website has directions for making this cute card along … Read More ...
Project: Mixed Media Christmas Canvas Art
Tim Holtz has detailed photos and step by step directions for making a wonderful mixed media art piece on a burlap canvas panel. He’ll show you how to add texture and glitter to the panel, use ink sprays to color … Read More ...
Project: Decorated Mason Jar Gift
Gifts of hand made food items are always a nice way to tell someone you are thinking of them during the holidays. Why not add some extra pizzazz by decorating the container like this cute mason jar with stamped tag … Read More ...
Project: Stamped Christmas Ornament
Transform a plain kraft ornament into an adorable bird ornament to hang on your tree. The Design Memory Craft blog has a video tutorial showing how to stamp and then color an image with several different coloring mediums and also … Read More ...
Project: Holiday Candle Holders
I love seeing paper crafting products and tools used for something other then cards and scrapbooking pages such as home décor projects. It makes me feel like I’m getting more out of what I’m buying or maybe it’s just a … Read More ...
Happy Thanksgiving (and a freebie)
To everyone in the US have a wonderful Thanksgiving today!
And to celebrate here’s a super cute turkey digital stamp to download for free over at Little Scraps of Heaven.
-Heather… Read More ...
Freebie: Holiday Subway Art Downloads
These fun subway style art downloads would be perfect printed up small for card fronts, Project Life scrapbooking elements or blown up larger and used as a real poster. Download all four for free here from Creating Keepsakes.
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Tips: Digital Stamping 101
Even though digital stamps, also known as digis, have been around for awhile not everyone knows how to use them or even what they are. The simple answer is a digital stamp is a black and white line image that … Read More ...
Review: RE:MARKS Custom Stamp
If your looking for a personalized way to add your name to the back of your hand made cards, wanting a trendy address stamp for envelopes, needing a label for home baked goodies or want to add your own monogram … Read More ...
Technique: Coloring with Ink Sprays
Ink sprays are perfect to use with stencils and to get a cool splatter effect by spraying them but did you know you can also use them like watercolors? Spray some ink on a non porous surface , like an … Read More ...
Project: Woodland Deer Holiday Card
How sweet is this deer card? I love using a woodland theme for winter and holiday cards. This card has lots of great stamping techniques like heat embossing, coloring with alcohol markers using a glitter pen, die cutting and more. … Read More ...
Freebie: 3D Ornament Die Cut
The Birds Cards blog is sharing a free die cut file for making this lovely holiday bauble. Fold the shapes in half and glue together for a 3D ornament or use one layer for a card front. File come in … Read More ...
Project: Mini Treat Bags
If your looking for cute little stocking stuffers, office, neighbor or teachers gifts make up some bags filled with candy or homemade goodies. The Splitcoast Stampers site has directions for making some mini treat bags using a die cut bag … Read More ...