Snow is the perfect accent to many winter and Holiday cards but how do you “color” something that looks just white? Well, snow’s not totally white, it’s got subtle shades of blues and greys, right? Emily has some great tips … Read More ...
Festive Christmas Shaker Card
I love the fun stamped Christmas accents around this shaker card frame, especially the Santa hat sitting on top! Nesting Dies make the perfect shapes for shakers, just add a few embellishments like sequins inside and you’ve got a fun … Read More ...
Holiday Cards with Pattern Papers
Patterned papers are a quick and easy way to add color, pattern and texture to your holiday cards. Carissa used simple layouts for her cards but the pattern paper adds a great boost to really amp them up.
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Easy Christmas Cards with Pattern Papers
Make your holiday cards faster and easier this year by using pattern papers. Add few stamped images and a sentiment and you’ve got a lovely but simple card.
Visit Catherine Pooler’s blog for her video tutorial.
-Heather
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Letterboard Style Fall Card
Letterboards are a fun trendy way to customize wall art around your home. With this same idea you can also make some fun trendy cards too. Using stamps and dies from Right at Home Nicole created this festive fall letterboard … Read More ...
One Stamp 5 Ways – Christmas Ornament Cards
If you don’t want to make the same Christmas card over and over again for all the people on your list this year you can still use the same stamp but just use it in different ways. Suzy used one … Read More ...
Metallic Ombre’ Card
This gradation of metallic ombre’ on this card is stunning. Warm golds and coppers are perfect for Autumn card this time of year and very trendy too.
Visit the Fun Stampers Journey blog for card making directions.
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How To Make A Pop Up Christmas Holiday Gift Card Holder
These sweet Christmas and New Year cards hold a surprise inside. Using adorable holiday stamps and dies from Mama Elephant Nichol Spohr created these fun cards with a pop up insert that holds a gift card inside.
Glass Etching with Die Cuts
Get more from your die cuts and take them off your cards and onto your home decor projects with this cool glass etching idea. Using the “negative space’ from a die, etching cream and clear masking Cathy created this this … Read More ...
How To make Acrylic Pour Handmade Cards
I’m seeing the acrylic pour technique popping up on mixed media art projects, it adds a really interesting marble effect. Janette has used this same idea for card making and it’s so beautiful. It makes terrific backgrounds or use it … Read More ...
Woodland Animals Winter Scene Card
How adorable are these woodland critters having fun in the snow?! This adorable scene card from Christiana uses new stamps from Hello Bluebird.
She’s got a how to video over on her blog, Christy Get Crafty. Click here to watch.… Read More ...
No-Line Coloring Christmas Card
Sandy Allnock used a no-line coloring technique to create this stunning Christmas girl card. I love her tip of leaving the paper in a stamp positioning tool to be able to go back and restamp lines that might have been … Read More ...
Brushstroke Card Backgrounds
Dawy McVey added a lovely painterly touch to the backgrounds of these holiday cards by using a wide paint brush and acrylic paint. Showing the brushstrokes really adds extra interest to the backgrounds.
Christmas Bear Card
I love the bow tie and real buttons Emma used on her Christmas Bear card! And the other embellishments and stitching give her card a great rustic touch as well. Perfect for that vintage holiday look.
Three Mirror Stamping Ideas
Trina Fam is sharing three amazing ways to use a mirror technique. With this reverse stamping technique she shows how you can use the same stamp to have images facing each other, a reflection or a double sided spinner card.… Read More ...