Here’s a cute little gift idea. Using pattern paper, a stamped tag and some ribbon make up these adorable paper pouches perfect for holding lip balm or any other tiny tin or gift. Find the directions over on the Pootles … Read More ...
Tip: Striped Stamping
Jennifer McGuire has a fun tip for adding strips to your stamped images. By inking up a solid stamp with a light ink and then stamping directly on the stamp with a large striped stamp (also called a “kissing” technique) … Read More ...
Technique: Turn a Stamp Into Embrodiery
Grab you stamps and some thread! The Clearsnap ink company will show you how to turn any stamped image into an embroidery designing using their Erasable Fabric ink pad. Click here for a video tutorial.
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Card Making Technique: Water Colored Stencil Stamping
I’m constantly amazed at how clever paper crafters are. I see a cool new technique and think, “Now, why didn’t I think of that?!”. This is one of those ideas, Nina-Maria applied ink pads directly to her plastic stencil, spritzed … Read More ...
Technique: Salt Lifting
You can achieve a really cool speckled look using water colors and salt. This technique looks great on card backgrounds or for coloring stamped animals to give them a textured look. Find out more over on the Ellen Hudson Classroom … Read More ...
Project: Springtime Mixed Media Art
This art makes me so happy it’s spring and the flowers are starting to bloom! Using rubber stamps, inks and paints and several different techniques Tammy Tutterow created this beautiful springtime collage art piece. You can find her directions over … Read More ...
Project: Flower Nosegay Card
This pretty card features a flat version of a nosegay (paper cone flower holder) filled with stamped flowers instead of real. It’s easy to make using a square piece of patterned paper. The Denami Stamp blog has directions.
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Technique: Faux Brush Lettering withh Stamps
If you love the look of hand calligraphy but don’t quite have the skills then this tip from Amy Sheffer is for you. She’s sharing a video tutorial for her faux brush lettering techniques using stamps. Adding darker ink to … Read More ...
Project: Neon Mixed Media Cards
Teresa Abajo used background stamps, stencils, colorful neon inks and pastes to make these bright and cheerful mixed media cards. You can find her directions over on the Imagine Crafts blog.
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Project: Large and Small Paper Purses
Tricia Morris is sharing how she made these adorable large and small paper purses. Inspired by a tiny purse tutorial from Bibi Cameron (using a 6 x 6 paper) she made a larger version using 12 x 12 paper. Wouldn’t … Read More ...
Technique: Baby Card with No-Line Stamping and Water Color
The no-line stamping technique involves stamping your images using a light colored ink that doesn’t show after you’ve colored over top, it gives a very artistic look. Nichol Magouirk used the no-line technique with water coloring to give a soft … Read More ...
Technique: Ink Blending and Masking for a Floral Card
Gina K has a lovely floral card that she made using a masking technique. She tore copy paper and used it to cover (or mask off) the top and bottom of her card, in the center she blended ink and … Read More ...
Tip: Stamps with a Water Color Look
Here’s a great tip from Danielle Flanders to get a water colored looked using solid stamped images. She stamped her designs with dye based ink pads and then lightly blended the ink with a water brush. This is such a … Read More ...
Project: Snail Mail Card
Skip the text or e-mail and make someone’s day by sending them some good old fashion snail mail. Using stamps, die cuts and markers Nina-Marie created this adorable snail scene. Visit her blog for a video tutorial.
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Project: Paper Mosaic Tag
Each month Tim Holtz shares a new tags with lots of cool techniques and ideas. His tag for April includes a fun paper mosaic using die cuts, grout, glaze and snippets of paper. This would be a great project to … Read More ...