This cute monster is ready to drink up some brew (or maybe brewskies?) Learn how to mask out a stamped scene with this cute little guy and a trio of drinks using a stamp positioner tool. The Just One More … Read More ...
Technique: Stitching on Paper
You can add a lovely textured background to your cards with stitching, add stamped images, dies or embellishments on top for a stunning card. Julia Stainton shares some tips for sewing on paper using a sewing machine over on her … Read More ...
Freebie and Tips: Coloring Pink Hair on Stamped Images
If you’ve got a stamp of a fantasy girl like a mermaid or a fairy it’s fun to give them non traditional hair coloring, like pink. The Greeting Farm blog has a color combo using Copic Markers for pink hair … Read More ...
Card Making Project: Embossed Snowflake Christmas Card
The Embellished Dreams blog has a lovely holiday card with a watercolor look made using a resist technique with heat embossing and Distress Ink pads. I love the tip of taping your cardstock down with blue painters tape so your … Read More ...
Technique: Highlighted Stamping
Jennifer McGuire has a super cool but super easy stamping technique on her blog. She stamped an all over background and then used white stamping ink and sponge to make a light highlighted area in the center of her card, … Read More ...
Technique: Faux Tile Card
Here’s a neat technique for getting your stamped cards to look like ceramic tiles. Cut your stamped image into equal squares and cover the cardstock with clear embossing ink and clear embossing power, heat and repeat this a few times … Read More ...
Project: Pocket Card with Pull Out Tag
There’s a fun twist with this pull out pocket card, the main stamped image is attached to the tag and comes out when the tag is removed from the pocket. Dawn has directions on making this dimension pocket card with … Read More ...
Project: Holiday Mouse Gift Tag
This gift tag is so cute that the recipient will want to hang it on their tree as an ornament. Nicol Magourik has a tutorial on how to stamp, color and die cut this adorable tag using this fun holiday … Read More ...
Project: Bottle Box
Here’s a fun twist on a treat box. Fill a small bottle with sweets and put it inside this cute side hinged box. The Poodles blog has directions for cutting, scoring and folding cardstock and adding pattern paper to make … Read More ...
Project: Halloween Pop Up Card
BOO! Send someone some spooky fun this Halloween with a cute ghost pop up card. The Darlene Designs blog has a video tutorial showing you how. I love how she added the ghosts onto an accordion fold inside!
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Project: Present Card with Pull Out
What a cool card idea! The sentiment of the card pulls out of the top of this gift box shaped card, how clever! You can find directions on how to make one over on the Art Impressions blog. (scroll … Read More ...
Technique: Spooky Background Halloween Card
The cool background on this spooky Halloween card was achieved by apply several different colors of dye ink pad to a nonporous craft mat, spraying water and then placing the cardstock over top for a type of marbling effect. Add … Read More ...
Technique: Camouflaged Letters Card
Add a unique layer to your cards with this camouflaged letter technique from Power Poppy stamps. Stamp your main image, die cut out letters and then die cut multiples of the same letters, stack and glue them together, adding the … Read More ...
Project: Crackle Heart Ornament Hangers
Instead of carving your love into a tree turn a plain wooden heart shape
into a sweet piece of art to hang. The Ain’t That Artsy Farty blog has directions for using crackle medium, paint and stamping to make these … Read More ...
Project: Birthday in a Box
Dawn from Dawn’s Stamping Studio has the most adorable birthday gift idea! She’ll teach you how to cut, score, fold and decorate this fun little box and fill it with a decorated tea light and match book. I love using … Read More ...