This mixed media altered frame from Tim Holtz is stunning! Tim shares how he used printed tissue papers, stencils, glitter, embellishments and die cuts to make this lovely art piece on top of a plain picture frame. I love how … Read More ...
Technique: Stamp Etching
Using a fine tipped marker learn to add depth, shading and dimension to a stamped image with a technique called Stamp Etching. Lydia Fiedler shares her step by step tutorial as well as a video of this cool technique over … Read More ...
Project: Halloween Treat Bags and Tags
Don’t just hand out candy for Halloween, add a fun hand made touch by packing those treats into little bags. You can stamp on the bags and add a cute stamped tag too, like these adorable bags made with Mama … Read More ...
Project: Stamped Art Canvas
Stamping doesn’t just have to be for cards, use stamps in your mixed media art work as well. Paola from My Whimsical Little World used torn papers, ink sprays, oil pastels, stencils and added a digital stamped image (colored with … Read More ...
Projects and Inspiration: Die Cut Your Holiday Paper Crafting Projects
From Aug 18th – the 29th Spellbinders Dies is having a 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop. Visit their blog each day to see new holiday products, ideas, project tutorials, meet their new design team and best of all enter … Read More ...
Technique: Stamped and Watered Colored Holiday Tree Card
The rage over Ink Sprays is still going strong, probably because there is so much you can do with them, from simple splatter backgrounds, to filling in stencil patterns and even using them as water colors. Hero Arts stamps has … Read More ...
Project: Card and Notebook Teacher Gift
Learn how to heat emboss your stamps and add some white ink to black cardstock for a fun chalkboard look. The Simon Says Stamp blog has a video tutorial showing this technique using die cuts and stamping to make a … Read More ...
Project: Stamped Artist Trading Block
Using a small die shaped box template and covering it with stamped and colored images Michelle from Pinch Your Chic blog made a beautiful bird song themed “artist trading block”. The idea of artist trading cards isn’t new to me … Read More ...
Technique: Watercoloring Stamped Images for a Realistic Look
Head over to the W Plus 9 Stamps blog and learn how to turn your stamped images into works of water color art. Using a light colored ink pad to stamp and then coloring over the images with water colors … Read More ...
Project: Neon and Glitter Bird Card
Neon colors are really hot and trendy right now. Several stamping companies have released bright new neon colored ink pads recently like these Radiant Neon Inks from Imagine Crafts. The Serendipitous Stampers used these cool inks and mixed in loads … Read More ...
Project with Printable Template: Travel Case Card Box
Do you know someone leaving on a trip, moving away or maybe heading off to collage? Send them off in style with this adorable 3D travel case card. The Whiff of Joy blog has instructions and a printable template pattern … Read More ...
Inspiration: Progressive Cards
Here’s a fun idea from Marie-Anne, instead of sending someone one card why not send them a set of progressive cards, with a matching theme, when lined up they complete your message. I adore her Alice in Wonderland themed cards, … Read More ...
Project & New Release: Penny Black Holiday Stamps
Penny Black has just released their new holiday stamp catalog. It includes wood mounted, cling mounted and clear stamp sets with images like lovely woodland scenes and animals, cute kitties and kids, elegant flowers and trees as well as new … Read More ...
Project: Stamped Halloween Wreath
It might seem early but rubber stamp companies are starting to release their holiday images so you’ll be seeing Halloween and Fall projects beginning to pop up already like this wonderful tombstone wreath from Paper, Ink and Smiles blog using … Read More ...
Project: Sunflower Gift Bag
Visit the JustRite stamps blog to find directions from Heidi Blankenship for making matching stamped ribbon and tag for a gift bag.
-Heather
Looking for more Sunflower themed papers, stamps and embellishments? Check these out on Scrapbook.com
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