Elaine used Copic Markers to create a plushy, fluffy texture to this cute Kitty Cat stamp from Stampingbella. This idea could be used on many animal stamps to give them the look of stuffed animals. She’s sharing a video tutorial … Read More ...
One Card, Many Techniques
Simon Hurley created this beautiful floral card using lots of different “hacks” on just one card. He’s sharing how to use a matte medium for a resist technique, how to choose the right cardstock for ink blending, how to use … Read More ...
Chicken Shaker Cards
Spring is a great time to use baby animals like chicks to decorate your cards. Rina used the new Zodiac Rooster stamps from Mama Elephant to make two adorable shaker cards. The sentiments are perfect for “chicken in” to see … Read More ...
Neon Sweets Cards
Wow, how amazing are these bold, bright neon Sweets Cards? They look good enough to eat! Carissa used Vinyl and Glitter to add fun touches of texture and shine to her images. She’s sharing how over on the Ellen Hutson … Read More ...
Spring Water Globe Card
Water (or Snow) Globes don’t have to be just for winter or Christmas, try using them for other occasions too. Keiko created this amazing globe card for Spring using stamps and dies from Honey Bee. I adore the sweet scene … Read More ...
Bunny Rabbits Birthday Card
Bunnies don’t have to be just for Easter cards, this sweet card uses them for a birthday. I love the mix of plaids and pattern papers Laura used to create the scene on this adorable card.
Vintage Style Easter Card
Nancy used an architecture stamp for the background on her Vintage Inspired Easter Card. Gold around the sentiment, water coloring and distressed washi tape all help give this card an old world feel.
Cat and Dog Easter Card
Looking for cute animals for Easter that aren’t bunnies and chicks? Kristina Werner created this fun card with a twist, using a cat and dog instead. I love her rainbow polka dot card background, done with ink blending and a … Read More ...
Pig Birthday Card
This cute little piggy’s all dressed up in his party hat with balloons and cake and is ready to squeal “Happy Birthday”! Heather Campbell created this fun card with stamps and dies from Avery Elle.
United We Craft Blog Hop
Simon Says Stamp is hosting the United We Craft blog hop. This hop shares projects, inspiration and ideas for crafting together with family and friends, either at home or on-line. There are 100 participants, which should give you plenty of … Read More ...
Mixed Media Artist Trading Cards
Jenny used paints and alcohol ink to create rustic backgrounds for her Mixed Media ATCs (artist trading cards). She then stamped and die cut letter from her bases and then adhered die cut shapes that she stamped and inked over … Read More ...
Gnome in Dome Home Decor Idea
Gnomes are not just for Christmas any more, they have become main stream and very trendy right now. Shari used a cute little gnome stamp and placed him inside of a glass dome with some die cut flowers and leaves … Read More ...
3D Flower and Lattice Card
Bev shows how she used Poppy Flower dies from Whimsy Stamps to create wonderful 3D flowers for her cards. She’ll show you how to add color with a pen and inking and how to fold and bend the paper to … Read More ...
Easter Bunny Double Tent Card
Kathrin created what she describes as a double tent card for this adorable Easter Bunny scene. This card is like a combination of a diorama and pop up card and it’s really amazing with all the layers and dimension. She’s … Read More ...
Easter Bunny Shaker Card
Lisa used stamps and dies from Cas-ual Fridays to create this adorable Easter Bunny Shaker Card. I love how the shaker sections are paw prints from the rabbit! She’s sharing how to put it together over on their blog.