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Shelly Hickox used some fun new pop up oval frame and border dies from Karen Burniston to make this amazing bird card. I love the vintage style and the quote from William Blake is perfect!
Visit her blog Stamptramp for … Read More ... “Pop Up Oval Frame Card”
I love card making challenges, it’s nice to have an idea to give your creativity a jump start. The Lawnfawnatics blog has challenges using products from Lawn Fawn and this time around is one of my faves, make a card … Read More ... “Charlotte’s Web Inspired Card”
Julie Koerber got different looks using the same stamp just by changing the ink color she stamped in and the different coloring mediums she chose. It’s a great way to challenge yourself to try new ways to color your stamps … Read More ... “Coloring the Same Stamp with Different Mediums”
I’m seeing fun and festive Pinatas pop up everywhere, they are super trendy right now! Rina created these colorful shaker cards with a stamp set from Pretty Pink Posh that includes a cupcake, heart and unicorn Pinatas. She’s sharing a … Read More ... “Pinata Shaker Card”
I’m always in awe of stampers who can turn on image into something completely different. Marine turned a hot air balloon stamp into an umbrella, talk about getting more from your stamps! I also love the trendy rainbow colors she … Read More ... “Rabbit Umbrella Card (with a twist)”
Terry wanted to have two chicks facing each other on her adorable Easter card. So she used an easy mirror/reverse stamping technique with a stamp positioner and solid rubber stamp. She’s sharing this tip over on her blog, Waving My … Read More ... “Easter Chicks Card with Reverse Stamping”
The brand new Occasions 2019 Catalog from Stampin’ Up is full of wonderful additions to the annual catalog. You’ll find themes like Valentine’s Day, Mother’s and Father’s Day, Easter, Spring and birthday. With clear and cling mounted stamp sets with … Read More ... “Stampin’ Up Occasions Catalog 2019 Part 3”
This stunning Butterfly Display Case mixed media project from Stacy has the look of a real vintage specimen box. And best of all no butterflies were harmed in the making 🙂 She used products from Tim Holtz and Ranger to … Read More ... “Butterfly Display Case”
I love this helpful stamping tip from Katie. She used a stamp positioning tool to stamp an entire set of sentiment stamps onto cardstock at once and then used small rectangle dies to cut each out. This makes for such … Read More ... “Stamped Sentiments Strips Tip”
If you’d like to create your own custom DIY stamps for any occasion the Mint
Using the otter stamp and saying from the super cute new Hey Love stamps from Stampin’ Up I made this sweet Valentine’s Day card. I’ll show you how to use a die cut for a stencils with ink blending to … Read More ... “Otter Valentine Card”
Are you like me and have piles and piles of 6″x6″ pattern paper packs? I do use them but I have so many I’d like to use more of them 🙂 Kristie found a great way and used a 6×6 … Read More ... “33 Cards from One 6×6 Paper Pack”
The brand new Occasions 2018 Catalog from Stampin’ Up is full of wonderful additions to the annual catalog. You’ll find themes like Valentine’s Day, Mother’s and Father’s Day, Easter, Spring and birthday. With clear and cling mounted stamp sets with … Read More ... “Stampin’ Up Occasions Catalog 2019 Part 2”
These fun kissy lips Valentine cards are super simple to make using pink and red pipe cleaners. A perfect crafts for the kids!
Visit the Martha Stewart site for directions.
-Heather
… Read More ... “Pipe Cleaner Easy Valentine Cards”Kelly Wayment use the Silhouette Alta 3D printer to print her own stamp and used it to create her own embossed leather hair clip. I never would have thought to create my own stamps with a 3D printer, such an … Read More ... “Hair Clip Embossed with 3D Printed Stamp”
