To me summer makes me think of the beach, the ocean and mermaids, I love them! Color up this stunning mermaid card with a pretty moonlight backdrop. The Craftybits blog has a video tutorial with detailed Copic marker coloring tips.… Read More ...
Template: Paper Basket
Create a lovely centerpiece full of flowers that will never wilt. The Craftwork Cards Blog has a template and directions for turning a piece of patterned cardstock into a basket that you call fill with die cut or punches 3-D … Read More ...
Technique: No Line vs. Line Stamping
You can get two different looks from your stamped images by just changing the ink pad color you stamp with. Using a light color that barely shows and then coloring in is called the “no-line coloring technique” and looks more … Read More ...
Project: DIY Mini Coloring Book
Coloring books are all the rage right now but you don’t have to buy one you can make your own. Using a broad black marker and doodle up some of your own pages and bind them together to make a … Read More ...
Technique: Mixed Media Art Canvas with Drip Technique
This stunning mixed media art project has so much fun texture. Sue Carrington will show you how to use Gel Medium for this interesting drip technique on a canvas, adding stamped and brightly colored floral images for a wonderful piece … Read More ...
Project: Teacher Gift Tag
Welcome your child’s new teacher with a treat inside a little pillow box with apple tag. The Marker Pop blog has a video showing how to color a realistic looking apple using a combination of Copic Markers
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Project: Christmas Deer Card
Gina K has a video tutorial to help you get an early start on your holiday cards. She’ll walk you through making this adorable deer card made with techniques like stamping, heat embossing, die cutting and coloring with Copic markers. … Read More ...
Tip: Using Paper Scraps
As card makers I’m sure we all have a few or maybe even lots and lots 🙂 of paper scraps. We save them because they are too pretty to throw away and we just know we’ll find a use for … Read More ...
Technique: Faux Etched Marble Card
Hop on over to the Ellen Hutson blog and learn how to make a faux etched marble technique on your cards using markers colored directly on the rubber of a large background stamp. Find out all about this cool technique … Read More ...
Tip: Alphabet Card
Here’s fantastic tip to stamp up a quick alphabet background. Using clear stamps keep the letter stamps on the carrier sheet, ink them up and stamp them out, no need to remove them and try to line them up on … Read More ...
Tips: Stamping with Sentiments
Don’t limit yourself by only stamping sentiments on the insides of your cards. They can used as patterns and backgrounds on the fronts of your cards too. Check out this post on the Hero Arts stamps blog for some sentiment … Read More ...
Project: Multiple Technique Shaker Card
This amazing shaker card from Kristina Werner includes lots of great techniques, like sewing, a water color background, no-line coloring technique and a salt technique. Watch her video tutorial and learn all these great tips over on her blog.… Read More ...
Project: Apple Stamping
I can’t believe it’s already time for many kids to go back to school! Greet your child’s new teacher with a wonderful handmade card. You don’t even need a rubber stamp to make one, go to your fridge, grab and … Read More ...
Projects: Birthday Cards
Maureen from My CASE Studies blog has two video tutorials to share focusing on birthday cards. She’s got a cute mini 3×3 card using a die cut with matching envelope and a fun cupcake card using dies, stamps and glitter. … Read More ...
Tip: Die Cut “Halfsies” Cards
Get more from your die cuts and add lots more interest to your hand made cards by cutting your die shapes in half. Betsy from Paper, Scissors and Superheroes has several “halfsies” card ideas to share on her blog, click … Read More ...