Send someone an uplifting Thank You card with this fun hot air balloon card. I love the watercolor wash background! Visit the Create a Smile blog to watch the video tutorial.
-Heather
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Send someone an uplifting Thank You card with this fun hot air balloon card. I love the watercolor wash background! Visit the Create a Smile blog to watch the video tutorial.
-Heather
… Read More ...One of my favorite pends to use are the Wink Of Stella pens, they add a wonderful shimmer of glitter to any card and now they also have the Wink of Luna which adds a metallic shimmer, I need to … Read More ...
Are you like me , do you save all your snips and scraps of ribbon, there’s too pretty to toss and you know you’ll use them on something, right? Well here’s a great use for them, make your won flower … Read More ...
I know many crafts start early on their holiday creating so many blogs are sharing Christmas in July ideas, like this adorable card from Penny Black stamps, click here for complete instruction on how to make it. I love … Read More ...
The Stampingville blog has a template and directions for making a simple box out of a sheet of cardstock that’s the perfect size to hold a set of cards. Stamp up a matching set of cards, tie with a ribbon … Read More ...
Gina K will show you how to make a cool faux wood background and how to color and incorporate printed canvas stickers for this lovely card idea in one of her latest videos, click here to visit Stamp TV and … Read More ...
You don’t just have to stamp on paper, rubber stamping works so well on many different types of materials. This beautiful wall art was made by stamping on canvas. The Paper Artsy blog has directions for using stamps, paints, markers … Read More ...
You can make your own cool custom borders for your cards and scrapbook pages using rubber stamps and punches. Laurie Wilson is sharing a video tutorial over on Capture the Moment showing you how. I also love her tip of … Read More ...
The Paper Therapy blog (don’t you love that name?) has directions for making this beautiful nautical card using Distress Ink for a bold sunset background, click here for the how to.
-Heather
Looking for more Nautical-themed papers, stamps and embellishments? … Read More ...
There’s a new tool on the market lots of stampers are talking about, it’s a hinged stamp positioner. Of course when you love to DIY and craft you might want to try to make your own instead of buying … Read More ...
I love how card designers just keep coming up with new techniques for using stencils! This pretty card was made by heat embossing with a stencil instead of a rubber stamp and then color was added to the non embossed … Read More ...
I freely admit I am a HUGE Harry Potter fan, I’ve read all the book multiple times, seen to movie countless times, have lots of HP collectibles and my husband and even I went to the Wizarding World of Harry … Read More ...
This cute dimensional tent card stands up on it’s own but folds flat for mailing. I love the sweet bee design! The Reverse Confetti blog has directions for making a tent card using a scoring board and some of their … Read More ...
The Craftsy blog has a great posts with 9 tips every card maker should know. These handy “hacks” can save you money and make your card making quicker and easier. You’ll find tips on making custom colored clear rhinestones and … Read More ...
Hero Arts stamps has some really cool new stamps that have multiple layers you stamp on top of one another to get an almost 3-D effect. Jennifer McGuire has taken it to the next level by heat embossing each stamped … Read More ...