Why not step outside the box from boring square cards and make shaped cards?! Shari Carroll with Hero Arts has a wonderful video showing how to combine shapes cut on a Silhouette die cutting machine (one of my personal favorite … Read More ...
Sneak Peek: Embossing Diffusers
Oh, that clever Tim Holtz has done it again. Recently at CHA Tim demonstrated his cool new Embossing Diffuser templates. Used with embossing folders these plates fit inside certain die cutting machines ( that take thicker dies including Tim’s Vagabond) … Read More ...
Project: PoC Birthday Card
PoC, pop of color. I keep hearing this term pop up a lot , especially in fashion and now in stamping. Making a black and white card and adding a bold dash of color makes it very visually interesting. Catherine … Read More ...
Sneak Peek: Stamp2Cut from Tim Holtz
Tim Holtz has teamed up with the Sizzix Eclipse electronic die cutting machine for his latest line to debut soon at CHA called Stamp2Cut. With this amazing new system you’ll be able to use the machine to die cut around … Read More ...
Time to Celebrate! It’s Inkadinkado Month!!
I can’t even begin to tell you how excited I am! All month long right here on the stamping blog we’re going to be having a ton of fun with stamps from Inkadinkado ! There will be four weeks of … Read More ...
Project: Halloween Window Card
I love the combination of stamping and die cutting on this card, it give it so much dimension! Find a how to video from Shari Carroll over at the Hero Arts website.
-Heather
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Project: Stamped and Die Cut Card
One of my favorite things to do on my cards lately is combine stamping with die cutting, it opens up worlds of possibilities of mixing and matching. Shari Carroll shares a beautiful card on the Hero Arts website combining … Read More ...
Tip: Die Cut Around Stamps
Alice over at the Whiff of Joy blog shares a wonderful techique for diecutting around a stamped image, how cool is that?! Click here to learn this fun tip.
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Review: Cricut Expression 2 Anniversary Edition
We are giving away a brand new machine to one lucky CraftGossip reader. Read on here for the review and make sure to enter the giveaway here. *Please note this contest is now CLOSED*
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Technique: Stamping with Hero Arts Digi Dies
Did you know Hero Arts offers digital die cuts that co-ordinate with their stamps? You can use your die cutting machine, like a Silhouette and die cut your images and then stamp inside for perfect cut outs each time, how … Read More ...
Tip: Lining Up Stamps and Dies
Several companies offer stamps with matching dies, these save loads of time, no cutting out and perfect edges every time. But some of the smaller stamps can be hard to line up with the dies. Catered Crop shares a helpful … Read More ...
New Release: Hero Arts Digital Die Cuts and Printables
Hero Arts has just released a new line of digital die cuts available in the following formats: AI, JPG, PNG, DXF, SVG, GSD and Studio. These die cuts work with digital die cutting machines and co-ordinate with many of Hero … Read More ...
Review: L Letterpress from Lifestyle Crafts
I recently got the opportunity to try out a super cool kit from Lifestyle Crafts called the L Letterpress. Letter pressing is the act of inking and debossing paper at the same time, it gives a wonderful clean crisp … Read More ...
New Release: Cricut Magazine
Die cuts can be the perfect accents, embellishments or even focal points for your stamp cards and projects, they work so well together. Scrapbook Trends is announcing a brand new magazine devoted to Cricut die cutting and they are offering … Read More ...
Product Review: The Stampmaker
Ever since the latest CHA the stamping bulletin boards and blogs have been buzzing about a new machine called the Stampmaker so of course I was excited to be given a chance to try it out for myself!
What is … Read More ...