Tina Zinck has a tutorial for using circle dies to create a fun Front Flap Fold card with an image or a sentiment is inside the card behind an open window. Visit her blog The Serene Stamper for project directions.… Read More ...
Card Making – Gate Fold and Wrap Cards with New Penny Black Dies
Penny Black has recently released some gorgeous new dies that are perfect for adding detailed cuts to the edges of cards and they also make wonderful gate-fold/ wrap style cards too. Jill Foster has both a blog post and a … Read More ...
How to Stamp and Water Color on Bristol Paper
Janette Klausen is sharing tips for stamping and water coloring on Smooth Bristol paper using Hero Arts stamps and their liquid water colors. I love how she first heat embossed her stamped image in white, it make the water colors … Read More ...
Mason Jar Die Cut File
This mason jar with quote cut file made by Jillibean Soup is perfect for spring cards, journal and scrapbook pages. You can download a FREE Silhouette Studio or svg cut file over on their Bean Talk blog.
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Dog Shaped Card
Laura made this adorable dog shaped card with new dies from W Plus 9. Instead of adhering the dog to a card front she partially die cut the back panel for a fun shaped card. The stitching lines could be … Read More ...
Project: Mixed Media Arch Card
This stunning 3D Arch shaped card from Shelley Hickox combines dies from Sizzix and products from Tim Holtz. This isn’t just a card, this is art that the recipient will be proud to display on a desk or shelf for … Read More ...
Project: Bench Fold Kitchen Card
Wow, how amazing is this 3-D kitchen card?! Designed by Tanya de Roy this bench fold card style would work not only as a kitchen scene but a work bench for a masculine card, craft desk for a stamper or … Read More ...
Coffee Cup Shaped Card
This adorable coffee cup shaped card holds a gift card inside, a perfect gift for any coffee lover! Kajcyika created it using stamps and dies from Honey Bee and she’s got a video tutorial over on her blog, click here … Read More ...
Tip: Ink Blending Directly on Stamps
How lovely are these birds!? Lydia has a great tip for getting an even more realistic look from layered stamps and that’s by ink blending directly on the stamps. She’ll teach you this technique and show you how she made … Read More ...
Mixed Media Sunflower Journal Pages
This set of art journal pages are so bright and cheerful! Using mixed media like paint, stencils, gel pens, and DIY stamps die cut from fun foam Kath Stewart made these lovely layout. She’s got more info and photo over … Read More ...
Bear and Ducklings Card using Colored Pencils on Kraft Paper
I love the look of colored pencils on kraft cardstock! Wendy McGaffy used colored pencils in just the right places for color and shading on this adorable bear and ducks card. I also like her tip about placing all … Read More ...
Project: Mother’s Day Card
What a clever idea to replace to “O” in MOM with a flower! Ardyth created this lovely card with new stamps and dies from My Favorite Things and is sharing a quick video about how she made it. Visit her … Read More ...
Project: Animated Owl Card
Recently I’ve been seeing on-line some really cool cards made with new animation stamps from Motion Crafts and was thrilled to see some for sale at my local Michael’s craft store. They have a selection of stamps, grid sheets and … Read More ...
Tip: One Die Five Ways
Theresa Calvird will show you how to use one large leaf background die from Penny Back in 5 different ways. Like inlaid, monochromatic, embossed and more, to get 5 totally different looks all with the same die. Visit her blog, … Read More ...
Technique: Dimensional Sentiments Cards
These wonderful card from Jennifer McGuire combine the main stamp and the sentiment together on the same layers for a really unique look. And like with most of her ideas Jennifer has many different techniques and ways to use this … Read More ...