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Using a 3D teacup template and heavy weight cardstock Catherine Garmany made some amazing Halloween teacups. She covered them in old book pages, ephemera and paint, stamps would also work great for this project.
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Ashlea put together this adorable unicorn face card with some unique ideas, like small banners for the eyelashes and a chevron stamp for the horn. So clever!
You can find her tutorial over on the Sticker Kitten blog.
-Heather
… Read More ...I’m back to share some more ideas using stamps from Whimsy Stamps. They carry photo-polymer clear stamps, rubber on cling mount stamps, digital stamps, stencils, metal dies and pattern papers. Whimsy has many different talented artist that design … Read More ...
Outer Space and Galaxy patterns are really trendy right now on just about everything including cards. Cathy Z used Distress Ink pads and white liquid ink to create her cool galaxy card background.
She’s sharing a video over on her … Read More ...
Inspired by the theme Food and Drink Kath stamped up this fun little booklet. She’ll show you how she inked watercolor paper, added her stamped images and stencil designs and put together her little birthday book.
I love Tim Holtz Oxide Distress Inks, they are so versatile and work well with so many different techniques. Adding another layer to these ink is the Distress Micro Glaze. By adding this over top of the inks it adds … Read More ...
Arjita shares a very easy and quick way to add color to flower or rose images using liquid All-Purpose Ink. The application of the ink with the Fantastix is fast and smooth like butter. You can also build layers of … Read More ...
This card combines two big trends right now unicorns and galaxy and I love it! Laura Volpes used Shimmer Powders and Mica Mists from Nuvo for her galaxy background and stamps from Ink Road. She’s posted a video tutorial on … Read More ...
Learn how to decorate a cotton zipper tote bag using your favorite stamps and All-Purpose Inks. You can customize your colors and images to match your purse, phone case or even an outfit. This would make a pretty pencil case, … Read More ...
Learn how to create this great home decor project that uses stamping, water coloring, and decoupage techniques to create Family Tree themed art. You can find directions over on the Imagine Crafts Blog.
-Heather
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Kyriakas created this awesome card that combines metallic and glass embellishments, wire and stamps with paper toppers and corrugated paper in rusty shades for a cool masculine result. This would be perfect for Father’s Day or a masculine birthday card. … Read More ...
If you’re dad or husband loves to make and fix things this amazing Inventor themed piece would be a great gift idea for Father’s Day or a birthday. The Crazy Chick from [dig] That Crazy Chic will show you how … Read More ...
Kath Stewart made this bright and cheerful set of journaling pages using stamps, stencils, paint and die cuts from Tim Holtz and Ranger. I love the pretty tea cups filled with flowers! Visit her blog, Dairy of the Everyday … Read More ...
There are many things other then ink pads you can “ink” your rubber stamps with. Using Vicky Boutin Art Crayons Stephanie Severin colored directly on her large stamp, spritz it with water and then stamped it on water color paper … Read More ...
This awesome mixed media art piece from Kath Stewart was made with a bunch of different techniques. She used stencils with paste, made a custom background for her die cut shapes on a gel press with paints, she also used … Read More ...
