Kristina Werner used metallic water colors over a detailed stencils for this amazing card. She’ll show you how to use adhesive spray to hold the stencil in place as well as other tips for getting great results with this technique. … Read More ...
Project: Bold Butterfly Card
Nichol Spohr created this wonderful custom card background that rivals any pattern paper out there! She used a stamping tool and butterfly stamps that layer together. I love the splatter over the stamping and the vellum layer with the sentiment, … Read More ...
Tip: Make DIY Stencils with Dies
By using stencil plastic or thin acetate you can make your own custom stencils by die cutting them and using the “negative” space. “Solid”, not too detailed dies work best for this idea. Learn more from Heather Nichols on how … Read More ...
Technique: Colorful Inked Card Background
I love the colorful background for this beautiful fairy card! Sadia will show you how she inked over a heat embossed stamped image to make this pretty background. Find directions over on her blog.
-Heather
… Read More ...Project: Make Your Own Epoxy Stickers
Sandy Allnock will show you how to make your own fun glossy epoxy looking stickers using stamps with clear Glossy Accents and adhesive sheets. Visit her blog for all the details.
-Heather
… Read More ...Project: Mermaid Card with Distress Oxide Inks
Amy Rysavy used Distress Ink in 3 different way on this adorable mermaid card. I love her colorful hair and how Amy flicked water over the ink to remove some color for a cool extra distressed look. Check out her … Read More ...
Project: Curved Sided Box
Who wouldn’t love getting a gift in this cool curved sided paper box? You can find detailed scoring and folding directions for making one over on the Splitcoast Stampers site.
-Heather
… Read More ...New Release: Stampin’ Up Catalog 2017
I’m so excited about the brand new Stampin’ Up 2017 catalog! It’s loaded with tons of new stamps, pattern papers, dies, inks, embellishments and more. Inside you’ll find wood, clear and cling stamps for many occasions with themes like … Read More ...
Project: Metallic Floral Wedding Card
What couple wouldn’t love getting this stunning card for their wedding? Nicole Spohr used metallic water colors over top of heat embossed stamped floral images on black cardstock to get this amazing look. She’s got a video tutorial for making … Read More ...
Tip: Die Cut Around Sentiments
Working sentiments onto the front of cards can sometimes be problematic. You don’t want to cover your images so why not work around them by die cutting around them. This neat tip comes from Lizzie Jones over at the Don’t … Read More ...
Technique and Project: Star Wars Card with Water Color Galaxy Background
Yulis has an awesome tutorial water coloring a galaxy background for a fun Star Wars inspired card. Check out her tutorial over on the Magnolia with Heart blog.
-Heather
… Read More ...Tips and Tutorials: Die Cut Felt Animal Cards
Oh my gosh, how cute are these? I love using materials other then paper on my cards. Felt adds a nice look and feel but can be bulky or hard to adhere to cards but Jennifer McGuire has some great … Read More ...
Project: Bunny Siting on a Stool Water Color
Bonnie with Art Impressions stamps will show you how to use masking and water coloring techniques to combine a chair, bunny and flowers stamps to make this sweet bunny sitting on a stool art work. Click here to watch her … Read More ...
Techniques: 5 Different Cards with One Stamp Set
When you plunk down your hard earned money on a stamp set you want to know you’re going to get a lot of use out of it., right? So having lots of ideas and techniques you can use on just … Read More ...
Tips: Get Great Result with Multi Layer Stamps
Loads of stamp companies have some amazing multi layered stamp sets where you stamp images over top of each other in different colors and the results are very realistic dimensional images. But lining them up can sometimes be challenging so … Read More ...