Cristin Stevenson has a video tutorial showing how to making this lovely mixed media Poppy collage. She combines paints, papers, sprays, gesso, stamping and even real foliage to making her art. Visit the Simply Me blog to check it out.… Read More ...
Technique: Die Cut Masking
Dina Kowal has a great way to die cut letter shapes and use them in a masking and inking technique, she uses wide painters tape to die cut the letters so they are sticking and won’t move on your card, … Read More ...
Technique: Add Depth to Cards with Coloring
You don’t have to cut and pile up lots of layers to get dimension on your cards. You can add depth with coloring like with these stunning floral cards. Michelle Short will teach you how to add dimension (and a … Read More ...
Tip: Breakfast Eggs Card
Know a foodie to send a card too? Add some realistic looking eggs to a breakfast themed card using puffy paint type products like Amplify from Imagine Crafts. Find out more about this fun technique over on their blog.
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Technique: Inlaid Die Cut Heart Card
This lovely inlaid heart card was made by die cutting a detailed heart shape in two different cardstock colors and putting the little pieces of the design back in place. Find out more about this lovely technique over on the … Read More ...
Project: Colorful Ink Blended Background Card
Here’s a great way to get use from lots of ink pad colors. Laurel Beard will show you how to create this colorful card by blending inks over a large stamped and heat embossed background. Visit her blog Paper Craft … Read More ...
Technique: Stamping on the Edge Card
Don’t feel like you have to fill up your entire card with stamped images, try this pretty idea from Jennifer MGuire. She stamped her flowers just down one the edge of the her card and made the sentiment the focal … Read More ...
Technique: Stamped Card with a Zetangle Look
The Zentagle look is super popular right now, it’s a technique for doodling and similar looks can be found other places like coloring books too. And now Sandy Allnock has brought this look to stamping. She stamped a cute octopus … Read More ...
Project: Stamped Floral Greeting Card with a Coloring Page Look
I love this card from designer Therese Calvird, it reminds me of a coloring book page. She used a detailed flower stamp to cover the entire front of the card but only colored in one flower for a really pretty … Read More ...
Project: Embossed Butterfly Journal Cover
Designer Autumn combined stamping and different embossing powder colors and added stamped butterflies to make the cover of this amazing journal. I really love the distress look she added with the torn cover and cheesecloth too. You can visit her … Read More ...
Project: Flower Vase Card with Multiple Techniques
Pam Bray shares her directions for making this stunning dimensional card. She’ll show you how to using stamps, die cuts and pattern papers as well as how to make a cool background by adding paint to your embossing folder. Find … Read More ...
Project: Heart Shaped Wreath Card
I love taking small stamps and making them into wreath shapes. This lovely card takes that idea one one step further by incorporating a masked shaped into the wrath design. Find a video tutorial for this neat stamping technique over … Read More ...
Freebie: Three Lattice Die Cut Files
Monica’s Creative Room is sharing three wonderful lattice style cut files to use with your electronic die cutting machine for cards, scrapbook pages and paper crafting projects. Click here to get them.
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… Read More ...Tutorial: Turn One Stamp Into Four Different Cards
Using just one feather stamp you can make 4 different beautiful card designs. These would make a great card set for a gift. You can find a video tutorial over on the Spellbinders blog, click here to watch.
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… Read More ...Project: Stamped Polar Bear Muslin Gift Bag
Need a gift bag for a friend who has a winter birthday? Grab some fun winter themed stamps and make a cute muslin gift bag. You can find stamping and coloring tips for this project over on the Terial Arts … Read More ...