Let Dad know this Father’s Day that you think he’s a star with this amazing shaker card. It’s made with layers of a detailed star die cut glued and stacked together with glitter added inside some of the stars with … Read More ...
Project: Duck Slider Card
Slider cards are really trendy right now! You can buy dies to make the sliding channel but you can also use your paper trimmer like Emily Cupley did on this adorable duck slider card. She also added a cool twist … Read More ...
Review: Stampin’ Up 2016 Catalog
I’m so excited to bring you some peeks into the brand new Stampin’ Up catalog! Just released this new catalog runs from June 1st 2016 to May 31st 2017 and contains loads of new wood mount, cling mount and … Read More ...
Project: Mixed Media Bird Card
Catherne designed this awesome mixed media card using several different technique like stamping on an embossing folder, ink sprays, heat embossing on die cuts, adding texture with micro beads, stenciling with texture paste and lots more. Visit her blog Daydreams … Read More ...
Review: Take Ten Magazine – Summer 2016
Continuing on with this weeks reviews of upcoming summer publications from Stampington and Company we’re taking a peak at Take Ten Magazine. Take Ten focuses on quick and easy greeting cards that you can make in around 10 minutes. … Read More ...
Project: Stamped and Stitched Wall Hanging
This amazingly cute wall hanging was made with stamping, stenciling and stitching. Penny Nuttall will show you how to make a stencil with your stamps for inking on fabric, stamping over top and then sewing around for this wonderful mixed … Read More ...
Project: Gold Gilded Bird Card
Jennifer Vanderbeek used metallic medium and gold heat embossing to jazz up this pretty bird card she made out of various pattern papers. Find directions for her gilded Sympathy card over on the Imagine Crafts blog.
-Heather
… Read More ...Card making Project: Masculine Card with VW Bug Van
Here’s fun masculine card that would work for father’s day, birthday, graduation and more. Clare Prezzia used a fun VW Bug van stamp from Hero Arts and Distress Ink s with water to make this cool card. You can find … Read More ...
Tutorial: Realistic Coloring for a Bunny Stamp
Marika is an expert at coloring stamped images for a realistic look. For this adorable bunny rabbit she combined Copic markers and Colored Pencils for an amazing look. It looks like you could reach out and pet the bunnies fur! … Read More ...
Project: Beach Paper Doll Card
This doll is dressed up for some fun in the sun! Learn how to paper piece with Prima pattern papers and add some paints and glazes to embellishments and paper for this sweet summery stamped card. Visit The Prima blog… Read More ...
Project: Origami Shirt Money Card
Here’s a fun way to give someone money and a cute hand made card. The Capture the Moment blog has directions for folding up a bill into a man’s shirt. This is a great idea for graduation, birthdays or father’s … Read More ...
Project: Embossed and Water Colored Floral Card
Visit the Altenew stamp blog for a video tutorial showing how to combine heat embossed colored inks and water colors for a bright and vibrant floral card.
-Heather
… Read More ...Tip and Project: How to Lighten Ink Pad Colors (Seahorse Card)
Yana Smakula has a great tip on how to get more from your dye based stamping ink pads, by using a white ink with the colored ink she gets a lighter version of the original color. This technique works really … Read More ...
Technique: Mixed Media Resist on Linen
Usually a resist technique involves stamping an image, embossing it and then inking or stamping over top and the original image resists the second layer of ink. But here’s a very neat twist on this technique using stencils and paste … Read More ...
Technique: Paper Marbling
Dana Joy has directions for an easy marbling technique using Alcohol Ink refills and glossy type water color paper. These make wonderful backgrounds to stamp over top for cards, ATC’s, collage or any paper crafting project. Click here to visit … Read More ...