Shake up someone Valentine’s Day with this lovely shaker heart embellishments. The Pine is Here blog has directions for die cutting, stitching and stuffing them, add them to cards, tags or treat bags for a fun touch. Click here for … Read More ...
Review and Giveaway: The Coloring Studio
The Coloring Studio is a new publication from Stampington and Company that focuses on the huge trend of adult coloring books. Inside you’ll find over 50 coloring pages from many different artists with a large variety of styles … Read More ...
Tip: Turn a Cloud Die into a Flower
Paulina has a terrific way to get more from a popular punch/die cut shape, she’s turned a cloud into a flower, how clever! Pop on over to her blog Pretty Pink Posh and she’ll show you how to assemble it.… Read More ...
Technique: Wall and Floor Background for Stamped Images
The Copic Marker Europe blog has a simple way to add an indoor background for your stamped images. Stamp your subject and then draw 2 lines behind and using a circular pattern and speckle technique with your makers make a … Read More ...
Product Review: Stampin’ Up Occasions Catalog
I’m so happy to share with you another review for Stampin’ Up! Right now Stampin’ Up has their brand new Occasions catalog and is a supplement to the regular yearly catalog adding wonderful products for Valentine’s Day, Birthday’s, Spring, Mother’s … Read More ...
Technique: Water Coloring with Markers
Kristina Werner has a cool coloring technique on her blog that she’s calling a Dry Palette Marker Watercolor Technique. By scribbling your water based markers onto watercolor paper you can make palette that you can then use to pick up … Read More ...
Tip: Die Cutting Custom Stamps from Foam
Do you have a die that you wish you also had as a stamp? Well, here’s nifty way to do just that, by die cutting your shapes from thin sheets of fun foam you can create your own custom stamps … Read More ...
Technique: Colored Stencil Embossing
By mixing embossing paste and Distress Ink pads and applying over stencils Laura Bassen created some lovely card backgrounds. Visit her blog Double Stick Heaven for more about this fun and colorful technique.
-Heather
… Read More ...Technique: Stamped Texturing Pressing
There’s many ways to add add texture to you cards, you can dry emboss, you can heat emboss and you can use products like pastes with your stencils and rubber stamps. Evenly spread out some paste, ink up your stamp … Read More ...
Freebie- On-line Coloring Class
Kit and Clowder offer on-line coloring classes for markers and Colored Pencils for all skill levels with projects and techniques classes, these classes are a perfect way for stampers to learn how to use these mediums or to improve your … Read More ...
New Product: Sparkle Pens
Learn how to add color, shimmer and shine to your stamped images using Spectrum Noir’s new Sparkle Pens. They’ve got a video tutorial to tell you all about them, click here to watch.
-Heather
… Read More ...Project: Tangram Stamped Cards
Tangrams are Chinese shaped puzzles made from just 7 basic triangle or diamond shapes. You can make all these awesome stamped Tangram images from just one cut square rubber eraser! The Craftaholics Anonymous site has a template and directions for … Read More ...
Technique: Paper Casting with Stamps
Make your own paper embellishments with this paper casting technique that uses rubber stamps and toilet paper, yes, toilet paper! 🙂 Find directions for this quick and easy idea over on the Scrapbook and Cards Today blog.
-Heather
… Read More ...Project: Mixed Media Tag
Tammy Tutterow has directions for making this wonderful tag using rubber stamps, die cuts and ink stains on fabric and paper and how to add texture to vellum with embossing. I love the little envelope on the tag, perfect for … Read More ...
Freebie and Tutorial: Adult Coloring Tips and Free Coloring Pages
If you’ve decided to stay home and relax this New Years eve instead of going out here’s a fun project for you. The Tombo website has several free coloring pages for you to download along with a video to … Read More ...