alcohol markers, like Copics, can add great details, shading and depth to your stamped images. You can take that one step further by using a colorless blender pen to “remove” color and even more texture, especially to stamped critters, … Read More ...
Project: Love Potion Valentine Card
I love the use of all different types of products on this fabulous Love Potion #9 card! From modeling film to alcohol inks to stamping, spray inks and more, this mixed media card has it all. Find out how Shari … Read More ...
Technique: Dryer Sheet Card
Don’t throw away that used dryer sheet, you can use it on a card! Seriously! Here’s a really cool technique using a dryer sheet, layer is over a stamped background using spray adhesive and layer glitter over the top for … Read More ...
Project: Glitter Birthday Card
You see lots and lots of cards and other paper crafting projects these days made with plastic stencils but what ever happened to brass stencils? Remember those? I still have many tucked away in my crafting stash and just don’t … Read More ...
Project: Kitty Card using the MISTI Tool
How cute is this kitty cat card from Kristina Werner? On her blog she’ll show you how to combine die cutting, dry embossing, stamping and coloring with markers to make this adorable card. She also talks about a hot new … Read More ...
Technique: Faux Letterpressing
Letterpressing is a lovely but sometimes messy process and you might not have all the “proper” tools for the job. Not too worry, you can achieve similarly stunning results using your embossing folders. Add metallic ink directly onto the plastic … Read More ...
Technique: Card Background with Gesso and Stains
Here’s a unique twist on the stamping resist technique using gesso instead of ink to ink up your rubber stamp, add ink stains over top and you’ve a neat card background. This also adds such a cool texture to your … Read More ...
Technique: Birthday Card with Water Color Marker Technique
Therese Calvird is guest designing over at the Penny Black stamp blog, sharing lots of wonderful cards and how to videos. One of my favorites is this cute birthday card that she colored using Distress Ink Markers
. But he … Read More ...
Techniques: Year End Round Up
Each and every Monday Nichole Heady’s blog, Capture the Moment, shares a new stamping technique video from the talented Papertrey Ink stamp designers. Nichole has collected all 50 videos in one handy post with a photo and link to each … Read More ...
Card Making – 8+ Storage Solutions For Your Stamp Collection
If you have stamped as a hobby, you know how incredibly addicting it can be, and along with that addiction comes an immense collection of stamps. There are also many different kinds of stamps from acrylic stamps
, to rubber … Read More ...
Tutorial: Free On-line Stamping Class
Joy Macdonell from Inkadinkado is offering a free rubber stamping class over at Craftsy. She’ll teach you lots of different stamping techniques to help take your stamping to the next level. Learn how to use vellum and acetate, masking, layering … Read More ...
Freebie and Tutorial: Fairy Digital Stamp and Coloring Tips
Some Odd Girl stamps and Chameleon Markers have teamed up for a video tutorial to show you how to shade fabric on a stamped fairy image using Chameleon markers. There is also a coupon code to use at Some Odd … Read More ...
Project: Fancy Floral Post It Note Box
Check out this fancy box to hold your Post It Notes! Kathy By Design has dimension and directions for cutting and folding the box base, decorating it inside and outside with stamping and pattern papers as well as detailed instructions … Read More ...
Technique: Polished Stone Background
Using inks, alcohol and a stencil you can make a lovely “polished stone” background for your cards. Learn more about this technique over on the Prickley Pear stamps blog.
-Heather
Tip: Make Your Stamps from Foam Sheets
The background of this wonderful scrapbook page was stamped with home made stamps made by die cutting snowflakes from thin craft foam. Find out how to die cut your own stamps and also all the details for putting together this … Read More ...