The Power Poppy stamps blog has a video tutorial showing you how to water coloring your stamped images using Distress Markers. What a pretty soft look!
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Tip: Rubber Stamping with Copic Markers
In addition to coloring your stamped images with Copic markers did you know you can also stamp your images out using Copics too? I didn’t 🙂 The Copic Marker Europe blog has all the details. I’ll definitely being trying … Read More ...
Project: Watercolor Look Birthday Card
Learn to make a pretty butterfly birthday card on watercolor paper using stamps from Alley Way, a stencil Distress Ink and markers, the Kraft Paper Stamps blog has a video tutorial.
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Project: Mixed Media Photo Album Cover
The BEADZ blog has directions for turning the cover of a plain old chipboard photo album into a pretty mixed media art piece using gesso, ink sprays, modeling paste and stencils. I love the texture on this one!
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Tips: Quilling for Beginners
Paper Quilling seems to be making a big come back. I remember my mom doing it way back in the 70’s and I’m seeing it again popping up on lots of cards. If you’re not familiar with paper quilling and … Read More ...
Project: Stamped Mixed Media Tag
Check out this video tutorial over on the Stampington and Company site and learn how to incorporate gesso, pain and stamps for a fun mixed media bird tag.
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Product Review: Stampin’ Up!
This is my second review using products from the brand new Stampin’ Up Catalog. If you missed my first post with details about what’s in the catalog, along with more project ideas you can check it out here.… Read More ...
Tip: Partial Die Cut Card
Find step by step directions and a video tutorial over on Splitcoast Stampers by Debby Hughes teaching you how to only partial die cut an image. This adds a wonderful dimension to your cards.
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Project: Altered Match Box
This pretty little match box is a great way to give a small gift, find directions for folding one up on a scoring board over on the Prickley Pear blog.
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Tips: How to Use Ink Daubers
The Hero Arts blog has five cool techniques you can do with ink daubers
, from coloring plain twine to inking your rubber stamps and more, visit their blog for all the details.
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Technique: Melted Crayon Card
The Faber-Castell blog is sharing a card technique using melted Paper Crafter’s Crayons, click on the video link on their blog to learn how to add this fun background to your cards.
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Project: Baby Card with Quilling
The All Things Paper blog is sharing directions for making an adorable baby card with a sweet little qullied duck. If you’ve never tried paper quilling before this is a great easy design to start with.
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Project: Graduation Card
Here’s a great graduation card from the folks over at Spellbinders, visit there blog to see how to make the cool faux wood grain background..
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Technique: Resist Stamping
Stamp and heat your stamps with clear embossing powder then apply ink over top for a neat resist stamping technique, find out more over on the PaperLilies and Ink blog.
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Product Review: Imagine Crafts and Tsukineko
I’m thrilled to bring you a look at some fun and exciting new products coming out soon from Imagine Craft and Tsukineko!
Grab a cup of coffee and settle in, this post is chocked full of information, inspiration and … Read More ...