The Simon Says Stamp blog has a great tutorial for using a blender pen with your alcohol markers with your stamped images for a softer more blended look.
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Tutorial: Fairy Wings
Aren’t these fairy wings wonderful!? The Sakura blog has directions for using mica powders, Crystal Lacquer and wire to make them. You could turn any cute girl stamp into a fairy!
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Project: French Style Stationary
Karen from Mika Lane has a tutorial for making some lovely French themed Stationary with a sparkly touch of glitter.
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Inspiration: Snow Covered Cards
Using die cuts, white flocking and glitter Monika created these stunning snow covered house cards. Visit her blog Moja Papierowa Kraina (My Paper Land) for more pics. Note, the blog is in Polish but you’ll get the drift 😉
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Project: Paper Banner Card
The Catered Crop has directions for making this lovely Spanish style banner card by stitching, stamping and die cutting on mulberry paper.
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Tip: Glitter Card
Add a ton of sparkle and shine to your cards with glitter. Jennifer McGuire has a fun video tutorial showing how to use the new Tim Holtz Distress Glitters at Ranger , perfect for adding a big glittery impact on … Read More ...
Technique: Airbrushing with Markers
Hero Arts has a great video tutorial showing how to use the Copic Marker airbrushing system along with stencils for a fun Halloween card. Click here to watch.
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Tip: Halloween Button Accents
Maile from Simply Stamped has an adorable idea for some fun Halloween embellishments for cards, treat bags or scrapbook pages. By adding punched or die cut legs or wings to a large button you can make some fun bat or … Read More ...
Freebie: On-Line Holiday Idea Book
Echo Park has a free paper crafting Holiday Idea Book to download ( you’ll need to “check out” but it’s free) and it’s got 3 card ideas, 8 scrapbook pages and 7 altered projects. Click here to download.
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Technique: Watercolor Look with Stamps
Using stamps and pigment inks Reene Bolton got this cool water color effect for her lovely tag. Visit her blog for direction on this fun technique.
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Technique: Circle Stencils
Stencils are really popular right now in paper crafting, they’re great for using with spray ink, sponging, paints, pastes and more. You can buy a variety of deisngs but why not saving some money and make your own? Using cardboard … Read More ...
Trend: Feather Stamps
A very hot trend right now is feathers, they are popping up on home decor, clothes and of course stamps. The Paper Artsy blog has a huge post with tons of ideas and techniques using feather stamps. I personally am … Read More ...
Tip: Stamped Envelopes
Don’t forget the envelope! We spend so much time making our lovely cards why stick it in a plain ol’ envelope? K Werner Deisgns has a video for dressing up that boring envelope.
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Card Making Technique: Colorful Stamped Fall Leaves
Here’s a wonderful way to make the perfect background paper for fall cards or scrapbook layoust. Heat emboss your stamped leaves and then use watercolors for a bright pop of color, the embossing with help resist the paint so your … Read More ...
Tips: Die Cutting Fabric
Die cutting machines aren’t just for paper, there are lots of other materials you can cut with most machines including fabric. This lovely die cut and stitched card was made by Julia Stainton for the Ellen Hutson blog. She shares … Read More ...