I love shaker cards with cute little bits of stuff that move around when you shake the a card. The Lawn Fawn blog has a video tutorial for making a mason jar shaker card. The little lighting bugs remind me … Read More ...
Technique: Recessed Stamping
Lots of stamp companies are now offering matching dies to go with their stamp images so you don’t have to cut around it out, just die cut it. The My Favorite Things blog has another way to use these same … Read More ...
Technique: Embossed Paper Edges
Add just a touch of heat embossing to the edges of your paper for a unique card look, Maile Belles at Simply Stamped will show you how.
-Heather
… Read More ...Technique: How to Use Perfect Pearls
Add a little shimmer and shine to your stamped cards by using Perfect Pearls . Find out how to over at the Capture the Moment blog.
-Heather
… Read More ...Tutorial: Lever Card
I love cards that move! You can find directions and a video tutorial from Laura Lipe for this fun Lever card over on Splitcoast Stampers.
-Heather
… Read More ...Technique: Pearlized Painting
The Serendipitous Stamper has a pretty technique to share, using Tsukineko All-Purpose Ink and Memento markers to achieve a pearlized look on paper. I love the great little shimmer it gives!
-Heather
… Read More ...Tip: Die Cut Shapes with Paper Scraps
I know we all have tons of those little scraps and snippets of pretty pattern that kills us to throw away! Here’s an excellent idea on the Papercrafts blog for using those little pieces together to make pretty pattern die … Read More ...
Project: Accordion Card
This adorable bear card has a surprise, untie the ribbon and the bear pulls up on an accordion fold card, how cute!! Find step by step directions over at the Lili of the Valley stamps site.
-Heather
… Read More ...Project: Stamped Flower Canvas
The Stampendous blog has an amazing mixed media project to share using a very large lily stamp as the focal point on this art canvas.
-Heather
… Read More ...Review and Discount: Silhouette Vinyl
I love using my Silhouette Portrait die cutting machine for cool projects like vinyl decor. The vinyl cuts really easily in the Silhouette, simply cut your shape and use the pick tool to help weed out all the … Read More ...
Tutorial: Paper Quilled Flower
Elaine, our lucky winner of the Epic 6 die cutting machine giveaway from a while back has posted a lovely card she made using a pretty letterpress design along with a quilled paper flower. She shares how to make the … Read More ...
Tip: Clouds with Copics
The sun is shining, the clouds are out so it’s the perfect time to incorporate that into your stamping! Tracy’s Stamping Corner will show you how to make pretty fluffy clouds with Copic Markers.
-Heather
… Read More ...Project: Stamped Barrette
This lovely hair barrette looks like porcelain but it’s actual stamped shrink plastic! Amazing! Visit The Bright Side of Life for directions on making one of these to wear yourself.
-Heather
… Read More ...Technique: Coloring Images on Kraft Cardstock
Hop on over to the My Favorite Things site and learn how to shade and layer color on your stamped images using Prismacolor Pencils (my personal fave) on kraft cardstock. Coloring on this tan type of cardstock instead of plain … Read More ...
Project: Hybrid Stamped Journal Page
Hybrid stamping is a fairly new term that simply means combining regular stamps with digi images. Shari Carroll created this beautiful mixed media journal page using paints, inks , traditional stamps and Hero Arts printable digital stamps. I love her … Read More ...