Claudine Hellmuth has a terrific idea for using up shredded scraps of papers, she turned them into wonderful little paper birds nests! I can picture using all kinds of colorful pattern paper shreds to make some really fun nests for … Read More ...
Tutorial: Zip Open Envelope
This is a neat idea I’ve not seen before, the Whiff of Joy stamps blog has directions for making your own zip open envelope. Very cool!
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Tutorial: Alphabet Banners for Cards
Combine your alphabet stamps and tiny scraps of paper to make fun tiles and banners for your cards and scrapbook pages. Hero Arts has a video showing you how.
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Inspiration: Jane Austen Stamped Cake
Jane Austen and cake?? Yes, please!! I spotted this amazing Jane Austen themed cake over on Sprinkle Bake, they used black food coloring and Jane themed stamps to make it. Click here for more pics and even the yummy cake … Read More ...
Project: Easter Banner
Inky Anitcs has a cute Easter project to make. Using chipboard as a base and adding pretty pattern papers, stamped letters and embellishments on top you can create a fun banner to hang. Click here for an instructional pdf file… Read More ...
Tutorial: Make a Shamrock Stamp
Punk Projects has a fun tutorial for turning a pencil eraser into a cute little shamrock stamp, click here.
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Tips: Using Background Stamps
Jenn with Penny Black stamps shares a video tutorial showing how to use large background stamps. She’ll show you what inks work well and how to get a good impression. Then she turned her backgrounds into lovely ATC’s (artist trading … Read More ...
Technique: Encrusted Jewels Background
Using embossing enamels and tinsels you can achieve this lovely Encrusted Jewels background look. Find step by step directions for this technique over on Instructagram.
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Project and Tip: Neon Card
Add a bright pop of neon color to your cards! Britta Swiderski has a great video tutorial for mixing Hero Arts neon ink pad colors. This card only used two colors, pink and blue but by layering them she got … Read More ...
Project: Nature Bird Card
Michelle Zindorf shares step by step directions for making this stunning bird card, click here to visit her blog.
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Project: Folded Treat Box
The Some Odd Girl stamps blog shows you how to fold up a fun little treat box from cardstock. You could add some stamped bunnies to the front for a perfect Easter treat!
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Tip: Water Color Your Die Cuts
The Silhouette blog has a great tip for getting even more mileage from your die cut shapes by coloring them with water color pencils. I love this soft look, so pretty!
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Project: Easter Bunny from Punches
OMG, this little bunny behind with “flower” tail is totally adorable!! Catherine Pooler has a video tutorial showing you how to put one of these cuties together using different punch shapes, click here to check it out.
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Tutorial: Color Using Inktense Pencils
The KWerner Design blog has a video tutorial showing how to color your stamped images using the Inktense brand of colored pencils , click here to watch.
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And the Silhouette Portrait Winner is…………
April Harvel!!! Congrats April, you’ve won the Silhouette Portrait electronic die cutting machine!! I’ve sent you an e-mail, please respond within 3 days with your mailing address and it’ll be on it’s way.
Thanks to everyone who entered!
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