Wow, how amazing is this pincushion? And yes, this post does have to with stamping 🙂 Tammy Tutterow will show you how she uses her stamps for stitching designs. What a great way to get more from your stamps! Visit … Read More ...
Tip: Reverse Stamping
Flip your stamps! Do you have a stamp you’d like the reverse of? It’s fun to have the same image facing each other so they can do things like talk or kiss each other. Ardyth with SugarPea Stamps will show … Read More ...
Tip: Make Your Own Garden Gate Shape with Dies
I love this clever garden gate card, so sweet! Amy Sheffer used a couple of different dies, a stitched arch shape and some strips to put together this custom shaped garden gate. She’ll show you how she put it together … Read More ...
Technique: Partial Die Cutting for Combined Stamps
Do you have two stamped images you’d like to use together and you don’t want to cut them out but you do have dies for both images? Therese Calvird had that problem, the ice cream cone and truck are not … Read More ...
Tips: Water Coloring Flower Stamps
To make this bright and cheerful floral card May Park shares some great tips for water coloring your flower stamped images along with a masking technique for overlapping images. Visit her blog Mayholic Deisgns for a video tutorial.
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Technique: Embossed Ribbon
I love adding ribbon to my cards, it always adds a nice touch of texture. And this cool technique from Dina Kowal adds even more texture to ribbon with embossing. By using embossing folders that would normally emboss paper she’ll … Read More ...
Tip: Easier Card Layouts with Press N Seal
If you want to layer a bunch of stamped, punched or die cut images on your card front it can be super frustrating laying them all out just how you want and then having to flip or move them to … Read More ...
Tip: Hippo Card with Altered Stamp Image
Designer Jane Allen came up with a super clever idea for this card. She altered a hippo stamp by turning his feet into hands and using those along with the hippo’s head making it so the hippo could peek over … Read More ...
Project: Glittery Mermaid Card
You know I love mermaids and I’ve been loving all the cute mermaid card tutorials I’ve been seeing this summer so I had to get in on the action and make one myself. I’ll show you how to use Stickles … Read More ...
Tip: Make Your Own Pattern Paper with Stencils
Debbi Adams created her own wonderful pattern paper with inks and stencils. The papers are so pretty they don’t need much more then a stamped sentiment added to turn them into beautiful cards. Visit her blog Doodles in My Sketch … Read More ...
Product Review: 12 x 12 Fab File Paper Organizer
The X Large 12″ x 12″ Fab File paper organizer from Totally Tiffany is perfect for storing and organizing your large pattern papers and cardstocks. Made from sturdy clear plastic it has a flap closure with a handle, two … Read More ...
Tip: Organize Your Ink Sponges
If you love to do a lot of ink blending or direct to paper inking techniques on your cards and you’ve got sponges for each ink pad color it can be a challenge to keep all those blending sponges organized. … Read More ...
Project: Peek a Boo Card
Sadia Minichini will show you how to score, fold and die cut to make this sweet peek a boo card. I love the “hidden” sentiment inside. You can find complete directions for making this card over on the Some Odd … Read More ...
Project: Peony Card with Inked Cardstock
Instead of die cutting from regular cardstock you can make your own custom colored cardstock that has a bit of a textured look to it by inking with Distress Ink onto white cardstock. Tracy McNeely did this for the … Read More ...
Projects: 8 Cards with My Favorite Things New Products
Gab a cup of coffee (or tea) , get comfy and check out Vicky Papaioannou’s video for the latest stamp and die cut release from My Favorite Things. She’ll show you how to make EIGHT different amazing cards, all with … Read More ...