Combining water mark ink from Versmark and Gold metallic ink from Delicata Julia Stainton stamped up this wonderful floral greeting card. She talks more about what each of these specialty ink pads can do and includes project directions for the … Read More ...
Card Making Project: DIY Purple Glitter Unicorn Card
Yes, this is my second unicorn card post of the week, I told you I love unicorns 🙂
Jess with Hero Arts added colored ink to Glimmer Paste for her own custom stencil paste to make this beautiful sparkly purple … Read More ...
Tips: 5 Different Ways to Use Pattern Papers
There are so many ways to use pattern papers. Of course cards and scrapbook pages are the most common but you can also use them to make home decor projects like paper fans as well as gift tags and book … Read More ...
Technique: Metallic Water Coloring and Stenciled Card
Kristina Werner used metallic water colors over a detailed stencils for this amazing card. She’ll show you how to use adhesive spray to hold the stencil in place as well as other tips for getting great results with this technique. … Read More ...
Tip: Make DIY Stencils with Dies
By using stencil plastic or thin acetate you can make your own custom stencils by die cutting them and using the “negative” space. “Solid”, not too detailed dies work best for this idea. Learn more from Heather Nichols on how … Read More ...
Technique: Colorful Inked Card Background
I love the colorful background for this beautiful fairy card! Sadia will show you how she inked over a heat embossed stamped image to make this pretty background. Find directions over on her blog.
-Heather
… Read More ...Tips: Easy Bow for Cards
I know lots of people have trouble tying perfect bows for cards, it’s just not as easy as tying your shoes. If you’re bow challenged Gina K is here to help you with some tips for how to make easy … Read More ...
Project: Make Your Own Epoxy Stickers
Sandy Allnock will show you how to make your own fun glossy epoxy looking stickers using stamps with clear Glossy Accents and adhesive sheets. Visit her blog for all the details.
-Heather
… Read More ...Project: Mermaid Card with Distress Oxide Inks
Amy Rysavy used Distress Ink in 3 different way on this adorable mermaid card. I love her colorful hair and how Amy flicked water over the ink to remove some color for a cool extra distressed look. Check out her … Read More ...
Tip: Die Cut Around Sentiments
Working sentiments onto the front of cards can sometimes be problematic. You don’t want to cover your images so why not work around them by die cutting around them. This neat tip comes from Lizzie Jones over at the Don’t … Read More ...
Project: Stamped Drink Coaster Colored with Oil Base Markers
Sharon Harnist loves stamping drink coasters and has found a new product she’s loving to use to color her tiles, oil based markers. She’s got some tips and a coaster tutorial over on her blog PaperFections, click here to check … Read More ...
Tips and Tutorials: Die Cut Felt Animal Cards
Oh my gosh, how cute are these? I love using materials other then paper on my cards. Felt adds a nice look and feel but can be bulky or hard to adhere to cards but Jennifer McGuire has some great … Read More ...
Techniques: 5 Different Cards with One Stamp Set
When you plunk down your hard earned money on a stamp set you want to know you’re going to get a lot of use out of it., right? So having lots of ideas and techniques you can use on just … Read More ...
Tips: Get Great Result with Multi Layer Stamps
Loads of stamp companies have some amazing multi layered stamp sets where you stamp images over top of each other in different colors and the results are very realistic dimensional images. But lining them up can sometimes be challenging so … Read More ...
Technique: Ombre’ Lettering
The ombre’ look is very popular right now and it’s easy to achieve this look on your card with techniques like this one from Erica Hernandez. She cut out a sentiment die from masking paper and created a stencil so … Read More ...