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 ...
Technique: DIY Card Embellishments with a Glue Gun
This is such a clever idea for making your own custom card accents. By using a glue gun you can write or draw designs and color them with yourStaz- On inks. How cool! Find out how to make your … Read More ...
Tip: Use Your Supplies to Wrap Gifts
Learn how to use your paper crafting supplies, like pattern paper, stamps, embellishments and dies to wrap lovely gifts anyone would enjoy receiving. Rebecca Luminarias shares her tips over on the Capture the Moment blog. Click here for her detailed … Read More ...
Tip: Die Cutting Felt
Felt shapes add a wonderful soft touch to any card or project. And using your metal dies you can cut out your own felt shapes and embellishments. Combine them with embossing, stamping or paper die cutting for lovely card designs. … Read More ...
Tip: 5 Different Techniques for Foiling
Adding foil to your cards adds a wonderful metallic shine. There are many different technique you can use to add foiling like adhesive sheets and transfer medium, some ideas require a foiling or laminating machine but some don’t. Nina-Marie has … Read More ...
Tip: Sentiment Stamped Card Background
Get more from your sentiment and word stamps by stamping them repeatedly to make a card background. Find some tips and project directions for this idea over on the Capture the Moment blog.
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Projects: Rainbow Card Backgrounds with Cardstock Scraps
I’m sure like me you’ve got lots of scraps of colored cardstock laying around, right? Well, Jennifer McGuire has some great uses for those scraps. Using a paper shredder she cut out loads of strips and used them for different … Read More ...
Tip: Stamping on an Angle
Learn how to line up and stamp your images and sentiments straight on an angle using a stamp positioning tool. The Happy Scrapper shares this tip while making this fun teacher card, click here to check it out.
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Technique: Spring Scene Card with No-line Stamping Water Color
This card look hand painted but is really stamped! Mayline Jung will show you how to get this wonderful soft look with a no-line stamp technique and coloring with Zig Clean Color markers using pretty Penny Black stamps. Visit her … Read More ...
Tip: How to Make a Custom Envelope
Lets go back to basics and learn to make a DIY envelope. Using just a square of pattern paper you can us this simple folding technique to make a custom envelope for any card. Visit the Skillshare site for a … Read More ...