Jill from Close to My Heart has some great ideas for combining journaling, scrapbooking and planners to keep up with your memories as they happen. She shares her tips and tricks in a blog post and a video tutorial with … Read More ...
Project: Quick and Easy Water Color Valentine Card
Looking for a quick Valentine card idea using only a few supplies? Grab some water color paints and washi or painters tape and block out some squares, add some pretty water color paints inside the blocks, add a simple stamp … Read More ...
Project: Rainbow Words Birthday Card
Stephanie Barnard shows us how to make a bright and colorful card using a large word stamp and color over top with different marker colors for a wonderful rainbow effect. Visit The Stamps of Life site for the tutorial.
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Technique: Die Cut Masking
Dina Kowal has a great way to die cut letter shapes and use them in a masking and inking technique, she uses wide painters tape to die cut the letters so they are sticking and won’t move on your card, … Read More ...
Tip: Breakfast Eggs Card
Know a foodie to send a card too? Add some realistic looking eggs to a breakfast themed card using puffy paint type products like Amplify from Imagine Crafts. Find out more about this fun technique over on their blog.
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Projects: 8 Different Gift Holders for Valentine’s Day
With Valentine’s Day fast approaching you probably have candy or small gifts to give so why not put them in some adorable hand made gift holders. Jennifer McGuire has 8 different ideas for small gift holders like boxes, bags, gift … Read More ...
Technique: Stamping on the Edge Card
Don’t feel like you have to fill up your entire card with stamped images, try this pretty idea from Jennifer MGuire. She stamped her flowers just down one the edge of the her card and made the sentiment the focal … Read More ...
Technique: Stamped Card with a Zetangle Look
The Zentagle look is super popular right now, it’s a technique for doodling and similar looks can be found other places like coloring books too. And now Sandy Allnock has brought this look to stamping. She stamped a cute octopus … Read More ...
Project: Crafting Planner
Keep your crafting, stamping, scrapbooking or sewing projects planned out and organized for the year with this DIY planner. It’s themed for scrapbooking but you can make it for what craft or hobbies you’re into. Find out how to use … Read More ...
Tutorial: Turn One Stamp Into Four Different Cards
Using just one feather stamp you can make 4 different beautiful card designs. These would make a great card set for a gift. You can find a video tutorial over on the Spellbinders blog, click here to watch.
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… Read More ...Project: Stamped Polar Bear Muslin Gift Bag
Need a gift bag for a friend who has a winter birthday? Grab some fun winter themed stamps and make a cute muslin gift bag. You can find stamping and coloring tips for this project over on the Terial Arts … Read More ...
Tip: Winter Themed Valentine Card
Since for many of us it’s still cold during Valentine’s Day why not get a little more use from your winter stamps by using them on Valentine cards? Like this adorable bundled up bear card from designer Yana Smakula, she’s … Read More ...
Project: Interactive Present Card
This wonderful card from Amy Rysavy has a neat interactive element, the halves of the present slide together to close the card. Visit her blog Prairie Paper and Ink for her video tutorial.
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… Read More ...Project and Tip: Easy Winter Shaker Card
Shaker cards are fun but can be a little time consuming to make. If you’re looking for a faster way to make them then 3D adhesive Foam sheets is the answer! By die cutting a frame shape from these sheets … Read More ...
Project: Soda Can Card
Add a fun pop (soda pop that is) to your next card. Mercedes Weber has a clever idea for turning a jar die cut into a soda can. Visit her blog for a video tutorial.
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