Paulina has a terrific way to get more from a popular punch/die cut shape, she’s turned a cloud into a flower, how clever! Pop on over to her blog Pretty Pink Posh and she’ll show you how to assemble it.… Read More ...
Tip: Die Cutting Custom Stamps from Foam
Do you have a die that you wish you also had as a stamp? Well, here’s nifty way to do just that, by die cutting your shapes from thin sheets of fun foam you can create your own custom stamps … Read More ...
Technique: Colored Stencil Embossing
By mixing embossing paste and Distress Ink pads and applying over stencils Laura Bassen created some lovely card backgrounds. Visit her blog Double Stick Heaven for more about this fun and colorful technique.
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Technique: Stamped Texturing Pressing
There’s many ways to add add texture to you cards, you can dry emboss, you can heat emboss and you can use products like pastes with your stencils and rubber stamps. Evenly spread out some paste, ink up your stamp … Read More ...
New Product: Sparkle Pens
Learn how to add color, shimmer and shine to your stamped images using Spectrum Noir’s new Sparkle Pens. They’ve got a video tutorial to tell you all about them, click here to watch.
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Project: Tangram Stamped Cards
Tangrams are Chinese shaped puzzles made from just 7 basic triangle or diamond shapes. You can make all these awesome stamped Tangram images from just one cut square rubber eraser! The Craftaholics Anonymous site has a template and directions for … Read More ...
Freebie and Tutorial: Adult Coloring Tips and Free Coloring Pages
If you’ve decided to stay home and relax this New Years eve instead of going out here’s a fun project for you. The Tombo website has several free coloring pages for you to download along with a video to … Read More ...
Project: Thank You Snowman Card
Don’t forget to send thank you card for all the great holiday gifts you received. Use your holiday or winter themed stamps for Thank You cards, they’re perfect this time of year and a great way to get more use … Read More ...
Project: Holiday Mouse Card
This little guy looks like he’s got more presents then he can handle! The fun part about this adorable card from Janelle Stollfus is the mouse and presents actually wobble on the card, how cute is that?! Visit her blog … Read More ...
Technique: Make Your Own Custom Ink Pad from Baby Wipes
If you have a solid stamp and you want to add multiple colors to it here’s a fantastic technique from Song of My Heart Stampers. Add drops of different colored inks from Re-Inkers (normally used to refill your dried ink … Read More ...
Project: Reindeer Holiday Gift Tags
Vary your gifts tags this holiday season by die cutting or punching a bunch of different tag shapes and adding embellishments like sequins and ribbon and strips of pattern paper. Stamp out all your focal images at once (like these … Read More ...
Project: Spirograph Cards
Oh my gosh, does anyone else remember Spirograph?! I loved it when I was a kid! The Instructables blog has some great ideas for making some greeting cards with a retro feel using a vintage Spirograph set. I love the … Read More ...
Techniques: Masking, Stenciling and Splattering Card
Crafty Ellen H has a video tutorial on her blog showing how to using a couple of masking techniques to stamp and also to make a stencil for a colorful splatter background on her sweet sleepy kitty card. Click here … Read More ...
Project: Woodland Forest Holiday Cards
Do you get tired of making the same Christmas card over and over? Try making the same background but adding different elements as the focus to help break up the monotony, like with these adorable winter critter cards from Nichol … Read More ...
Project and Tip: Coloring Book Page Canvas
Coloring books are the hottest thing right now but don’t spend all that time coloring your pages only to leave them closed up in a book where you can’t enjoy seeing them. You can cut out elements or use the … Read More ...