The Spectrum Noir
blog has a great card embellishment idea using flower die cut shapes. Color them with markers and then use a fine tip black marker to doodle around the edge of the shape and add a pearl or … Read More ...
Tip: Getting a Blush Cheek on a Stamped Face
Want that pinch-able cheeks look? If you’ve used markers to color in rubber stamped faces you might want a softer look for the cheeks. To give your cute face a blush look try using chalks and adding highlights with a … Read More ...
Project: Mother’s Day Card
Show Mom how much she means to you this year with a hand made card. Using a combination of stencils and rubber stamps Michael Trent made this bright and cheerful Mother’s Day card. You can visit his blog World of … Read More ...
Tip: Die Cut Background
Add some interest with die cuts. Melissa Phillips shows how to make a beautiful background design for tags and greeting cards using various die cut borders cut from different pattern papers. Visit her blog LilyBean Paperie for more info.… Read More ...
Review and Giveaway: Stampin’ Up April Paper Pumpkin Kit
If you’re looking for paper crafting inspiration Paper Pumpkin is here to inspire you and bring creativity to your door each and every month. Paper Pumpkin is a subscription kit brought to you by the folks at Stampin’ Up. … Read More ...
Tip: Using Sequins on Your Cards
Sequins are a really trendy embellishment in paper crafting right now. The Some Odd Girl stamps blog has three ways to add sequins to your stamped cards, use them randomly, in a shaker card or behind die cut out shapes … Read More ...
Techniques: Stamped Tags with Tim Holtz Products
Each month Tim Holtz shares a different tag with lots of different paper crafting products, ideas and techniques. This month his tag is all about srping flowers. Using Distress Ink Markers Tim will show you a couple of different techniques, … Read More ...
Tips: One Rubber Stamp, Many Different Ideas
Large background stamps can be some of the most versatile stamps in your stash. You can simply stamp the entire stamp in one color, you can ink it up with multiple colors using markers or ink pads, you can stamp … Read More ...
Product Review: Imagine Crafts
I recently got the chance to try out some cool brand new products from Imagine Crafts. These products work perfectly with all types of rubber stamping, mixed media, jewelry, home decor and collage art projects.
For my piece I … Read More ...
Tip: Coloring Texture Paste
Texture paste is a great product to use with stencils, when applied with a pallet knife over the stencil it gives not only the shape of the stenciled design but also depth and texture. But this paste usually comes in … Read More ...
Project: Mixed Media Journal Page
This wonderful journal page reminds of an old stained glass window in an ancient castle. Linda Cain used paste, stencils, paint, rubber stamps and more to make this artful mixed media creation. You can find out more by visiting the … Read More ...
Tip: Making Custom Stamps using Metal Dies
Do you have any die cuts that you wish were actually stamps instead? Well, guess what, in many cases you can make a stamp from a metal die using thin crafting foam, how cool is that?! The Card Making Connections … Read More ...
Techniques: 10 Ways to Use Ink Sprays
Ink sprays and mists are so much fun to play with and they are so many techniques you can do with them, they can be used on cards, scrapbook pages, collage art and home decor projects using papers and fabrics.. … Read More ...
Technique: 3 Fun Card Folds
Don’t cut your cardstock in half and then just simply fold it for your card base, add some pizzazz with a unique fold like a gatefold, zigzag or matchbook fold. Cardmaker Magazine had cutting and folding dimensions for all three … Read More ...
Project: Burlap Easter Bag
Die cut paper shapes don’t always have to be applied to cards and scrapbook pages you can also add them to fabric, like with this adorable Easter bag. The Echo Park Paper blog cut out some bunny shapes and applied … Read More ...