Do you love stamping and/or embossing on vellum but then have a hard time adhering it your cards? Glue sticks and tape runner show through , brads and eyelets will work but sometimes you might not want to use them. … Read More ...
Technique: Gold Leaf Card
Wow, this golden leaves card from Lydia Brooke is stunning! To make it she used a glue “ink” pad and stamped her leaves onto clear acetate and then adhered gold leaf flakes over top. This technique would work so well … Read More ...
Tip: Die Cutting Sandwich Recipes – How To Layer
No, this isn’t how to eat a sandwich made of die cuts 🙂 A “sandwich” is a term used with manual die cutting machines to show you how to layer up the die cutting plates for your particular die cutting … Read More ...
Tip: Drawing Your Own Backgrounds for Stamped Cards
Have a cute stamped image that needs a background or someplace to stand? You can add some simple drawn lines and fill in some color with markers for a sidewalk and bushes. Art by Miran shares how she turned her … Read More ...
Technique: Guide and Patterns to Stitch on Cards
Add an extra special touch to your cards by stitching on them. Paper Crafts magazine is sharing several free card patterns that incorporate stitching as well as fabric piecing. There’s also an embroidery guide to teach you lots of different … Read More ...
Tip: How to Cut Detailed Die Cuts
There are some really lovely intricate metal dies on the market but sometimes it can be hard to get all those little details to cut out cleanly. Lori Craig at Splitcoast Stampers shares her tips, like using wax paper when … Read More ...
Technique: Layered Stamps Card
The Spectrum Noir blog shares how to make a lovely layered image card. By stamping the same stamped image on different papers and cutting them out and layering them together you’ll get a wonderful card with lots of dimension and … Read More ...
Tip: Storing Unmounted Rubber Stamps
Un-mounted and cling mounted stamps can help save you not only money (because they are less expensive) but they can also save you lots of space in your craft room since they don’t have those big bulky wood blocks but … Read More ...
Project: Santa Panda Holiday Card with Snowy Background Technique
Make a holiday card with lots of glitz and glimmer using Goosebumps and Shimmer Spritz products from Imagine Crafts. Isha Gupta shares her directions for making this cute Santa Panda card with a shimmery, snowy background. He also has fun … Read More ...
Technique: Stamped Watercolor Look with Markers
This stunning pink peony flower card doesn’t even look like it’s stamped but it actually is! Stamping on water color paper using water soluble markers (like the Tim Holtz Distress Ink markers) instead of ink pads you can go … Read More ...
Tip: Handwriting on Cards
If you don’t have the perfect saying or sentiment to add to a card why not write it yourself? I know many of us, myself included, don’t particularly like our own handwriting but with a little practice and the right … Read More ...
Technique: Water Color Card Using Re-Inkers
The tiny bottles of ink used to refill a dried up ink pad can be use for more then just re-inking those pads, they can also be mixed with water and used as watercolors. The Paperfections blog shares how to … Read More ...
Tutorial: Felt Flower Card Embellishment
Metal die cuts are just for paper, you can also use them cut fabric , thin sheets of metal, felt thin chipboard and lots more. Using a pretty little flower and leaf die cut Betsy Veldman made a pretty little … Read More ...
Project: Stenciled Fabric Flower Card
Stencils are super popular right now, there’s so much you can do with them. Like add color and texture to paper and fabric for the perfect accent to any greeting card. The Simon Says Stamp blog is sharing a tutorial … Read More ...
Tips: Stamping with House Hold Items
If your looking to stamp some interesting backgrounds you might not need to go buy a brand new rubber stamp, you can stamp with items found around your house. Heather Greenwood will show you how to add some ink or … Read More ...