How sweet is this deer card? I love using a woodland theme for winter and holiday cards. This card has lots of great stamping techniques like heat embossing, coloring with alcohol markers using a glitter pen, die cutting and more. … Read More ...
Project: Round Fall Card
Layer up some delicate die cut cardstock circles and add a little stamped pumpkin in the center for a beautiful Thanksgiving fall card. I love shaped cards like this that are not just a traditional rectangle or square. The Spellbinders… Read More ...
Tip: Getting More from Die Cuts
Some people are just too darn clever, they make me think “Wow, why didn’t I think of that?” One of those is Debbie Hughes over at Simon Says Stamp, she turn parts of a bow and paw print die cuts … Read More ...
Project: Thanksgiving Pumpkin Card
Here’s a great way to use up some scraps of pattern papers and ribbons, layer them behind a die cut shape for a cool card design. Here’s a great tip: Adhering those little strips is made much easier if you … Read More ...
Product Review: My Favorite Things Stencils
Stencils are probably one of the hottest trends in paper crafting right now. They are so versatile and work with many different mediums like ink pads, paints, ink sprays, pastes, air brushing, markers, glitter adhesive and much more plus … Read More ...
Tip: Angel Card with Detailed Die Cut
Kittie Caracciolo always makes the most amazing cards using die cuts! And this angel card she made is simply stunning! As she mentions in her blog post is sometimes really difficult to adhere thinly cut detailed dies to your cards, … Read More ...
Tips: One Stamp, Three Different Ways
When you buy a stamp you always want to try to get as much use out of it as possible. Using different colored papers, embossing powders and ink spray mists you can get a multitude of totally different looks using … Read More ...
Technique: Stamping on Vellum Fall Leaf Card
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 ...