I’m always looking for ways to get more out of what I already have. Here’s a terrific way to get more mileage out of your die cuts! Shari Carroll with Hero Arts says to die cut several of the same … Read More ...
Project: Seamless Tiers Card
This lovely and elegant card is perfectly layered and lined up. Find out how to get this look over on Ellen Hutson’s blog, Julia Stainton shares all her tips and tricks for a seamless tiers card.
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Tip: Stamped Gift Wrap
The Paper n Stitch blog shares some simple tips for stamping some quick and easy (and cute!) gift wrap.
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Technique: Water Coloring Stamps with Gelatos
Laurel Beard shares a wonderful video on her blog on how to water-color your stamped images with Faber Castell Gelatos. I love the soft pretty look she got with this technique!
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Project: Tea and Cookie Gift Set
Kimberly Morris aka Lucky Lady has a video on her blog showing how to make this fun little tea and cookie gift set. What a nice teacher or co-worker treat this would make!
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Technique: Water Color on Canvas
Jill with Penny Black stamps shows how to stamp and watercolor your images onto canvas. Lovely, what a true work of art! Click here to watch the instructional video.
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Tip: Blending Colored Pencils with Baby Oil
One of my personal favorite ways to blend colored pencils is by using odorless mineral spirits (also known by the brand name Gamsol) but you can achieve very similar results using baby oil! The Neat and Tangled blog has … Read More ...
Technique: Stamped Book Page
Here’s a great way to recycle old book pages, use them for background papers! Visit the Stampendous website to learn how to stamp some pretty book page papers using Distress Stains.
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Technique: Coloring on Acetate with Copics
The Whiff of Joy blog shares a lovely card and a cool technique using Copic markers to color on clear acetate sheets. Find on the info here.
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Tip: Even Spaced Punches
Here’s a great tip for getting a row of punched spaces even. Donna Huisinga uses already punched shapes and respostionable tape for perfect spacing every time. Find more info on her blog As the Card Rack Turns.
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Tips: Distress Stains
Papercrafters Library has a great run down on Tim Holtz’s Distress Stains from Ranger . Find out all the “ins and outs” and “how to’s” with a couple of helpful videos.
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Project: Unicorn Shaker Card
Make someone’s dreams come true and make this fantastical shaker card for their birthday. What little girl (or grownup girl?:)) wouldn’t love to get this in the mail!? Find a tutorial video on how to make a shaker card over … Read More ...
Freebie: Stamp Carving E-Book
Interweave is sharing a free E-Book to download: How to Make a Stamp: 4 Free Articles on Carving Art Stamps and Stamping Techniques.
*Please note you will need to provide your e-mail address for the download
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Project and Technique: Stamped Distress Background Floral Card
By combining a striped stamp and a floral one and using a resist technique Shirley with Impression Obsessions shares how to make a pretty distress background. She also shares directions for making the entire lovely card too. Click here for … Read More ...
Project: Floral Card using Pan Pastels
Maria McGuire shares a card on Donna Downey’s blog using Donna’s lovely poppy stamps and coloring them with Pan Pastels. I love how she even used them to color the canvas banner pieces too. I *really* want to give these … Read More ...