If you are new to stamping you might hear the term ” heat embossing” thrown around alot and you might be curious what it’s all about. Well visit the Spotted Canary for a detailed step by step tutorial by Nicole … Read More ...
Technique: Making Your Own Embossing Plate with Stamps
Susan Roberts shares a fantastic and cool technique on the Ellen Hutson blog for making your own embossing templates to match your stamps using chipboard. Click here to find out how.
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Projects and Technique: Chip Art with Metal Stamps
Not all stamps are made of rubber or polymer some are made from metal and they can be hammered into different mediums such as thin metal or chipboard. Visit the Stampington and Co. website for some really awesome chip art … Read More ...
Technique: Scherenschnitte with Your Stamps
Scherenschnitte is the old German art of paper or scissor cutting. I tried it a few times years ago and it’s fun but it takes alot of time, patients and a steady hand 🙂 If you like the look of … Read More ...
Technique: Make Your Own Glimmer Mist
Learn to make your own glimmer mist spray for your cards and scrapbook pages by following this easy “recipe” on the Creating with Christine blog.
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Technique: Stamped Cookies
Yes, you read that right, stamping on cookies! Visit Trish Saliuch’s blog Stamping Til the Cows Come Home for instructions on how to use food markers and food coloring to stamp on cookies. How Yummy!!
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Technique: Paper Piercing
Here’s a fun technique to add some interest to your stamped images, try paper piercing. Visit the Paper, Scissors, Super Heroes blog for a fun tutorial.
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Technique: Paper Flowers
Paper flowers are popping up on cards all over the place, they are easy to make and add alot of dimension to any hand stamped card. Visit Dawn McVey’s blog for a great video tutorial on how she makes her … Read More ...
Freebie: Card Sketches
Visit The Sweet Shop blog every Saturday for a new card sketch. Sketches are great jumping off points if you’re stuck for a design layout for your cards, try turning them on their sides for a completely different look. The … Read More ...
Project: Stamped Back-splash
Okay, so yes this is a VERY ambitious project to undertake but I bet there are some out there who would love to stamp their own kitchen back-splash and it’s just too cool of an idea not to share:) Visit
… Read More ... Inspiration: Valentine’s Day Tags
Awhile ago I shared with you a link to Tim Holtz’ blog and his wonderful instructions for his 12 Tags of Christmas. Well Linda Ledbetter has taken those ideas and techniques and made her own 12 Tags of Valentine’s Day … Read More ...
Tutorial: Owl Card from Punches
Visit Valita’s Designs and Fresh Folds blog for a tutorial on how she made this totally adorable owl from different pieces and parts of from different punches, it’s oh so clever!!
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Projects and Techniques: 100 Days of Ideas with Hero Arts Stamps
Join Hero Arts for a whopping 100 days in a row of wonderful stamping ideas! Each day they will have a different project with a link to complete instructions, tips and shopping links for each idea. Click here to visit
… Read More ... Tip: Paper Scrap Cards
Whether they are stored in boxes, bags, files or folders as paper crafters we all have tons and tons of scraps of paper. It’s so hard to throw away a scrap of that pretty or hard to find paper, we … Read More ...
Technique: Stamping with Glitter Glass
Check out this really cool technique using your stamps and colored glitter glass, very cool! Find the step by step instructions for this fun technique on here on Blockheads.
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