Isha from Studio Katia had the great idea to take two stencils, a square and a grid pattern and tape them over top each other to create her own custom design for her card base. I can think of lots … Read More ...
Adhesive Guide for Card Making
Do you struggle to know the right adhesive to use when card making? What’s best for small die cuts, what if I want to attach something heavy, how do I add dimension? The Ellen Hudson blog has a terrific guide … Read More ...
Rainbow Kittens Card
Alberta took the popular rainbow trend to a whole new level with this amazing Rainbow Kittens Card! She used cat stamps from Honey Bee Stamps for her images, sectioned of each block and used a different color for each, coloring … Read More ...
Watercolor Smooshing Technique
Erum used watercolor brush markers and a smooshing technique for an easy way to get the lovely look of watercolor. Coloring with the markers on a non-porous surface and adding water she then laid the stamped images on watercolor paper… Read More ...
8 City Skyline Cards
I love seeing versatility with same stamps and dies used in lots of different ways. The design team over at Sugar Pea stamps all used a city skyline die and same stamp set to create 8 different cards. Get inspired … Read More ...
Make DIY Stamps from Dies
Jennifer McGuire has a great way to get more from your metal dies. She added double sided adhesive to thin craft foam and die cut the shapes to create her own stamps, how cool is that!? She created several cards … Read More ...
How to Ink Blend On Colored Cardstock
Ink blending has been really popular for awhile now in card making but I almost always see this technique done on white cardstock. Carrisa has switched it up a bit and done it on colored cardstock, using inks lighter than … Read More ...
Card Holder Box
This fun little box holds a set of cards, perfect to give as a gift. Dawn used pattern paper and a scoring board tool to create it. She added stamped images to the outside and closed it shut with twine … Read More ...
Stamping 101 – How to Heat Emboss
If your new to stamping and card making or have never heat embossed Amy has a great beginning tutorial for you. Heat embossing adds dimension and shine to your stamping and is easy to do with the right tools and … Read More ...
No Line Coloring Flower Card
Channin stamped this lovely bouquet of flowers in a light colored ink and colored them in with a marker watercolor technique for a stunning no-line coloring card. The flowers really pop on the ink blended background and also because she … Read More ...
How to Pattern Piece Stamps
Looking for a fun way to add pattern and texture to your stamped images? Paper piecing is a great way to do just that. Stamp your images directly onto pattern paper, cut them out and layer them onto your image. … Read More ...
Coffee Lover Ornaments
Micheal printed a digital coffee cup stamp several times, colored them, cut them up and layered the pieces for these fantastic Coffee Cup Ornaments. The bright colors and glitter make them so cheery. Hang them around your house, holiday tree … Read More ...
Fussy Cut Botanical Cards
Sometime you don’t need stamps to create a great card, shocking, I know! 🙂 LOL! Sometimes all you need to some great pattern paper. Enza fussy cut leaves and flowers to create this wonderful set of botanical cards. I love … Read More ...
Set a Scene with Smaller Stamps
Sometimes when I use a stamp set I get really focused on the larger images and forget about all the smaller extra stamps. But those stamps can really help set a scene and add lots more interest to a card. … Read More ...
Watercolor Comparisons
With water coloring so popular in paper crafting right now it can be a bit overwhelming if you’ve never used them before. There are lots of choices, pans, pencils, markers, gelatos and more. Faber-Castell has many to chose from and … Read More ...