Mirror Image Stamping is a fun technique that allows you to stamp the reverse of an image. This makes for fun card where your images can face each other or you can add a reflection. The silicone Media Mat from … Read More ...
Card Trend – Quilling
Quilling is a paper crafting technique that has been a round for a long time. I remember my mom creating projects with it back in the 70’s but it dates back even further then that. If you’re not familiar with … Read More ...
Rainbow Stripe Card with Stencils
Colorful Rainbow patterns are still so popular and they add such a bright cheerful touch to any card. Lydia created her rainbow striped card by placing painters tape over top of a stencil to mask off different areas for ink … Read More ...
Card Making Tutorial – Pull Tab Birthday Card
This birthday card from Channin is super fun, inventive and also interactive! When you lift the lid of the box you reveal a fox in a party hat on a confetti background. She used stamps and dies from Hero Arts… Read More ...
Spinning Cards
Close to My Heart has released their new Card Front Spinner die and coordinating stamps that allow you to easily make some fun cards with an interactive spinning wheel. I love the trendy rainbow and sweet gumball machine designs!
Heat Embossing and Watercolor on Dark Cardstock
Jenny used a clever tip to trick the eye into thinking her heat embossed and water colored stamped images are directly on her dark cardstock background. But what she actually did was emboss and color on white cardstock and then … Read More ...
Interactive Wiper Card
Julie used cute new bug stamps from Lawn Fawn to create this interactive wiper card. When you open the card a magnifying glass pops out, so fun! She’ll show you step by step how to create your own wiper, no … Read More ...
Fairy Door Card
I’ve been seeing a lot of paper crafters “shopping their stash” lately, meaning they use items they already own to create something new instead of going shopping. I thought this was a fantastic idea and so I shopped my own … Read More ...
Stamping Trend: Mice
I’ve been seeing so many cute mice stamps lately and also rats (since it’s the year of the rat). These sweet little critters make for super fun scene cards and several stamp companies have sets featuring them. One of my … Read More ...
Gnome Love Card
Gnomes are all the rage right now so Elaine created this super sweet Gnomes in Love card. She used colored pencils to color in the stamped images from Stamping Bella and is sharing her coloring tutorial over on their blog.… Read More ...
Focus on Background Stamps
Pink Fresh Studio has just released a bunch of beautiful new large background stamps. These cling mounted rubber stamps give you the freedom to create your own custom pattern papers for your card backgrounds. Laura used two to design for … Read More ...
Stamp Style Trend: Bees
The hexagon shape has been a trendy design for awhile now and since it looks a lot like honeycomb what better image to add with it then bees? I’m seeing bees in lots of designs lately and Darkroom Door has … Read More ...
Send Some Crafty Hugs To A Crafty Friend
Laura used Distress Inks with water to create a fun drippy paint look to coordinate with artsy stamps from Studio Katia. This technique is an easy way to add an artistic touch. And this card is perfect to send … Read More ...
Card Making – Flower Bouquet Card with No-Line Coloring
Caly used a light colored ink to stamp beautiful flower stamps from Hero Arts on her card and used watercolors to color them for a lovely no-line coloring technique. Not seeing the stamped lines give the look of a hand … Read More ...
Stamping Style Trend: Plaid
I usually think of plaid as being a winter themed style but plaid isn’t just for cold weather anymore. It’s been really trendy lately even after the holidays and I’m seeing it used in all sorts of styles and designs. … Read More ...