How fun is this Woodland Tea Party scene card? It’s very “Alice in Wonderland” and I love it! Michelle Short will show you how to make a scene card with an ink blended background and lots of dimension with die … Read More ...
Project: Dr. Who Inspired Envelope Art
If you’re a fan of Dr. Who you’ll love this inspired envelope art. What Whovian wouldn’t love to get this in the mail?Tera Callihan used stamps from Viva Las Vegas stamps and a masking technique and she’s got directions over … Read More ...
Project: Wire Wreath Cards for Spring
Using coiled up gold wire is such a clever and pretty way to make a wreath base for a card! Designer Angela added stamped, embossed and colored flowers and leaves on top of the wire for some wonderful Spring cards.… Read More ...
Technique: Stamping with Water Color Powders
Water coloring is still super trendy and popular in paper crafting and they come in many forums, in pallets, liquid and even powders. Water color powders make fun backgrounds but you can also stamp with them too. They work really … Read More ...
Project: Washi Tape Sun Catchers
I love Washi tape, it’s so versatile, it can dress up and decorate almost anything. I’m constantly in awe of designers who keep coming up with new and innovative ways to use it. Like these beautiful Sun Catchers from Nina-Marie … Read More ...
Project: Tiny Easter Treat Basket
How cute is this tiny paper Easter basket?! The perfect size for small candy and treats. Make up a bunch for school mates or co-workers. Melissa Davies shares how to use a basket weave embossing folder and a 3″ x … Read More ...
Inspiration and Freebies: Cross Stitched Easter Tag Patterns
Many years ago before I got into stamping my favorite craft was cross stitching. I still love the look but don’t really have the time to devote to large projects. So I’m crazy about the idea of adding small cross … Read More ...
Project: Stitched Frida Cards
These lovely Frida Kahlo inspired cards combine stamped images with simple stitching which adds some really great texture. Find more info over on the Stampington and Co. site.
-Heather
… Read More ...Project: Spring Girl and Bunny Card
Hop on over to my Youtube channel, P is for Paper and check out my latest card video tutorial. I used stamps from Stampin’ Up with a paper piecing technique to make this sweet gardening girl and bunny card for … Read More ...
40 Techniques & Tips with the Tim Holtz/Tonic Glass Media Mat
One of the hottest new tools right now in stamping and mixed media is the Glass Media Mat from Tonic Craft and Tim Holtz. As Alexandra from Hedgehog Hollow shows there are apparently many different techniques you can do on … Read More ...
Projects: 7 Cards from 1 Stamp
With just one large floral stamp and it’s co-ordinating dies from Concord and 9th Justine Hovey created 7 different cards. By using different color mediums and techniques she got 7 very different looks and styles from easy to more advanced. … Read More ...
Project: Wobble Easter Bunnies Card
I love all the bright Spring colors and the bunnies hiding in the greenery on this Easter card from Yana Smakula. She used stamps and dies from Simon Says Stamp to make it and added a fun surprise, two of … Read More ...
Tip: Using Small Stamps for Card Backgrounds
On many stamp sets there are always those tiny stamps that I usually don’t use because I just don’t know what to do with them. Jennifer McGuire has a great tip she calls Fill In Stamping, using those small stamps … Read More ...
Project: Easter Pop Up Card
Using die cuts and stamps from Pretty Pink Posh Joni Nina Andaya made this lovely Easter Pop Up card. She’s got more info, including how to cut out your own simple pop ups inside the card, over on their blog.… Read More ...
Card Making Project: Dragonfly Pop Up Card
Ilina Crouse took a dragonfly and a sunflower die from Hero Arts and with some cuts and folds transformed them into pop up dies! This is a fantastic idea and could be used with almost any die that is symmetrical. … Read More ...