Allison Cope is going to show up how to stamp with water, yup water! Since certain stamping inks react with water she was able to ink up some panels of water color paper, apply water to her stamps and that … Read More ...
Tip: Stamping Realistic Trees
Alexandra got these stamped trees to look so realistic by inking them with different colors of Distress Ink and spritzing them with water before stamping. You could use this technique on lots of other images like flowers too. Visit the … Read More ...
Project and Tip: 3D Dimensional Flower Cards
Using large floral stamps and coordinating dies from Hero Arts Yana Smakula made some stunning 3D Dimensional Flower Cards. She’s got a video over on the Hero Arts blog showing how to use these products.
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Project: Mom to Be Card
Send a big congratulations to a mom to be with this pretty card. Kristina Werner will show you how to do a lovely soft water color resit technique using inks, a water brush and acetate (which I thought was particularly … Read More ...
Card Making Technique: Water Colored Stencil Card Background
Combining two hot trends in paper crafting, stencils and water coloring Betsy Veldman made the background for this lovely card. She finished off with a sentiment embossed on vellum and some stamped flowers. You can find a video tutorial for … Read More ...
Project: Ice Cream Sandwich Shaped Box
What’s better than ice cream on a hot day? Not much except maybe a fun ice cream sandwich shaped box that won’t melt. This fun box holds candy and a gift card. You can find directions and a video tutorial … Read More ...
Project: Funny Cats and Fish Tank Card
I think these cats might be interested in more then just feeding the fish! Find out how to stamp out this cute and funny card over on the Your Next Stamp blog.
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… Read More ...Trend: Jars!!
Jars are really trendy right now, whether it’s real canning jars or images of jars they are every where in the crafting world right now. There are lots of jar stamps right now and there are so many fun way … Read More ...
Project: Garden Fairy Plant Stake
Using various Art Doll die cuts from Spellbinders Donna Salazar put together this lovely garden fairy princess plant stake. Fly on over to the Spellbinders blog and she’ll show you how to put one together.
-Heather
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Techniques: 5 Ways to Use New Distress Oxide Inks
The newDistress Ink pads from Tim Holtz are a big hit. I’m seeing them all over the web and finding lots of cool techniques for them. They work similar to regular Distress Inks in reacting with water but they … Read More ...
Project: Super Girl Action Card
Let someone know how super you think they are with this fun action hero girl card, the image in the center in on a “wobbler” spring so she moves and bounces. Sadilla will show you how she colored this card … Read More ...
Tip: Adding Shading to Stamps
You can add shading to a solid stamp but inking the image with a light shade of ink and then re-inking just a section of the stamp in a slightly darker tone of ink. Ardyth used this technique on the … Read More ...
Tip: Dryer Sheet Hack for Getting a Clean Cut with Intricate Dies
Here’s a really cool die cutting “hack” that I’ve not seen before. By using a layer of dryer sheets after cutting out an intricate die cut design Channin was able to cleanly separate the die shape from all the tiny … Read More ...
Project: Stack of Cats Card
How cute are these kitties!?! Eloise will show you how to do a resist embossing technique with a water color background with a stack of the cutest cats over top for this adorable stamped card. Visit the Greeting Farm Stamps … Read More ...
Tip: Add Your Own Color to Embellishments
Having embellishments that match the colors of your cards always pulls the look together nicely but it can be hard sometimes to find the right color match. But here’s a great solution, buy clear or white accents and color them … Read More ...