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Julissa used stencils and Distress Inks to create this stunning beach with crashing waves card. She even added tiny real starfish around the stamped sentiment. Learn more at the Unity Stamps blog.
When I was growing up we almost always … Read More ...
Amy R. used new stamps and dies with coordinating stencils from Waffle Flower to color and created these adorable Llama cards for the Holidays. You can watch her video tutorial over on the Prairie Paper and Ink blog.
It’s July … Read More ...
I’m sure some of you might wonder why here on the Stamping blog I post so many free coloring pages. There are several reasons, one being if you stamps and make cards you probably love to color like I do, … Read More ...
This sunny yellow lemon card from Mindy uses stamps and dies from Gina K. She used different ink pad colors to add shading to the stamped lemons and leaves. Watch her video tutorial on the Scrapbook and Cards Today blog. … Read More ...
You can cut out dies using different colors of cardstock or pattern papers for color but you can also die cut from white cardstock and add your own color too. This is especially helpful when you’re trying to color match … Read More ...
Joy used dies to create a pretty jar full of greenery, flowers and small American flags. Notice how she used vellum for the jar to give a semi-transparent look. And I love the addition of light teal blue instead of … Read More ...
The brand new Tunnel Scapes dies collection from Spellbinders allows you to design amazing cards that have lots of depth and dimension. There are three different sets of dies that create unique patterns for so many different types of scenes … Read More ...
Rachel used a beautiful garden trellis die with bricks below to draw the eye into the garden scene with birds and daffodils. She added color to her dies with markers. Find a video tutorial for this card over on the … Read More ...
Stenciling paste is fun way to add texture to your cards and other paper crafting projects, simply spread over a stencil, lift the stencil (clean it with water) and let dry. Most stenciling paste is white which can sometimes be … Read More ...
This card features pretty pink Whimsy Stamps die cut Hibiscus flowers and blue leaves in tie dye patterns created with Distress Inks. There’s also a gold embossed sentiment and gold sparkly dot accents for shine too. I spotted this card … Read More ...
If you’re looking to create a detailed card for someone special then you need to download this amazing interactive Jellyfish Card! It’s perfect for anyone who loves swimming, snorkeling, the ocean or the beach. This deep shadow box style card … Read More ...
Let Dad know how truly special he is with an over the top card for Father’s Day or for a birthday. Grace has used stamps and dies from Lawn Fawn to create this amazing interactive Sub Shop card. The front … Read More ...
This stunning porthole card has wooden texture from an embossing folder, gold brads for rivets and silver cardstock for the die cut anchor that all give great shine and texture to the design. I came across this idea in the … Read More ...
If you’re not familiar with embossing folders they are a plastic folder that you place cardstock inside and run through a die cutting machine that creates raised embossed designs. The Fantasy Butterflies embossing folder from Simon Says Stamp has beautiful … Read More ...
If you’re Dad loves the ocean check out this amazing sea turtle Dad and child card from Andrea. She colored the stamped turtles with Copic markers and created her ocean background with inking, splatter, and glaze through a stencil. Learn … Read More ...