Here’s a cool way to use your die cuts to make a card but with adding layers or bulk. Sandy Allnock will show you how to lay out, die cut, water color and inlay those dies for a cute (and … Read More ...
Project: Masculine Mixed Media Tag
Happy Father’s Day to all the great dad’s out there! In honor of Father’s Day here’s a fantastic masculine tag designed by Tim Holtz. As usual it’s made with lots of great products and techniques like rubber stamping, collage, die … Read More ...
Project: Monogram Letters for a Child’s Room
“E” is for elephant. Add some fun and personalize your child’s room with this cute home decor idea. Paint and sand wooden letters then add animals made with die cut papers. Find out more on the sweet room addition over … Read More ...
Project: Flip Flop Father’s Day Card
Sharon Harnist has a tutorial on how to die cut a flip flop shape and inset some beachy water colored die cut shapes for a really fun card. If your dad loves the beach this would be a great Father’s … Read More ...
Review: Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens
Glitter pens have been popular for years but recently they’ve been taken up a notch from gel pens to more of a brush marker style that adds pretty color and shimmer. I personally have been using Wink of Stella for … Read More ...
Review and Project: Clarity Stencil Brushes
If you’re looking for a way to add a soft subtle background to your cards and scrapbook pages try stenciling with your ink pads and these cool Clarity Stencil Brushes. It’s a quick way to add a colorful impact! Jennifer … Read More ...
Project: Bendy Shaker Mermaid Card
I’ve been stamping and making cards for over 20 years and can say I’ve never seen a card quite like this amazing bendy shaker card made by Jessica Frost-Ballas! It’s got layers of clear acetate and cardstock that curve away … Read More ...
Project: White on White Wedding Card
It’s a nice day for a white wedding! 🙂 Wedding season is upon us so that means making lovely romantic cards. This stunning card with a white on white look was made by cutting and layering a large white die … Read More ...
Technique: Wet on Wet Watercoloring
Adding water to your water color paper before laying down your water colors makes for an easy to blend, movable color. It give a soft natural look to your stamped images. Learn more about this wet on wet technique from … Read More ...
Project: Ink Cube Card Background
Do you have lots of those small little ink pad cubes? I have a whole Tupperware container full myself 🙂 They are a great way to have many ink colors without the cost or storage of larger pads. Plus you … Read More ...
Project: Distress Inked Butterfly Tag
Using rubber stamps, Distress Ink and Sprays Kymona designed this cool collage styled tag. She even used the inks to color her ribbon! Get your fingers inky and follow along with her project directions on her blog Kreative Kymona.
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Technique: Mirror Image Stamping
If you’ve got a stamp but you’d like it facing the opposite direction then this technique is for you. Jennifer McGuire has a couple of different ways to use a MISTI stamping tool and a large clear stamp for an … Read More ...
Project: Corset Card
This laced up coreset card is so pretty and unique! It’s made using two strips of a border edge punch laced up with ribbon. You can find the step by step for making it over on the May Arts blog.… Read More ...
Project: Father’s Day Star Shaker Card
Let Dad know this Father’s Day that you think he’s a star with this amazing shaker card. It’s made with layers of a detailed star die cut glued and stacked together with glitter added inside some of the stars with … Read More ...
Project: Duck Slider Card
Slider cards are really trendy right now! You can buy dies to make the sliding channel but you can also use your paper trimmer like Emily Cupley did on this adorable duck slider card. She also added a cool twist … Read More ...