Busy new mothers might need to send out lots of thank you cards for all the gifts and help they’ve received but they probably don’t have time to make or buy cards. Gift them a set of cards you make … Read More ...
Project: Grad Gift Card Holders
Cindy Shuster has directions for making 2 different gift card holder cards along with instructions for making a tassel from twine, perfect for making Graduation cards. Visit her blog Nutmeg Creations for all the details.
-Heather
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Project: Rainbow Panda Card
Visit the W Plus 9 stamps blog and learn how to use Zig Clean Color markers to make a pretty rainbow background. I love the adorable panda on this card too! Check out Kelly Latevola’s video tutorial on their blog.… Read More ...
Project: Bee Tag Card
A great way to use tiny stamps on a card is to repeat them on panels or tags. Like with these bees and flowers on this pretty spring card designed by Christiana Reuling for Newton’s Nook stamps. Click here for … Read More ...
Project: Stamped Elephant T-Shirt
Here’s a great way to get more use out of your stamps, turn a boring ol’ t-shirt into a wearable piece of art! Using large stamps, stencils and lovely bright fabric paints The Pampered Stamper designed this fun colorful shirt. … Read More ...
Project: Handmade Graduation Card
Show someone how proud you are of them for graduating with a fun stamped and die cut card. Visit Hero Arts for a video tutorial on this paper layered star card.
-Heather
Looking for more Graduation themed papers, stamps and … Read More ...
Project: Stamped Flexible Embellishment
Decorating Mason jars is a really hot trend and here’s a really fun way to use your stamps to make flexible embellishments for jars, glasses, dishes or any round slick surface. Joyce Erb used Glossy Gel media mixed with paint … Read More ...
Project: Stamped and Painted Journal Cover
If you have a plain fabric journal, notebook, scrapbook or organizer dress it up with some paints and stamps like Lea did. She painted the cover of a denim notebook with gesso, using stencils and paint for the sea and … Read More ...
Project: Glitter Sunshine Tag
The fun sparkly background on this clear acrylic tag was made using a masking stencil and glitter on an adhesive sheet. Wendy Price added cute stamped images over top her background to complete the tag. Find out her tips for … Read More ...
Project: Die Cut Photo Pup Up Card
Shelly Hickox made this super cool Pop Up card using a photograph and a die cut of a chair. How cool it that?! It gets my mind thinking of all the different photos and dies I could combine………. This idea … Read More ...
Project and Technique: Wild Flower Garden Handmade Card
This stunning wild flower card has so much depth. Mary Prasad got this look by using Ink Potion No. 9 solution over paper and then stamping the flowers using markers colored directly on stamps, this along with second generation stamping … Read More ...
Technique: Water Colored Die Cut Cards
Virginia Lu will teach you how to add Distress Ink using a watercolor technique to die cut flowers for a series of stunning Lily and Butterfly cards. Visit the Penny Black stamps blog for her step by step instructions.
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Project: Tree Swing Stamped Canvas
This wonderful mixed media canvas project was designed by Vicky at Clips N’ Cuts. She used large rubber stamps, paints, gesso, stencils, beads, paper and more for this lovely art piece. She’s sharing a step by step video tutorial of … Read More ...
Project: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Card
Cowabunga Dude! Know a kid who loves TMNT? Here’s an amazing card made by Melissa Banbury using punched shapes to form those cool turtles. Visit her blog Porch Swing Creations for her step by step directions.
-Heather
… Read More ...Project: Woven Squares Card
This cool card looks like the paper design is woven together but in fact they are just die cut squares layered over each other. This tip works with other open die cut shapes as well. Find out how to do … Read More ...