Die cuts aren’t just for paper, many will also cut things like fabric and felt. This lovely snowflake ornament was made with layers of die cut felt stitched down the center. The designer, Amy Sheffer added some sequins, buttons and … Read More ...
Project: Wine Bottle Gift Tag
Giving a bottle of wine for the holidays this year? Here’s a fun stamped gift tag you can make to hang on it. Find directions for making the tags as well as detailed coloring instructions over on the Trinity Rose … Read More ...
Project: Cookie Holder Box
Oh gosh, those cookies are almost too cute to eat! If you make tasty treats for the holidays you want a fun way to package them, right? These adorable cookie holders are a fun way to give someone your home … Read More ...
Project: Quick and Easy Christmas Light Paper Garland
All you need to make this bright and festive Christmas light strand garland is some strips of cardstock, a hole punch and some string! A scoring tool is also helpful but not necessary. The Stubbornly Crafty blog has directions for … Read More ...
Project: Shaker Card Christmas Tags with the Fuse Tool.
The Fuse tool is a fun way to make pockets, windows and shaker cards by sealing together sheets of plastic. The W plus 9 blog has a video tutorial showing you how to stamp, emboss and water color a background … Read More ...
Project: Pop Up Present Card
Add some extra pop to your holiday cards this year with a fun preset pop up card. Julie Davison has directions for folding, scoring and cutting the inside of a card to make a fun stack of present that pop … Read More ...
Technique: Make Your Own Custom Ink Pad from Baby Wipes
If you have a solid stamp and you want to add multiple colors to it here’s a fantastic technique from Song of My Heart Stampers. Add drops of different colored inks from Re-Inkers (normally used to refill your dried ink … Read More ...
Project: Reindeer Holiday Gift Tags
Vary your gifts tags this holiday season by die cutting or punching a bunch of different tag shapes and adding embellishments like sequins and ribbon and strips of pattern paper. Stamp out all your focal images at once (like these … Read More ...
Project: Spirograph Cards
Oh my gosh, does anyone else remember Spirograph?! I loved it when I was a kid! The Instructables blog has some great ideas for making some greeting cards with a retro feel using a vintage Spirograph set. I love the … Read More ...
Freebie and Project : Disney’s Arlo The Good Dinosaur Stamp
The Disney blog is sharing a free pattern to print and trace and cut out of fun foam to make your own cute Arlo stamp. He’s the Dino star of the newest Disney movie, The Good Dinosaur. Stamp him onto … Read More ...
Technique: Holiday Card with White Washed Wood Look
The Gina K blog has a video showing how to make this elegant holiday card including die cutting and a technique using inks for a faux white washed wood look. Click here to watch.
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… Read More ...Project: Winter Scene Card
Find directions for making this joyful winter scene card over at Mariana Grigsby’s blog. I love how she added the words and circle of stars over top of the trees, it adds so much depth and the metlic bow … Read More ...
Project: Clothes Pin Wreath
This oh so fun wreath was made with 4 half sheets of patterned scrapbooking paper and 65 clothes pins. Erin Lincoln used a die cut that fits a cloths pin to make the work go faster but you could use … Read More ...
Project: Stamped Copper Bracelet
Turn a blank piece of copper into a cool customized bracelet with some metal stamping. The Darby Smart blog has tips for lining up your letter stamps, adding color and how to bend the blank shape into a bracelet. These … Read More ...
Project: Tri-Fold Gift Card Holder
Make giving a gift card a bit more festive by putting it in a hand stamped card. The Hero Arts blog has directions for making a fun Tri-fold Gift Card Holder. I love the winter scene inside the Mason … Read More ...