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 ...
Techniques: Masking, Stenciling and Splattering Card
Crafty Ellen H has a video tutorial on her blog showing how to using a couple of masking techniques to stamp and also to make a stencil for a colorful splatter background on her sweet sleepy kitty card. Click here … Read More ...
Project: Woodland Forest Holiday Cards
Do you get tired of making the same Christmas card over and over? Try making the same background but adding different elements as the focus to help break up the monotony, like with these adorable winter critter cards from Nichol … Read More ...
Project: Winter Scene Tunnel Card
Shelley Hickox has a tutorial showing how to make this stunning tunnel card with a winter scene using die cuts. The best part is it folds flat for mailing. I love the glitter paper she use to die cut the … Read More ...
Technique: No Line Stamping Technique on a Winter Girl Card
The “no line” stamping and coloring technique gives you the look of a painted image. By stamping your design in a light color of ink and then coloring over top the stamped lines almost disappear and you’re left with an … Read More ...
Project and Tip: Coloring Book Page Canvas
Coloring books are the hottest thing right now but don’t spend all that time coloring your pages only to leave them closed up in a book where you can’t enjoy seeing them. You can cut out elements or use the … Read More ...
Project: Thanksgiving Card with Stamps and Die Cuts
Add different colors of Distress Ink pads to a large stamp for a lovely background for a fall card, add a stamped sentiment and some inked die cut shapes and you’ve got a wonderful card for Thanksgiving. The U Cut … Read More ...
Project: Mason Jar Snow Globe
Mason Jar crafts are really popular right now and are great for recycling projects! You can turn an empty jar into a fun snow globe by adhering some die cut tree shapes to sticks and adding some faux snow into … Read More ...
Tutorial: Stamped and Embossed Gift Wrap
There’s no need to buy wrapping paper if you’ve got rubber stamps! Purchase some inexpensive brown butcher paper and stamp away. You can also add some dimension by heat embossing the images. This paper used Distress Ink for even more … Read More ...
Project: Nordic Style Holiday Card
The Nordic look is super trendy this holiday season, I’m seeing lots of fun stamp sets in this style this year. You can use these elements to make your own fun patterns and designs, they all remind me of sweaters … Read More ...
Project: 3D Evergreen Wreath Card
Believe it or not the beautiful wreath on this card was made with just one branch punch, punched out, many, many times ๐ And laid out in a wreath shape. It’s wonderful added to a card or it would also … Read More ...
Project: Yeti Shaker Card
Shake up some winter fun with this adorable stamped Yeti shaker card. You can find a video tutorial for how to make one over on the Trinity Rose Designs blog.
-Heather
Looking for supplies to make your own Shaker card? … Read More ...
Project: Stamped Wood Ornaments
The rustic woodland look is very popular this year and you can bring that to your own Christmas tree this year with these stamped wood ornaments. Jennifer McGuire has a tutorial on her blog showing you how to stamp … Read More ...
Project: Surprise Snowman Card
This cute snowman is hiding a surprise, pull the tab and he flips up to reveal a photo underneath! This is such a clever way to send your family holiday photo this year. You can find directions for making this … Read More ...
Project: Fold Over Poinsettia Card
Monika Jakubowska shares how she made this beautiful holiday fold over card making the 3D poinsettia flower with die cut shapes, she’s also got a template for fold over card base. You’ll need to translate her blog but the step … Read More ...