Water coloring your stamped images will give them a soft painterly look. One big new trend is Water Color markers. You can color directly on your stamped images with the markers and then you can blend and soften the look … Read More ...
Trend: Burlap Die Cut
Burlap is really hot and trendy right now, it’showing up on all sorts of home decor and crafting projects, including cards. It can be a bit tricky to incorporate on your cards, it’ stiff, a bit hard to cut and … Read More ...
Project: Vellum Balloon Card
vellum is a thin transparent paper and you can get a wonderful look of layered images by stamping on the front and back side like in this balloon card. The Altenew Stamps blog has directions for making this card with … Read More ...
Projects: Three Distress Ink Cards
Distress Ink from Tim Holtz are really versatile, not you can you color and stamp like normal with them but they also react with water so there’s a bunch of cool techniques you can do with them. Marina’s Craft Space … Read More ...
Project: Shaker Card Using the Fuse Tool
The Fuse Tool is a heated tool that looks a bit like a wood burning tool that can be used to make pockets and flaps from plastic page protectors for your scrapbook but you can also use it on your … Read More ...
Project: Bright Floral Card
This bright and brilliant card was made with Chameleon markers, these unique markers fade as you color so you go from intense to a more muted color, perfect for shading your stamped images! This tutorial will show you how to … Read More ...
Project: Stamped Book Cover
Combine rubber stamps and stencils to make this fabulous book cover. This little book would be perfect to carry around for notes and lists or fill it with photos for a brag book. The Faber Castell blog has all the … Read More ...
Project: Glitter Sunset Card
Create a stunning shimmering sunset background for your cards by using sheets of double sided adhesive or tape behind a large die cut and adding rows of different colors of glitter. The 21st Century Pilow Book blog will teach you … Read More ...
Tip: Die Cut Card Border
Take your die cut shapes and turn them into a border for your cards by only cutting out part of the dies. The Top Dog Dies blog shows you how to get more use from your die cut shapes with … Read More ...
Tip: Ink Blended Card Background
Kristina Werner has a video tutorial on her blog showing how to achieve a soft ink blended background for your stamped cards using ink pads and a blending tool along with complete directions for making this lovely owl wreath card,… Read More ...
Project: Tropical Card with Blended Gelato Coloring Technique
This tropical Toucan and flowers card is sure to brighten up anyone’s day! The Waffle Flower blog is sharing a video tutorial showing how to color your stamped images in using Gelatos and a blending sponge, no water needed to … Read More ...
Project: Christmas in July Poinsettia Card
July is almost over, have you been working on Christmas in July projects? It’s a good time to get a jump on those greeting cards! Here’s some inspiration to get you in an early holiday mood, you can find a … Read More ...
Tip: Embellishments with a Faux Burlap Look
The rustic look of burlap is really trendy right now and you can achieve a similar look on paper and acrylic accents by using a scarp of burlap to “stamp” the pattern with. The Paper Ink and Smile blog has … Read More ...
Project: Trifold Card
I love cards that have a different fold than a traditional side or top fold, they are so much fun to make. The Craftsy blog has directions for making a fun trifold card, click here for complete directions.
-Heather
… Read More ...Project: Mermaid Card
I love mermaids and anything to do with the ocean! This stunning card from Lyn’s Paper Petunia uses a stencil and Gelatos for the background with a beautiful mermaid stamp from Stampendous. She’s sharing her card making details on her … Read More ...