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.
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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 ...
Projects: 9 Metal Stamping Projects and Inspiration
Stamping on metal is a quite a bit different than stamping on paper but it opens up your crafting to lots of new ideas, techniques and mediums and you can also mix the two ideas. Stampington and Company has gathered … Read More ...
Project: Christmas in July Gift Tags
Are you working on holiday projects for Christmas in July? Grab your heat tool and some gold embossing powder and stamp up some elegant white and gold holiday gift tags. You can keep these for yourself or package them up … Read More ...
Project: Flap Fold Card
Julie Davison has a step by step tutorial and a video to watch on how to make a fun Flap Fold card. This cute trifold card idea has a hole punched in the center that opens around the focal image … Read More ...
Project: Ocean Shaker Card
This is a great twist on a shaker card, using a food saver pouch and filling it with water glycerin, sequins and glitter Larissa created this fun ocean card. She’s got more info on how to make one over on … Read More ...
Freebie: Cut and Paste Paper Crafting Magazine
Aly Dosdall is sharing a free copy of the on-line magazine Cut and Paste. This magazine includes loads of card and paper crafting ideas with tips on sewing and stitching, adding twine and using a punch board to your cards. … Read More ...
Tip: Color Theory
If you make cards, scrapbook, sew clothes or knit everyone who crafts can benefit from at least a basic understanding of color theory. Sometimes if a project looks “off” to you it might be because the colors aren’t working well … Read More ...
Project: Deer Card made with Metallic Pens and Stencils
One of my favorite pends to use are the Wink Of Stella pens, they add a wonderful shimmer of glitter to any card and now they also have the Wink of Luna which adds a metallic shimmer, I need to … Read More ...
Technique: Ocean Wave Background
Using a spackling compound , stamping ink and a stencil you can make a cool water and wave card background. This look pairs perfectly with ocean and sea critter stamps. Find out how to make this background over at Jess … Read More ...
Technique: Ink Smooshing Background
The Lawnscaping Challenge blog is sharing a tutorial on how to make a ink smooshing background for your cards, this technique is perfect for those ocean and sea themed stamp sets, click here to watch the video tutorial.
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Book Review: More Creative Lettering
If you’re looking to add a personal touch to your greeting cards, scrapbook pages, journal or any paper crafting project then your own hand writing is a great way! But if you’re like me you might not be crazy about … Read More ...
Project: Flower Embellishments
Are you like me , do you save all your snips and scraps of ribbon, there’s too pretty to toss and you know you’ll use them on something, right? Well here’s a great use for them, make your won flower … Read More ...
Tips: Alcohol Marker Basics
If you’ve not yet tried alcohol markers to color your stamps you’re missing out on a medium that can add lots of realism, depth and dimension to your stamped images. Yes, they are an investment but they really can take … Read More ...