I am so in love with this wonderful altered Halloween clock made by the Artful Maven! Starting with a blank clock (from Tim Holtz designs) there’s a tiny lighted lantern inside, painted metal embellishments around the outside edges, a paper … Read More ...
Technique: Water Color Card Using Re-Inkers
The tiny bottles of ink used to refill a dried up ink pad can be use for more then just re-inking those pads, they can also be mixed with water and used as watercolors. The Paperfections blog shares how to … Read More ...
Tutorial: Felt Flower Card Embellishment
Metal die cuts are just for paper, you can also use them cut fabric , thin sheets of metal, felt thin chipboard and lots more. Using a pretty little flower and leaf die cut Betsy Veldman made a pretty little … Read More ...
Project: Halloween Shaker Card
Punch some circle out of a fun vintage Halloween printed paper and add some trendy sequins behind it with acetate for an adorable Halloween shaker card. Michele Kovac shares a step by step tutorial for making one of these fun … Read More ...
Project: Halloween Shrine
This wonderful Halloween shrine would make a perfect centerpiece to any Halloween table setting. This mixed media art combines a shrine frame die cut, lots of stamped images, paint, book pages and more. Find more info on this fun altered … Read More ...
Project: Stenciled Fabric Flower Card
Stencils are super popular right now, there’s so much you can do with them. Like add color and texture to paper and fabric for the perfect accent to any greeting card. The Simon Says Stamp blog is sharing a tutorial … Read More ...
Tips: Stamping with House Hold Items
If your looking to stamp some interesting backgrounds you might not need to go buy a brand new rubber stamp, you can stamp with items found around your house. Heather Greenwood will show you how to add some ink or … Read More ...
Project: Vintage Style Typewriter Card
Darkroom Door Stamps is sharing directions for making this vintage inspired typewriter card. It hard to find ideas for masculine cards but I think this one would be perfect for the next guy in your life you need to make … Read More ...
Project: Mushroom Fairy Clock
I love anything to do with fairies, so this adorable mushroom fairy house altered clock really caught my eye! Using a chipboard album cover in the shape of a mushroom as the base Debi Tullier added stamps , papers and … Read More ...
Project: Sequin Shaker Card
Here’s a fun card idea, a multi tiered shaker card! J J Bolton uses trendy sequins for this colorful a card and keeps them separated with small strips of foam tape behind clear acetate. Find directions for making one here … Read More ...
Project and Technique: Cupcake Card using Vellum Paper
Vellum paper is a semi transparent paper that gives a pretty soft look when layered on your cards. You can use permanent inks or heat embossing to stamp on vellum. Coloring on the back side of vellum with markers … Read More ...
Project: Mixed Media Home Decor
This mixed media altered frame from Tim Holtz is stunning! Tim shares how he used printed tissue papers, stencils, glitter, embellishments and die cuts to make this lovely art piece on top of a plain picture frame. I love how … Read More ...
Technique: Stamp Etching
Using a fine tipped marker learn to add depth, shading and dimension to a stamped image with a technique called Stamp Etching. Lydia Fiedler shares her step by step tutorial as well as a video of this cool technique over … Read More ...
Project: Halloween Treat Bags and Tags
Don’t just hand out candy for Halloween, add a fun hand made touch by packing those treats into little bags. You can stamp on the bags and add a cute stamped tag too, like these adorable bags made with Mama … Read More ...
Project: Stamped Art Canvas
Stamping doesn’t just have to be for cards, use stamps in your mixed media art work as well. Paola from My Whimsical Little World used torn papers, ink sprays, oil pastels, stencils and added a digital stamped image (colored with … Read More ...