Betsy Veldman shares a great background technique using an embossing plate and some paint for a great shabby weathered wood look. Find directions on her blog Paper, Scissors and Superheros.
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Technique: Make Your Own Honeycomb Paper
This AMAZING piece of art from Shelly Hickox (aka The Stamptramp) just blows me away! Even more impressive is that for the balloon she made her very own honey comb paper, seriously, who is that clever!? Luckily we all don’t … Read More ...
Project: Stamped Clay Dish
How pretty and colorful are these jewelry dishes? The Fiskars website has directions for using clay, paint and stamps to make these. I’ve not done much with clay myself but these look easy enough I think even I could make … Read More ...
Project: Paper Easter Basket
Directions for making this lovely Easter Basket can be found on the Lili of the Valley blog.
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Tutorial: Make Your Own Foam Stamps
Kelly Wilkinsin from Make Grow Gather has a great tutorial for making your own cute stamps using nothing more than fun foam and a ball point pin. Click here to check it out.
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Tutorial: Stamped Rose Tag
Donna Downey shares detailed step by step instructions for making this lovely rose tag. The water color crayons give such a soft touch and I adore the pleated paper along the bottom! This would make such a nice gift tag, … Read More ...
Technique: Coloring on Dark Paper
Beat Johns has a great tutorial over on Splitcoast Stampers, she shows how to color with pencils on black cardstock. That bold pop of color is really striking! Click here for a step by step tutorial and video too.… Read More ...
Sneak Peek: Embossing Diffusers
Oh, that clever Tim Holtz has done it again. Recently at CHA Tim demonstrated his cool new Embossing Diffuser templates. Used with embossing folders these plates fit inside certain die cutting machines ( that take thicker dies including Tim’s Vagabond) … Read More ...
Project: Spinning Easel Card
I adore cards that move, spin, pop up, etc so I really fell in love with this beautiful card from Dorcas Designs. Not only does it stand up like an easel card but it spins too! Find direction on how … Read More ...
Project: Wet Erase Board
October Afternoon has an adorable wet erase board project on their blog. They used a preprinted journaling card but you could easily incorporate a stamped image on cardstock for a great personalize way to leave notes. Click here for step … Read More ...
Tutorial: How to Make a Wax Seal Stamp
Ragehaus has step by step instructions for turning a wooden dowel into a cool wax seal stamp using a wood burning tool. Note:I originally linked from another site but it was brought to my attention this post originated from Rage … Read More ...
Project and Freebie: Paper Mail Box
A gift of a set of handmade note cards would be perfect to tuck inside this sweet paper mail box! Find directions and a free printable template on the Stempeleinmaleins blog. Please note the site is in German and … Read More ...
Projects and Techniques: Stamping with Studio Paints
For the last four weeks Blockheads has been sharing different techniques combining stamping and Studio Paints from Claudine Helmuth. Each week features three projects with that technique, a basic card, an advanced card and a wall tile. The weekly pdf … Read More ...
Project: Chocolate Bar Slider Card
What could be better to cheer up a sick friend than chocolate?! Michelle with Paper Made Bakery shares step by step instructions for making this fun slide out card/candy bar holder.
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Project: Elegant Blue Bird Card
This lovely blue bird card comes from Inkadinkado, made with some yummy pattern paper, stamps, punches and pearls. You can find the directions on their website.
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