If you read this blog at all you probably know how obsessed I am with mermaids and I’m so happy how popular they are right now! Sandy Allnock has 3 new adorable mermaid scene cards to share and she also … Read More ...
Tip: Coloring the Negative Space on a Stamp
Instead of coloring the stamped leaf images Debby Hughes painted the “negative” background space making the image really pop. This works really well with floral and botanical images and is a great way to get more use and a unique … Read More ...
Project: Hydrangea Vellum Overlay Card
This beautiful hydrangea card has a dark colored stamped image on the bottom layer but the top layer of heat embossed vellum laid over top softens the colors and makes it really elegant. Find directions for making this vellum overlay … Read More ...
Tip: Altering a Stamp with Masking
Kathy had a pretty sunflower stamp with one flower but she wanted more then one so she used a masking technique to add another stamped flower, bees and butterflies and also added her own drawn stems to make one seamless … Read More ...
Project: Fly Girl Tag
Renee Bolton made this fun Fly Girl tag using just the body of a girl stamp adding a sweet face from printed washi tape. She’ll tell you how to make one over on her blog, Bolton House.
-heather
… Read More ...Project: Plane Tri-Fold Card
I love all the movement and action in this airplane card! Nichol Spohr made this fun tri-fold card with new stamps and dies from Lawn Fawn. The vellum is such a perfect use for clouds. Click here to visit her … Read More ...
Review: Stampin’ Up Catalog 2017 Part 3
I’m back with one last look at products from the brand new Stampin’ Up 2017 catalog! It’s loaded with tons of new stamps, pattern papers, dies, inks, embellishments and more. Inside you’ll find wood, clear and cling stamps for … Read More ...
Technique: Faux No Line Coloring Pineapple Card
How fresh and cool is this cute summery card? Using a pale beige ink Amy R stamped and colored up some fun pineapple stamps using a marker and water color technique and ended up getting this fun faux no-line coloring … Read More ...
Technique: Wet on Wet Watercolor Stamping
How lovely is this floral card? Sandy Allnock gets an amazing soft and painterly look with her wet on wet water color stamping technique. Visit her blog for a video tutorial.
-Heather
… Read More ...Project: Baby Card with Hinged Letters
Help someone celebrate the arrival of a sweet little one with this wonderful baby card. Kittie will show you how to partially die cut hinged letters for the front. I love how she stamped the animals on the pattern paper, … Read More ...
Project: 4th of July Drink Tags
Planning a party for the 4th of July? Jazz up your party decor with some hand made DIY decorations using die cuts. Like these fun drink tags, you can find directions for making them over on the Spellbinders blog.
Technique: Coloring on Vellum with Copic Markers
I love the soft look that vellumpaper adds to a card. There’s so much you can do with vellum, stamp on it, heat emboss it, die cut it and many coloring mediums work well with it too, like Copic … Read More ...
Flash Sale at Paper Pumpkin!!
For today only first time subscribers to Paper Pumpkin will get their first month (July) for only $5. WOW! Use code ONEDAY0717 at checkout. Be sure to jump on this today, it runs from June 29 11:59 PM (MT) … Read More ...
Project: Forest Moose Card
If you know someone who loves camping and the great outdoors this fun moose card would be perfect for them. I love the Star Wars force/forest pun, so funny! Using new stamps and papers from SugarPea Designs and coloring with … Read More ...
Project: When Pigs Fly Card
I’ve gotten some nice comments about the flying pig card I posted with my recent Stampin Up review so I thought I’d make a video tutorial showing how to make it. This is one of my favorite stamp sets from … Read More ...