Get a lovely light and lacy look by embossing your stamped floral images in white on vellum. Alexandra added a touch of color and added her embossed panels into windows on her cards for some stunning designs. Visit her … Read More ...
Project: DIY Bookmarks
Your paper crafting supplies aren’t just for cards and scrapbook pages, use them for making fun projects like bookmarks. These are also perfect for those in the planner craze too! Find a couple of fun bookmark making projects with paper … Read More ...
Technique: Swipe Stamping
Solid stamps can sometimes be hard to work with, they only stamp out in one color so they are a bit limiting. But Jennifer McGuire has come up with a fun way to add some texture to solid stamps with … Read More ...
Tip: 5 Ways to use Circle Dies on Your Cards
Circle dies may seem basic but there’s so much you can do with them from windows to shakers, layers and more. They are a must have in your card making arsenal. Nina Marie has 5 different wonderful ways to use … Read More ...
Tips: Colored Pencils Techniques
Learn how to get loads of depth, shading and realistic dimension to your stamped images with these great colored pencils coloring tips from May Sukyong. She’s got a fantastic tutorial over on Hero Arts.
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… Read More ...Project: Chipboard Sentiment Window Card
Wow, this is such a cool card! I’ve seen lots of cards with thick sentiments on them but this card from Stephanie takes it one step further, the sentiment is inside the card and comes up through a die cut … Read More ...
Technique: Adding Splatters to Your Cards
Add some texture and interest to your card backgrounds with splashes and splatters. Heather will show you how to use inks and a water brush to make some fun splats to your next card. Click here to visit her blog … Read More ...
Technique: Blue Floral Card with Masking Technique
Ilina will show you how to make a whole bunch of flowers using just a single flower stamp with a masking technique and how to color them a lovely shade of blue with a combination of Colored Pencils and alcohol … Read More ...
Technique: Card with Double Heat Embossing
This pretty card has lots of shine because the entire thing is covered in embossing. This fun double embossing technique from Lucia Gomez will show you how to heat emboss an entire piece of cardstock and then how to heat … Read More ...
Tip: Stamped Scalloped Cards
Learn how to combine curved border stamps to make lovely stamped scalloped designs. Perfect for a variety of card designs. Melanie from Hands, Head and Heart has a video tutorial, click here to watch.
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Project: Spring Shaker Bookmarks
Oh my gosh, how sweet are these spring themed shaker bookmarks?! Ashley Abelson used a Fuse tool to make the shaker part and adorable stamps from Your Next Stamp for the designs and she’s got a video tutorial showing how … Read More ...
Sneak Peek: April Paper Pumpkin Kit
If you follow this blog you probably know I review and giveaway a Paper Pumpkin kit from Stampin’ Up every month, I look forward to it each time! But next month has got me really excited because Stampin’ Up! CEO, … Read More ...
Technique: Doodle Coloring
Sandy Allnock has a fun and creative twist on coloring some stamped animals. Instead of using colored markers or paints she used a thin tip black marker and drew in lines and designs for some fun black and white doodled … Read More ...
Tips: Stamped Card Backgrounds
Stumped for a card idea? The background is a good place to start. You can make a simple card with just a stamped background or build a more detailed card design around a cool background idea. Stamped backgrounds are also … Read More ...
Project: Framed 3D Cityscape
Wow, this dimensional cityscape framed home decor project is simply amazing! Jenny made is using die cuts and new Distress Ink from Tim Holtz. She’s got step by step project directions over on the Frilly and Funkie blog, click here … Read More ...