Do you get tired of making the same Christmas card over and over? Try making the same background but adding different elements as the focus to help break up the monotony, like with these adorable winter critter cards from Nichol … Read More ...
Project: Winter Scene Tunnel Card
Shelley Hickox has a tutorial showing how to make this stunning tunnel card with a winter scene using die cuts. The best part is it folds flat for mailing. I love the glitter paper she use to die cut the … Read More ...
Technique: No Line Stamping Technique on a Winter Girl Card
The “no line” stamping and coloring technique gives you the look of a painted image. By stamping your design in a light color of ink and then coloring over top the stamped lines almost disappear and you’re left with an … Read More ...
Project and Tip: Coloring Book Page Canvas
Coloring books are the hottest thing right now but don’t spend all that time coloring your pages only to leave them closed up in a book where you can’t enjoy seeing them. You can cut out elements or use the … Read More ...
Project: Mason Jar Snow Globe
Mason Jar crafts are really popular right now and are great for recycling projects! You can turn an empty jar into a fun snow globe by adhering some die cut tree shapes to sticks and adding some faux snow into … Read More ...
Tutorial: Stamped and Embossed Gift Wrap
There’s no need to buy wrapping paper if you’ve got rubber stamps! Purchase some inexpensive brown butcher paper and stamp away. You can also add some dimension by heat embossing the images. This paper used Distress Ink for even more … Read More ...
Review and Giveaway: Stampin’ Up Paper Pumpkin Kit for November
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If you’re looking for paper crafting inspiration Paper Pumpkin is here to inspire you and bring creativity to your door each and every month. Paper Pumpkin is a subscription kit brought … Read More ...
Project: Nordic Style Holiday Card
The Nordic look is super trendy this holiday season, I’m seeing lots of fun stamp sets in this style this year. You can use these elements to make your own fun patterns and designs, they all remind me of sweaters … Read More ...
Project: 3D Evergreen Wreath Card
Believe it or not the beautiful wreath on this card was made with just one branch punch, punched out, many, many times 🙂 And laid out in a wreath shape. It’s wonderful added to a card or it would also … Read More ...
Project: Surprise Snowman Card
This cute snowman is hiding a surprise, pull the tab and he flips up to reveal a photo underneath! This is such a clever way to send your family holiday photo this year. You can find directions for making this … Read More ...
Tip: Cleaning Clear Stamps
Dirty stamps can muddy your ink, make a mess when stored and in the case of clear stamps can stop them from clinging to your clear stamping blocks. The Some Odd Girl blog has some quick and easy tips for … Read More ...
Project: Fold Over Poinsettia Card
Monika Jakubowska shares how she made this beautiful holiday fold over card making the 3D poinsettia flower with die cut shapes, she’s also got a template for fold over card base. You’ll need to translate her blog but the step … Read More ...
Project: Stamped Snow Globe Ornament
The Chameleon Pens blog has a tutorial showing how to make this adorable Christmas ornament using a clear plastic dome and adding stamped images and die cut shapes from Lawn Fawn inside along with fake snow for a fun snow … Read More ...
Tutorial: Make Your Own Custom Stencils
You can create your own stencils with stencil material (or thin plastic acetate sheets) and die cuts and punches just like Alma did for this lovely star card. She’s sharing a tutorial over on the Cat’s Pajamas Stamps blog making … Read More ...
Technique: Letterpress Note Cards with Dies
Letterpressing is a very old technique and it reminds me a bit of reversed embossing. Usually, you need special machines to do traditional letter press but you can achieve a very similar look by embossing die cut letters and images … Read More ...