Embossing paste works well with stencils to add depth and texture to your paper crafting projects. You can use it straight from the container or you can take it up a notch with some of these great tips from the … Read More ...
Project and Technique: Gilded Stamped Ornament
Neil from Neelz Expressions has an awesome technique for using pretty metallic gilding flakes with stamps. He used glue to “ink” up a large background stamp onto an MDF ornament shape and then applied the flakes over top. Then added … Read More ...
Project: Holiday Paper Banner
This wonderfully festive banner is perfect to decorate your mantle for the holidays! It has such a great retro vibe. The October Afternoon blog will show you step by step how to make paper rosettes, add trims, chipboard letters and … Read More ...
Project: Pop Up Gift Christmas Card Holder
I love getting and giving gift cards for the holidays! He’s a fun interactive way to present a gift card, in a pop up card holder. Vicki G. shares a video and directions for folding scoring and assembling this cute … Read More ...
Project: Uplifting Card
Here’s a neat twist on an accordion card! Designer Tamara Tripodi turned the small accordion folded card on it’s side so it pulls up and added it to a larger card base for this fantastic uplifting card. You can find … Read More ...
Review: Close to My Heart Holiday Catalog Part 3
I’m back with one last look at the Holiday Expressions mini catalog from Close to My Heart which is all about the upcoming holiday seasons. It’s filled with items for card making, gift packaging, scrapbooking and jewelry making with clear … Read More ...
Project: Halloween Card with Custom Stencil
This fun Halloween card was designed by Lizzy for Lawn Fawn. She combined lots of cool techniques like using Twinkling H2O’s for a gradiated painted background and used acetate and a die cut to make her own star stencil, then … Read More ...
Project: Quick and Easy Treat Bags
Need to whip up some last minute candy bags for Halloween? Try these quick and easy designs from Hero Arts like a sour cream and match book shaped packages. Find a video tutorial with all the details here.
-Heather
… Read More ...Project: Paper Doll Witch
How fun is this movable witch paper doll? Inkadinkado has a fun Articulated Witch stamp set, that can be put together with brads so her arms and legs move, add some ruffled ribbon for a skirt and you’ve got an … Read More ...
Technique: Chalkboard Pumpkin Card
Shelly Hickox designed this stunning Fall Pumpkin Card with her very own chalk technique. She stamped and embossed her image and then rubber chalk over top and then colored it in with liquid chalk and markers. What a fun rustic … Read More ...
Project: Halloween Shadow Box
This amazing Halloween Shadow Box was designs by Zoe from I Girl Zoe. She’ll take you step by step how she painted and covered each box with paper and filled it loads of cool embellishments. This awesome project would be … Read More ...
Project: Textured Halloween Tag
Combine stencils, gelato sticks, chalk board paint, die cutting and more for this fun Halloween tag. Visit the Ellen Hudson blog for complete directions from Lisa.
-Heather
Are you looking for more Halloween Embellishments, papers, and supplies? Check … Read More ...
Project: Halloween Pumpkin Card
I love the cool crackle look of the pumpkins on the Jack O’ Lantern card! You can achieve this look by using embossing paste, crackle medium and then coloring with markers over a top of a stencil. The Remembering … Read More ...
Project: Edgar Allan Poe Flip Frame
I love Edgar Allan Poe so of course I flipped when I saw this amazing flip frame project featuring Poe! This cool and creepy frame uses lots of layers of pattern papers along with metallic embellishments for the perfect Halloween … Read More ...
Project: Scribble Style Holiday Cards
You can find complete directions for making these 3 Holiday cards over on Vintage Muse Designs. Using products from Tim Holtz, with different watercolor backgrounds using Distress Ink and adding scribble die cuts over top Bobbi made these fun cards … Read More ...