Simon Hurley has 6 great hacks for die cutting. With tips like how to make your own stamps with your die cuts, tricks to make die cutting easier like using adhesive cardstock and Press n Seal and several more great … Read More ...
Product Review: Whimsy Stamps
I recently got the chance to try out some stamps from a wonderful company called Whimsy Stamps. They carry photo-polymer clear stamps, rubber on cling mount stamps, digital stamps, stencils, metal dies and pattern papers. Whimsy has … Read More ...
Ink Smooshing Technique
Channin added some wonderful foliage to a large tree stamp using an ink smooshing technique. By placing Distress Ink and water on acetate she was able to control her color and placement for a great realistic look. This idea would … Read More ...
Card Sketches and Color Inspiration
Feeling a little stampers block, stuck on how to start your next card? Each month Papertrey Ink posts card sketches and color combo inspirations to help jump start your creativity.
Click here to see their latest collection of inspiration.
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31 Holidays in August (an excuse to stamp)
Looking for an excuse to get creative and make a card? Try some of these “holidays” and make and mail something fun and different to a friend. Like did you know today is the day the US dollar bill was … Read More ...
Rainbow Stamping with Ink Cubes
Ink cubes, which are just small ink pads, make it easier to ink small stamps or selective areas. Gina used a pretty rainbow selection of cubes to add different colors to multiple words using a stamp positioning tool and also … Read More ...
Food and Drink Birthday Booklet
Inspired by the theme Food and Drink Kath stamped up this fun little booklet. She’ll show you how she inked watercolor paper, added her stamped images and stencil designs and put together her little birthday book.
Subtle Embossing Around Stamps
Instead of using the coordinating die cut to cut out this stamped strawberry image Virginia used it to add a subtle line of embossing around it.
Find more info on this idea over on her blog Yes, Virginia.
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Superhero Slider Card
Let someone know how super you think they are with this adorable superhero slider card. This cute little guy reminds me of Mighty Mouse 🙂
Find the card tutorial on the Create a Smile Stamps blog.
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8 Unique Stencil Cards
The stencil trend is still going strong and companies are upping their game with more different and unique stencils. Justine Hovey focuses on some interesting stencils that she loves, some can be layered, turned or have multiple designs in one.… Read More ...
Printable: Teacher Gift Card Holders
Just in time for back to school these fun teacher gift card holders are a great way to say thanks to your child’s favorite teacher. And they are FREE to download!
Visit the Crazy Little projects blog to download them.… Read More ...
Unicorn Cards with Ink Pad Card Backgrounds
Chrissie used ink pads as watercolors for the pretty rainbow background on this card. It’s perfect for trendy unicorn or galaxy themed cards.
Visit the Spectrum Noir blog for her video tutorial.
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Cut and Emboss Folders
Spellbinders has new amazing folders that cut and emboss at the same time in one pass through your die cutting machine, how cool is that!? Nichol Spohr added an additional element to them by adding ink to the folders for … Read More ...
Negative Space Die Cut Coloring
I love the colorful rainbow hues of this floral card. By tracing the inside and outside of a detailed die Stephanie watercolored the negative space of the shape for beautiful results.
Visit her blog Stephanie Low Creative for more on … Read More ...
Geometric Background Downloadable Die Shape
This fun geometric background tile die shape would be great on a retro themed card. You can download it for FREE from SVG Cuts! They say there files are “in Zip format and include the SVG Files for use with … Read More ...