How sweet is this deer card? I love using a woodland theme for winter and holiday cards. This card has lots of great stamping techniques like heat embossing, coloring with alcohol markers using a glitter pen, die cutting and more. … Read More ...
Freebie: 3D Ornament Die Cut
The Birds Cards blog is sharing a free die cut file for making this lovely holiday bauble. Fold the shapes in half and glue together for a 3D ornament or use one layer for a card front. File come in … Read More ...
Project: Mini Treat Bags
If your looking for cute little stocking stuffers, office, neighbor or teachers gifts make up some bags filled with candy or homemade goodies. The Splitcoast Stampers site has directions for making some mini treat bags using a die cut bag … Read More ...
Technique: Water Colored Christmas Card
This wonderful holiday card looks more like an artists painting then a stamped card doesn’t it? Joy from the Simple by Design blog shares a video tutorial showing how she achieved this look using watercolors with her Penny Black stamped … Read More ...
Freebie: Winter Fairy Image
If your looking to add a vintage feel to your holiday cards this year Dover Publications has some lovely vintage style winter and Holiday images to download for free, perfect for card making or coloring pages to keep the kids … Read More ...
Project: Round Fall Card
Layer up some delicate die cut cardstock circles and add a little stamped pumpkin in the center for a beautiful Thanksgiving fall card. I love shaped cards like this that are not just a traditional rectangle or square. The Spellbinders… Read More ...
Project: Embossed Gift Bag
You probably have plain brown lunch sacks or shopping bags sitting around your house right now, instead of throwing them away why not jazz them up with some stamping and embossing and use them to wrap up some gift this … Read More ...
Project: Fall Wall Hanging
Combine pattern papers that are sanded, inked and cut into shapes along with strips of fabric and buttons layered onto chipboard for a pretty fall themed wall hanging. I love the rustic, primitive look of this project! K and Co. … Read More ...
Freebie: Gift Card Holder
Treat someone special this holiday season with a gift card to their favorite place to shop and you can add a special touch with a hand made gift card holder. The Joyful Daisy blog has a free gift card holder … Read More ...
Product Review: Xyron Adhesives
I am one of those card makers that loves to cut out tiny stamped image, I like to paper piece and also use die cuts with lots of small bits and pieces. But one of my biggest problems was what … Read More ...
Project: Matching Pinecone Ornament and Card using Photo Corners
Here’s a very inventive way to use photo corners
, layer them over a foam egg shape for an amazing pine cone Christmas tree decoration. You’ll find directions for making these as well as a stamped matching card with tiny … Read More ...
Freebie: Holiday Papercrafting Booklet
Echo Park Paper has a fun mini idea book to download. Inside you’ll find directions for holiday cards, scrapbook layout, altered projects and a mini album. Click here to download.
-Heather
Looking for more Echo Park Supplies? Check these out … Read More ...
Tutorial: Winter Owl Shaker Card
This adorable little owl is all bundled up and ready for winter. Visit the Lawn Fawn stamps blog and find a video tutorial on how to make this cute shaker card using trendy sequins inside. There also lots of other … Read More ...
Technique: Stamping with Chalk for Place Cards
The chalkboard stamping style has been popular for awhile, it’s usual done with white embossing powder on black cardstock but here’s a clever twist on that idea, actually stamping with real chalk! By dipping the chalk in water and then … Read More ...
Project: Envelope Advent Calendar
Using a die cut, pattern or envelope punch
board make up 25 small envelopes, decorate with stamped numbers and/or die cuts, fill them with notes or treats and hang them with small clothes pins on lines of twine wrapped around … Read More ...