Wow, these cards are real works of art! Jill Foster used Distress Paints from Tim Holtz instead of stamping ink directly on her rubber stamps to get this fabulous effect. Find out more on her blog Inspired By.
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Project: Summer Swimsuit Card
I am so glad that spring is finally here and before you know it summer will be too. Get ready for it with this cute swimsuit girl card from Elizabeth Allan’s Art Studio. She’s got step by step directions for … Read More ...
Etsy Shop: Stamp Cow
I came across a cute little stamp store on Etsy called Stamp Cow, they have fun bold designs like crowns, ornate frames and scrolls but I personally love all the social media stamps like Facebook, Twitter, Pintrest and more. Click … Read More ...
Freebie: Alterable Paper Doll
Pretty Things has this fun free digital paper doll that you can add different digital backgrounds to and dress her anyway you want.
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Project: Twine Wrapped Frame Card
Twine has been and still is a trendy item to use on your cards. By wrapping twine around a frame May, from Mayholic in Crafts, made a neat display card. I love the tiny clothes pins to hold the … Read More ...
Technique: Masking with Dies
Here’s another cool way to use your die cuts that I can’t resist, use them as a resist for a card background. The All in an Inch blog has details on how to do this technique along with a lots … Read More ...
Freebies: Sentiments
There are lots of card making opportunities coming up like graduations and Mother’s and Father’s Day so Paper Crafts has you covered with a bunch a free sentiments, click here to download them.
-Heather
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Project: Paper Bits Collage
I love seeing how people utilize there scraps of pattern papers. I, like many of you, have so many little pretty pieces I had to throw away! The My Mind’s Eye blog has a terrific idea for using some of … Read More ...
Technique: Stenciling with Die Cuts
The Lifestyle Crafts blog has a really cool idea for using detailed die cuts, use them as a stencil instead of a die cut. Using a pen you can trace the design instead of cut it out, how clever!
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Project: Shaker Card
I love shaker cards with cute little bits of stuff that move around when you shake the a card. The Lawn Fawn blog has a video tutorial for making a mason jar shaker card. The little lighting bugs remind me … Read More ...
Freebie: Flower Digital Stamps
Digital Two for Tuesday has two lovely vintage flower designs, pansies and roses, perfect for Mother’s day.
-Heather
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Technique: Recessed Stamping
Lots of stamp companies are now offering matching dies to go with their stamp images so you don’t have to cut around it out, just die cut it. The My Favorite Things blog has another way to use these same … Read More ...
Technique: Embossed Paper Edges
Add just a touch of heat embossing to the edges of your paper for a unique card look, Maile Belles at Simply Stamped will show you how.
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Freebie: Vintage French Labels
The Graphics Fairy has some pretty vintage French Apothecary labels in different colors to download for free, click here.
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And the Winners Are……………..
The two winners of the Precious Pop-Ups book are…… Barbara M. and Mel Sparkles!! Congrats! Please respond to the e-mail I sent you and your new book will be on the way.
Thanks to everyone who entered!
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