Designer Kelley Latevola will teach you how to use a couple of masking techniques (one using masking fluid) to cover your stamped images to then add a bright colorful and vibrant card background using Distress Ink pad refills. Click here … Read More ...
Technique: Multi Colored Heat Embossed Card Background
There are so many things you can do with really large stamps and Laurel Beard has a terrific idea on how to add several different colors of embossing powders to a large background stamp for a cool card background. So … Read More ...
Technique: Distress Crayon Background for a Masculine Stamped Tag
Using Distress Crayons Shelly Hickox got a cool artsy background for this masculine stamped tag. Visit her blog, Stamptramp and she’ll show you how she did it.
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Technique: Partial Background Stamping
Large background stamps are great to cover the entire front of a card but what if you only want to use part of the image? The Hero Arts blog has a technique for partially stamping and embossing just a section … Read More ...
Techniques: Cloud Backgrounds for Stamped Scenes
If you’re stamping an outdoor scene then you probably need clouds in the background, right? If you don’t have a cloud stamp that’s okay, you can do it yourself. Dina Kowal has two techniques for making clouds, one using a … Read More ...
Project: Duck Card with Inked Background
The Gerda Steiner Designs blog has directions on how to mask, ink and stamp up this adorable duck card. I love the sentiment die cut right out of the scene! Click here for directions.
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Technique: Wall and Floor Background for Stamped Images
The Copic Marker Europe blog has a simple way to add an indoor background for your stamped images. Stamp your subject and then draw 2 lines behind and using a circular pattern and speckle technique with your makers make a … Read More ...
Tip: Die Cutting Custom Stamps from Foam
Do you have a die that you wish you also had as a stamp? Well, here’s nifty way to do just that, by die cutting your shapes from thin sheets of fun foam you can create your own custom stamps … Read More ...
Technique: Make Your Own Colored Glitter Glue
Add a touch a glitter and sparkle to your stamped holiday cards this year with your own custom colored glitter glue. Combine Gloss Accents with glitter and marker refill color, it’s perfect for card backgrounds or to accent stamped images.… Read More ...
Project: Thanksgiving Card with Stamps and Die Cuts
Add different colors of Distress Ink pads to a large stamp for a lovely background for a fall card, add a stamped sentiment and some inked die cut shapes and you’ve got a wonderful card for Thanksgiving. The U Cut … Read More ...
Project: Winter Cottage Card with Snowy Background Tutorial
Purple Onion stamps has just release some fabulous new stamps designed by Stacey Yacula and they have lots of card ideas on their blog along with a video tutorial for this sweet woodsy little cottage in the falling snow. Julia … Read More ...
Technique: Water Color Wash Christmas Card
Get a dreamy, wintery look with this water color background technique from Catherine Pooler. The gold embossed stamped image over top really pops on this card! Watch her video tutorial over on her blog.
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Technique: Stitching on Paper
You can add a lovely textured background to your cards with stitching, add stamped images, dies or embellishments on top for a stunning card. Julia Stainton shares some tips for sewing on paper using a sewing machine over on her … Read More ...
Technique: Spooky Background Halloween Card
The cool background on this spooky Halloween card was achieved by apply several different colors of dye ink pad to a nonporous craft mat, spraying water and then placing the cardstock over top for a type of marbling effect. Add … Read More ...
Technique: Faux Etched Marble Card
Hop on over to the Ellen Hutson blog and learn how to make a faux etched marble technique on your cards using markers colored directly on the rubber of a large background stamp. Find out all about this cool technique … Read More ...