I love hand made embellishments! There are tons of embellishments on the market but why not make your own, it’s usually less expensive and you can easily co-ordinate them perfectly with your project. The Joyful Stamper blog shares the directions … Read More ...
Project and Freebie: Pennant Card
Andrea Walford shares a video tutorial for making this fun pennant card using punches and she also shares a free down load of greetings to fit inside the flags. Click here to visit the Sunny Stampin’ blog for directions and … Read More ...
Technique: Two Step Masking
Visit Nichole Heady’s blog as she shares a terrific video tutorial on a two step masking technique. This is really perfect for when you want to add a lot of dimension without a lot of bulk.
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Technique: Add a Spring to Your Card
Want to make your stamped images jump around on your card? How about adding a spring? Learn a fun technique for making a “springy thingy” over at the Whimsey Unlimited blog.
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Blog Hop: Spellbinders
To introduce their new die releases Spellbinders is having a Blog Frenzy! From July 6th-14th visit different designs blogs for a look at the new releases, their will be daily giveaways and a grand prize giveaway too. Visit the Spellbinders … Read More ...
Technique: Stencil Background
Julia Stainton shares a fun background technique using stamping inks and stencils. Visit Ellen Hutson’s blog for detailed instructions.
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Review: Embossing Machines
With all the many, many machines out on the market that can emboss it can be a bit confussing choosing the right one for you. Find a very helpful video at Above Rubies Studio about some of the most popular … Read More ...
Technique: Cracked Glass Effect
At Nicol Heady’s blog Heather Nichols shares a cool cracked glass technique, perfect for adding an interesting touch to any stamped card. Her samples are just stunning! Click here for her video.
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Tutorial: Paper Flowers
Dana Parlevliet makes the most beautiful paper flowers using scrapbook papers. She shares her technique for one of them over at the Graphic 45 blog. I think these would also be wonderful made with stamped 12×12 paper as well. … Read More ...
Technique: Coloring with Distress Inks
The Cat’s Whiskers blog shares how to get wonderful results using Distress Ink for watering coloring. Click here for step by step instructions.
Projects: Summer Cards
Hop on over to Lily Pad Cards for an instructional video for three quick and easy summer cards.
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Technique: Stamped Pebble Embellishment
Stop by the JudiKins website and learn how to add a stamped image to the back of a glass pebble for a very pretty card embellishment.
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Freebie: Flower Doodlebat
Visit ScrapNFonts and download this adorable flower garden doodle bat for free. These make great digital stamps for coloring! Hurry, it’s only free for a limited time.
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Review: The Stamps of Life
I recently got to try out some stamp sets from The Stamps of Life. The clear stamp sets from The Stamps of Life are made from high quality yellowing resistant photopolymer and are latex free (and are made right … Read More ...
Technique: Stamping Resist w/ Gelatos
About a month ago I had the chance to review the fun new Geltos from Faber-Castell and was excited to see another way to use these with stamps. Jill shares a great video for using Gelatos for a resist technique … Read More ...