Send the kids back to school in style with a treat inside on of these adorable milk carton boxes. The Cardmaker blog has scoring and folding directions for making them. Add a fun chalkboard stamped label on the outside to … Read More ...
Tip: Card with Stitched Flowers
Take a close look at the sweet little flowers on this card, they are actually stitched onto the card! How cute! Kathy Tanner has a tutorial over on the Your Next Stamp blog to show you how sew some cute … Read More ...
Project: Teacher Gift Tag
Welcome your child’s new teacher with a treat inside a little pillow box with apple tag. The Marker Pop blog has a video showing how to color a realistic looking apple using a combination of Copic Markers
and Prisma Colored … Read More ...
Project: Apple Stamping
I can’t believe it’s already time for many kids to go back to school! Greet your child’s new teacher with a wonderful handmade card. You don’t even need a rubber stamp to make one, go to your fridge, grab and … Read More ...
Tip: Stamping with Tape
Here’s a neat stamping technique with something everyone has around the house, masking tape (or painters tape)! Ink up the sticky side of the tape on an ink pad and then press it on your project. You’ll get a cool … Read More ...
8 Ideas For Extra Special Handmade Thank You Cards
The gesture of giving a thank you card is slowly becoming a lost art, let alone having it be a hand-written and homemade card. Take an extra minute to show that someone how much you really appreciate them by not … Read More ...
Freebie: Cut and Paste Paper Crafting Magazine
Aly Dosdall is sharing a free copy of the on-line magazine Cut and Paste. This magazine includes loads of card and paper crafting ideas with tips on sewing and stitching, adding twine and using a punch board to your cards. … Read More ...
Project: Bee Themed Tent Card
This cute dimensional tent card stands up on it’s own but folds flat for mailing. I love the sweet bee design! The Reverse Confetti blog has directions for making a tent card using a scoring board and some of their … Read More ...
Product Review: A Muse Studio Stamps
The brand new A Muse Studio 2015-16 Catalog and Inspiration Guide is full of wonderful new cling mounted rubber stamp sets, fun coordinating thin metal die sets and great papers and accessories. You find products and idea samples for card … Read More ...
Tips: 9 Card Making Tips All Card Makers Need to Know
The Craftsy blog has a great posts with 9 tips every card maker should know. These handy “hacks” can save you money and make your card making quicker and easier. You’ll find tips on making custom colored clear rhinestones and … Read More ...
Tutorial: Coloring Stamps with Water Color Markers
Water color markers are a super hot trend in stamping right now! You can get the control of a marker but use water to blend and shade for a softer look. The Your Next Stamp blog has a video tutorial … Read More ...
Product Release: Distress Ink Accessories
Tim Holtz’s line ofDistress Ink are so fun to work, he’s got amazing colors in stamping ink pads, ink sprays, paints, markers and more, all with a formula that reacts with water so you can do all types of … Read More ...
Project: Ice Cream Cards
Cool off this hot summer with a yummy ice cream themed card. These cards from Yana Smakula have fun and fresh trendy colors, glitter and lots of layers. And I love the punny saying! 🙂 She’s sharing a video tutorial … Read More ...
Tip: Combining Digital Stamps
Do you have several digital stamps that you’d like to combine together into one scene? You don’t have to print, cut and layer them you can do it all on your computer. The Some Odd Girl stamp blog has directions … Read More ...
Technique: African Animals Card Using Die Cuts for Stenciling
Stenciling is so popular right now but sometimes you might now have the stencil shape you need. Well, here’s a little tip try using die cut or punched paper shapes as a stencil. This cool African Safari themed card from … Read More ...