Since just about everyone sends cards but not everyone makes their own cards (shocking, I know!) making a gift of handmade cards is a great idea. The Rubber Cafe has directions for make an interesting box to put your cards … Read More ...
Tutorial: How to Carve Eraser Stamps
Craft Test Dummies (love that name!) shares a video tutorial on how to carve small erasers into cute little stamps, click here to watch.
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Technique: Colored Paper Piecing
I love using patterned papers for paper piecing my stamped images, it can add a lot of texture and color but sometimes it’s not quite enough. Beth over at Sunflowers and Dragonflies adds color to her pattern paper pieces for … Read More ...
Project: Snowman Card
Glue Arts has directions for making this cute snowman card, I love the pleated paper border!
-Heather
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Project: Snowflake Card
Tresa over at Fabulously Artsy makes a lovely snowflake card using stamps, coordinating die cuts, embossing and more, click here to watch her how to video.
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Technique: Double Embossing
This is a really cool technique from Cindy Elam over at Splitcoast Stampers. She heat embossed and then dry embossed her paper to make a stunning background piece. Click here for instructions and a video.
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Tip: Tie a Perfect Bow
Bows and ribbons add a perfect touch to many paper crafting projects but I know a lot of people struggle to tie a nice pretty bow. Vanessa Spencer shares a very helpful video over at Stampington and Co., soon you’ll … Read More ...
Project: Stamped Porcelain Christmas Holiday Ornaments
These ornaments are simply lovely! Leigh S – B Designs shows how to stamp and color on porcelain Christmas ornament shapes. , click here for instructions.
-Heather
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Project: Penguin Card
Find directions for making this adorable penguin card on the Wild Rose Studio website. And click here to check out all the sweet new stamps from them.
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Project: Chalkboard Frame
I love the retro vintage look of Pink Persimmon stamps! Over on their website they are sharing a great chalk board project, adding stamped images and stickers to a picture frame for a great home decor project.
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Project: Stamped Pendants
You can make your own cool custom stamped jewelry by trapping your stamped image behind glazes in a varity of different settings. When Creativity Knocks shares some how to, tips and different styles for making your own pendants, click here… Read More ...
Project: Book Treat Box
Visit the Paper Crafter’s Library to download free patterns and watch a video on how to make this cute treat box shaped like a book. Hurry the project is only on the blog for one week!
-Heather
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Project: Witches Broom Treat Bag
The project of the month for October from The Cat’s Pajama’s stamps is an adorable witches broom treat bag made from brown lunch bags, how cute! Click here for instructions.
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Tutorial: Stamping on Candles
Click here for a very detailed pdf file and learn all about stamping on candles from Rubber Stamp Madness Magazine. These make wonderful gifts!
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Card Making Technique: Faux Water Coloring
Lisa Johnson shares a cool technique for using your dye ink pads and stamps to get a faux watercolor look. Click here to watch her video on the Papertrey Ink blog.
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