Lydia used coordinating products from Altenew and got an amazing shiny look to her flower stamps by using a matching stencil to mask of the background and add clear ink and embossing powder over her stamps. With the embossing heated … Read More ...
Valentine’s Day Lips Cards
The Big and Bold line of stamps from Colorado Craft Company include large stamps that will cover most of the front of a card. These large images make for easy card design that make a big statement. Yana Smakula used … Read More ...
Metallic Watercolor Valentines
How stunning are these Valentine Cards?! Amy R. used a large open heart design stamp and heat embossed it on dark cardstock and colored in with metallic watercolors
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DIY Stamped Star Wars Card
I’m a big Star Wars fan from way back, I saw the first movie in the theater at 10 years old and have been loving it ever since. So of course I adore this wonderful Star Wars themed card from … Read More ...
Winter Valentine’s Day Card
Depending on where you live it might still be snowing and wintery around Valentine’s Day. So why not create a Valentine’s Day card with a frosty feel? Yana Smakula created this stunning card with a crisp blue background and splatters … Read More ...
Heat Embossing 101
If you’re new to stamping and card making or just never learned about Heat Embossing then you’re going to love the Ellen Hutson Essential Guide to Heat Embossing. Heat embossing uses a pigment based ink pads (which are slow drying) … Read More ...
Embossed Christmas Ornaments
I love the colors and texture Roni got on these pretty embossed Christmas ornaments. To get this look she covered chipboard shapes in embossing powder, melted the powder with a heat gun and then stamped into it with a rubber … Read More ...
9 Christmas Cards w/ 1 Stamp Set
Creating your own cards for the Holidays can get pricey if you buy loads and loads of supplies. But if you pick one versatile stamp set you can create a variety of card designs and save a bit of money … Read More ...
Thankful Fall Card
The images on this wonderful Fall Thank You Card from Courtney really pop! She used white heat embossing and Polychromos colored pencils on Kraft colored cardstock to help them stand out. I love the subtle white leaf background she added … Read More ...
5 Christmas Cards with 1 Stamp Set
My holidays are pretty hectic so if I can create my cards in a quick, easy and affordable way I’m all on board! Simon Hurley used the beautiful Yuletide Gatherings stamp set of vintage botanical designs from Stampers Anonymous to … Read More ...
Metallic Watercolor Christmas Cards
Wow, these cards really shine for the Holidays! Nichol Spohr combine the really popular trends of watercolor and metallics for these stunning Christmas cards. She heat embossed large background stamps from Hero Arts in gold on dark cardstock and used … Read More ...
Ink Techniques Autumn Card
Yana combined some cool ink and stamping techniques on this wonderful Autumn Card. She first heat embossed her images in white, ink blended over top in fall colors, then wiped away the excess ink for a resist technique and then … Read More ...
Fall Watercolor Resist Card
Crystal used white heat embossing with leaf stamps on watercolor paper and then added a lovely wash of watercolors over top for a resist technique on this wonderful autumn card. The Nuvo drops and embossed sentiment finish off this Thank … Read More ...
Breast Cancer Awareness Card
I’m back with another paper crafting project for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Using stamps, stencils and dies from CAS-ual Fridays Larissa added heat embossed images and words in black and glitter pink over a stenciled and splatter background for a … Read More ...
DIY Peek a Boo Halloween Card
Hero Arts has designed a series of stamps and dies that include large stamps with all over images, dies that go over top to cut open little doors and images to stamp behind the doors for some amazing interactive Peek … Read More ...