I’ve been seeing so many cute mice stamps lately and also rats (since it’s the year of the rat). These sweet little critters make for super fun scene cards and several stamp companies have sets featuring them. One of my … Read More ...
Using a Stencil Two Ways
Cathy has a great tip for stretching your stencils. She used a heart pattern stencil in the traditional way, adding ink over top, but she also used a rubber mat and ran it through her die cutting machine over cardstock… Read More ...
Heart Locket Template with 30 Samples
This lovely Heart Locket Template is FREE to download from Somerset Studio. It’s perfect for Valentine or Anniversary paper crafting projects like cards, scrapbook pages or collage art. Somerset Studio is also sharing over 30 samples made with this template … Read More ...
Stamping Style Trend: Plaid
I usually think of plaid as being a winter themed style but plaid isn’t just for cold weather anymore. It’s been really trendy lately even after the holidays and I’m seeing it used in all sorts of styles and designs. … Read More ...
Valentine Double Slider
These cute double slider cards from Chris Slogar are so fun and interactive. When you pull the tab a candy bar slides out from one side while a sentiment slides out from the other, so clever! They would make perfect … Read More ...
Valentine’s Day Treat Bag
I used label dies for the base of this fun Treat Bag topper for Valentine’s Day. The stamps are Spooky Spellers from Hello Bluebird, colored with Tr-Blend Markers. This stamp set doesn’t have to be for Halloween, it’s perfect for … Read More ...
Finger Print Valentine’s Day Tags
The Inky Fingers Valentine stamp set from Taylored Expressions is a fun way to get your kids involved with crafting. They can stamp out their finger prints and use the stamps to create cute little critters. Heather Nichols sat down … Read More ...
Valentine Marquee Card
Becky used the trendy Marquee look to design an adorable card for Valentine’s Day. Using die cut letters you could use this same idea to spell out so many sayings for any occasion. I love how she replaced the letter … Read More ...
Valentine’s Day Pouch Card
This fun pouch card for Valentine’s Day can hold a hot chocolate pack or candy bar. There’s also a cute tag that can be used as an ornament or book mark. I created it using the Happy Tails stamp set … Read More ...
Snowman Thank You Tags and Card
If you want to thank someone for that fabulous gift they gave you over the Holidays create some cute winter themed cards and tags like Kelly did. She’s got tips for making quick and easy Thank You cards and tags … Read More ...
Card Challenge
A recent post from Wendy at SugarPea Designs really rang true to me personally and if you’re a card maker it might be true for you too. She talked about loving to make cards but not always following through with … Read More ...
Get Well Package
Wendy designed this sweet Get Well Kit to send to someone who is sick during the winter. There are little areas to include a soup packet, cough drops, tissues and more. She’s sharing how to cut, score and assemble this … Read More ...
Happy New Year!!
10 Penguin Card Ideas
Penguins aren’t just for Winter or Christmas cards they can be used for birthday and Valentine’s Day cards or for anyone who loves these cute little guys. The design team over at Spellbinders used one of their new stamp sets … Read More ...
Decorate Tin Gift Boxes
If you’ve got a small gift or gift card to give this Christmas? Jazz it up with a fun decorated tin. Heather Nichols used small metal hinged tins and covered them with pattern papers, stamped sentiments and die cut embellishments … Read More ...