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Cindy Shuster has directions for making 2 different gift card holder cards along with instructions for making a tassel from twine, perfect for making Graduation cards. Visit her blog Nutmeg Creations for all the details.
-Heather
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Visit the W Plus 9 stamps blog and learn how to use Zig Clean Color markers to make a pretty rainbow background. I love the adorable panda on this card too! Check out Kelly Latevola’s video tutorial on their blog.… Read More ...
Decorating Mason jars is a really hot trend and here’s a really fun way to use your stamps to make flexible embellishments for jars, glasses, dishes or any round slick surface. Joyce Erb used Glossy Gel media mixed with paint … Read More ...
Shelly Hickox made this super cool Pop Up card using a photograph and a die cut of a chair. How cool it that?! It gets my mind thinking of all the different photos and dies I could combine………. This idea … Read More ...
This stunning wild flower card has so much depth. Mary Prasad got this look by using Ink Potion No. 9 solution over paper and then stamping the flowers using markers colored directly on stamps, this along with second generation stamping … Read More ...
Cowabunga Dude! Know a kid who loves TMNT? Here’s an amazing card made by Melissa Banbury using punched shapes to form those cool turtles. Visit her blog Porch Swing Creations for her step by step directions.
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This cool card looks like the paper design is woven together but in fact they are just die cut squares layered over each other. This tip works with other open die cut shapes as well. Find out how to do … Read More ...
Jennifer McGuire has a fun tip for adding strips to your stamped images. By inking up a solid stamp with a light ink and then stamping directly on the stamp with a large striped stamp (also called a “kissing” technique) … Read More ...
This pretty card features a flat version of a nosegay (paper cone flower holder) filled with stamped flowers instead of real. It’s easy to make using a square piece of patterned paper. The Denami Stamp blog has directions.
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Tricia Morris is sharing how she made these adorable large and small paper purses. Inspired by a tiny purse tutorial from Bibi Cameron (using a 6 x 6 paper) she made a larger version using 12 x 12 paper. Wouldn’t … Read More ...
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In a time when craft magazines seem to come and go The Stampers’ Sampler has stood the test of time. I remember reading it many, many years ago when I first started stamping and was … Read More ...
Gina K has a lovely floral card that she made using a masking technique. She tore copy paper and used it to cover (or mask off) the top and bottom of her card, in the center she blended ink and … Read More ...
Skip the text or e-mail and make someone’s day by sending them some good old fashion snail mail. Using stamps, die cuts and markers Nina-Marie created this adorable snail scene. Visit her blog for a video tutorial.
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This cool stenciling technique captures two very popular looks, ombre and metallic foiling. Hop on over to the Clear Snap blog and find out how to achieve this fun look with pigment ink pads and stencils for your next card … Read More ...
The Daily Marker blog has a lovely card tutorial to share. They’ll show you how to use a masking technique to combine flower and bird stamps into one image and then use the same masking idea to ink and stencil … Read More ...
