There’s no need to buy wrapping paper if you’ve got rubber stamps! Purchase some inexpensive brown butcher paper and stamp away. You can also add some dimension by heat embossing the images. This paper used Distress Ink for even more … Read More ...
Project: 3D Evergreen Wreath Card
Believe it or not the beautiful wreath on this card was made with just one branch punch, punched out, many, many times 🙂 And laid out in a wreath shape. It’s wonderful added to a card or it would also … Read More ...
Project: Yeti Shaker Card
Shake up some winter fun with this adorable stamped Yeti shaker card. You can find a video tutorial for how to make one over on the Trinity Rose Designs blog.
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Project: Stamped Wood Ornaments
The rustic woodland look is very popular this year and you can bring that to your own Christmas tree this year with these stamped wood ornaments
. Jennifer McGuire has a tutorial on her blog showing you how to stamp … Read More ...
Project: Winter Centerpiece
This winter wonderland centerpiece would be so sweet in the middle of a holiday table. Cover wooden shapes with papers, adding patterns with paint and stencils and adhere them along with some pre-printed scrapbooking embellishments to party straws and insert … Read More ...
Technique: Letterpress Note Cards with Dies
Letterpressing is a very old technique and it reminds me a bit of reversed embossing. Usually, you need special machines to do traditional letter press but you can achieve a very similar look by embossing die cut letters and images … Read More ...
Project: Winter Cottage Card with Snowy Background Tutorial
Purple Onion stamps has just release some fabulous new stamps designed by Stacey Yacula and they have lots of card ideas on their blog along with a video tutorial for this sweet woodsy little cottage in the falling snow. Julia … Read More ...
Project: Christmas Countdown Plaque
Countdown to the big day with this fun Christmas Countdown Plaque. Using a piece of dry erase vinyl for the days and die cuts, glitter and pattern papers Echo Park Paper has directions for making this home decor project for … Read More ...
Project: 3D Pumpkin Place Card
Spice up your fall and Thanksgiving table with some fun 3D pumpkin shaped place cards. Using strips of pattern paper Melissa Bove will show you how to make these cute table decor items, embellish with spools, twine, tags and buttons. … Read More ...
Product Review: A Muse Studio November Collection
Each month A Muse Studio offers a special selection of products, the monthly collections are small, curated collections that typically include 3-4 stamp sets, some dies, custom paper packs and other accessories. For the month of November it’s all about… Read More ...
Freebie and Techniques: Stamping Technique Cards
Have you ever seen a cool stamping technique on-line or been to a card class and then later thought, how do I do that again? 🙂 Well Technique Cards are a great way to keep track of those “how to” … Read More ...
Book Review: Paper Cutting: 20 Projects for Friends to Make
The new book Paper Cutting: 20 Projects for Friends to Make
by Amy Phipps and Claire Culley has DIY paper cutting projects for making 3D items, greeting cards, photo props, a mobile, cake topper, lamp shade and more that are … Read More ...
Inspiration and Technique: Fresh Ideas from a Young Stamper
I love guys who stamp, I love teens who stamp so I’m in love with Simon Hurley! 🙂 I recently stumbled across his awesome blog thinking what cute cards were on the blog and then got a present surprise … Read More ...
Projects: Holiday Gift Tags using Die Cuts
Designer Laurie Schmidlin has some tips for turning die cut shapes into gift tags for the holidays. By folding over cardstock and not die cutting the top of a bulb die you can make an easy shaped tag. You can … Read More ...
Tips: Embossing Paste Techniques
Embossing paste works well with stencils to add depth and texture to your paper crafting projects. You can use it straight from the container or you can take it up a notch with some of these great tips from the … Read More ...