The Craftsy blog has a great posts with 9 tips every card maker should know. These handy “hacks” can save you money and make your card making quicker and easier. You’ll find tips on making custom colored clear rhinestones and … Read More ...
Technique: Layered Embossing
Hero Arts stamps has some really cool new stamps that have multiple layers you stamp on top of one another to get an almost 3-D effect. Jennifer McGuire has taken it to the next level by heat embossing each stamped … Read More ...
Project: Pet Sympathy Cards
It’s always so difficult to lose a pet. When someone loses their best furry friend let them know you are thinking of them with a heartfelt card. The Cut at Home blog has a tutorial for making either a cat … Read More ...
Inspiration: For Font Lovers
Are you obsessed with Fonts and Typography? Do you collect fonts and add them to every craft project you can? Then this collection on Pinterest is for you. Scrap N Fonts has a section they called Fontaholics and they’ve got … Read More ...
Project: Intricate Die Cut Card
Yana Smakula is sharing a video tutorial for making this stunning card she made using a combination of die cutting and embossing using several different large background and label dies from Spellbinders . You can watch the video tutorial here … Read More ...
Project: Butterfly Hair Clips and Card
Ilina Crouse made these adorable butterfly hair clips by die cutting plastic Illusion film she colored with Chameleon markers. She also made a fun matching card using the same butterflies. You can find her tutorial over on the Chameleon Pens … Read More ...
Project: Floral Faux Postage Card
Create this lovely faux postage card using dies and stamps from Memory Box and by water coloring on water color paper, click here for directions on their website.
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Inspiration and Freebies: Father’s Day Cards
Father’s Day is fast approaching and the Crafty Secrets blog is sharing a bunch of cool card, gift bag and scrapbook page ideas for Dad. They even have a couple of freebies to help you with your own projects, you … Read More ...
Projects: 2 Matching Cards with 2 Matching Tags
The Scraps of Life blog has not one but four projects to share using pattern papers from Graphics 45. You’ll find complete directions for making 2 very detailed cards, an easel card and a shutter fold card as well as … Read More ...
Review: Stampin Up Catalog 2015 Part 2
I’m back to share more new products from the brand new Stampin’ Up catalog! This catalog is full of wonderful ideas for card making, scrapbooking and parties! There are loads and loads of new stamps in wood mount, … Read More ...
Project: Summer Window Card
Don’t just add a sentiment on the inside of your cards, the inside can be just as much fun as the outside! Like with this beautiful summer window card from Echo Park Paper. A scalloped die cut circle was used … Read More ...
Project: Steampunk Heart Card
The Few Favorite Things blog has a video tutorial showing how to put together this cool steampunk inspired card using stencils, ink pads and chipboard shapes. This style is perfect for a masculine birthday card or for Father’s Day. Click … Read More ...
Project: Latch Card
This lovely card was designed by Dina Kowal for Splitcoast Stampers. The small circle on the card is a latch that holds the front flap of the card closed. Find detailed directions, an alternative project and a video tutorial for … Read More ...
Project: Alter a Bottle with Stamping
Transform a plain bottle into a work of art in just a few steps. Paint the bottle with acrylic paint then stamp and color images all over white tissue paper, cover the bottle with the stamped tissue and then seal. … Read More ...
Project: Crafty Ninja Stamped Pincushion
Do you or someone you know love to sew and to stamp? Then this project is perfect to make for yourself or a gift! I adore this Crafty Ninja stamp from Inkadinkado and in this project they’ve used it to … Read More ...