Doesn’t this cute fuzzy ornament look like it was made from a sweater? Shelley Hickox actually made this by stamping onto a die cut piece of felt. She shares her process over on her blog, The Stamp Tramp (which is … Read More ...
Tip: Coloring and Stamping on Vellum Paper
If you’re not familiar with vellum it’s a semi-transparent paper that can add a really beautiful look to any stamped card but since it’s a non porous, slick surface you’ve got to use the right inks to stamp with and … Read More ...
Tip: Specialty Folds for Card
Why just fold your cards over once, there are loads of fun folds to make really unique cards. Vamp Stamp News Magazine has collected a bunch of different folds all in one handy download, click here to get it and … Read More ...
Project: Recycled Ornament
If you’re like me you’ve got loads of cardboard boxes piling up from all the gifts you’ve ordered online this year. Before you recycle them tear of some corrugated pieces of cardboard and make a wonderful recycled ornament for your … Read More ...
Tutorial: Water Colored Poinsettia Card
This stunning card was made by Jill Foster using stamps from Penny Black. Jill used a Christmas tree stamp in a different way by using is as a subtle background image instead of the focal point, this is a great … Read More ...
Tutorial: Tab Card
If you need a sweet card to tuck a gift card inside for the holidays make a tab card. The Capture the Moment blog has a video tutorial to show you how. Christmas doesn’t always have to be red and … Read More ...
Project: Christmas Cat Card
Have a cat lover on your Christmas card list? Make them an adorable card with a cute kitty like this one from K Werner, she’s got a video tutorial on her blog and she’ll show you how to make one.… Read More ...
Project and Technique: Falling Snow Card
If your making a holiday card with a winter scene you’ve got to have falling snow, right? Heather Telford will show you how to splatter masking fluid and then ink over top for a cool falling snow background technique that … Read More ...
Project: Neon Christmas Card
If you have a lot of holiday cards to make you sometimes what to keep it quick and simple and also you want to make them not too thick so they are easier to mail, a one layer card helps … Read More ...
Project: Decorated Mason Jar Gift
Gifts of hand made food items are always a nice way to tell someone you are thinking of them during the holidays. Why not add some extra pizzazz by decorating the container like this cute mason jar with stamped tag … Read More ...
Project: Stamped Christmas Ornament
Transform a plain kraft ornament into an adorable bird ornament to hang on your tree. The Design Memory Craft blog has a video tutorial showing how to stamp and then color an image with several different coloring mediums and also … Read More ...
Technique: Coloring with Ink Sprays
Ink sprays are perfect to use with stencils and to get a cool splatter effect by spraying them but did you know you can also use them like watercolors? Spray some ink on a non porous surface , like an … Read More ...
Project: Woodland Deer Holiday Card
How sweet is this deer card? I love using a woodland theme for winter and holiday cards. This card has lots of great stamping techniques like heat embossing, coloring with alcohol markers using a glitter pen, die cutting and more. … Read More ...
Project: Mini Treat Bags
If your looking for cute little stocking stuffers, office, neighbor or teachers gifts make up some bags filled with candy or homemade goodies. The Splitcoast Stampers site has directions for making some mini treat bags using a die cut bag … Read More ...
Technique: Water Colored Christmas Card
This wonderful holiday card looks more like an artists painting then a stamped card doesn’t it? Joy from the Simple by Design blog shares a video tutorial showing how she achieved this look using watercolors with her Penny Black stamped … Read More ...