I love all the warm colors Svitlana added to the leaves on this fall card. She heat embossed her stamps in white and then added watercolor over top to get that deep rich color. The ink blending and splattering on … Read More ...
Tri-Fold Snowman Card
Nichol Spohr created this fun Tri-Fold card filled with different snowman using stamps from Picket Fence. She masked off her images so she could ink blend her background and leave the card all one layer for easier folding. She’ll also … Read More ...
Zombie Halloween Card
Now that fall is officially here I’m so ready to start making Halloween cards, it’s my favorite holiday! Amy R. is getting me inspired with this awesome Zombie card she created. It’s a quick and easy card that’s perfect for … Read More ...
Watercolor Smooshing Technique
Erum used watercolor brush markers and a smooshing technique for an easy way to get the lovely look of watercolor. Coloring with the markers on a non-porous surface and adding water she then laid the stamped images on watercolor paper… Read More ...
Make DIY Stamps from Dies
Jennifer McGuire has a great way to get more from your metal dies. She added double sided adhesive to thin craft foam and die cut the shapes to create her own stamps, how cool is that!? She created several cards … Read More ...
It’s Stamptember!
For everyone else it’s September but for us stampers it’s Stamptember! Simon Says stamp is having a stamping celebration all month long with new product releases, inspiration, a blog hop, discount codes and more.
Honey Bear Card with Opaque Pigment Inks
Last week I posted a review on the brand new Harmony Opaque Pigment Ink Pads from Spectrum Noir, click here if you missed it. I decided to film a tutorial for making the Honey Bear Card I shared so … Read More ...
How to Ink Blend On Colored Cardstock
Ink blending has been really popular for awhile now in card making but I almost always see this technique done on white cardstock. Carrisa has switched it up a bit and done it on colored cardstock, using inks lighter … Read More ...
Stamping 101 – How to Heat Emboss
If your new to stamping and card making or have never heat embossed Amy has a great beginning tutorial for you. Heat embossing adds dimension and shine to your stamping and is easy to do with the right tools and … Read More ...
Plane Card with No-Line Coloring
How adorable is this little monkey flying by in a plane?! Mindy used a no-line coloring technique with Copic markers
to color her images. She sharing a detailed coloring tutorial video over on the Sunny Studio blog.
No Line Coloring Flower Card
Channin stamped this lovely bouquet of flowers in a light colored ink and colored them in with a marker watercolor technique for a stunning no-line coloring card. The flowers really pop on the ink blended background and also because she … Read More ...
How to Pattern Piece Stamps
Looking for a fun way to add pattern and texture to your stamped images? Paper piecing is a great way to do just that. Stamp your images directly onto pattern paper, cut them out and layer them onto your image. … Read More ...
Cactus Card Set
Emily created this set of trendy cactus themed cards using stamps and dies from Sugar Pea Designs. The stripes help add a southwestern feel and I love the little flower bloom on each cactus.
Center Picture Window Card
Pop up, interactive and window cards are really trendy right now in card making. Jay Jay over at Stempeleinmaleins is sharing how to use basic dies with some scoring and folding to create your Center Picture Window Card. Her step … Read More ...
Stamped Baby Onesie
How adorable is this little onesie? Lisa stamped up several for a new baby, what a sweet handmade gift to give to a new mom. She’s got more on how to make them over on her blog, My Little Creative … Read More ...