Learn how to decorate a cotton zipper tote bag using your favorite stamps and All-Purpose Inks. You can customize your colors and images to match your purse, phone case or even an outfit. This would make a pretty pencil case, … Read More ...
Reverse Flower Cards
Dawn McVey has a fun flip on using flower dies. Instead of using bright colors for the petals and white for the centers she’s made white flowers with bright pops of color for the leaves and centers. The look is … Read More ...
Masking Stamps with Masking Fluid
Lisa has a great tip for using liquid masking fluid to mask off sections of your stamped images so you can water color over top, then remove the masking to add color to those sections. It’s perfect for masking off … Read More ...
Beach Mice Shadow Box Card
I love when card makers put together images you might not ordinarily think about like these cute mice surfing the waves, adorable! Visit Laura’s blog A Bit of My Crafts for a link to her video tutorial on how to … Read More ...
Copic Coloring for a Father’s Day Fisherman
If you enjoy step by step Copic marker coloring tutorials Mindy has a great one over on the Power Poppy blog. She’ll show you how to color up this fishing scene for a Father’s Day card. Click here to check … Read More ...
How To Make A Pop Up Explosion Card
This awesome card from Sandie combines two fun card designs, a pop up and an explosion. I love all the colorful pattern papers she used! Pop on over to the Stamping Bella blog to find step by step directions for … Read More ...
Giraffe Card with Reverse Stamping Technique
I made this cute giraffe card using new stamps and dies from Stampin’ Up. There’s only one giraffe in the stamp set but I’ll show you how to make a facing image using a reverse stamping technique. Click here … Read More ...
Impossible Card
These amazing Impossible Carsd have a fun pop up element but fold flat to mail. They might look impossible to make but Dina Kowal makes it easy with her step by step and video tutorials over on Splitcoast Stampers. Click … Read More ...
One Layer Floral Card with Copic Coloring
This stunning card from Yana Smakula is done with just one layer but has so much dimension. She stamped the large flower stamp on the card front and colored it with Copic markers. And by also coloring the background around … Read More ...
DIY Explosion Cards
You don’t always need fancy (or expensive) dies or tools to make fun cards like pop ups or explosion cards. Simon Hurley has great tips on how to make your own DIY custom exploding card. I love the ocean theme … Read More ...
Stamped Canvas Card
Shannon Smith added loads of texture to this lovely card by using an embossing folder for the background, layers of die cuts and stamping the butterfly on canvas paper. Visit the Fun Stampers Journey blog for more on making this … Read More ...
Rainbow Butterflies Card
By applying and blending different colors of Distress Ink onto white cardstock and then die cutting her shapes Amanda got a rainbow of pretty pastel butterflies. I love the white embossed on grey for the background, the butterflies really pop! … Read More ...
Graduation Card with Colored Pencils and Gamsol
I recently needed a graduation card and found some adorable stamps on Etsy from a shop called Isabel Cristina Stamps. I printed out the boy and cap and colored them with Prismacolor colored pencils blended with Gamsol solution. Learn more … Read More ...
Cat and Mice and Donuts, Oh My!
This adorable cat, mouse and donuts birthday card designed by Nicole Spohr includes a fun little envelope on the front that opens to reveal the sentiment. She’ll show you how she made it using stamps and dies from Mama Elephant… Read More ...
Using Mica Powders and Stamps on Dark Cardstock
Betsy Veldman used mica powders with her stamps on dark cardstock for a pretty shimmery pop of jewel tone colors. So pretty! Visit her blog Paper, Scissors and Superheroes for more details and a link to some video tips … Read More ...