I really love the look of water color and the ease and control of using markers so I was really interested in trying out the Arteza Real Brush Pens. These water based markers have a flexible nylon brush tip … Read More ...
Coffee Cup Shaped Card
This adorable coffee cup shaped card holds a gift card inside, a perfect gift for any coffee lover! Kajcyika created it using stamps and dies from Honey Bee and she’s got a video tutorial over on her blog, click here … Read More ...
3D Butterfly Card
Crystal Thompson has a great idea to turn a butterfly stamp from Unity stamps into a 3D butterfly. By stamping two and layering them, only adding adhesive to the body of the top butterfly she created some great dimension on … Read More ...
Tip: Floral Sympathy Card with Masking Technique
If you want to combine stamped images and a sentiment without adding lots of layers or bulk to your card try a simple masking technique. Using post it notes to cover the center section of her card , stamping flowers … Read More ...
Project: Mother’s Day Card
What a clever idea to replace to “O” in MOM with a flower! Ardyth created this lovely card with new stamps and dies from My Favorite Things and is sharing a quick video about how she made it. Visit her … Read More ...
Project: Festive Pinwheel Wreath
Spring is finally on it’s way! And Roni Johnson wanted to make something fun to hang on her front door. Using small stamps and ink on white paper she made this festive rainbow pinwheel wreath. It’s bright, cheerful and welcoming … Read More ...
Project: Animated Owl Card
Recently I’ve been seeing on-line some really cool cards made with new animation stamps from Motion Crafts and was thrilled to see some for sale at my local Michael’s craft store. They have a selection of stamps, grid sheets and … Read More ...
Project: Tri-Fold Baby Card
This adorable tri-fold baby card will thrill any parent to be. Find a video tutorial on making one over on the Your Next Stamp blog.
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Technique: Dahlia Card with White Instead of Black Stamped Outline
Instead of using a black outline for this lovely Dahlia floral card Effie used white embossing powder to stamp the images and colored them with water colors for a pretty soft look. You can find a video tutorial for this … Read More ...
Project: Clean and Simple Flower Card and Tag
Simple cards are something I personally struggle with, I always want to add more embellishments, more layers, just….more! But I do love the look of clean and simple cards and would like to make more of them. If you do … Read More ...
Project: Pretty Pocket Card
This pretty pocket card base is made from just a 1/2 sheet of cardstock with just a couple of folds and a decorative die on the edge. Make a square flat card to slide inside and you’ve got a wonderful … Read More ...
Tutorial: Blue Bird and Robin Card
I’m so ready for Spring! I think if I keep making cards with a Spring theme then maybe Spring will hurry up and get here? I made this sweet card with a blue bird and robin with an ink blended … Read More ...
Project: Flower Frame Card
Add some interest to a stamped all over background by die cutting frames from it and popping up the center panel. This pretty card was made by Crystal Thompson and you can find more info over on her blog.
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Tip: Quick Water Color Card Backgrounds
Looking to add a quick and easy but very colorful background to your cards? Trying using a wide flat brush and some liquid water colors, the perfect look for spring and summer cards! Learn more about this tip over on … Read More ...
Project: Gardening Bunny Card
Don’t put away those rabbit stamps yet, they make perfect spring and gardening cards. I love the cheery mix of pattern papers on this sweet card from Christiana! Hop on over to her blog for a card making video.
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