Something new

I love learning new things! And I was very excited when I first heard about the emboss resist technique. It was almost like falling in love! I could think only about that!!! Lately, I could see the same effect in a friend of mine whom I introduced to stamping and this technique…  |  read more »

In Awe of Alphas!

There is nothing than I love more that creating fun titles using a variety of fun alphabet stamps.
For my layout today, I wanted to show you that you don’t have to necessarily use all of the same font to create your titles but you can create a title using a variety of different alphabets.
I first…  |  read more »

Layering Acrylic Stamps with Chipboard

Today I am going to demonstrate how to layer your acrylic stamps with chipboard using the Sigh Gush Gasp set {one of my faves!}.
You will need a tag {a card or whatever paper you are choosing to work with will do fine}, ink, myStampBOX acrylic stamps and block, and chipboard as seen here:

Begin by stamping…  |  read more »

Christmas Treat Bags

Every year my kids sign me up for treat bags for their Christmas classroom parties.  I was so excited when they told me I had treat bags again this year because I knew the HO HO HO Stamp set would be the perfect little touch to the bag toppers.

I always keep my holiday papers from…  |  read more »

Distressing…

There are a lot of ways to distress papers, photos and albums etc.  I have a few quick steps to distress any project.  If your like me you have a ton of supplies in your scrap area and the only way to figure out how you like to use products is to play with them…  |  read more »

Embossing without the Heat gun…

Today I am going to show you a quick way to emboss without the heat gun.  I love embossing and love finding new products that will give me that embossed look without having to get my heat gun out and make a mess with my embossing powders.  Don’t get me wrong I love my heat…  |  read more »

Having Fun With Patterns!

Today I am going to show you some fun ideas of how to use your stamps to create some fun patterns.
I love the new stamp set just released this month called “Hive of Live“:

I couldn’t resist creating a fun honeycomb back ground using some orangey-yellow ink.
I stamped my hexagon shapes using my eye as a…  |  read more »

Stamping on Felt

Have you ever tried stamping on felt? I enjoy texture on my projects and love to include elements that encourage people to touch and appreciate their handmade qualities. StazOn ink works perfectly with most types of non-paper stamping projects including felt. The key to getting sharp images is making sure you have plenty of ink…  |  read more »

Stamping on Metal

Trace Geworsky
I have a huge pile of leftover metal in my scrap room that I just didn’t know what to do with.  I had used some as front and back covers for mini albums, but wanted to try something different with them so I decided to use them to make a card.

Supplies needed:
2 pieces of…  |  read more »

Flock. (It’s not a naughty word.)

Have you ever played with flocking fibers? Flocking is the process of adding millions of individual cut particle fibers (called flock) onto adhesive to create a soft, fuzzy texture. Flocking is often found inside jewelry boxes. You can also add flocking to your craft projects when you want to achieve that same fuzzy texture. Here…  |  read more »