Card Making Techniques

Here’s one of the card making techniques from this month’s Techniques Boutique.   I used an assortment of designs from the Tea for Two Designer Paper Collection to create the background focal piece.  So delightful! After creating the main piece I cut it out using the Top Note Bigz Die through the Big Shot, and then […]

Learn Awesome Rubber Stamping Techniques

Well, our first month of the Stamp4Joy Techniques Boutique has come and gone, and we were able to learn some awesome rubber stamping techniques this session!  Click on the photo to the right for a closer view of what we made in our first class. Those of you who ordered the class by mail, your […]

Receive Free Craft Tutorials Every Month!

Would you like to attend stamping classes, but you don’t have time, money, or live too far? When you join the Stamp4Joy Online Stamping Club you’ll receive free video craft tutorials every month! What is the Stamp4Joy Online Stamping Club? It’s an exclusive club for those rubber stampers committed to developing their creativity. Papercrafters from […]

Learn New Cardmaking Techniques

Today’s project is showcasing one of the awesome cardmaking techniques we’ll be doing in the upcoming Techniques Boutique class.  It’s too late to join the class, but you can still purchase it and have the projects and instructions mailed to you.  They will be mailed the week of January 21st. If you would like to […]

Simply Scored Embossing Tools

Have you tried our Simply Scored embossing tools?  They’re a super easy way to create custom patterns on your paper craft projects, as well as making envelopes and making paper boxes. The newest addition to this collection is the Borders Scoring Plate, with 20 different pattern designs, which you can find on page 26 of […]

Rubber Stamping Tips: Making a Good Impression

Have you ever stamped a large stamp, only to find a “hole” in the image where the ink didn’t transfer from the rubber to the paper?  I used to have this happen all the time, and it was always near the bottom left corner of the image. If you’ve been to my classes or watched […]

Announcing a New Cardmaking Techniques Class

NOTE:  This program has been incorporated and replaced by Papercrafts Toolbox.  Please visit us there! ———————————————————————– Beginning in January I will be offering a new cardmaking techniques class on the third Saturday of each month.  You can join the Techniques Boutique at any time, but if you join from the beginning you won’t miss a […]

New Card Making Tutorial Available

This month’s card making tutorial is now available, Delightful Dozens Occasions Cards. Reveal the magic when you use a variety of resist techniques with the Natural Composition Specialty Designer Paper.   You’ll love creating these cards again and again for dozens of occasions.   From a simple birthday card for him to more feminine vintage greeting cards, […]

Designing Your Classes

In the coming weeks I will be designing your classes for next year.  Is there something in particular you’d like to have a class on? Some ideas could be: cardmaking techniques scrapbooking instructions card folding techniques mini album ideas unique homemade gifts 3D projects Big Shot class digital class paper punch art These classes will […]

Homemade Birthday Card

This simple homemade birthday card uses just half a sheet of card stock, a budget-friendly approach to making handmade cards. I took a scratch sheet of paper and cut out a square from it, then laid it over the front of my card.  I sponged Crumb Cake ink along the edge of a Post-It note […]