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AllFreeHolidayCrafts Giveaway: Stamp It! DIY Printing with Handmade Stamps

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Stamp It!Jenny Doh, the author of Stamp It! DIY Printing with Handmade Stamps, can create a handmade stamp from almost any material, whether it be a pencil eraser, potato, or a rubber stamp. In Stamp It! DIY Printing with Handmade Stamps, you’ll unlock a similar talent with the help of each detailed, and sensible tutorial. This book, from Lark Crafts, is perfect for any crafter looking to learn the basics of using the stamping method to create designs. This collection of around 45 different projects all adds up to show you how to make gift tags, cupcake toppers, cards, favors, and more. With this amazing guide, customizing gift wrap or party decor has never been easier.

Some of the tutorials that can be found in Stamp It! DIY Printing with Handmade Stamps, include handmade gift bags, paper snow globes, sticker clips, jam jar labels, office supply boxes, doily-inspired cupcake holders, and many more. You’ll be able to take your pick from an enormous selection of craft projects, all of which are simple to learn. Whether you’re an expert or a beginner, the tutorials included in this book will be a fun and rewarding experience for you.


AllFreeHolidayCrafts.com is giving away one copy of Stamp It! DIY Printing with Handmade Stamps to one lucky winner. You could win!

Learn more and enter to win here.

Contest ends June 11, 2013. You can enter once daily, return often to improve your chances of winning!

 

AllFreeChristmasCrafts Giveaway: Unity Stamp Itty Bittys

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At AllFreeChristmasCrafts, our editors are always look for products and crafts that will help our readers be creative during the holidays without spending all of their money. We’re excited to say that we’ve found a versatile series of products that are not only very handy when it comes to making your own Christmas crafts, but also original and very adorable. For quality and creativity, look no further than these Itty Bittys from Unity Stamp Co.

With an easy adhesive back and red rubber material, these stamps are without question going to last you for many holidays to come. You’ll be able to secure them to a stamp block easily, so you won’t have to worry about any future messes.

Unity Stamp Itty BittysWhat makes the Unity Stamp Itty Bittys so popular is that each series of stamps is designed by an artist. Nothing will give your Christmas crafts a homemade feel quite like the unique look of these stamps that include Christmas characters, traditional Christmas messages, and a few creative takes on classic images. These stamps also come in a variety of shapes and sizes, which means you’ll be able to create some striking patterns and images that are unlike anything your loved ones will have ever seen before.

 

There’s still plenty of time left before Christmas comes back around, so begin preparing for all of the homemade Christmas decorations, handmade Christmas cards, and everything else you plan to design yourself with the original designs used to make the Unity Stamp Itty Bittys. We’d love to help you get started, which is why we’re running a brand new giveaway with a prize of $70 worth of Unity Stamp Itty Bittys! There are only three days left to enter, so be sure to visit our page and submit your entry by March 26th!

This Week on Cool2Craft TV: A Cool Craft Challenge

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Cool2Craft TV - Creative Craft Challenge - 4-23-12

This week, the Cool2Craft community is sharing super cool jewelry ideas! Watch your favorite crafters create super cool projects. Join EcoHeidi Borchers, Tiffany Windsor, Candace Jedrowicz, and Savannah Starr for this week’s online episode.

Challenged to use tissue paper, acrylic paint, stamps and beads, here’s what the creative team came up with: EcoHeidi is making a Mixed Media Brown Grocery Bag Collage Journal, Candace is crafting a Sparkle Bread Dough and Tissue Beads Necklace, Savannah Starr is creating a Be-YOU-tiful Stay True Mirror and Tiffany is making Stamped Thank You Notes and Floral Push Pins.

It’s easy to watch the Cool2Craft TV Channel right from your computer. Monday April 23, 2012 at 9 am Pacific/ 10 am Mountain/ 11 am Central/ noon Eastern. Watch craft demos and join in the live chat at showtime at Cool2Craft.com. See you Monday!

 

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How to Start Stamping

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Stamping is by far one of the most versatile craft techniques (you can make scrapbooks, cards and so much more!), but it’s also one of the most intimidating to learn!  I know that personally I’ve always wanted to learn how to stamp, but it seems so daunting.  What kinds of stamps do I need to buy?  How exactly do I use them?  What’s the best way to stamp on a handmade card versus stamping on a scrapbook layout?  Well, I decided to face my fear and dig into the world of stamping.  Here’s what I found out: it’s not that hard at all!  Keep reading to find answers to all those questions swirling around in your head!

Basic Stamp Craft Supplies:

If you’ve just decided to take up stamping, you’re in luck!  Stamping is one of those crafts that requires very few supplies, so your wallet can rest easy on this one.  Here are the basics that you will need to get started stamping.  Once you begin playing around with different techniques and projects, you’ll have a better idea of what other supplies you might want to invest in down the line.  For now, here’s what you’ll need:

Easy Stamping Tips and Techniques:

Whether you’re going to be stamping with ink, markers or paint, there are a few tips you’ll want to know ahead of time.  Below we’ve rounded up some of our best advice and hope you’ll check it out before you start stamping!

How to Use Rubber Stamps for Your Craft Projects

How to Work with Clear Stamps

How to Stamp with Paint

Guide to Inks, Ink Pads and Re-Inkers

How to Make Your Own Stamps

Simple Beginner Stamping Crafts:

    

Super Easy Stamped Christmas Cards — Make these in minutes!

Adorable Embellished Easter Card — Use a cute chick stamp to make a variety of Easter greetings!

Paint and Stamp Treasure Box — Decorate a storage container using your new stamping skills!

How to Stamp: Video Tutorials

Want to learn a quick and easy way to get the perfect stamped image every time?  Just watch this stamping craft tutorial and find out a tried and true trick from one of our craft experts!  You won’t believe how simple it can be to improve your stamping technique!

Now that you have the basics of stamping down, you can move on to more advanced techniques!  One of my favorites is masking; it’s a great way to give your homemade cards and scrapbook layouts some extra dimension, and it’s not at all hard to do!  Just watch this video tutorial and learn how to master the masking technique of rubber stamping!

I hope I’ve inspired you to tackle a new craft, or to perfect your technique if you’re already into stamping!  I love using stamps to make my scrapbooks more elaborate and they’re also really handy when making holiday cards, but did you know there are more than 100 other things you can do with stamps?!  We’ve collected 125 ideas of things to stamp and you won’t believe some of the amazing ways you can put your stamp set to use!

Also, don’t forget that March is National Craft Month and every single day we’re having a giveaway contest where you could win an awesome prize!  Just check out today’s Project of the Day post and find out how to enter.

What’s your favorite thing to make with stamps?

This Week on Cool2Craft TV – Girlfriend Gifts

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Join host Tiffany Windsor for a new episode of Cool2Craft TV. This week’s show theme is girlfriend gifts. EcoHeidi Borchers creates with a vintage Aleene’s technique to transform eggshells into the look of mosaic on a pretty pendant, Candace Jedrowicz creates an eternal chocolates polymer clay tiled box and Tiffany stamps and stencils a wood box.

It’s easy to watch the Cool2Craft TV Channel right from your computer. Monday September 12, 2011 at 9 am Pacific/ 10 am Mountain/ 11 am Central/ noon Eastern. Watch craft demos and join in the live chat at showtime at Cool2Craft.com. See you Monday!

Cool2Craft TV - Girlfriend Gifts

 

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FaveCrafts 365 Foam Stamp Fun

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Creating with foam stamps is easy and inexpensive. This video shows you foam stamps and how to take care of them. Normally used with paint, foam stamps allow you to stamp an image just about anywhere you want, from a card front to your kitchen wall to a T-shirt. If you want to teach kids about stamping, foam stamps are the way to go. These stamps can be used over and over and still give you a clean crisp image. I tend to buy ocean and sea life themed foam stamps, but you can find just about any image you need, from geometrical shapes to fruits to borders. We have a great article about foam stamps here. Check out foam stamping!

Some exciting foam stamp projects:

Redesign Old Clothing This project takes a shirt you may have gotten bored with and gives it new life!

Stylish Painted Shirt Looking to create a special shirt for your husband, son, dad, or boyfriend? This shirt rocks!

Never Buy Another Stamp Again

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Are you a stamping fanatic? An ink enthusiast? A homemade-card-making-paper-crafting-scrapbooking maniac? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then I have a startling revelation to deliver to you: you’re spending too much money on stamps.

Now that you’ve realized you have a problem, it’s time to find a solution, don’t you think? Luckily, I have another revelation for you: the Teresa Collins Stampmaker Kit. This amazing machine, valued at $169.99, will cut clear stamps into literally any shape you want. You can use dies, stencils, or your own designs, and in minutes you can have your own menagerie of personalized stamps. I meant it when I said you’d never buy another stamp again!

Don’t want to spend the money to buy your own machine? Here’s an even easier way to get your paws on one: go to the FaveCrafts facebook page, “like” us, and enter to win one! That’s right–not only will you never need to buy another stamp, but you also don’t have to pay a single cent to own this technological wonder. All you have to do is like us on Facebook! And how hard can that be, considering you already clearly like us? (What can I say? we’ve been called “likable” more times than we can count!)

Product Review and Giveaway: Glitz Distressing Stamp Set

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This set of clear stamps with backgrounds of music sheet, words, static, and vintage wallpaper are perfect for adding that distressed look and feel to backgrounds, cards, collage, altered art, artist’s trading cards, scrapbooking, and so much more. Learn more and enter to win the set here.

Contest ends April 23, 2010. You can enter once daily, so return often to improve your chances of winning!

Product Review and Giveaway: Stamp Sets Gift Basket

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We are giving away a big basket of stamp sets from Stampendous and Stampavie. Enter to win here.

Included in this gift basket:

  • Clingrubber from Stampendous-Poppy Scene
  • Impressions Stamp from Stampendous-Artsy Design
  • Feather Wood Stamp from Stampendous
  • Penny Johnson Stampavie- A photopolymer clear stamp (Looking Chic)
  • Sarah Kay Stamp from Stampavie-A photopolymer clear stamp (girl picnicking)
  • Home Sweet Home Scrapbook Card

Contest ends April 9, 2010. You can enter once daily, so return often to improve your chances of winning!

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