Category: Tutorials

Good morning, Benda here with a card idea and tutorial. I had seen a few of these concertina style cards around blogland so decided to have a go for myself and thought I would share my version with you all. Basic materials – they will depend on what stamps, dies and colours you choose To…

Easter will be here before you know it so I decided to make up some cute little Easter treat bags for my nieces and nephews.   To make these cute little bags you need to cut a piece of designer paper 5″ x 6″. On the 6″ side you will score at 1″, 2 3/4″, 3…

Hi!  Today I am going to share one of my favorite techniques using gesso. This is what you will need to create the background: Gesso Distress Stain Credit or Gift card Heavy Paper (I use mixed media paper) Place a bit of gesso on craft mat, using credit or gift card, pick up some gesso…

  Today Brenda is sharing with us a wonderful little Easter Basket Tutorial!  Enjoy! Start by cutting the A4 sheet of card down to a 21cm square  and score in both directions at 7cm intervals so your piece is divided into nine equal squares, then score the four corner squares diagonally as below. Crease all…

Hello, Prickley Pear friends. It’s Jessi here from Kissin’ Krafts. Today I am sharing with you a very neat technique called ‘mirroring’! Have you ever had an image that your wished faced the opposite direction? I tend to favor the bottom right corners of my cards, so it looks awkward with the image is facing…

Hello there!  Today I have a fun project to share using a tea bag and Prickley Pear Rubber stamps and dies!   Begin by soaking a tea bag in hot water.  I make myself a cup of tea and save the bags!   Open tea bag and remove tea leaves, allow it to dry completely…

  Today’s tutorial is by Heidi, and it is giving you a sneek peek of the new spring stamps….these stamps have been released to your Prickley Pear retail stores and will be released on our website over the weekend! Today I am doing a tutorial with Distress Inks on the new Ranger Specialty Stamping paper!…

Today’s tutorial is by Tracie and is a Holiday Tissue box cover.  Tracie: I originally got the idea from Splitcoast Stampers.  I made a few additions to the box and ended up with this lovely holiday box.  I used an Angel Soft Tissue box but I think they are all pretty much the same size.  For…

Hello, Prickley Pear fans! It’s Jessi from Kissin’ Krafts.  I have a quick question for you. Do you love the Chalkboard trend as much as I do? And I am really loving pairing up the technique with my Christmas projects! I know that there are a few different ways to complete the chalkboard look. Today…