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Tutorial | Custom Paper Tape
Cathe Holden of Just Something I Made shares her secret for always having the perfect paper tape on hand. She makes her own! Click here to go to the tutorial.
Article | Staying Creative on Vacation
This article on the Simple Crafter blog outlines some tips for how you can remain creative while on vacation. Click here to go to the article.
Giveaway | Sampler Pack from The Twinery
Monika Wright from iloveitall is giving away this sampler pack of 14 colors of bakery twine from The Twinery. Click here to go to the giveaway.
Tutorial | DIY Tic Tac Toe Game
Using papier mache shapes, paint and scrapbook papers, Nikki in Stitches shows how to make you very own custom Tic Tac Toe game. Click here to go to the tutorial.
Freebie | Creativity Prompts for August
The August edition of Creativity Prompts from Jill at A Matter of Memories can now be downloaded. It includes several pages of scrapbooking ideas including prompts taken from the calendar, design inspiration, color schemes, sketches and more. Click here to … Read More...
Freebie | All You Need is Love Digital Kit
Persnickety Prints is offering up this digital scrapbook kit free! The kit includes the elements shown above, and 16 matching 12×12 patterned papers. Click here to go to the download.
Using Ephemera | Air Mail Envelopes
Carolyn of Homework shares a few ideas for using airmail envelopes in paper crafting. One example is the tags shown. Click here to go to her post.
Digital Tip | Printing 8&1/2 x 11 Pages
If you live in a country that uses A4 paper as the standard, but you scrap using 8&1/2 x 11 digital templates, and want to print your pages out, the ladies at Simple Aussie Girls have a solution for you. … Read More...
Summer Blog Series | Going Postal
Julie Kirk of Notes on Paper is holding a blog series this summer called Going Postal. The series is all about using postage stamps, rubber stamps with postal designs and postal themed ephemera on paper crafts projects. She also … Read More...
Tutorial | Gift Tags for Men
Mel from Mel Designs, shows how she used mixed media techniques to create some masculine themed gift tags. Click here to go to the tutorial
Tutorial | Party Treat Cones
Learn how to make these treat cones for your next celebration using a free template and scrapbooking paper. All the details from Smashed Peas and Carrots. Click here to go to the tutorial
Tutorial | Birthday Board Book
Elizabeth Kartchner shares this tutorial for a birthday board book on her blog. She suggests making this instead of a birthday card. great idea! Click here to go to the tutorial.
Tutorial | Decoupage Picture Frame
Nikki in Stitches shares this tutorial for turning a plain wooden frame into a lovely way to display a photo. Click here to go to the tutorial
Tutorial | Mini Bound Books
Crafty Nest shares this tutorial using a simple binding technique for making mini-books. Click here to go to the tutorial.
Tutorial | Emboss Resist Background Technique
Lyndah from Bloom, Bake, Create shares how to make a background for scrapbooking or art journaling using a resist technique with embossing powders. Click here to go to the tutorial.
Giveaway | American Crafts Campy Trails
Jill at A Matter of Memories is giving away this pack of products from the American Crafts Campy Trails line. The prize includes:
12 patterned papers
2 sets of chipboard thickers
1 stamp set
3 packages of various coordinating embellishments… Read More...
Freebie | Octopus Garden Digital Quick Page
Are you having any under (or above) the sea adventures this summer? Here’s a free quick page called Octopus Garden for recording your memories. Simply drop your photos into the page for a completed project. Click here to go to … Read More...
Tutorial | Mini Fold Book
Lisa Johnson from Poppy Paperie shows step by step instruction for making this mini fold book. The main book structure is made from one piece of letter sized cardstock! Click here to go to the tutorial.
Stash Busting Idea | Button Magnets
If your stash is overflowing with buttons, you can use some of them up to make these button magnets. Melissa Thiesse of Bursts of Creativity explains how she made them here.