The leaves on this amazing Autumn layout from Emma look real but they area actually inked, stamped and die cut from paper! They really help frame the focal photo image and add such a nice natural touch to her page. … Read More...
Metallic Watercolor Christmas Cards
Wow, these cards really shine for the Holidays! Nichol Spohr combine the really popular trends of watercolor and metallics for these stunning Christmas cards. She heat embossed large background stamps from Hero Arts in gold on dark cardstock and used … Read More...
Feminine Fall Mini Album
The Honey and Spice Collection from Heidi Swapp is full of warm tones with beautiful patterns and florals. It’s perfect for fall scrapbooking. Jamie used the collection to put together a wonderful mini album with a feminine touch. I love … Read More...
How to Color a Christmas Lily Card
If you love flowers you don’t have to leave them off your holiday cards many still bloom during the winter months like poinsettia and some lilies. Mindy Baxter used a lovely Amaryllis stamp for this beautiful Christmas card. She has … Read More...
Crafting Friends Layout
Do you have friends that you go to classes or crops with, that you enjoy getting together and crafting? Be sure to take some snaps next time and turn it into a fun memory of the time you spend together … Read More...
Using Water Reactive Inks 3 Ways
Using Water-Reactive Ink Pads from Spectrum Noir I created this fun winter Yeti Card. These versatile inks can be used for lots of different stamping and coloring techniques. If you missed my review on them last week be sure to … Read More...
Honey Comb Layout
I love how Anna added pattern, color and movement on her layout using a Honeycomb die shape with just small sections of the soft script paper peeking behind. And the banners and flowers add a sweet touch the to lovely … Read More...
How to Use Stitching Dies without Sewing
Several companies make dies that have holes in them so you can add some stitching. These dies might seem a bit limiting but you don’t always have to add sewing to them. You can use the negative space left from … Read More...
Fall Freebies
Scrapbooking and Cards Today Magazine shares new FREEBIES with each issue. For their current Fall issue they have several die cut shapes including words, leaves and a wreath along with some cute journaling cards.
Easel Slider Card
Eloise combined two really trendy card styles by adding a slider element to an easel card, how much fun is that!? I love this little Yeti snowboarding across the card!
Visit the Lawn Fawn blog for her video tutorial.
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Holiday Planner with Printables
It’s that time of year, it’s time to start planning for the holidays! And Maymay has got your planning covered with FREE printables including calendar pages, printable pages for notes, decorations, menus, expenses and more. Add them to your own … Read More...
Light Up Easel Card
I think Easel Cards are going to be a popular trend this holiday season, I’m seeing lots of them pop up on designers blogs. Maymay created a lovely Easel Card using a lantern design that holds a small tea light … Read More...
Boy and Girl Traveler’s Notebook Pages
Mandy created two sets of Traveler’s Notebook page spreads using products from Cocoa Vanilla. One has a more feminine girly touch while the other is pure boy and are both equally awesome.
Simple Penguin Holiday Card
The holidays are a hectic time but us card makers still want to find time to create cards for the season. If you’re making cards but are pressed for time this year try creating clean and simple cards. Even the … Read More...
New Pattern Paper Selections for the Holidays
From checks and plaids and vintage and kitschy this years new pattern papers for the holidays are sure to meet your style needs. The team over at Scrapbook Update have gathered together all the new paper collections for this year … Read More...
Fall Hedgehog Card
Kristina Werner added some fall leaves and a banner around this adorable hedgehog stamp to create a simple Fall wreath design. She used watercolors for her images and I love the shadow she added to each one, it adds a … Read More...
Paper Covered Chipboard Mini Album
Page Taylor Evans created this colorful mini album bound together using an accordion fold. She created the book cover by covering chipboard with pattern papers and added a ring with tassels for a fun embellishment. Some of the pages inside … Read More...
Ink Techniques Autumn Card
Yana combined some cool ink and stamping techniques on this wonderful Autumn Card. She first heat embossed her images in white, ink blended over top in fall colors, then wiped away the excess ink for a resist technique and then … Read More...
Grateful Wreath Page
Nathalie created lots of great splatter on her scrapbook layout using watercolor pens. She then layered pentagon frames and lots of open cut leaf dies backed with pattern papers to create a wreath, giving this page lots of movement. And … Read More...
4 Christmas Coloring Pages
Get yourself in the holiday mood with some lovely Christmas Coloring Pages. Dover Publications has some festive pages to keep you busy inside on cold nights. So grab your colored pencils and download 4 FREE pages.