I’d like to wish everyone a very Happy Holiday Season!
-Heather
Independent craft blog since 2007
Erum used metallic watercolors to create a lovely shimmery background with an ombre’ effect for this pretty birthday card. I love the black and white flowers with the pop of blue!
Epson has unveiled a photo printing solution designed for nostalgic crafters, families and photo enthusiasts looking to bring their memories to life –the Expression®Photo XP-8600 Small-in-One®Printer. The latest compact and versatile DIY tool in Epson’s lineup, the XP-8600 is ideal … Read More...
If you’ve got a small gift or gift card to give this Christmas? Jazz it up with a fun decorated tin. Heather Nichols used small metal hinged tins and covered them with pattern papers, stamped sentiments and die cut embellishments … Read More...
Each of the little squares on this adorable layout from Kathleen is actually a little door that echos the feel of a Christmas countdown advent calendar. Behind each door can be hidden a photo, phrase or embellishment.
If you need to make a bunch of small gift for teachers, class mates or office co-workers these wreath shaped Treat Ornaments are the perfect idea! Lindsay, aka The Frugal Crafter, will show you how to create this sweet project … Read More...
Ania fussy cut loads of cute snowmen to add all around this Snow Much Fun layout. She added glitter pen to her large title to add a bit of snowy sparkle along with blue snowflakes and ink splatter for her … Read More...
I love cards and boxes that are interactive. This project is a bit of both. When you pull out the top of these pretty gift boxes a panel holding a gift card is revealed, how fun is that?! Amy R … Read More...
Victoria Marie has challenged herself to document every day for the month of December. She sharing how she created her Dec. 1st page using cork for the number and adding vellum pages, photos and embellishments to the layout. The smaller … Read More...
Need a special, custom bag for a gift this year? Using products from La La Land Crafts Cristena shares how to cut, score and fold double sided pattern paper to create a sweet gift bag for the Holidays. Add some … Read More...
Sometimes you might want to make notes about a scrapbooking layout but maybe you don’t want everyone who sees it to read your thoughts. Sheena came up with a clever way to hide her journaling on this Home Page. The … Read More...
If you’re bringing some wine or champagne to a Holiday Party or giving one as a gift this year dress it up with a fun gift tag. Lorena made tags to go over the neck of the bottles and they … Read More...
The metallic silver and teal colors on this wonderful layout from Emmy give the page the perfect frosty winter feel. The products she used from Merly Impressions has a photo-realistic look that is really stunning.
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I think, hands down, this is my favorite card I’ve seen this Holiday season! Marine gave Mrs. Claus the reins to the sleigh and it’s pulled by unicorns, how freaking adorable is that!? She used stamps and dies from Hello … Read More...
Megan used 6″ x 6″ inch patterned paper from Echo Park for the bases of her Christmas Traveler’s Notebook pages. These smaller patterns are perfect for smaller layouts. I love how she added a number on each page to create … Read More...
I mentioned last week how Gnomes are a very popular theme this winter and here’s another super cute card to prove it. Laura used stamps and dies from SugarPea to create her fun Snow Globe Gnome card. I love this … Read More...
These cute little Arctic Animal images and papers are perfect for making cards, planner and scrapbook pages this winter. There are different animal images and pattern papers to chose from and they are all FREE to download from Free Pretty … Read More...
Yana used the festive Nordic Tree stamp set from Hero Arts to create 3 different cards. With this versatile stamp set she mixed it up with colored stamping, embossing, adding multiple trees, stamping backgrounds and layering up different colors for … Read More...
Jana Bennett used products from Felicity Jane to create a sweet 4″ x 8″ album for Christmas. I love this tall skinny style, it’s super trendy and modern. And the smaller pages make for a faster easier album to put … Read More...
If you’re new to stamping and card making or just never learned about Heat Embossing then you’re going to love the Ellen Hutson Essential Guide to Heat Embossing. Heat embossing uses a pigment based ink pads (which are slow drying) … Read More...