If you’re a little late to the die cutting game don’t fear, it’s never too late to jump in and start adding die cut shapes to your scrapbook pages, cards and home decor products. But you might be a bit … Read More...
Cut and Emboss Folders
Spellbinders has new amazing folders that cut and emboss at the same time in one pass through your die cutting machine, how cool is that!? Nichol Spohr added an additional element to them by adding ink to the folders for … Read More...
Negative Space Die Cut Coloring
I love the colorful rainbow hues of this floral card. By tracing the inside and outside of a detailed die Stephanie watercolored the negative space of the shape for beautiful results.
Visit her blog Stephanie Low Creative for more on … Read More...
Beach Fun Scrapbook Page
Geometric Background Downloadable Die Shape
This fun geometric background tile die shape would be great on a retro themed card. You can download it for FREE from SVG Cuts! They say there files are “in Zip format and include the SVG Files for use with … Read More...
Journaling Prompts
Don’t just scrap the big events, everyday thoughts and happenings are worth documenting too. Studio Calico
has some great journaling prompts to kick start you into keep track of those day to day moments. Like movie and book reviews, weekend … Read More...
Congrats goes to…
…Karey! The lucky winner of this months Paper Pumpkin kit giveaway!!
-Heather
Product Review: Stampin’ Up New Ink Pad Design
In their most recent catalog Stampin’ Up introduced a brand new design for their Classic Stampin’ Pad ink pads. This new style is slimmer and easier to stack and store. The tops have a color label and on the … Read More...
Laminated Planner Dividers
Keep the sections of your planner seperated with your own pretty custom planner dividers and keep them sturdy by laminating them.
Xyron has a video tutorial showing how to make your own laminated planner dividers, click here to watch.
-Heather
Two Trendy Llama / Alpaca Cards
Llamas and Alpacas are super trendy right now and I’ve seen many fun stamp sets with them. Sugar Pea stamps has a cute one that Stephanie Beauchemin used to make two adorable cards.
8 Mixed Media Techniques for Beginners
If you’ve been curious about adding some mixed media techniques to your scrapbook pages or paper crafting projects but don’t know where to begin Stampington and Company has 8 mixed media technique that are perfect for beginners. Try making your … Read More...
Tips for Detailed Watercoloring
Nina-Marie has some great tips on getting detail when watercoloring like how much water to use and how much pressure to apply to the brush. Her stamped and watercolored flowers look so realistic!
How To Fold Origami Pen Holders
Looking for a fun and creative way to get organized while adding a touch of style to your workspace? These open origami boxes are the perfect solution! Not only do they help keep your desk tidy, but they also serve … Read More...
Drop Shadow Letters
Lydia Evans got two cards from one cut using the same die cut shapes making these cool drop shadow letter Thank You cards. I love her tip on adhering her dies to acetate to keep them in place, great tip!… Read More...
Get to Know You Book
Learn more about family and friends with a fun “get to know you” book. It’s a great way to share memories, photos, thoughts and more. I love how Sandra used a fun wooden clipboard album for the base.
Shadow Box Scene
Olga used several different dies from Spellbinders to create this stunning and romantic shadow box scene. Wouldn’t it make the perfect wedding or anniversary gift?
Visit the Spellbinders blog for her instructions.
-Heather
Paper Wands – Kids Craft
Need to keep the kids busy for a bit? Grab some paper crafting supplies and the kids and make some fun afternoon crafts with these neat paper wands. Or make some for yourself, who doesn’t want a pretty magic wand? … Read More...
Colored Pencils on Dark Cardstock
Kristina achieved a lot of depth on this card even though it’s only one layer. By using colored pencils and on dark grey cardstock and subtle inking with white ink on the background her design really stands out. This card … Read More...
Stamped Planner Pages
Rhoda will take you through the steps she used to create these cheerful planner pages with stamped images, stickers and washi tape.
Visit the Greeting Farm stamps blog to check out her video.
-Heather
Harry Potter Hogwarts Crests Die Cuts
If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time I’m sure I’ve mentioned a few (hundred) times that I’m a big Harry Potter fan. So of course I had to share these wonderful Hogwarts Crests die cuts! Miss … Read More...