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If you’re looking for creative ways to express your love for Dad on Father’s Day, especially if he’s a barbecue enthusiast, you’re in the right place! Our CraftGossip roundup features a delightful collection of BBQ-themed cards that are perfect … Read More...
Madeline used Shadow Box Frames dies from Sizzix to create this wonderful home decor project. She die cut and folded up three 3D frames and connected them together for a photo frame tryptic. She embossed and added Distress Inks to … Read More...
I love the beautiful water colored Dragonflies on this Mini Slimline Card from Laura Evangeline! She stamped and heat embossed the dragonflies on watercolor paper in white before she colored them. This card also has some fun features like the … Read More...
I “Adore” the yellow and teal with black color combination on this sweet Baby Layout from Tracy. She used lots of chipboard elements and a sentiment on the page that she colored with embossing inks and powders along with some … Read More...
Are you the type of card maker that makes up cards in advance? Do you remember to send them or do they sit in drawers and boxes forgotten? Jana wanted to create a way she would remember to send her … Read More...
A new article over on the Close to My Heart blog talks about learning to look at scrapbooking layouts and pick up techniques that you can then use on your own designs. For their example they share a beautiful page … Read More...
I love it when creators use stamps from one occasion for another. Traditionally you probably think of Bunnies for Easter Cards but Sherri used this rabbit in a carrot car stamp from Art Impression to design a Spring Birthday Card, … Read More...
Traci used products from Simple Stories to design this wonderful “Creative” Mini Album. Check out that pretty cover she decorated and inside are pages to celebrate being crafty and creative. I love that she’s got pages that are different size … Read More...
I love coloring my stamped images with colored pencils, they are easy to layer and blend and I love the results. Charmaine used colored pencils to color in her Top Flight Stamps on Kraft colored cardstock. Coloring on this light … Read More...
Celebrate your craftiness with this fun FREE “Paper, Scissor, Glue” cut file. Perfect for adding to layouts featuring your craft room, projects you’re working on or attending crafty classes or crops. Lisa is sharing what she created with the file … Read More...
Waffle Flower has taken shaker elements to a whole new level with these new Circle Shaped Shaker Covers. I’ve seen rectangles and squares but these circles are so fun and easy to create a cool new style of shaker card. … Read More...
A great way to fill a page is by repeating words, images, or a title like on this wonderful Graduation Layout from Sarah. She used a “Congrats” stamp and inked it with a rainbow of different ink pad colors, die … Read More...
I love this unique stamp coloring technique from Kimberly! She stamped her flowers on white cardstock, added some color with ink blending and then used a polka dot stencil to add dots to the stamped images, such a cool idea! … Read More...
How much fun is this Beachy Traveler’s Notebook Spread from Nicole!? She used stamps from Brutus Monroe, colored with markers to decorate most of the layout, adding some die cut accents with a yellow sun and die cut crab covered … Read More...
This adorable baby card features cute jungle animals and a pretty hanging vine background. Carrie used Ink Sprays in pink and yellow instead of ink blending with her stencil to create the card background. She colored the Heffy Doodle Stamps … Read More...
One of my favorite things to do at Disney is character meet and greets, to me those of some of the best photos you can get in the park! This super fun layout from Julie features one of my favorite … Read More...
Cathy used a fun and funky shaped frame die for the different sections on this Sweet Honey Bear Shaker Card. On the bottom the cute bear is laying in the grass looking up at the bee hive hanging above, the … Read More...
Michelle used big, bold triangles and stars to create a graphic design on this cool “The Best” Dog Layout. Grey watercolor and paint splatter and stitching with loose threads help add to the grungy look. And be sure to notice … Read More...
As school is letting out let the grads know proud you are of them with a little gift. This fun Graduation Cap Gift Box is perfect for holding cash or a gift card for the Grad. Dina is sharing step … Read More...
This wonderful Alice in Wonderland Mini Tag Album from Lena is so unique with it’s upside down tags, perfect for a topsy turvy Alice theme! She used Alice’s Tea Party products from Graphic 45 to create her album with layers … Read More...
