10. Freebie | Mother’s Day Gift Tags

9. Tutorial | 15 Minute Spring Garland
8. Tutorial | Cupcake Holder Flowers
7. Tutorial | Flower Card

6. Tutorial | Embroider a Scrapbook Background

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Pressed for time, but still need some fresh Spring decor? You can whip up this garland using felt stickers in about 15 minutes! Drag out your stash of flet flower and leaf stickers, some baker’s twine and mini-clothespins, and get … Read More...
The Paper Curator shows how simple it is to add a custom touch to a scrapbook page with an embroidered background. First you sketch your desired pattern, in her case diamonds, then punch holes, and finally stitch it up! Such … Read More...
Did you know that April is Letter Writing Month? Me neither! Thanks to for letting me in on that information. We still have 9 days left to send out some snail mail, and we can do it in style with … Read More...
Get the instructions for making three types of paper flowers from tissue paper, and have beautiful blooms whenever you want! This gorgeous bouquet will be absolutely lovely for a Mother’s Day brunch or luncheon, and they will last much longer … Read More...
Even more flowers! This time of year I can;t help but be attracted to the abundance of flower tutorials out there. Paper flowers just speak Spring to me, plus they work really well for Mother’s Day decor. And of course … Read More...
Here’s a beautiful way to adorn a Mother’s Day gift, card or scrapbook page: crepe paper flowers! These delicate looking beauties, are pretty simple to whip up. You’ll need crepe paper, scissors, a brad, and something to cut out a … Read More...
Do you want to start scrapbooking but think it is too expensive a hobby? That’s what Mink thought too, but then she decided to try making a scrapbook on a budget by using non-scrapbooking supplies like magazines, catalogues, fabric, string, … Read More...
A nice mix of topics for the most popular posts this week!
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Tired of plain and boring cash envelopes? Make your own customized and pretty cash envelopes to stay on top of your budget planning! The free printable and cut file from Thinking Closet are wallet sized. Make them in any color … Read More...
Learn how to make this shaker birthday card entirely from scratch using the tutorial over at Pixels and Glue. Starting with cardstock, patterned paper and embellishments, you will create the window for the sequins and glitter. You’ll also need … Read More...
If you have certain small embellishments that you use over and over again on scrapbooking pages, you might want to keep them close by on your desk in a small container. Make it beautiful by embellishing a papier mache box … Read More...
Get lots of Valentine’s Day projects completed with these free printable labels by Falala Designs for World Label. Choose between rectangular labels, envelope seals, mason jar labels and a sweet LOVE garland for hanging. head on over to the World … Read More...
Get ahead on your birthday cards this year by making a bunch of these shaker birthday cards. What’s great about this design is that it can be adapted using different colors to suit just about any recipient. Who wouldn’t be … Read More...
What’s your plan for holiday memory keeping this year? In this post, Jennifer Wilson of Simple Scrapper, outlines her approach for 2014. She talks about what sized album she will use, and why, as well as gives an overview … Read More...
Is your house overflowing with your kids’ artwork? Mine certainly is, and I’ve been collecting ideas on how to use them in projects instead of just tossing them out. Over and Buttons and Paint they are sharing a few ideas. … Read More...
Nash at Craft A Doodle Doo has done it again! She’s giving away this set of digital floral overlays on her blog. You can use these for adding to photos and blog images, as well as designing cards or scrapbook … Read More...
These watercolor flowers are gorgeous! They may be too bulky for a scrapbook page (unless you’re into that), but would work perfectly on cards, mini-book covers and mixed media pieces. But the technique that Daniela at Curly Made uses … Read More...
Are your summer flowers fading away in the garden? Make yourself an entire bouquet to use on your layouts with this simple tutorial from Jamie. You’ll only need some basic hand sewing skills to make them, plus use up … Read More...
Heather Greenwood shares a great way to add some color to plain prints. She painted her pre-printed design using spray mists from Heidi Swapp. Done in only three steps! You can also do this with images you stamp yourself, … Read More...