Concord and 9th Turn About Stamps help you create amazing colorful backgrounds, images and patterns for your cards. Their latest kit includes inks, stamps, dies, adhesive, a template and directions to create some beautiful floral cards. Jessica is sharing everything … Read More...
10 Summer Scrapbook Sketches
Ready to start working on some summer scrapbook pages? Scrapbooks and Cards Today has 10 brand new Summer Scrapbook Sketches to help get you started. There’s ideas for 8 1/2 x 11 and 12 x 12 pages as well as … Read More...
Summer Day Layout
Fiona beautifully combined patterns like flowers, dots, plaids and stripes for this pretty Summer Day scrapbook layout. The trendy wood grain background and a small doily add texture to the page without competing with all the other patterns.
Summer Scrapbook Sketches
Close To My Heart is sharing a free scrapbook sketch for a fun double page layout. There’s also a two page spread of summer pages to get you inspired. I love the pinwheel and hot air balloon designs they used, … Read More...
Alice in Wonderland Patterns Download
You can created your own amazing Alice in Wonderland themed wrapping paper with some simple DIY stamps and FREE downloadable patterns from Mama is Dreaming. You’ll find prints with teacups, mushrooms, rabbits, hats and even some gift tags. These could … Read More...
10 Baby Farm Animal Digital Stamps
How adorable are these little baby farm animal digital stamps!? You can create the cutest cards for babies, welcome to a new home, Spring or for anyone who loves animals. There are 10 designs in all and they are FREE… Read More...
Tips for Pocket Scrapbook Pages
The Close to My Heart blog has some helpful tips for pocket scrapbook layouts. Stick with a color scheme to keep it cohesive, pick a single event or story and plan out your pattern. There’s even some template for page … Read More...
Double Page Scrapbook Sketches
You can find a double page layout sketches from Jeanette Lynton from Close to My Heart over on her blog. Follow the pattern to create a pretty design for any occasion using different pattern papers and a fun curved title.… Read More...
Bulk Upload Patterns into Silhouette
When you purchase digital images and pattern papers they usually come in packs. Silhouette allows you to be able to upload and use digital images and papers and they work great in conjunction with die cut shapes. If you haven’t … Read More...
Bold Lettering
Using stamped patterns and large alphabet dies Nichol created some wonderful bold lettering. I love the use of smaller word stamps to complete the phrases and sayings. She used her sentiments on cards but these would be perfect for scrapbook … Read More...
Book of Templates Review
Over the years The Stamper’s Sampler has included wonderful Tempting Templates in their magazines, fun patterns you can use for paper crafting projects. They’ve gathered some of their favorites into one handy guide, the brand new Book of Templates.… Read More...
Download: Cross Stitch Card Patterns
The look of Cross Stitching on your cards is becoming really trendy right now, both real of faux. Many companies have dies, embossing folders and stamps with the cross stitch look and are also including fun FREE patterns you can … Read More...
Download: DIY Guardian of the Galaxy Snowflake Patterns
In years past one of my most popular posts was Star Wars shaped DIY snowflakes from Anthony Herrera. And now this years he’s back with amazing Guardians of the Galaxy snowflake patterns that you can download and cut out yourself. … Read More...
Tips: Stamped Card Backgrounds
Stumped for a card idea? The background is a good place to start. You can make a simple card with just a stamped background or build a more detailed card design around a cool background idea. Stamped backgrounds are also … Read More...
Girl & Boy FABRIC DOLLS (pattern pieces included)
When my daughter was about five years old and we were up in Maine and I found a pattern for a large doll with movable arm’s and every strand of hair was put in by hand. I ended up making … Read More...
Happy Toilet Paper & Popsicle Plushie patterns
Mokulen22 has her cute patterns on “deviantart” a place where artists and crafters gather. She has several patterns for us to make and I am showing two that I think would make fun Father’s Day gifts. First is the Happy … Read More...
Post Holiday Pillow Patterns
Laurie of the “Tip Junkie” has 160 pillow tutorials all with pictured tutorials to learn how to make. As you can see these are stunning and fun patterns. Maybe you are a person that works on holiday projects throughout the … Read More...
Pretty Pumpkin Tablecloth for Fall & Felted Wool Pumpkin Pillow Tutorials
This adorable “Pretty Pumpkin Tablecloth” is from Better Homes & Gardens. There is a Downloadable free pattern and instructions. This can be used from Halloween through Thanksgiving until the Christmas decor comes out. Make this second cute project from BH&G, … Read More...
Felted Soap Cozy & School Colors Felted Laptop Sleeve FREE PATTERNS!
Lion Brand always has some really lovely knit patterns that are FREE! These two patterns are for Easy (Level 1) and Easy (Level 2) knitted and felted; so if you always wanted to try felting your knits give these a … Read More...
Beginner Sewing Patterns: Patriotic Wall Hanging
This is such a sweet idea for all year round, but summer has the most Patriotic holidays. This “Patriotic Wall Hanging” comes from “squishy-cute-designs” hosted by a mother-daughter team Kelli Rinta, and her mom Greta, and they are the designers … Read More...