January isn’t over yet, so we can still make calendars, right?Full disclosure: so far I have none for 2014! Thank goodness for this tutorial from Nathalie, for a desktop photo calendar. She used an acrylic panoramic frame, binder rings, … Read More...
Tutorial | Get Started With Gelatos
I’ve been hearing about Gelatos for several months now and I was curious. So I was happy when I stumbled upon this tutorial by Loredana Bucaria at Shimelle.com on Getting Started With Gelatos. She shows us a few simple techniques … Read More...
Inspiration | Holiday Color Palettes
Christy Strickler from My Scrapbook Evolution has come up with a set of stunning Holiday color palettes drawn from the brightly decorated trees around Nassau, Bahamas. These are gorgeous and really appeal to me since I am a Caribbean girl … Read More...
Freebie | Digital Retro 4×4 Holiday Cards
This set of digital retro 4×4 Holiday cards from Persnickety prints can be used in your Project Life or December Daily Albums, as gift tags, or even to make a memory game. They come in JPEG format, and you can … Read More...
Freebie | Holiday Cursive Word Art from Pink Trike Design
I love this set of Cursive Holiday Word Art and plan to use them in my December Daily this year. They come compliments of Robyn Meierotto of Pink Trike Designs and are great for both digital and paper projects. Go … Read More...
12 Days of Home for the Holidays
For the 5th year running, Debby at D’s Paper Studio is holding her 12 Days of Home for the Holidays series. Each day December 1st to 12th will feature a special guest talking about beloved family Holiday traditions. There … Read More...
Freebie & Challenge | December Photo Prompts from Capture Your 365
Join in with Katrina Kennedy and the community at Capture Your 365 for the December Photo Challenge. Katrina supplies this list of 31 ideas for taking photos in December, as well as tips on how to use the list. … Read More...
Giveaway | Free Pass to Your December Story at Get it Scrapped
Hop over to Paula Gilarde’s blog for a chance to win a free pass to this December Story class from Debbie Hodge at Get it Scrapped.
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Tutorial | Easy Washi Tape Storage
Here’s a nice idea for storing washi tape rolls from Jamie at Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom. She explains her thought process for coming up with this idea, then shows you how to put one together. Get all … Read More...
Tutorial | Hand Stitch a Title Without Needing Special Templates
Nathalie at An Ounce of Creativity shares how she hand stiched this scrapbook page title without using a special template or cutting tool. You will need to have a program like Word, some tracing paper or vellum, and a … Read More...
Freebie | Photography Prop Check List for Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking
Do you take photos of your paper crafts and scrapbooking projects to share online? If you’ve been thinking about improving those photos by using styling, here is a great checklist for you. Jennifer Gallacher from In-Site-Full shares this list of … Read More...
Tutorial | Adding Dimension to Scrapbook Pages
Jessica Lohof shares some techniques for adding dimension to your scrapbook pages. She shows how you can use tape, foam squares, paint, paper layers, embellishments and even paint to make your pages pop with life. Click over to Shimelle … Read More...
Freebie | Grateful For…. Layered Template
What are you grateful for? Record them using this free 12 x12 layered template for digital and hybrid scrapbook layouts. It comes to you courtesy of Designer Digitals, and designed by Cathy Zielske. Grab it here
Tutorial | Unique Stitched Title
Add some texture to your scrapbook pages using this hand stitching technique by Cindy Tobey. She shows you how to create a two-toned title using cardstock and embroidery thread. Click here to see how it’s done!
Freebie | Hand Drawn Beach Doodles for Digital & Hybrid Projects
I love these hand drawn doodles from Maria at Analog Paper! The beach theme is perfect for working on those summer pages, and remembering those hot sunny days. You get them as Photoshop brushes or individual PNG files. Click … Read More...
Tutorial | Homemade Stamp Cleaner
I always have a hard time keeping my stamps clean, do you? I am certainly going to try this DIY stamp cleaner that Agus Younet posted about. It’s made from three ingredients you might already have at home. Go get … Read More...
Where You Scrap Wednesdays | Shanna Noel
I’m in love with Shanna Noel’s creative space! It’s a lovely mix of vintage, modern, white, pops of colour and personal touches. Lots of great organizational eye candy too! Hop over to see the full tour on her blog.
Giveaway | Farmhouse Fair Skies Crafting Kit
The magazine may be no more, but the Creating Keepsakes blog is still alive and kicking! They currently have a Frivolous Friday giveaway up. You can win the pack of paper supplies shown above from the Fair Skies line … Read More...
Article | Why You Should Start Scrapbooking
Are you asking yourself “Why should I start scrapbooking?”. In this guest post at Ef Zin Creations, Natasha from shares some reasons why she thinks that anyone should & could be scrapbooking. Not sure you would know how … Read More...
Photography for Scrapbookers | Learn to Photograph Your Newborn
In this five part series at It’s Always Autumn, you can learn how to take photos of your newborn. Autumn covers the basics, posing, editing and special post processing methods. I really could have used this four years ago! … Read More...