I’ve mentioned before that sometimes when I pick designers to write about for this spotlight feature I leave myself notes about what I want to talk about. For Patterns by Anna11, I wrote “grumpy cat birthday.”
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12 Ideas for Handmade Scene Cards
This darling scene card from Julie uses stamped characters that have been colored and closely fussy cut and placed over a stamped tree background. She used markers to color the background and stamps and create shading along with little die … Read More...
Sew Some Cute Fleece Gravestone Pillows for Halloween
Here’s a fun Halloween decoration you can make for your house. It’s a fleece gravestone pillow. A Girl and a Glue Gun has a tutorial and free cut file you can use to make one (or several). These would be … Read More...
12 Halloween Scrapbook Layouts for Kids
This darling witch page uses just orange and black and notice how Conny used cream instead of white for a softer background. There’s lots of pattern papers with tearing and stenciled spiders for texture and depth. She also added candy … Read More...
12 Handmade Witches and Wizards Card Ideas
This stamped Harry Potter inspired card from Amy has him riding on his broom, his hat flying off with his Snowy Owl Hedwig along for the ride. She used stamps from Sweet November colored with Copic markers for this darling … Read More...
12 Scrapbook Layouts for Books and Reading
This fun reading layout has a large book and title die cut, cute photos, stacks of stamped and printed books and a glittery background made with gold foiling. You can watch Jessica’s process video over on the Therm O Web … Read More...
12 Back to School Scrapbook Layouts Ideas
Erika added lots of dimension to this first and last days of school layout with chipboard elements like a ruler, letters and heart along with popped up pencils, rope and gems. And hand written journaling makes note of these important … Read More...
3 FREE Summer Sunglasses Cut Files
Nothing says summer like sunglasses. Whether you like wearing classic, funky or fun these 3 different cut files will be perfect for your fun in the sun scrapbook layouts and paper crafting projects. Jill used them on a cool NYC … Read More...
How to Make Faux Wax Seals
Wax seals have been having a moment lately. I know they’ve been around for hundreds of years and have bursts of popularity from Harry Potter (his Hogwarts letter was sealed with red wax) and again when vintage and mixed media … Read More...
Designer Spotlight: Stitch and Poke Company
Get your salty cross stitch patterns right here, from Stitch and Poke Company on Etsy.
There’s literally one about staying salty, which is about 8 inches on 18 count fabric, and looks great on dark colored fabric.
I first … Read More...
What’s Your Favorite Thing You’ve Ever Knit?
I’m not sure this is a question I could answer, but what’s your favorite thing you’ve ever knit?
One of my favorites is definitely the Color Belt Sweater (Ravelry link) from my Colorwork Knitting book, because I’d had … Read More...
Summer Reading Printables and Tips for Parents
Now that my daughter is a teenager, we don’t really do summer reading as a formal thing anymore. Her school used to take part in a program and she was usually one of the top readers in her grade, and … Read More...
15 Fun And Silly Crochet Scarf Patterns
Welcome to our collection of 15 Fun and Silly Crochet Patterns for Fun Scarfs! If you’re looking for a playful and unique way to add some personality to your wardrobe, these crochet scarf patterns are the perfect solution. From avocados … Read More...
Book Review: Knitting with Disney
I love going to my local library and checking out knitting books I might have missed when they came out. This week I found Knitting with Disney: 28 Official Patterns Inspired by Mickey Mouse, The Little Mermaid, and More.
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13 Grid and Block Style Scrapbook Layout Ideas
This sweet layout uses a grid of pattern paper rectangles to create the background, adding a photo, strips of journaling and embellishments over top. Visit the Simple Stories blog for more info.
If you’re stuck for a scrapbook layout design … Read More...
10 Dragon Kids Crafts
Looking for a fun and imaginative way to keep your kids entertained for hours on end? Why not introduce them to the exciting world of dragons with these 10 dragon kids crafts. From simple paper crafts to more advanced projects, … Read More...
Beginners Guide to Wax Seals
I love wax seals, they make me think of medieval times or Harry Potter with the red seal on the back of his Hogwarts acceptance letter. Wax seals are making a come back and are perfect to add an elegant … Read More...
Lion Card for a New Baby
This sweet lion is ready to roar a big welcome for a sweet new baby. Tina used stamps and dies from Papertrey Ink to create her card design. You might think a lion would be for a baby boy but … Read More...
Freebie Round Up: National Coloring Book Day
As a kid one of my favorite things to do was color, I remember laying on the living room floor with my mom and we would color in my coloring books for hours. So of course I’m excited to celebrate … Read More...
30 Bookmarks To Cross Stitch For Kids
We’re back with another exciting roundup of bookmarks, and this time, we’re focusing on those that are perfect for kids! After the tremendous success of our previous bookmark roundup, we’ve listened to your requests and created a collection specifically … Read More...