Dawy McVey added a lovely painterly touch to the backgrounds of these holiday cards by using a wide paint brush and acrylic paint. Showing the brushstrokes really adds extra interest to the backgrounds.
Easy Thanksgiving Paper Banner
Decorate your home this Thanksgiving with a pretty handmade banner. This quick and easy banner uses scrapbook items like cardstock, fall patterned papers, string and some flag and letter dies.
Get a closer look at this project idea over on … Read More...
How to make acorns out of acorn squash
Acorn squash are a pretty fall favorite for decorating. But want to add an unexpected twist to them? Why not transform them with a bit of tan rope into an acorn. Pop on over to the blog Inspired by Charm … Read More...
Skating Snowman Card
Using a reverse stamping technique I made this fun card with a snowman skating across the ice. I used stamps, Frost ink and papers from Stampin’ Up’s new holiday catalog.
You can click here to watch it in HD on … Read More...
Wooden Photo Blocks
Take your photos out of the scrapbook and into your home decor with these wonderful wooden photo blocks. Using laser printed photos and gel medium you can transfer your photos to surface of the blocks. Wouldn’t these make great gifts … Read More...
Autumn Tags
The backgrounds on these wonderful Autumn tags are strips of different fall colored washi tapes over a die cut shape. Dawn also added stamped circles and acorn clusters for the perfect fall finish.
Hand Lettered Pages
Sandra from The Sassy Club has a couple of great planner/journaling pages for fall. She got tips on using ink pads and a water brush for some wonderful hand lettering with hand drawn and stamped accents.
Snowflake Spinner Card
This cool snowflake card stands up and the snowflake inside spins. For this wonderful winter card Pam Simpson added glitz and glimmer with embossing enamel and a gold paint pen.
You can find her card directions over on the Poppy … Read More...
How to Get Better Portrait Photos
Wanting to get better portrait shots? The Creative Live blog has 5 great tips from posing, lights and flash suggestions and more to help you capture those special people in your life.
Visit their blog for more info.
-Heather
Poinsettia Gift Tags
These Poinsettia Gift Tags are lovely! Marilyn applied glitter to die cut pieces of acetate and used her heat gun to form the flower petals for a realistic 3D look. The gold embossed words finish these off nicely. These could … Read More...
Floral Mixed Media Card
This amazing floral mixed media card has so much depth and dimension you’d need to put it in a box instead of an envelope. Also because it’s a gift in itself. I love the little cat in a bee costume … Read More...
Apple Shaped Card
This card idea is so clever, it uses a stencil to make a shaped card. Marleen used an apple stencil to make this cute apple shaped card. There are so many large stencil shapes that would be perfect to turn … Read More...
2 Ring Binding Mini Album
Looking to make your own mini album or can’t find the right size for your project? Using book making techniques Nancy Wething made this lovely 2 Ring Binder Mini Album. She’ll show you how to make the reinforced cover with … Read More...
Beyond adorable colorful Christmas carolers
If you happen to know someone who uses this little colorful cups to make their coffee here is the perfect Christmas craft to recycle them into an entire chorus of carolers. Pop on over to the blog Kiflies Levendula for … Read More...
Stenciled Cloud Background
Clouds are a perfect accent to many outdoor photos. Using Glitter Paste and a stencil learn how to add some shimmery clouds to a page layout.
The the Bo Bunny blog for directions.
-Heather
How to Add Color to Stencil Paste
Simon Hurley has a great tip for getting customized color for your stencil paste. Using Nuvo Glimmer Paste and mixing it with Distress Ink her got not only great color but sparkle and shine with glitter. He’s sharing a video … Read More...
Coolest recycled electric candle cozy
Hexagons are everywhere and if you love them this stacked hexagon electric candle cozy is a perfect project to go with all your hexi goodness. They made theirs in brightly colored cardboard but how fun would it be in red … Read More...
7 DIY Planner Hacks
Save money and get creative by DIYing your planner. Make your own pockets and envelopes, create custom embellishments, paper clips and more. We-R-Memory-Keepers
Find 7 great ideas for hacking your planner over at the W R Memory Keepers blog.
-Heather
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...
Seize the Day Mixed Media Layout
This amazing mixed media layout includes torn paper, stamping, gold heat embossing, paint, flowers and even dried fruit! I love the purple and gold color combination, so regal! Riika filmed a video showing how she put it all together.