Nicole shares how you can make a homemade card using a minimal amount of items from your stash. Gather some photos, cardstock, a book page, paint and embellishments to get started. Click here to see more.
Projects: Teachers Gifts with a Summer Theme
Tell that favorite teacher thanks for a job well done and get them ready for summer at the same time with these adorable stamped gift treats. Find out more at the Paper, Scissors and Superheros blog.
-Heather
Freebies | Printables for la Fete des Meres in France
This Sunday May 26th is Mother’s Day in France, known as la Fete des Meres. If you’re French and/or in France, here are some free printables you can download today to get ready! A set of gift tags as well … Read More...
Tutorial | Mini-Book from a Bridal Shower
Renae from Leona Lane shares this mini-book she made as a guestbook from a bridal shower. She used photos taken at the shower as well as advice from the guests. This idea can be adapted to any occasion! Click … Read More...
Freebie | Nurture Photography e-Book
This free e-book from the Nurture Photography Challenge is full of tips and tutorials for better photography and editing, and also free layered templates. Download it here from Bumbles & Light
Tutorial | Making Good Use of Your Scraps
Project: Stamped Kids Hand Prints
Laura at Make Life Lovely has a great way to use your stamping supplies to preserve your child’s hand print.
-Heather
Show & Tell | Embellishing Small Gift Bags
Helena from Craft & Creativity, shares this idea for embellishing small gift bags to use as note holders or gift tags. Depending on the size of your gift you can also use them for the intended purpose. Or use … Read More...
Freebie | Printable Movie Night Tickets
Here’s a great free printable that you can use for family movie night, party invitations or even page embellishments: movie tickets from Dabbles & Babbles. Click here to go to the download. This printable is for a movie night … Read More...
Freebie: Fireman’s Hat Die Cut
My dad was a firefighter for over 20 years so this fireman’s hat die cut shape makes me smile. I’m very proud of my dad for all those years he served as a firefighter (he’s happily retired playing lots of … Read More...
Tip: How to Align Co-Ordinating Stamps and Dies
The Verve Stamps blog has a great video showing how to align matching dies and stamps. Lots of companies are adding dies to go with their stamp images so you don’t need to cut them out, simply die cut them.… Read More...
Technique: Ink Embossing
The background on this lovely card is dry embossed with an embossing folder but Vicki at Wizards Hangout took it one step further and added ink to the folder for a colored background “behind” the embossing. Visit her … Read More...
Project: Graduation Card
It’s graduation time, so grab your stamps and make some cards to help those new grads celebrate! Nicole Magourik has a wonderful grad card on her blog. I love the vintage map stamp she used, very masculine, a perfect … Read More...
Improve Your Photography | 10 Tips for Mastering Composition
Misti Tracy shares 10 Tips for Mastering Composition to help you improve your photography. She covers things like horizons, depth of field and use of negative space. Once she covers these basic “rules” she then invites you to break … Read More...
Tutorial | Document Milestones by Adding Text to Photos Using Picasa
Rachael at Nothing if Not Intentional, shares how you can create milestone photos to document how your children are learning and growing. She does these every six months or so for her daughters, all using Picasa, the free photo software. … Read More...
Tutorial: Paper Pocket Book
This pretty pocket booklet is perfect for tucking in photos, ticket stubs, notes and more. Dar’s Crafty Creations shares how to make the covers and pockets for this sweet little book. I love the sewing theme she used but the … Read More...
Show & Tell | Framed Origami Dresses
Becky from The Barefoot Seamstress shares her obsession for map papers and all things origami. She links to the tutorial for making the origami dresses, and explains how she put the framed piece together. These little dresses would … Read More...
Tips & Tricks | 5 Steps for Scrapping Faster
Beth from Scrapping Wonders shares five tips for creating scrapbook layouts quickly. Using these steps she gets most of her layouts done in under 30 minutes! If you’re a busy scrapper, these very practical tips can help you to … Read More...
Show & Tell | Dance in the Rain Wall Art
We’ve had an extremely wet Spring so far, with more rain forecast this week, so this reminder is timely! Great idea for some wall art from Ideas from the Forest . It’s good inspiration for a scrapbook page too. Click … Read More...
Freebie: Nerdy Girl Digital Stamp
Nerdy is the definitely new sexy!! Penny Blossoms has this cute sexy/nerdy girl digi stamp to download for free. Hurry and grab her, she’s only free for a limited time!
-Heather
Finding the right marker for colouring skin can be … Read More...