I love this free printable holiday village from Handmade Charlotte. I already have mine all printed out and hope to get it installed over the weekend. Now that the holidays are in full swing and the kids are home … Read More...
Tutorial | Cardboard Gingerbread House Gift Tags
I love this idea from Julee at Warm Hot Chocolate for making gingerbread house gift tags from cardboard. This is a great one to do with kids! Click here to see more.
New Release: Single Cricut Images
Oh, how happy this announcement from Provocraft made me! They are now offering Cricut single die cuts for download! No need for a cartridge or buying a whole digital set if there is just one (or more :)) images that … Read More...
Thursday Round-Up | 5 Creative Gift Wrapping Ideas
Have you started your gift wrapping marathon? I’m still trying to find my gift wrap paper, but at least that gives me time to check out some creative gift wrapping ideas! Here are five that I love.
1. Use paper … Read More...
Show & Tell | Gifts and Packaging with Pretty Paper
Monika Wright from write.click.scrapbook shows how she used her scrapbooking supplies to create little treats as well as package up some others. Grab some pretty papers, washi tape and stamps, and get ready to create! Click here to see … Read More...
Tips: Using Twill Ribbon
A Muse Studio has a great video and project ideas on how to use twill ribbon. You can stamp on, it, emboss on it and even color it with permanent markers. Find out more on their blog.
-Heather
Freebie: Snowman Digital Stamp
Crafty Sentiments Designs has a fun and frosty free snowman digi stamp to download, click here.
-Heather
Looking for more digital stamps? Check out the digital stamps at Design Bundle
Freebie | Printable Fill-in-the-Blank Letter to Santa
This is a great one for the scrapbooks! Have your child fill out this letter from Louise at Feelin’ Crafty to take or send to Santa. I love how there is a spot to record the nicest thing … Read More...
Giveaway | Start Here Scrapbooking Class at Two Peas
Lisa Truesdell currently has a self-paced mini-workshop at Two Peas called Start Here. The workshop is designed to give you jumping off points to create pages for any photos. The class costs $12, but you can now win it in … Read More...
Freebie | Printable Gift Tags from Lara’s Vintage – perfect for handmade gifts!
New Crafty Tutorials Website: Instructagram
I just found about a cool new site called Instructagram. It’s layout is similar to Pintrest but it’s only for DIY projects, each with it’s own step by step how to photos and links on where to buy the … Read More...
Tutorial | Paper Angel Ornament from a Paper Doily
Jenny from Craft Test Dummies shares the steps to make this angel ornament from a paper doily. She made the doily from scratch using the Martha Stewart Crafts Circle Edge Punch, but I think you could use any thick … Read More...
Freebie | Peace, Joy, Love Gift Tags from Imagine Gnats
Here is another set of free printable gift tags, this time from Imagine Gnats. They come in three different colors so one of them is sure to work for your gifts! Click here to go to the download.
Freebie | Free Gift Tags & Customizable Greeting Card by Love vs. Design
When I saw these freebies I downloaded them right away! You can get both a set of gift tags (shown above) as well as a printable greeting card that is customizable. The designs are by Love vs. Designs and … Read More...
Freebie: Holiday Ornament Window Card
Visit the Extreme Cards blog and download a free cut file for making this pretty window with hanging ornaments card. It’s available in PDF or DXF or SVG or studio files.
-Heather
Check out more SVG files and bundles over … Read More...
Project: Pop Up Gingerbread Man Card
This pop up gingerbread man is so sweet I could eat him up! Tiff Johnson shares directions on the Sizzix blog for using die cuts, stamps and pattern paper for this adorable card.
-Heather
Tutorial | Photo Block Ornament
Are you looking for a unique ornament or gift? Try this photo block ornament tutorial by Melanie at Bear Rabbit Bear Crafts. She shares two options for making these : painted or covered with paper. Click here to go … Read More...
Tutorial | 2013 Instagram Desktop Calendar
Nathalie from An Ounce of Creativity shares all the steps for making this desktop calendar using Instagram photos. She shows how she used her binding machine to make the calendar, and provides a link to a free printable 2013 … Read More...
Tutorial | Trees and Hearts Gift Tags
Kathie from Curious and CatCat shares the steps for making these gift tags with a tree and heart design. I love the homespun look the stitched frame gives! Click here to see the tutorial.
Tutorial | Festive Stationery
Daria from Kittenhood shares a simple and stylish way to dress us plain stationery for the holiday season. Click here to see more.