Alicia from Project Alicia explains the The Golden Hour for photographers and shares five tips for capturing great photos with this kind of light. Click here to go to her post.
Tutorial | Portrait Photos
Show and Tell | Quotation Memory Box
Karen Hanson at The Scrappy Canuck talks about this box that she decorated to hold quotations to share with her daughters when they are older. She explains how she made it, and links to the tutorial for making the paper … Read More...
Show & Tell | 10 Tags
Connie Mercer from Crafty Goodies shows us 10 different tags she has made. The tags showcase a variety of techniques, including stamping and fussy cutting. Click here to see more.
Show & Tell | Vacation Minibook (& a Giveaway!)
Nattarida Smith from Awesomeness of Crafting shares a vacation minibook she made recently. She is also giving away some of the products that she used. Click here to go to her blog post.
Product Review | EK Success Flower Punch
Sarah White from Our Daily Craft shares her review of the EK Success large flower punch and shows us a couple projects she made using it. Click here to go to the review.
Tutorial | Making and Using Rubber Stamps
Kirsty Neale from Ginger & George shares a tutorial for making your own rubber stamps. The post is part of her Way Back Wednesday Series. Click here to go to the tutorial.
Tutorial | Customizing Washi Tape
This tutorial on the Omiyage blog shows a neat trick for customizing plain washi tape. You’re gonna love this! Click here to go to the tutorial.
Tutorial | Gift Boxes from Scrapbook Paper
This video tutorial from Creative in Chicago will show you how to make gift boxes from scrapbook paper. She uses an origami technique. Click here to go to the tutorial.
Tutorial | Make Your Own Baker’s Twine
Laura Beth from A Step in The Journey, shows you how you can fake baker’s twine with the simple DIY. Click here to go to the tutorial.
Tutorial | Collaging Rub-Ons
Show and Tell | M is for Memories Gift Album Playing Cards Mini Album
Lowri McNabb shares the 52 Memories minibook she made for her mother this year. It’s a bit late to give this as a Mother’s Day gift this year, but you can hold on to this idea for next year, or … Read More...
Tutorial | DIY Colored Stickpins
Connie from Crafty Goodies shows you how she made these colored stickpins from plain corsage pins. Click here to go to the tutorial.
Tutorial | Embroidering on Cardstock
Rachel from Lines Across demonstrates how to embroider on cardstock to make a book mark or scrapbook embellishment. Click here to go to the tutorial.
Project: Interactive Card
The Echo Park paper blog has directions for making this fun interactive accordion fold up card. I love the papers and color combo used on this card!
-Heather
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Tutorial | Gift Bags from Scrapbook Paper
Rachel from Lines Across shows you how you can make custom sized gift bags using scrapbooking paper. You just need basic craft tools from your stash. Click here to go to the tutorial.
Tutorial | Teacher Appreciation Seed Packet Gift
Learn how to make this nicely wrapped seed packet as a Teacher Appreciation gift or for a special friend. Click here to go to the tutorial on Bean Bug Crafts.
Freebie | Dinosaur Birthday Party Invitation
Anneliese from Aesthetic Nest designed this dinosaur invitation and matching envelope for her daughter’s party, and now she is sharing the free printable with you! Click here to go to the download.
Blog Hop: Exquisite Embellishments for PaperCrafts Book
Keri Lee Sereika with Pink Lemonade is proud to announce a new book called “Exquisite Embellishments for PaperCrafts“! To celebrate you can hop through the blogs of the designers who contributed their wonderful artwork to the book. Click … Read More...
Tutorial | Photo Cupcake Toppers
Nicole of In La La Land takes you through the steps for making these photo cupcake toppers. She found the idea in the Martha Stewart Encyclopedia of Crafts. Click here to go to the tutorial.