This very comprehensive article by Laura Lawson addresses a number of camera conundrums you might be struggling with. She looks at issues like aperture, white balance, ISO and shutter speed. Click here to go to the article on Florence … Read More...
Tutorial | Decorative Paperclips
Tanya from Nonna’s Craft Corner shares how she updated some older paperclip embellishments using her Cricut die cutting machine. She is also holding a giveaway for a Cricut cartridge. Click here for more information.
Article | Creative Inspiration is All Around
Tyra Babington from Craft Swag shares where she finds creative inspiration in her daily life, and talks about the item that inspired the card she made above. Click here to read more.
Tutorial | How To Print on Paper Bags (or anything)
This tutorial by Caroline on the Hellobee blog shows how you can print custom text on paper goodie bags using a word processing or photo editing program to create a printable file for your printer. This DIY technique can be … Read More...
View Point | Why You Should Shoot RAW
Veronica Armstrong shares her reasons why she thinks even amateur and hobby photographers should shoot in RAW format. She shows a few examples of how shooting in RAW has helped her to save some photos. Click here to read … Read More...
Freebie | Printable Speech Bubble Notecards
Mollie from Wild Olive designed these speech bubble note cards as a free download. They come in black, shown above, as well as a variety of colors. Click here to go to the download.
Tips and Tricks | How to Save on Cricut Cutting Mats
Athena from The Stuff of Success shares a cost savings tip for purchasing 12×12 Cricut Mats. Can you guess what it is? Click here to get the details.
Show and Tell | Sticky Note Holder
Karen Hanson at The Scrappy Canuck shows us the sticky note holder that she made for here desk. Click here to see more.
Inspiration and Tutorial: Book Card for Mother’s Day
Lisa from Wishcraft shares the stunning book card she’s made for Mother’s Day. For the base she followed a tutorial from I Wanna Build a Memory, which can be found here.
-Heather
Tutorial | Baby Chipboard Wall Hanging
This baby themed wall hanging made from chipboard and patterned papers would make a great Mother’s Day gift. Get all the details over at Bean Bug Crafts.
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Tutorial | Decorative Box for Storing Photos
Make a decorative box for photos by following this tutorial by Linda at Pane Amore e Creativa. Her blog is in Italian, but you can use the handy Translate button over in her right side bar. Click here to … Read More...
Show and Tell | Under The Sea Card Set
Tanya from Nonna’s Craft Corner shows us this delightful set of cards made with an under the sea theme. The also lists the supplies used. Click here to see more.
Freebie: Pirate Ship Digi
ARRGGHH! Ahoy Matey! Ye’ can download a free digital pirate ship image from The Graphics Fairy.
-Heather
Freebie | Digital Peacock Stamp
This digital peacock stamp from Little Musings can be printed out and colored in for use on your paper crafting projects. Click here to go to the download
Show and Tell | Baby’s First Year Album
Lowri McNabb shows off the baby album that she made for her sister to record the first year of baby’s life. Click here to see more.
Looking for Baby themed papers, stickers and embellishments? Check some of our favorite baby-themed … Read More...
Show and Tell | Organizational Tip
Jennifer Gallacher shares a tip for keeping tools organized and handy. Click here to see more.
Technique: Stain and Bleach Background
Hetty over on the Craft Chaos blog has directions for a cool coloring technique using Distress Stains and bleach. This idea would be perfect for large detailed stamps you might not want to spend all day coloring in 🙂
-Heather
Tutorial | DIY Memory Book
Learn how to make this fabric covered minibook from scratch, over at By Wilma. You probably already have all the supplies in your stash! Click here to go to the tutorial.
Freebie | 10 Fonts
Natt Smith shares a list of her 10 Favorite Free Fonts, as well as the sources so that you can download them too. Click here to go to her blog post.
Looking for more fonts? Check these out at Fontbundles.com
Technique: Generational Stamping
Generational stamping is a simple technique that allows you to get lighter, softer colors just by stamping again and again without re-inking your stamp. It’s an easy (and cheap :)) way to get more colors from your inks! Find a … Read More...