Last year The Oxford Dictionay named “selfie” their word of the year, and who are we to argue with that? Now the folks at PhotoJojo have written a guide to selfies that they are calling “The Selfie Help Book”… Read More...
Freebie | Spring Mantel Decor
Bloom and Grow with this free printable banner for your Spring decor. Michelle from Elegance and Enchantment shows how she decorated for Spring, and shares the free file with us. Click here to get it.
Tutorial | Greeting Cards Using Duck Tape
Learn how to make these greeting cards with patterned and glitter Duck Tape over at Craft Test Dummies. The sentiment is made using a Silhouette cut file (a link to buy is included), but hand cutting or another die cut … Read More...
Show and Tell | Mixed Media Burlap Canvas
Shelley Levis at Sow and Dippity talks about the two mixed media canvases she recently created. The one above is a very neutral palette, but she also has another brighter and more springlike one displayed in her post. Click her… Read More...
Project: Spring Rain Card
Spring showers bring May flowers! The Spellbinders s blog has a video tutorial for making this fun spring rain card.
-Heather
Show & Tell | Quilled Fringe Flowers
Ann Martin, the author of All Things Paper (and blog of the same name), shares some quilled paper flowers made with a new type of graduated paper strips called Exotic. She explains several ways you can use the strips … Read More...
Project: Stamped Bunny Tags
The Pin is Here blog has directions for making some adorable personalized Easter Bunny tags. These would be great to hang on a basket or treat bag.
-Heather
Project: Candy Wrapper
The C C Designs Stamps blog has step by step directions for making a cute paper folded and stamped chocolate wrapper, how adorable is that little snail stamp!?
-Heather
Photography For Scrapbookers | Tips for Taking Your Best Photos Ever
Get some great tips for taking better photos over at Blythe PonyTail Parade. She covers a host of topics in this post, including outdoor lighting, flash, composition and the rule of thirds. Set yourself a challenge to attack each … Read More...
Tutorial | DIY Camera Wrap Bag
When I came across this tutorial from PhotoJojo, I knew I’d not only have to share it here, but also definitely make use of it! Sometimes I want to take along my “big” camera without taking my camera bag … Read More...
Tutorial | Ombre Watercolor Resist
This share is a two-fer! Mabey links us to her tutorial showing how to do the ombre resist above, but first she gives a refresher course in heat embossing. So gather your papers, stamps, embossing powders and inks, and … Read More...
Freebie | Digital Stamp Inspired by Arrow TV Series
Christine from penny Blossom is sharing this free digital stamp, of a character based on the Arrow TV series. In the image above, you can see how Christine coloured the stamps in with Prismacolour pencils. Click here to … Read More...
Tutorial | Getting Messy With Gesso
Wendi at Scrappy Day in Paradise shares three ways you can get messy with gesso and stencils on your paper products. Add in some mists and paints, and get artsy! Get all the details here.
Freebie: Vigilante Digital Stamp
Are you a fan of the TV show Arrow? Penny Blossom digital stamps has a fun free vigilante stamp inspired by the show to download for free, click here to get it.
-Heather
Looking for more digital stamps … Read More...
Technique: Using a Stencil as a Stamp
Get more from your stencils. The Bolton House blog has a really cool technique to share adhering stencils instead of stamps to clear acrylic blocks for mono print stamping. Click here to see how it’s done.
-Heather
The Pocket Source Website
The Pocket Source is a new website dedicated to everything pocket scrapbooking. Whatever system you use, Project Life
, Simple Stories
, Snap Albums….. you’re sure to find ideas and inspirations that you can adapt to your albums. And discover … Read More...
Freebie | Printable Cupcake Birthday Card
It’s always a good idea to keep a stack of birthday cards on hand, and with this free printable cupcake card from Sweetbriar Sisters, you can! Who wouldn’t love this sweet greeting with the cute cupcake? It prints up … Read More...
Project: Sequin Card
Sequins are a very hot crafting embellishment right now! The Paperie blog has a fun way to incorporate them onto a card.
-Heather
Technique: Emboss Instead of Cut a Die
Here’s a fantastic idea from Betsy over at Paper, Scissors, Super Heroes, she’ll teach you how to emboss stead of cut with your metal die cut shapes. Very clever, I can’t wait to try this technique!
-Heather
Freebie: Celtic Knot Digital Image
Download this free Celtic Knot image free from Dover Publications. Colored in it would be pretty on a card for St. Patrick’s Day!
-Heather
Looking for more digital stamps to download check out these designs we found on Etsy.… Read More...