I love 6×6 paper pads! Being a more of a card maker than a scrapper, I love that all the new patterns are miniaturized to use in smaller spaces. This week American Crafts announced two new Mini Paper Pads from two of our favorite designers – Dear Lizzy and Amy Tangerine! Here are […]
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Studio Calico has announced a new release: Heyday! Kick off your shoes and skip into the soft morning sunlight of Heyday. Little boys and girls play in a world of balloons and butterflies, fused with warm tangerines, dreamy blues and precious pinks. Seize the splendor of everyday play. Available in early June 2012. […]
Sometimes when you are just stuck and having a difficult time figuring out handmade card ideas, try layering multiple textures and colors. This card shows a great use of mixing multiple textures using embossing folders and Core Essentials card stock. Some things of particular note on this card is that all the embossing folders use […]
The mosaic technique is visually striking. This designer took some simple scalloped circle shapes and made them into trees by adding a black trunk and cutting the circles into “tiles.” So clever. For a list of products used and some instructions, see this blog: http://octoberafternoon.typepad.com/october_afternoon/2012/05/tuesday-tutorial-mosaic-flowers.html
Papertrey Ink has launched yet another adorable stamp set – Flipping Out. Flipping Out features flip flops in various patterns including stripes and polka dots. Here are some of the fun, cute sample cards from their blog: The set contains a total of 23 images. Each flip flop measures approximately 3/4” wide x […]
Nina Yang of Waffle Flower Paper Crafts made this cute gift box for Mother’s Day. For the basic box, all you’ll need from your scrapbooking supplies is a 12″ x 6″ piece of double-sided paper or card stock, a scoring tool, scissors and tape. Then add your tag at the end. […]
Webster’s Pages announced their new line called Girl Land Collection. This line represents beautiful, happy things and feelings. Happy colors in purples, pinks & yellows. This line celebrates life and especially girls and girl power. There are 12 double-sided 12″ x 12″ sheets plus a double-sided pattern die-cut sheet, 3 sets of mini message […]