Have you ever looked at your favorite die and wished you had it in an embossing folder? Brian from Craft Fancy teaches us how to have exactly that! Brian demonstrates how to use your metal dies to easily emboss with them on paper and foil. We’d like to thank Brian for sharing this tip with […]
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Do the Splits: Designing With Split Sentiments
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Feb
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Hi, this is Danielle Flanders with another Creative Cardmaker post, and today I want to talk about a trend I’ve been seeing more and more of lately in cardmaking, which involves splitting up your card front to reveal a sentiment in between! It’s a fun way to add dimension and a little something unexpected to […]
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Feb
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It’s a lot of fun when you can use your paper crafting supplies to decorate your surroundings. Lorraine from the Stamp & Scrapbook Expo team shares an easy way to dress up plain thumbtacks to add a pop of creativity to bulletin boards. You can find Lorraine in the Creativity Center at Stamp & Scrapbook Expos helping […]
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Stenciling Backgrounds
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Feb
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Happy Tuesday! Recently I have started dabbling in ink blending on my cards! It’s such a fun way to add a touch of color to the background. You can ink blend with any color of ink pad directly to the card, or you can ink blend over a stencil. Ink blending is much easier than […]
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Feb
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Hey, everyone! Roree here with another Make It! Monday project. Today I am sharing quick and easy treat bags I created with patterned paper, a hole punch, and adhesive. First, I picked out some patterned paper and stickers from Authentique’s Infused collection. I cut the “gourmet” patterned paper to 8 x 12″. Along the shorter side, […]
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Stitched Banners
09
Feb
Feb
Hello, crafters! Want a quick and easy way to add a focal point to your card? Create a stitched banner! If you have a sewing machine at home, you can make a stitched banner in a FLASH! All you need is a shaped punch like this one, it can be a butterfly, heart, star, flower, […]
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Sundays With Lorraine
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Feb
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Hello my crafty friends and welcome back to Weekly Scrapper! I’m so happy that you were able to join us for some creative therapy. She Is My Everything designed by Laura Vegas While spending some quality time on the Bella Blvd blog I discovered that each month they have a free step-by-step project sheet. January’s project […]