Good day, my crafty friends, and welcome back to Weekly Scrapper! I’ve just returned home from The Stamp & Scrapbook Expo in Boston and I’m happy to report that I had an amazing time hanging out with some seriously creative people in the Creativity Center. Hugs to all that stopped by to create your free make […]
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Brush Lettering Card
12
Sep
Sep
Hey, everyone! Roree here with another Make It! Monday project. Today I am sharing a brush lettering card I created using a stamp and a water-based marker. I love the look of brush lettering, but freehand brush lettering isn’t a skill I have acquired just yet. So to get the look without all of the […]
07
Sep
Sep
Who says tearing paper is out of style?! Not me! I love tearing paper – and the more papers I can tear and include on my layout, the better! YOU & ME by Paige Evans I like tearing the paper so the white edge shows – this way, there is division between each of the […]
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Ombre Inking on a Stamp
06
Sep
Sep
Happy Tuesday! I’m sure you’ve all heard of the ombre look, but have you tried inking up your stamp with two or more colors of ink that are in the same color family to give the stamped image an ombre feel? This gives your stamps much more versatility, as you can give the images a […]
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Nestled Die Cuts
30
Aug
Aug
Happy Tuesday! Are you getting creative today? If so, grab your favorite dies and try this fun technique called “nestling your die cuts”! Typically after I run my metal dies through the die cutting machine, I throw away the excess paper. But what if we saved those pieces and put them to good use? Here I’ve […]
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Fussy-cut Butterflies Card
29
Aug
Aug
Hey, everyone! Roree here with another Make It! Monday project. Today I am sharing a card I created by fussy-cutting patterned paper so that it would fit inside a frame die cut. First, I started with some paper and embellishments from the We R Memory Keepers Flower Girl collection and my PenBlade craft knife. I […]
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Technique Spotlight with Paige Evans: Take Me Away Collection
23
Aug
Aug
My second collection with Pink Paislee called Take Me Away released last month and I’ve been having a blast cutting and pasting with it and thought I would share a few different techniques I’ve used featuring this collection! ADVENTURE AWAITS by Paige Evans I recently guest designed with the lovely UK-based monthly kit club called Like […]