Welcome to this week’s edition of Freebie Friday. Last weekend launched the 2016 Stamp & Scrapbook Expo show season. The show was a success with lots of happy shoppers, croppers, and workshop attendees. Are you planning to attend an expo in 2016? With one show done and eighteen to go, you have lots of options! We […]
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Charee from Graphic 45 shares a great tip about using their paper pad templates. Did you know that they use the inside of their paper pad covers to share templates you can use to create pillow boxes and other projects? What a great way to use every aspect of their beautiful papers! I love it! […]
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Video day is my favorite day of Inspiration Station. I love telling you all about my creative process and how my projects come together. As I mentioned last week I’m determined to use my stash. This week I wanted to focus on using LOTS of letter stickers on one layout. I’ve used this technique before […]
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Have you ever been shopping for a new marker or pencil and could not remember what colors you already had at home? Michelle Peard from Crafter’s Companion is here today with the perfect tip to help you keep them all straight! Simply visit crafterscompanion.com and download your own chart to keep track. Michelle also shows […]
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I love to utilize big focal elements on my layouts – whether it’s a shape like a heart or star or a title, they make a BIG impact! Today I’m featuring layouts with big titles created in a few different ways. BUILD A LIFE YOU LOVE by Paige Evans I die cut this large title […]
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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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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 […]