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Technique Spotlight with Paige Evans: Halloween

My favorite time of year is finally here: HALLOWEEN! Well, I know it’s not until the 31st, but you can bet that on the first day of October the decorations come out and we spookify our home, start planning our costumes, and watch scary movies non-stop! Today I’d like to share a few of my favorite […]

 

Technique Spotlight with Paige Evans: Stitching

Hand stitching on layouts is one of my favorite (albeit time consuming!) techniques to use on scrapbook pages. Check out these examples and tell me if you’d consider hand stitching on projects! MAKE MEMORIES ALL OVER THE WORLD by Paige Evans On this layout I used the alphabet stitching template by Amy Tangerine for American […]

Paper Pieced Girl with Heart Card

  Do you ever see a project and think, I would love to make that, but . . . Well, when I saw this card, made by Lin Brandyberry on her blog for The Craft’s Meow, and I thought, “I’d love to make that, but I don’t have the patience to do all that fussy […]

Merry and Bright Circle Side-Step Card Tutorial

 There is something about a snowman that always brings a smile to my face.  This is a warm, but whimsical card that just warms your heart when looking at it.  I love this card because of its original shape .  It was really fun to make this, and learn a new way to fold a […]

Red, White & Blue Snowmen

I love snowman cards.  They can be cute, funny or sometimes sentimental.  I think they always remind us of our childhood.  At  least for those of us who grew up where the climate was snowy.  There was nothing better than a snow day as a kid – no school and a whole day to play […]

Newsprint Flower Card

White embossing powder over color make this card easy to make – and adorable too!   Paper Hugs By Lisa Spangler Stamp, emboss and color a large flower as the focal point of your card. Instructions: Stamp and emboss the Newspaper Flower on Snow Layering Paper with white embossing powder, twice. Color flowers by blending […]