Cupcakes!
This is a card I made awhile ago, but one I thought was worth sharing. It’s a fun way to utilize the dry embossing technique with sanding to create a realistic looking cupcake liner!
Happy Halloween – with an “Antiqued” Card
Happy Halloween! This card has been sponged for an antiqued look to give it the feeling of something old – a great technique for Halloween crafts. I used the “Keyhole” design from Wishes with the Beware Stamp Set. If you’d like to join in on the fun, here are the colors I used. Have … Read more Happy Halloween – with an “Antiqued” Card
Flower Pens
Here’s another great project that takes very little supplies and not a whole lot of time. Gotta love those types of crafts! 🙂 Let’s meet our Cast of Characters: Artificial Flowers Ballpoint Pens Floral Tape Small Flower Pot Beans, Rice, Sand (basically anything that can give you some weight) STEP 1: Cut flowers so that … Read more Flower Pens
Tip for Brads
Ever get frustrated trying to separate the prongs on a brad? Well here’s a tip that should help! Insert the tip of your piercing tool in between the two prongs, by twisting and turning it. Once you have the prongs starting to separate, continue to press the piercing tool barrel in between the prongs until … Read more Tip for Brads
More Valuable Than You Realize
This weekend while creating my monthly team top sales awards (fun little 6×6 layouts I make for the top 3 sellers each month to look back and reminisce about), I realized I had a great tip to share with you. Idea Books, magazines, online sketches, etc. can be more valuable than you realize. While many … Read more More Valuable Than You Realize
Stamp Versatility
Looking for some more versatility with your acrylic stamps?? Well, look no further! Here is a super simple trick that will help you get more “bang for your buck” with your stamps. Start by stamping your image as usual. Then clean your stamp and flip it over on your block so that the flat surface … Read more Stamp Versatility
Mini Bucket
Ready to make an adorable mini bucket?!? Okay then, let’s meet our Cast of Characters: Card Chatter–Thank You Stamp Set C1381 Grace Level 2 Paper Packet X7117B Cocoa Stamp Pad Z2114 Foam Tool Z1090 Coluzzle Circle Cutting System or similar Liquid Glass Z679 Toilet Paper Roll (or Paper Towel Roll) STEP 1: Cut toilet paper … Read more Mini Bucket
More Recycling!
Time to start saving those empty toilet paper rolls (or even paper towel rolls work well too!) I’ll be showing you how to make these adorable little buckets with them soon.
Perfect Placement Tool Tip
Looking for an easy (and cheap) way to ensure your brads, eyelets, etc. line up the way you want them to on a project?? Well, here is your answer! Look familiar? Yep, it’s a Cross Stitch Plastic Canvas cut up into a 1″ x 12″ strip. Fits great along a 12″ x 12″ layout or … Read more Perfect Placement Tool Tip
Ribbon Storage Tip
Using a sewing thread stand for mini spools of ribbon is an excellent way to keep your ribbon close at hand and visible. Plus, you can find these inexpensive jewels at your local craft store or even at Wal-Mart.
Scallop Pumpkins – A Quick and Easy Halloween project
These 3D paper pumpkins are really fun and quite easy to make. And you just gotta love that there are not a lot of supplies that are needed to complete them. Plus, these cuties can be used to decorate for Halloween and Thanksgiving! So with that, let’s meet our Cast of Characters: Scallop Punch … Read more Scallop Pumpkins – A Quick and Easy Halloween project
Liquid Glass Tip
So I’m a huge fan of Liquid Glass…and as such, I know that it can get clogged quite easily. A trick I’ve found to eliminate this is to keep it lying on it’s side on your table. I know, I know, this seems completely counter-intuitive, but trust me it works! If you’ve run into clogged … Read more Liquid Glass Tip
Festive Halloween Cone
Here is a fabulously quick and easy decoration and/or gift. First, let’s meet our cast of characters: Beware Stamp Set D1381 Enchanted Level 2 Paper Packet X7087B Black Stamp Pad Z2105 Liquid Glass Z679 Pivot Point Stapler Z1009 Colored Staples Z1010 (if you don’t have any) Black Ribbon Rounds Z1034 (note: black ricrac is … Read more Festive Halloween Cone
Glue Dots Tip
Just a quick and handy tip for you today–for easy storage and dispensing of your Glue Dots (well at least the ones that come on the roll like shown above)–tie a small piece of ribbon around the roll as shown. Keep it tight enough that it doesn’t slide around easily, but loose enough so that … Read more Glue Dots Tip
Ribbon Spool Mini Album
This is quite possibly the cheapest mini album you can make! First, you’ll need an empty ribbon spool. Don’t have any lying around…here’s a couple ideas: 1. try Freecycle OR 2. make a quick trip to Michael’s and score big on their spools of $1 ribbon (then just unravel the ribbon, save it for later … Read more Ribbon Spool Mini Album