This week’s craft room organizing mission: Papers! If you asked me what my biggest organizing challenge might be in my house, I would tell that it’s the paper mess. So much paper comes into the house and it seems like I just keep making new piles of it! I find it especially challenging to keep papers organized in… Read More »
Sneak Peek At Thoughtful Branches Stamp Set I just got my Thoughtful Branches stamp set and framelit bundle. I’ve been working on making cards to keep in my desk at school. I always seem to need thank you cards, sympathy cards, baby cards and general congratulations cards. I try to make a set of 20 of each in… Read More »
Need a quick and easy thank you gift? A friend loaned me two books a couple of weeks ago and I wanted to create a little something as a thank you. I decided that a little chocolate in a pretty package with a great tag would do the trick! How pretty is this color combination? I really sat… Read More »
I have not yet played with the Barnyard Babies stamp set and this week’s Paper Craft Crew Sketch Challenge gave me the perfect opportunity! This week’s Paper Craft Crew Sketch Challenge was a Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge. I started with the girl card…using three across, according to the challenge I should have used a girl theme, an animal, and… Read More »
Get your printable project sheet and watch the video tutorial to create these magazine style organizers from your craft stash! Use them to organize your cards, framelits, thinlets, and embossing folders! Last week, I challenged you to gather your framelits, thinlets and embossing folders to get them organized! Use whatever framelit organization system you have and just get… Read More »
Wouldn’t you love a coupon to spend on stamping supplies in August? Did you get everything you want from the new annual catalog yet? Since it came out only a month ago, you probably still have some items on your wish list, and I have some great news for you! For every $50 you spend in… Read More »
Your mission if you choose to accept it: Gather your Big Shot tools, clean them up and put them away! Join me over the next few weeks as I organize my craft room, one step at a time. I’m not talking about doing a marathon session to get it all done at once. I’m also not talk… Read More »
Crafting On A Budget When I graduated from college and got my own apartment, I was living on a pretty tight budget. I had to learn to feed my craft addiction on a budget while living in a small space. The small space part was easy at first. I became the queen of the plastic bins and tote… Read More »
Woohoo! We celebrated our 200th sketch at the Paper Craft Crew last week and most of the design team crew members offered blog candy! Thank you to everyone who participated!! The winner of the blog candy shown below is Anita Cripps! Congratulations to Anita Cripps!!! Anita, send me a quick email with the address so I can… Read More »
Once again, I find myself using Stampin’ Up!’s great designer series paper as the inspiration for my card color scheme for today! This paper is the Blooms and Bliss Designer Series Paper which I have paired with the Garden In Bloom stamp set, along with this week’s Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge. I’m actually sharing two cards… Read More »
Have you seen the Best Birds Photopolymer Bundle? This little set is a great one! I shared a fun technique that you can use with the branch stamp in this set. You can check that out HERE. This stamp set would be a fun one to color in with an aqua painter or blending pen. For today, I’ve… Read More »
Have You Ever Participated In A Creative Convention? I decided to treat myself to a creative convention for this weekend. It started at 1:00 PM yesterday and it ends tomorrow. I’ve been attending seminars on various aspects to boost my business and I’ve been participating in make-n-takes. I’m so happy that I treated myself to a weekend… Read More »
Welcome to the Paper Craft Crew’s 200th Card Sketch Challenge I’m offering my first blog candy contest…see the details below! I’ll be honest: I’ve had the You’ve Got This stamp set since the last catalog was out and I finally used it for this challenge! I don’t know why it has taken me so long to use… Read More »
Photopolymer stamps have become my favorite stamps to use. They just have so many advantages. They cost less than wood mount or clear mount rubber stamps. I can see what I’m stamping and where I’m stamping it because they are see through. As a result, they are easier to line up and fit in small spaces. If I… Read More »
You know those days where you have a lot of business errands to run and you decide to treat yourself by stopping at a craft store? I had one of those days! One of the other design team members (Justin) on the Paper Craft Crew recently set up shop locally. (I live on Long Island, so by locally… Read More »