Is your house overflowing with your kids’ artwork? Mine certainly is, and I’ve been collecting ideas on how to use them in projects instead of just tossing them out. Over and Buttons and Paint they are sharing a few ideas. … Read More ...
Tutorial | Make Your Own To-Do Notepad
Create your own personalized to-do list notepads from scratch, with a tutorial from Maritza Lisa. She shows you how to use your Silhouette Cameo to design and print out the sheets, then explains how to make them into a notepad. … Read More ...
Scrapbook Organization | Cataloging Rubber & Acrylic Stamps
Scarlata shares how she cataloged her rubber and acrylic stamps in a spiral bound journal. She used a solid journal with sturdy kraft covers, and thick page to prevent ink bleeding through. Then she went through and stamped her images … Read More ...
Scrapbook Inspirations | Home Decor
(original source: Outlaw Creative)
Bear with me a moment. I know this is a scrapbooking blog, and that’s a home decor project above. But I think this technique could easily be transferred to a scrapbook page! It sure would … Read More ...
Photography for Scrapbookers | Capturing Natural Smiles
Posed photos have their place, but I tend to prefer using candids for my scrapbooking pages. I admit that I cringe when I see a parent interrupting a child in the midst of playing to say “smile for the camera!”. … Read More ...
Got Photos? | 4 Ways to Store Them
I have tons and tons of photos. I use a variety of digital and film cameras, and believe you me, they are piling up! So I was all over this post at claireabellemakes sharing four ways to store and … Read More ...
Photography for Scrapbookers | 7 Ways to Create Depth of Field
Head on over to Submarines and Sewing Machines with Gemma, to learn 7 ways you can create depth of field in your photos. Depth of field refers to how much of your photo is in focus.
You know those lovely … Read More ...
Tutorial | Skeleton Ribcage Pop-Up Card
Halloween is approaching! get a jump start by making this ribcage pop-up card. It comes from the book Playing With Pop-Ups: The Art of Dimensional, Moving Paper Designs by Helen Hiebert. You’ll need the downloadable template, a craft knife, … Read More ...
Tutorial | DIY Watercolor Flowers
These watercolor flowers are gorgeous! They may be too bulky for a scrapbook page (unless you’re into that), but would work perfectly on cards, mini-book covers and mixed media pieces. But the technique that Daniela at Curly Made uses … Read More ...
Show & Tell | Silhouette Challenge by Heather Greenwood
Heather Greenwood shares how she made the gorgeous piece above using varying products and techniques from Silhouette. She used printable canvas, corrugated paper, white sticker paper and sketch pens, as well as various cutting techniques to create this honeymoon memento. … Read More ...
Tutorial | Accordion Fold Mini Book
Isn’t this mini book gorgeous? Melissa Samuels made it using a clever accordion fold method.
The finish is gorgeous, and the book is simple to construct. You’ll need 12×12 paper, a paper trimmer, and glue or tape. Melissa takes … Read More ...
Tutorial | Quick and Easy Scrapbook Photo Frame
Got an extra photo lying around? Use scrapbooking paper and embellishments to create a cute 4×6 frame for displaying a treasured photo. Albion Gould takes you through the steps. You’ll also need ModPodge, letter stickers, a foam brush and … Read More ...
Tutorial | Quick Fabric Cards
I love this idea because there are so many variations you can do. The original tutorial from A Spoonful of Sugar Designs is for making cards using fabric scraps, but the way it’s done means you can totally use paper … Read More ...
Tutorial | Simple Fabric Flowers
Are your summer flowers fading away in the garden? Make yourself an entire bouquet to use on your layouts with this simple tutorial from Jamie. You’ll only need some basic hand sewing skills to make them, plus use up … Read More ...
Tutorial | DIY Triangle Garland
Got scraps? Whether patterned or plain, Vicky Barone can help you use them to make a triangle garland. You will need lots of scraps, a paper cutter and a sewing machine. They are easy to make, drape beautifully, and can … Read More ...