These free printable ice-cream tags from Eat, Drink Chic are great for summer themed projects, or their intended use as gift tags! Click here to go to the download.… Read More ...
Using Ephemera | Air Mail Envelopes
Carolyn of Homework shares a few ideas for using airmail envelopes in paper crafting. One example is the tags shown. Click here to go to her post.… Read More ...
Art Journaling 101 | Gesso Basics
Are you intrigued by the use of gesso for art journaling or scrapbooking? This article by Julie-Ann Shahin on the Tangie Baxter blog, will introduce to what gesso is, and how you can use it in your projects. Julie-Ann shares … Read More ...
Tutorial | Making a Photo Collage Blog Banner
Do you have a blog? Would you like to make a cool photo collage banner for it? This tutorial from Katie Evans on the Made blog, shows you how to create one using Photoshop Elements. Click here to go to … Read More ...
Summer Blog Series | Going Postal
Julie Kirk of Notes on Paper is holding a blog series this summer called Going Postal. The series is all about using postage stamps, rubber stamps with postal designs and postal themed ephemera on paper crafts projects. She also … Read More ...
Video Tutorial | Mini Zine or Album
This video by Danny Brito on A Beautiful Mess shows how you can make a mini book to use as a Zine or Album. A template for the page construction is also included. Click here to go to the … Read More ...
Tutorial | Gift Tags for Men
Mel from Mel Designs, shows how she used mixed media techniques to create some masculine themed gift tags. Click here to go to the tutorial… Read More ...
Tutorial | Party Treat Cones
Learn how to make these treat cones for your next celebration using a free template and scrapbooking paper. All the details from Smashed Peas and Carrots. Click here to go to the tutorial… Read More ...
Tutorial | Birthday Board Book
Elizabeth Kartchner shares this tutorial for a birthday board book on her blog. She suggests making this instead of a birthday card. great idea! Click here to go to the tutorial.… Read More ...
Freebie | Printable Airmail Thank You Notes
Amy from thank you cards shop, shares this printable freebie: a set of thank you cards with an airmail theme. Click here to go to the download.… Read More ...
Tutorial | Decoupage Picture Frame
Nikki in Stitches shares this tutorial for turning a plain wooden frame into a lovely way to display a photo. Click here to go to the tutorial… Read More ...
Best Art Journaling Supplies for Beginners: What You Really Need to Start
Starting an art journal is exciting right up until you try to figure out what supplies you actually need.
Suddenly there are paints, pens, papers, adhesives, stamps, brushes, tapes, markers, gels, pastes, and enough “must-have” tools to make any beginner … Read More ...
15 Reasons to Keep a Visual Journal (Even If You’re Not “Artistic”)
If you’ve ever looked at an art journal and thought, That’s beautiful, but I could never do that, you are absolutely not alone.
A lot of scrapbookers, paper crafters, and memory keepers already tell stories visually without even thinking … Read More ...
Stash Busting Idea | Button Magnets
If your stash is overflowing with buttons, you can use some of them up to make these button magnets. Melissa Thiesse of Bursts of Creativity explains how she made them here.… Read More ...
Freebie | Online Visual Journaling Workshops
The Strathmore Website is offering a series of free visual journaling workshops online. The workshops cover creating journal pages from the background up, reusing your journal pages in other art and playing with your journaling style. These classes are available … Read More ...