Nothing says baby like a baby elephant! Learn how to make this cute baby wishes album from Virgina Fynes. She used her Xyron Creative Station to cover her chipboard covers with patterned papers. The perfect gift for a baby … Read More ...
Tutorial | Glue Gun Art Backgrounds
Make gorgeous painted backgrounds for your layouts and cards using this technique by Meghan Quinones at Blitsy Crafts. You will need a glue gun and art media like paint or inks. A simple but effective technique! Click here for the … Read More ...
Tutorial | Make Paper Roses With Your Silhouette
You can make these gorgeous paper roses using a tutorial from Lia Griffith and a Silhouette cut file from Lil Mrs Tori. Tori used the PDF pattern designed by Lia to create a cut file if you don’t … Read More ...
Photography for Scrapbookers | The Selfie Help Book
Last year The Oxford Dictionay named “selfie” their word of the year, and who are we to argue with that? Now the folks at PhotoJojo have written a guide to selfies that they are calling “The Selfie Help Book”… Read More ...
Tutorial | Greeting Cards Using Duck Tape
Learn how to make these greeting cards with patterned and glitter Duck Tape over at Craft Test Dummies. The sentiment is made using a Silhouette cut file (a link to buy is included), but hand cutting or another die cut … Read More ...
Show and Tell | Mixed Media Burlap Canvas
Shelley Levis at Sow and Dippity talks about the two mixed media canvases she recently created. The one above is a very neutral palette, but she also has another brighter and more springlike one displayed in her post. Click her… Read More ...
Show & Tell | Quilled Fringe Flowers
Ann Martin, the author of All Things Paper (and blog of the same name), shares some quilled paper flowers made with a new type of graduated paper strips called Exotic. She explains several ways you can use the strips … Read More ...
Tutorial | Acrylic Paint Skin Flower
Melissa Samuels reveals the secret to making this gorgeous flower: it’s made with acrylic paint skin! She explains how to make paint skin, and then shows how you can cut the flower shapes using a die cutting machine and the … Read More ...
Tutorial | Melted Crayon Mini Album DIY
Here’s a clever idea for customizing the cover of a mini-album from Katie at Punk projects. She made that stained glass looking circle with a melted crayon technique! Plus did you know that such a thing as Paper Crafter crayons … Read More ...
Freebie | Water Style Alpha from Mommyish
Kim at Freebies for Scrapbooking shares a link to this free water-style alpha designed by Mommyish. Plus she shares and adorable layout that she made using the alpha in her title. Click here to see more.
… Read More ...Photography For Scrapbookers | Tips for Taking Your Best Photos Ever
Get some great tips for taking better photos over at Blythe PonyTail Parade. She covers a host of topics in this post, including outdoor lighting, flash, composition and the rule of thirds. Set yourself a challenge to attack each … Read More ...
Tutorial | Ombre Watercolor Resist
This share is a two-fer! Mabey links us to her tutorial showing how to do the ombre resist above, but first she gives a refresher course in heat embossing. So gather your papers, stamps, embossing powders and inks, and … Read More ...
Freebie | Digital Stamp Inspired by Arrow TV Series
Christine from penny Blossom is sharing this free digital stamp, of a character based on the Arrow TV series. In the image above, you can see how Christine coloured the stamps in with Prismacolour pencils. Click here to … Read More ...
Tutorial | Getting Messy With Gesso
Wendi at Scrappy Day in Paradise shares three ways you can get messy with gesso and stencils on your paper products. Add in some mists and paints, and get artsy! Get all the details here.
… Read More ...Tutorial | Using Masks to Erase Backgrounds from Photos
This tutorial over at The Daily Digi, explains an extraction method for backgrounds using masks. With this method you can erase the background from your photos , leaving just the subject to use on you projects. You will need … Read More ...