Take a plain frame to spectacular with this tutorial from Country Woman Magazine. Using paint, duct tape and decorative washi tapes, you can enhance a frame to complement the photo inside. Click here to get all the details.
… Read More ...Scrapbook Idea File | Typography from Local Letters
Here’s a clever idea from Buttons and Paint: take photos of signs around your town, and use photo editing software to create a unique digital alphabet. Simi and Sian explain how they took photos around their town, and show … Read More ...
Tutorial | Make Your Own Stationery
Nash from Craft a Doodle Doo shows you two ways you can make your own stationery, in this tutorial that uses two faux techniques. You’ll end up with some cute notepads! Take the idea and fly with it to … Read More ...
Tutorial | Water Brush Tips & Tricks
Elizabeth Kartchner shares some of her tips and tricks for working with a water brush. It’s a special brush for working with watercolors and other liquid media that has a built-in well. I’ve had one of these water brushes for … Read More ...
Tutorial | DIY Halloween Goody Bags
Are you throwing a Halloween bash this year? Send your guests home with Halloween goodie bags that you made yourself! Lia Griffith shows you how in this tutorial using supplies from Martha Stewart Crafts. See all the details here.
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Tutorial | Paper Strip Pumpkins
These paper pumpkins by Guistina at Domestically Blissful are adorable! She used scrapbook paper, and other general craft supplies to make them. I especially like the way she made the stems. Get all the details here.
… Read More ...Tutorial | Get More Smiling Photos of Your Kids Part 2
Last week I posted some tips from Amy of The Connection We Share to help get better photos of your kids. Well she has added even more photography techniques, with a part two post that includes reverse psychology! Click … Read More ...
Tutorial | How to Make a Stationery Organizer
Do you make lots of cards, gift tags and other stationery items, but then don’t know how to store them? Take a look at this beautiful tutorial from Amber at Damask Love. She takes you through the steps of … Read More ...
Tutorial | Sand & Water Effects on Digital Pages
In this detailed step by step tutorial, Stephanie from Bee Tree Studios shows how you can create sand & water effects on digital pages using Photoshop Elements 11. With summer just past in the Northern hemisphere this is timely … Read More ...
Tutorial | Washi Tape Magnets
If you know me, you’ll know that I love washi tape anything! So I loved this tutorial from Rena at The Cheese Thief showing how you can transform promotional magnets into these cute ones, using washi tape. Use it … Read More ...
Tutorial | Coordinating Your Journaling Strips
Lauren Hender of Jot Magazine (which we posted about recently), explains how she used her iPhone and a couple Photo Apps to make journaling strips that coordinated with the colors in her layout. Have no fear, you can … Read More ...
Tutorial & Freebie | Stamping with the Silhouette Stamping Kit
Earlier this year Silhouette announced a new product release: the Stamping Kit. In this post Lauren from The Thinking Closet reviews the kit, and takes you through the steps to create your 0wn stamps to make gift tags. … Read More ...
Tutorial | Birthday Card With A Surprise
I love this cute handmade birthday card by Eleanna. Not only will you learn how to make the adorable embellishment on the front, but there is a special surprise when the card is opened! Click here to see more.
… Read More ...Tutorial | Create Dry Embossing Without an Embossing Machine
Alexis Middleton over at Persia Lou shares how she made embossed invitations without having an embossing machine. You’ll be surprised to see what she used, and you just might have the same tool on hand! Click here to find out … Read More ...
Tutorial & Freebie | Watercolor Background Papers
Nicole from Tikkido shares not only a tutorial for making watercolor backgrounds for scrapbooking and paper crafts, but also free printable versions of the ones she made. So you can either DIY it or just print them off for instant … Read More ...