Here is a clean, simple one layer card that takes all of 10 minutes to make: Step 1: Make a standard card base from white cardstock. Step 2: Stamp banners (Pink Persimmon), kewpie doll (Crafty Secrets), Sentiment (My Sentiments Exactly) and Numbers (PSX) on card. Step 3: Color Kewpie doll and megaphone. Please be safe while [...]
Filed under: pink persimmon, quick projects, Stamping | Tagged: clean and simple, Crafty Secrets, kewpie doll stamp, new years card, one layer cad | 3 Comments »
Yesterday I did nothing. I finished a book, puttered around the house in my jammies and reveled in the day after Christmas lazies ;) Ahhhhh. That was nice but now I am ready to get back to it! I wanted to share the finished calendars that I made for my parents and in-laws this year. Here is [...]
Filed under: christmas, Scrapbooking, Stamping | Tagged: binding machine, calendar, collage maker pro review, photo collage software, scrapbook | 5 Comments »
My Christmas shopping was officially done yesterday. I have to say that I have never been more relaxed about an impending Christmas. I have been kicking back and enjoying time with my kids, volunteering to do crafts with the kids at school and the library and just having fun. Let’s do more of that Okay? [...]
Filed under: christmas, quick projects | Tagged: christmas gifts to make, dishcloth, easy gift bags, homemade soap, knitting, sugar scrub | 2 Comments »
Have you ever thought about dryer sheets? Beyond providing you with static-free goodness in your laundry they can also be useful in the craft room. Here I used a dryer sheet (used, thank you very much!) to make the cloud in the heavenly Christmas Card. The stamp used in this card is by Pink Persimmon. [...]
Filed under: christmas, Crafty Recipes, pink persimmon, Stamping | Tagged: christmas card, dryer sheets, Embossing, fiskars texture plates, gold leaf pen, Recycling, Stamping | 1 Comment »
Hey! I am so excited! I just got my copy of Rubber Stamp Madness (winter edition) in the mail today and I had this card published! I used papers from my Handmade Holidays kit and a bingo card from my Vintage Christmas Labels set and as a bonus they are on sale for 40% off today [...]
Filed under: christmas, Lindsay's Stamp Stuff, pink persimmon, Publications, Stamping | Tagged: christmas card, Copic, Lindsay's Stamp Stuff, mygrafico, pink persimmon, publication, Sale | 4 Comments »
Have I mentioned lately how much I love the Dollar Tree? Of course I do not love the cheap crap that is imported from China that breaks the second you get it home but it can be a treasure trove of inexpensive crafting supplies. The trick is to keep your mind open and look beyond using [...]
Filed under: Crafty Recipes, Stamping | Tagged: coins, dollar store crafts, hot glue, pearl ex, perfect pearls, poppin pastels, sympathy card | 12 Comments »
Wow, Christmas is 11 days away and it really snuck up on me (which is quite odd since I have been working on Christmas projects since June because of magazine deadlines) so I made these cute gift card holders to wrap up my last-minute gift cards for the hard to buy for folks on my [...]
Filed under: christmas, Lindsay's Stamp Stuff, my templates, quick projects, SCAL software + Cricut, Stamping | Tagged: Christmas, gift card holder templates, quick gift ideas, SVG | 1 Comment »
Happy Monday! I was asked to come up with a way to package a bunch of gift cards for a Christmas gift and I came up with this: This cute little purse is so quick and easy and it is made from cardstock and standard envelopes. I made a video to show you how simple [...]
Filed under: christmas, quick projects | Tagged: christmas gift idea, gift card holder, papercrafts, sewing on paper, video | 4 Comments »
Today I want to share some quick ornaments my kids made for the craft fair last weekend. All you need is clear glass ornaments and acrylic paint. Here’s how: Remove the brass hanger from the ornament. Clean the glass ball with rubbing alcohol, squirt a bit inside the ball and swirl it around and let [...]
Filed under: christmas, Crafts 4 Kids, quick projects | Tagged: Christmas, crafts, easy ornaments to make, glass ball orniments, paint | 3 Comments »
