Posted on August 30, 2009 by thefrugalcrafter
Do you ever celebrate the last day of anything? We all scrap the first day of school but this year I decided to make a scrapbook page about the last day of the kids summer vacation:
Tip: Save $ on embellishments by using memorabilia like i did with the movie tickets. All the paper came for [...]
Filed under: SCAL software + Cricut, Scrapbooking, Stamping | Tagged: DCWV, SCAL software + Cricut, Scrapbooking, summer | 6 Comments »
Posted on August 20, 2009 by thefrugalcrafter
***We are having some technical difficulties with the freebie link this week, while I sort it out you can download this weeks freebie here, Please be sure to visit the design team to see what you can make with it ******
One of my friends took her family camping last weekend and the campground [...]
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Posted on August 14, 2009 by thefrugalcrafter
Here is a fancy envelope and liner that you can cut with your Cricut if You have Sure Cuts a Lot (SCAL) software:
This envelope can be re-sized however you like. To re-size it stretch it out to the size you need, see below. After you resize it turn it 45 degrees to make best use [...]
Filed under: Freebies, SCAL software + Cricut, Scrapbooking, Stamping, Templates, Uncategorized | Tagged: birthday, cupcake, DCWV, digital scrabook freebie, envelop and liner template, fancy envelope, free envelope clipping mask, free envelope liner svg, free envelope svg, free scal file, free SVG file, freebie, scal freebie, sure cuts a lot, SVG Freebie, the paper co. | 38 Comments »
Posted on August 7, 2009 by thefrugalcrafter
Well, my goodness it has been a while since I gave a away a free template! I had the design itch the other night and came up with this:
I made the bracket edge card in PSP and save it as a .jpg file then opened up my handy-dandy Sure Cuts a Lot 2 clicked the [...]
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Posted on June 28, 2009 by thefrugalcrafter
Looking for a fun way to make a background for a card? Try using mists and sprays on cardstock then cutting up the cardstock for card bases. Here I used my home made sprays to cover the cardstock then I placed a sheet of plastic wrap over it and let it dry:
I used watercolor and [...]
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Posted on June 15, 2009 by thefrugalcrafter
This is the first week of summer vacation. Imagine my surprise that I had a chance to finish a card using the sketch over at 2 sketches 4 You today. I had given my kids a stack of magazines, glue sticks, scissors, some old scrapbook paper and glitter and they collaged happily long enough for [...]
Filed under: Lindsay's Stamp Stuff, quick projects | Tagged: 2 sketches 4 you, 4th of july card, Crafty Secrets, DCWV, Die Cuts With a View, flad card, hero arts, papercrafts, sketch challenge, stampin up, Stamping | 11 Comments »
Posted on April 29, 2009 by thefrugalcrafter
I must admit that I have a soft spot for cowboys, or rather cowboy/western themed scrapbook products! I love this Free -Form Horse stamp from The Rubber Cafe, it was the first stamp I ever got from them, isn’t he wonderful?
I used Kazan’s card sketch from 2 sketches 4 you to make the card. I [...]
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Posted on April 25, 2009 by thefrugalcrafter
Masking is one of the best tricks a stamper can have up her sleeve. It gives depth, perspective and lets you use your stamps in totally different ways. There is an awesome feature on masking in the May issue of Vamp Stamp News (I just so happen to have never-before-seen work featured in that issue [...]
Filed under: Stamping, quick projects | Tagged: DCWV, Die Cuts With a View, how-to mask, kids cards, m. Graham watercolors, Masking, sock monkey, stampin up, Stamping, watercoloring | 2 Comments »
Posted on April 16, 2009 by thefrugalcrafter
I LOVE double sided paper (esp. Bo Bunny, Cosmo Cricket and K&Co.) I like to use it on cards where you can see the opposite pattern peeking out from the inside. But sometimes the opposite side of the paper isn’t quite right, of course I could head down to the local scrapbook store to see [...]
Filed under: Lindsay's Stamp Stuff, Stamping, quick projects | Tagged: cardmaking, DCWV, digi-stamp, digital stamps, doublesided paper, home sew, how to make double sided paper, Lindsay's Stamp Stuff, My Minds Eye, stampin up blender pen, Stamping, watercolor crayons | 5 Comments »
Posted on April 3, 2009 by thefrugalcrafter
that I am opening a digital stamp store! I’ve already put in 10 designs and I have many more to add and I’m working on getting the shopping cart up and then I will share the link. I’m very excited! I have sold illustrations to a couple rubber stamp companies in the past so I [...]
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