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 [...]
Filed under: Freebies, Lindsay's Stamp Stuff, SCAL software + Cricut, Stamping, my templates | Tagged: be mine stack, card template, cricut freebie, cricut projects, DCWV, Die Cuts With a View, free cut file, free cutting files, free SVG file, free template, freebie, library card, Lindsay's Stamp Stuff, minialbum, mod retro stack, pink persimmion, printable template, scal 2.o, scal freebie, SVG Freebie | 24 Comments »
Posted on July 18, 2009 by thefrugalcrafter
Boy oh boy was I tickled to go to my mailbox yesterday and see the August/September copy of “The Stampers Sampler”, I was even more thrilled when I saw one of my cards on page 11! It is my first time in that particular magazine and the funny thing is I sent the card to [...]
Filed under: Freebies, SCAL software + Cricut, Stamping, Templates, my templates, quick projects | Tagged: beach pail template, cricut freebie, Die Cuts With a View, free cricut file, free cutting file, free SVG file, free template, freebie, scal freebie, summer papercraft, sure cuts a lot, SVG Freebie | 14 Comments »
Posted on July 17, 2009 by thefrugalcrafter
Happy Friday folks! I got a chance to play with the sketches from 2sketches4you and here are the cards I came up with:
I used Laura’s Sketch 30 as well as the versatile bonus sketch. I printed the cupcake digital stamp on yellow cardstock and colored them with prismacolor pencils (see yesterdays post for a tutorial) [...]
Filed under: SCAL software + Cricut, Stamping | Tagged: 2sketches4you, card sketches, crochet flowers, cupcake stamp, Die Cuts With a View, dollar digital stamps, Lindsay's Stamp Stuff, My Minds Eye, prismacolor, scrapnfonts | 9 Comments »
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 [...]
Filed under: about art accents | Tagged: about art accents, asain cards, asain stamps, color wash, DCWV, Die Cuts With a View, make your own color spray, one upon a time stack, oriental cards, sprayed background | 2 Comments »
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 May 29, 2009 by thefrugalcrafter
Not that I want to toot my own horn (OK I’m Tootin’ here!) I just really love this card and I have waited months to be able to share it with you, see it was in the May issue of Vamp Stamp News as part of their stamp masking challenge and they want to keep [...]
Filed under: Publications, SCAL software + Cricut, Stamping | Tagged: accent essentails, brayer, computer die cutting, Crafty Secrets, cricut, Die Cuts With a View, Inkadinkado, kalidacolor, Masking, Publications, Stamping, Vamp Stamp News, VSN | 10 Comments »
Posted on May 27, 2009 by thefrugalcrafter
Admit it, you have a drawer (or 2…or 5!) filled with supplies that you loves so much that you couldn’t bear to use them, maybe you were saving them for that “special” page and a couple of years later your treasures are outdated! Don’t throw them away, mix them up with some new product and [...]
Filed under: SCAL software + Cricut, Scrapbooking | Tagged: blog award, creative memories, cricut, Die Cuts With a View, opposites attract, scrapbook page, vinyl | 13 Comments »
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 March 28, 2009 by thefrugalcrafter
A dear friend is moving away so a few days ago I sent her this:
How can you resist the cut ladybug with a suitcase? It is from Crafty Secrets. The paper is from American crafts and the blank Bingo Card is my design and you can download a sheet of 6 blank bingo cards here. [...]
Filed under: Freebies, Stamping | Tagged: American Crafts, bingo cards to stamp, Crafty Secrets, Die Cuts With a View, freebie, going away card, Inkadinkado, printable bingo cards, printable scrapbook bingo cards, Stamping | 7 Comments »
Posted on March 19, 2009 by thefrugalcrafter
Wow, April must be a popular month because my daughters have 4 friends celebrating birthdays in the first week! When you make birthday cards for children they should be fun, bright and quick to make (kids may not appreciate the hard work that goes into a card when there is a gift to open and [...]
Filed under: Crafts 4 Kids, Stamping, quick projects | Tagged: accent essentails, Crafty Secrets, cricut, cupcake stamp, DCWV, Die Cuts With a View, double gate fold card, glitter stack, Inkadinkado, kids birthday cards, scor-Pal | 5 Comments »
