Techniques

Hello all! Thanks for stopping by today! I suspect that most of you are stopping over from the Paper Crafts Connection blog where I had a post up talking about all of the fun crafting holidays that are coming up in September alone. If not, you can check it out HERE if you like. In my post, I shared a card that had some embossing on it that was created with metal dies. Here's a sneak of what the embossing looks like. And as promised I have a quick tutorial today showing you how to use your...

There are a lot of puffy paint recipes out there but this 3-ingredient DIY puffy paint for kids is by far our favorite and I can’t wait to share the reasons! I am always on the hunt for easy …

The main inspiration for what follows is a video tutorial by Becca Feeken of Amazing Paper Grace where she explains how to tie peg bows. I like to have my ribbon tails both exiting the bow from behind & showing the right side (as Becca does), moreover with a patterned ribbon having an up or down motif (as in my example where the flower stems grow up out of the ground) I don't want any part of the bow looking as if it is upside down. Not always having pegs to hand I thought I would see if it...

An unusual card with the "Wow" factor and so easy to do.Step by step instructions to get the comments on your creation.And for more information on other type...

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One of the main tools of the woodworker is the table saw. Very few woodworking shops are missing one. You can get away with many things using a circular (skil) saw and a straight cutting jig, but this is a time consuming way to cut sheets and other lumber...

Learn how to add ink to your embossing folders for a look that’s truly one of a kind. For more artwork inspiration, visit our blog at makeitfromyourheart.com...

Hello, hello, everyone!!! Happy Friday to all! And a special hello to some new followers! Thank you for joining my family of friends! I'm so happy to have you and hope to get better acquainted with you all. In the meantime, please make yourselves at home -- you are!!! I was asked to do a tutorial on the triple twisted easel card that I'd posted earlier, and keeping my promise, here we go. This tutorial contains 12 step-by-step photos, so you may as well relax. To begin you'll only need a...

Yesterday I shared this faux glass butterfly and I’m back today to share how I stamped it. If you try stamping onto window sheet, acetate, glass or any similar surface with our regular dye-based ink then the image won’t dry, it will simply sit on the surface of the window sheet and brush/smear off the […]

It's me - Bev Grey. Tomorrow I'm going to be the guest blogger on the Creating Keepsakes' blog. I can't wait to share the project with all of you! But today I'm going to share a technique that didn't make...

This bow is used for my niece's Congrats MBA Master's Box Occasionally, I have trouble keeping bows on projects. Before I can get cards in the mail the bow has fallen off and stuck to the bottom of my shoe or on something other than the intended card. Sometimes glue dots work and sometimes not. So I came up with "This Bow Will Not Fall Off Your Project" Tutorial. For tutorial purpose I'm using card board Use whatever tool you own to make holes. The punched area should be just large enough...

Today’s 2-Minute Tuesday Tip is a spin off of last week’s tip. After I shared that tip, I got to thinking…. “I wonder if it would work on vellum too?” I did a 2-minute happy dance when I saw the end

You won't believe how many ways there are to use die cuts! Given the proliferation of die ideas out there I thought it was high time that I...