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More Paper Flowers

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April 7th, 2012

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I am so excited with the debut of my products at Sweet Shoppe Designs and taking all my products under one umbrella. I created this short tutorial showing you have to assemble and make pretty flowers with my Paper Flowers Cutting Files.   and here is a look at the finished product: Hope you enjoyed this tutorial!

Scalloped Paper Flowers

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April 7th, 2012

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Just a quick tutorial on how to assemble my Cutting Files: Paper Flowers now available at Sweet Shoppe Designs. I used the Scalloped Flower for this video. Here is the finished flower on a pretty gift basket: MORE INSPIRATION Hope this has inspired you to create your own embellishments!

How to Ink and Distress

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March 13th, 2012

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Inking and Distressing go hand in hand. They complement each other but looks great on their own too! Here are 2 Inking Techniques: You will need some Chalk Ink/Distress Ink, Applicator (I use a Make-Up Sponge) and a Non Stick Craft Sheet or I made one using Wax Paper that I wrapped around a self healing mat and taped shut. First Technique: Blot some ink onto the craft mat and using circular motion apply ...

Score and Fold

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March 13th, 2012

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This basic tutorial will demonstrate what it means to ‘score and fold’. Very popular with Origami, Card Making and creating Boxes and Bags. You will need a Bone Folder and Ruler. Use the Bone Folder and Ruler to create a line along the area indicated to score and fold. Fold the paper along the score line and use the Bone Folder to make it crisp and neat. Very ...

Tools of The Trade

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March 13th, 2012

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Ever wondered what I use for my everyday crafting? What I just could not live without? Well here is a list of my tools I use and love. For Paper Crafting I do recommend the following tools: Essentials Scissors Craft Knife Nail File Metal Ruler Archival Pen/Gel Pen Bone Folder Glue Baby Wipes Nice to have Mod Podge Double Sided Tape – Permanent and Removable Glue Dots – 3D, Mini and Craft Trimmer Spatula Decorative Edge Scissors Cropodile (Hole ...

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Slowly but surely I am catching up on my posts. Scrapping comes much easier to me than the actual blogging so please forgive me for taking forever on getting these up. I was so excited about the Actions Wendyzine created and oh boy are they awesome! I had my page done in under 2 hours (yes that includes printing and cutting). DIGI Credits: Zoe Pearns -

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Project Life has appealed to me ever since Becky Higgins launched it but because there was no Digital version I was always a bit apprehensive to try it. Well after following Liz from Paislee Press and her solutions and the fact that Project Life is now Digital (Check it out at Jessica Sprague) I decided to just go for it. I knew I wanted a ...

December Daily Starts tomorrow!

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November 30th, 2011

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December Daily has always appealed to me and seems such a wonderful way to record and remember this fantastic time of the year. I decided that this is the year…no more putting it off. So I just dove right into the deep end. Nettio released these fantastic Holiday Album Templates and they are seriously so easy to assemble.

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Today I am sharing the last display option. This display option is also one of the easiest or more intricate ones depending on how much customisation you want to attempt.   This is just one of many ways to go. For inspiration and ideas on clipboards, I compiled this board on Pinterest for you to browse: Altered Clipboards Here are a few of ...

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Today I want to share the second display option. I did a DIY Calendar stand on The Hybrid Chick Blog a few years ago and decided to revamp the idea using fun and bright file folders found at Target. For more fun ideas on Calendars be sure to visit this link: Calendar Tutorials