I thought I’d share a couple of tools and stuff that I absolutely can’t live without. {Paper Snips}: these sharp little guys make cutting around corners super-easy. I can get into tiny spaces without a problem. The tips are really sharp, too, so I can poke holes with ease if […]
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By Adding One Small Extra, Your Creation Can Go From Boring to Amazing When I first created this card I was happy with it because I thought it had an understated elegance about it and that’s why I liked it. However, I couldn’t help but feel that something was missing. I […]
A friend of mine gave me these plastic tubes. Here is the before picture. Pretty boring, huh? Here is what I came up with. Pretty simple. I made it in less than five minutes! Think “Message in a Bottle.” You can use it as a tube to send love notes […]
Oh, no! I have discovered another way to create that I am now obsessed with! Look out! I have some chipboard pieces that don’t quite fit in my chipboard storage drawer. They are too long and as a result, they stick out and I am always bumping into them. Last […]
As promised, here is the purse tutorial from Template Tuesday. Step One: cut two of each pattern, and remember to score along the score lines (Pattern: purse.pdf) Step Two: Punch holes in top and bottom of slits Step Three: Cut out slits Step Four: Put Sticky Strip (Double-Sided Tape) on […]
I found a TON of little bags of gingerbread house decorating candies on clearance for eighteen cents a bag last week! Eighteen cents? Okay, I know they are leftover from Christmas, GROSS, but how spoiled can a tiny ball of sugar actually get, right? They came in all shapes and sizes. […]
Today’s project is a scroll card. Supply List/Instructions: 1) Pencil, cut down to six inches (I think “novelty” pencils work best…you know, the ones that kids get inside their goody bags at school? They are thicker than regular pencils.) Cut off the eraser-end. 2) Cover the pencil with Designer Series […]
Here is a fun treat. I used red-hots for one flower and red fruit snacks for the other. The red/white candies in the tin are Dots that I had left over from Christmas. (Gross, I know, but I wanted to finish this project before we left for NJ and I was out of […]
Supply List: Sizzix Machine, Scallop Cirlce Die, Paper Cutter, Cutting Blade, Scoring Blade, Tab Punch, Sticky Strip, Mini Glue Dots, Mini Square Envelopes, Assorted Ribbon, Sending Love Specialty Designer Series Paper, Purchased Lollipop Stick (See sidebar for product credits) Step One: Cut two scallop circles Step Two: Trim both scallop […]