I’ve started to swatch all the papers in my stash — yep, ALL of them!! I recently picked up the Tonic Studios Legacy Keeper Wallet Die set. It’s an older die set, so I don’t know where you can purchase it nowadays. I bought mine on Amazon.com not too long ago, but it looks like […]
Motion Crafts – Animated Tag
This Motion Crafts Animated Tag kit is really fantastic! It’s useful well beyond the animated image feature. I got it directly from the Motion Crafts website, but I don’t know if it’s still available for sale. The kit comes with everything you need to create fun, interactive, animated tags. There are a lot of things […]
Merry Christmas to Me! I’ve Been Shopping Up a Storm…
I’ve been traveling visiting family since October and I’ll be honest, I’ve been doing a LOT of crafty shopping online. There were some great sales from Black Friday to Cyber Monday to end-of-year warehouse clearances, etc. I’m waiting for Tonic’s Jan 1 sale (they’ll be opening their vault) and then I’m going to give the […]
FLIP – Crafter’s Companion Box Kit #20 – Layered Stencils
Layered stencils are a new thing for me, so getting this kit was really exciting. There are a LOT of sets of layered stencils. They are all sorts of sizes so you can use them in a variety of ways. Unboxing Tutorial Tips & Tricks You can use these stencils separately if you like. There’s […]
Motion Crafts – Small Card
After making the Small Envelope project (which I use as a gift card holder), I was hooked on these animated stamps by Motion Crafts. I buy them directly from the Motion Crafts website. These are fun, interactive projects that will surely be a lot of fun for whoever you give them to. Tutorial Video Tips […]
Custom Word-Edged Easel Cards
Turn your word or alphabet dies into fun custom-edged easel cards. While you can buy word edge dies, give the alphabet or word dies in your stash some new life by using them as edgers. Card Making Tips & Tricks When you line up your top cutting plate, be sure to look at where the […]
FLIP – Crafter’s Companion Box Kit #14 – Stencils
I don’t think I’ve ever used stencils as extensively as I did during this craft session. 🙂 It really did remind me to pull out my stencils more often. Stencils are great for making gorgeous backgrounds. These backgrounds can also stand centerstage with just simple sentiments to finish them off. Unboxing Tutorial Tips & Tricks […]
FLIP – Crafter’s Companion Box Kit #18 Character Stamp and Dies
I was really looking forward to this box and it was rather hard to find. In fact, the only place I found that has it available as a one-off purchase is HSN.com. Many of the other boxes you can find on sale on a variety online retailers so you can often get it at a […]
Motion Crafts – Small Envelope
I know these have been around for a while, but I’ve only just discovered Motion Crafts. If you aren’t familiar with these, they allow you to create interactive cards that animate when you pull a special grid across the stamp. This particular die set is actually perfect for gift cards, and it’s great in general […]
Christmas Advent Calendar Folio – Box With Attached Lid
This is the second style of advent calendar folios I created. The main difference from the first style is in the box construction. I’ll be honest though, this method needs tweaking. After I put the candies in, I found the lid isn’t secure enough to hold the candy in. I had to make more advent […]