What an exciting month! Let’s start with the BIG news — fresh off of hitting 500 YouTube subscribers, I decided to apply to a handful of design teams (again). It’s a bit scary putting yourself out there. Rejection is real. However, you lose more by never trying, right? Well, I’m so proud and excited to announce that I’ll be joining the Paper Sweeties Design Team and the Kat Scrappiness Influencer Team!… Read the rest
Category: Tutorial
August Recap – Lots of “Book” Projects
Looking back on my August makes, I see a lot of albums, journals, etc. At the moment, I am a little obsessed with book making (albums, journals, etc.). This time of year is a nice break from card making because I don’t have too many birthday cards to make. So I’ve been dabbling in bookbinding and learning how to create my own journals (more on that to come in September).… Read the rest
July Recap – Christmas Makes, Handmad Gifts and more!
I’m so glad I got an early start on my Christmas / Holiday crafting! I know it will a good chunk of time to make all the crafty presents I’m thinking of creating. I am making both holiday-themed projects as well as Christmas gifts I’ll be giving out this year.
Here’s my current “to-do” list for the holiday crafts I want to make this year.… Read the rest
Christmas in July Waffle Flower Challenge
This is my first submission to a Waffle Flower challenge. The theme is “Christmas in July”, which is perfect because I’m just now starting my Christmas / holiday crafting. I also purchased the Waffle Flower Christmas Tree pull-tab combo and the pop-up add-on when it was on super clearance on Scrapbook.com… Read the rest
Be Merry – New Spellbinders Release!
Continuing with my Christmas in July, I have a set of quick cards using Spellbinders new “Be Merry” release. Ever since the Tonic Studios Santa’s Sentiments craft box, I’ve been getting into the idea of kraft card for the holidays. I had never considered it before but I’m really loving it now.… Read the rest
Crafty Projects – June Recap
I ended up doing quite a bit of crafting recently, so here’s a quick recap of my crafty makes from this past month! I had quite a few craft kits I was working from – Tonic Studios, Pink & Main, Sizzix Craft Box, and The Stamps of Life Die Hard.… Read the rest
Advent Calendar Exploding Gift Box
This is my first advent calendar of the year! I’ve been thinking about this design for a couple months now, so it’s nice to finally see it come together. I do have a video tutorial on YouTube if you are more of a visual learner, but I have some written step-by-step instructions below as well.… Read the rest
Spellbinders Blog Hop & Giveaway – Jane Davenport
I’m excited to be part of this amazing blog hop to celebrate and inspire using some of Jane Davenport’s mixed media supplies! Hop along for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate to Spellbinders (details below). Giveaway closes on Sunday, July 4th 11:59 pm EDT.
I chose to work with the following products:
JUST A NOTE: These products were provided to me by Spellbinders to create inspiration for this blog hop.… Read the rest
F.L.I.P. Crafter’s Companion Craft Box #16 – Statement Word Edge’ables
This craft box was the first set of word edge’able dies I got from Crafter’s Companion. I love the look & effect these offer. It’s a great way to make the sentiment really special. Since using this box, I’ve tried the F.L.I.P. of Crafter’s Companion Box Kit #27 Modern Word Edge’ables as well, which I really loved.
Swatch Book Tutorial
In my Rose Quartz Swatchbook Share video, you saw the little mini swatchbook I created using the Tonic Studios Legacy Keepsake Wallet die set.
In these two videos, I’ll be showing you how to put these cute little albums together. There are two binding methods I use — one for my designer paper (which is more of a keepsake) and one for my solid cardstocks (which is more functional for coordinating papers).