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Scoring Board Basics - Getting Ready for Twelve Days of Gift Giving
Hello everyone! Happy November! Are your schedules getting busier and busier for the upcoming holidays? We here at Waffle Flower Crafts like to work a little ahead and be prepared :) We are kicking off a Twelve Days of Gift Giving event on the WF Blog today! Our design team will be using scoring boards throughout the days so we would like to cover some basics first. Basic Scoring Boards If you are new to paper crafting, here are the three most commonly used products that can do the scoring for us. All of them have a smaller/mini version but the...
Flower Punch Board Tutorial, Coupon + Giveaway
Hello everyone! Have you heard the news that We R Memory Keepers and American Crafts are now one company? I am excited about this acquisition. For my Studio post today, I used the new WRMK Flower Punch Board and some beautiful paper from AC/Pebbles Special Delivery. The flowers are BIG – ranging from 3" to 9" in diameter. I had so much fun mixing and matching the sizes. It is amazing how these beautiful flowers were made from a simple punch board and a stem kit! Flower sizes and simple directions are printed on the board but it took me a while to...
Dimensional Lucky Clover with Free PDF Template Pattern
Hello everyone! I'm sharing a Lucky Clover Door Hanger on Pebbles Blog today and thought it would be fun to share how I made the 4-leaf clover here! My project was for St. Patrick's Day until I found out that Shamrocks and 4-leaf clovers are different... Did you know that? I was totally inspired by the Buttflies from Pebbles Garden Party collection! It was harder than I thought to create the look, but now we have a template pattern to make our lives easier! How to Make the Lucky Clover 1. Download template: http://cl.ly/2s1G3m3M272f, print and cutout as indicated. 2. Trim paper...
Happy Hearts Wall Decoration for Valentine's Day (Cloud Pattern in PDF and .studio)
Hello everyone! I'm sharing a Valentine's Day decoration on Pebbles Blog today and thought it would be fun to share more step photos and a free pattern here. I picked a few of my favorite patterns from Pebbles Yours Truly collection and die cut a bunch hearts in various sizes. I used a set of nesting dies but you can also hand drew your own. I hand drew a cloud on the grid paper to be my base panel. I've made it into a pattern that you can download at the end of this post. I arranged the hearts in...
Playing with Gift Box Punch Board + Giveaway
Hello everyone! I hope that you are having a wonderful holiday season? Popped in to share a few boxes I made with the new Gift Box Punch Board by We R Memory Keepers. Video Demo As a box lover, I am excited about all the new punch boards. Here are three things I like the most about the Gift Box punch board: It does not require any additional supplies except a paper trimmer. No adhesive needed. Because of the design, the finished box is sturdier than a common scoring board box. We can make boxes up to 4"x4"x4". (The box...
DIY Christmas Advent Calendar + Printable Activity List + A Coupon
Hello everyone! I know It's been busy on the blog lately, haha! But it's better to share a Christmas advent calendar earlier than later, right? Even if you don't do countdowns for Christmas, you could use it to collect love notes to family members or simply as a decoration, in a fabulously festive way. I've got lots of photos to share today! Learn how to make the big 3D star, paper trees and reindeer in my post here. Supplies Printable Christmas Countdown Activity List (free download here!) Paper Scissors Adhesive String (I used twine) Envelope Punch Board (Or a scoring...