Twelve Days of Gift Giving - Day 4 - Make Santa Bookmarks with Elena Roussakis
Hello everyone! Welcome to Day 4 of Waffle Flower Crafts Twelve Days of Gift Giving! Today we have the super talented Elena Roussakis from Just ME Prints to share a handmade gift with us! Make Santa Bookmarks with Elena Roussakis I made a trio of santa bookmarks, one for each of my children. I thought it would be a fun gift, especially if I paired it with a book for each of them at Christmastime. I'm including a photo tutorial to help you see that you can make these too! step 1: you will need the following dies for this...
Twelve Days of Gift Giving - Day 2 - Gift Boxes with Holiday Labels by Suzanne Dahlberg
Hi everyone- welcome to Day 2 of Waffle Flower Crafts Twelve Days of Gift Giving! It's Suzanne here! Today I am sharing some fun handmade gift boxes using the We R Memory Keepers Gift Box Punch Board and some fun Waffle Flower Crafts stamp sets. I have to be honest and say that I wasn't sure what to expect with the gift box maker, but honestly - SO EASY and SO FUN! I really love how fast the boxes were to assemble. If you are new to paper crafting, please check out our Scoring Board Basics to get started. Another great thing about the box...
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...
[Video] Stamping Basics for Planner Users
Hello everyone! We've had some questions about the basics of stamping from our planner users so we put together a short video to show you how to use them. We used a personal size Filofax page in the video but the stamps can be used on any planner. We used Fresh Ink but all pigment inks that dry on top of paper should work. Feel free to leave a comment if you have more questions! Video: Stamping Basics for Planner Users Watch below or in HD on YouTube here! http://youtu.be/UMIHH2vDpTg Supplies Waffle Flower Crafts - Planner - Stay Focused...
Caring Hearts Card Drive
Hello everyone! Popped in to share the Caring Hearts Card Drive we are sponsoring this year: The holidays are just around the corner, filled with opportunities to celebrate with family and friends. But during this special season, many of the elderly who live in nursing homes may be alone and missing their families. Wouldn’t it be awesome to bring smiles to their faces and brighten their holidays? That’s what the Caring Hearts Card Drive is all about! This wonderful card drive is hosted by Vera Yates and Jennifer McGuire and is in its 5th year of collecting holiday cards to send to the elderly in nursing homes....
Rolled Roses Thank You Card
Hello everyone! I was inspired by May Park's rolled felt flowers using our Flower Circles Die to make my card for today. I used patterned paper instead of felt and thought I should share a few tricks I've learned for conditioning paper to make it easier to roll. 1. Choose a few patterned paper you like. Diecut with the biggest scalloped circle die from Flower Circles Die. 2. Slice the scalloped circle diecut open and use the end of a paint brush to shape it into a spiral shape. We call this "conditioning the paper". 3. Wrap the conditioned paper on your finger tip...