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Hello everyone! I am excited to share one of my three projects that were published in Paper Crafts Handmade Home Decor magazine. Triangle containers for Spring. [caption id="attachment_6142" align="aligncenter" width="568"] As seen in Paper Crafts Handmade Home Decor, p.16[/caption] I thought it was my phone stand idea that got them in! lol OK, for eggs or for phones, here is how to make them! As easy as 1, 2, 3! 1. Trim paper into three 4" squares, score and fold diagonally. 2. Score and fold each piece as shown. 3. Tuck each corner into the corner of the next piece, creating...

Hello everyone! I can't believe that Valentine's Day is just a week away. My 2013 has been WILD! I have a small tutorial today for a quick heart banner. I made it within 10 minutes:) The finished heart is about 8-1/2" - a good size for home decorations. This is also a great way to use some of the pretty paper we've been hoarding collecting. I used my favorite V Day collection of all time: With Love by Pebbles. Here is what you will need for this project: 12x12 Paper Craft Pins Twine A scoring board (Scor-pal, Martha Stewart Scoring Board, Score-it...)...

Hello everyone! Today I am featured for the Hampton Art & Scor-pal Week! You can check out all the projects and the giveaway details here! The winner will be announced on Monday the 19th. I am a long time Scor-pal fan and I am very excited to play with the new Scor-Envi they just came out with. And here is what I have for you today: quick and easy take-out boxes! Finish one in 5 minutes! My inspiration is the cute Tiny Take Out Box designed by Beate Johns. I am lazy so my version involves no cutting or gluing and...

Hello everyone! Thank you so much for reading my review on Rubbermaid Bento Boxes, sharing your organization tips with me and joining the giveaway! Before I reveal the winners, I want to share some ink color chart templates with you for cataloging your inks.   From what I've read among your comments, many of you are like me, have collected all the 36 colors of the Memento Drewdrops by Tusekineko. I could not find any color chart template I like on the internet so I made mine: 1. Horizontal Memento Hand Color Chart 6 x 6 grids with 1" x...

If you are here for the Gelatins Blog Hop, please click here. Morning Crafters! Some of my most wanted Lifestyle Crafts embossing folders are finally shipping! While I was waiting on my new folders to arrive, I experimented with the Faux Letterpress technique. I've tried the technique a couple times before but was not satisfied with the inks I had. This time I tried Lifestyle Crafts letterpress ink and loved it! Here is a comparison photo. Crisp, even impression when using the letterpress ink on letterpress paper. The color is a bit off in this photo - I used the left piece...

Morning crafters! I am sharing a little pack of digi paper today! I have enjoyed the triangle trend for a while and finally found time to create some freebies. I will share the .studio file (for use with your Silhouette SD/Cameo) next month. There are 4 paper in this kit. You are welcome to share the projects you made with them online but please credit and link to this post (not the file directly). I made two samples for your inspiration. The paper will be 6" x 6" printed at 100% scale. I am using 85% scale for my two...