Lucky Me Card with Free Silhouette Pattern (jpeg & .studio)
Hi everyone! Nina here with another Joy's Life Design Team project. I made a card using "Lucky Me Having You in My Life" sentiment from You're So Punny Set. The sentiment, the fonts, and how the letters are positioned are just perfect! I used the biggest heart in the nesting heart dies set as a template to form the foam dotted heart and put glitter on the dots. Messy but fun! ;) You can download the Man and Woman Silhouette Pattern as a .studio cut file here or the printable pattern below: (right click on the image and save it to...
Tie-m to Celebrate - Bow Ties Template
Download the template: .pdf (free) I first found the 3D Paper Bow Tutorial on Heidi Van Laar's blog. If you want to create your own pattern, be sure to check out her blog (A fantastic card designer too!). I went ahead and drew a printable bow ties template for the variation: Download the template: .pdf (free) Assemble: How I added it to the candy wrap: I could not help but take a photo of them sitting in front of my computer:) Aren't they the cutest? Now it is really a Tie-m to Celebrate! :) Have Fun! We now have a craft die in our store...
Free Valentine Gift Card Holder (Heart Top Box) Templates (PDF & .studio)
Valentine's Day is just two weeks away, let's make some lovely holders with hearts on top, shall we? :) Tie some pretty ribbon around your cards and they will still fit ok. :) And this time, I tried something new:) I made a true print-cut-fold-and-done template! Show in the photo below: Fully printed in the front and real washi decorated in the back :) I actually like the printed one better myself:) For flexibility, I threw in a blank printable template as well :) Here is a little preview of the patterned template: I used pastel colors because it helps...
10 Things to Do with Washi Tape
I am obsessed with Japanese stationery: pens, markers, notebooks, bookmarks, erasers ... and of course washi tape! They never cease to amaze me that how much detail can be put into the little things. I am nothing close to being an artist, I struggle with colors all the time, but it dose not stop me from enjoying the cute tapes! Here goes my list of 10 fun things to do with them: 1. Tear them; enjoy the torn edges. The uneven edges look quite artistic, don't you think? And who said that tearing is therapeutic? ;) The Colorful Dots Set is...
Valentine Gift Boxes
Basic Box video tutorial can be found here. I just want to share some ideas I had. Stamps: XO CL586, Year Round Sentiment CL582 (Hero Arts); Die: Die-namics Hearts a Plenty (My Favorite Things); Cardstock: American Crafts; Patterned Paper: Love Small Multi Polka Dot (Pebbles in my Pocket); Inks: Rich Cocoa, Ruhba Stalk (Memento) The heart stamp fits well into the die:) I cut off the extras showing behind the hearts after adhering. I am also inspired by the Clean & Simple Card Class Day 7: Plain White. Love the clean look.! The single-sided patterned paper turned out to be...
[Video] Scor-pal Petal Box Ver. 2 for Valentine's Day
As promised! Video tutorial for my Valentine's Day project: Petal Boxes! You can watch it on Youtube in HD or as embedded here: There are many possibilities in stamping and decorating these boxes. I would love to see your creations. Please feel free to link them here. I shared some of my ideas here. Using stamps and card stock and single-sided patterned paper. You can also use the Hexagon base below for added strength. Download the Hexagon Template Here, see how they are used in Step 11 here; Find the Version 1 tutorial here on Scor-pal blog or download PDF tutorial...