I've had these sheets of 12x12 "rock" paper from a DCVW stack pack for awhile just waiting for the right card.
Father's Day is it!
You might be able to find single sheets of rock paper at any store that sells scrapbook or stamping supplies.
Continue reading: Hey Dad, You Rock Card
When my mother retired after 38 years of teaching elementary school, my siblings and I asked her how she wanted to celebrate. She gave us some gift suggestions, and she made it very clear she did not wish to have any kind of a party.
I knew that her friends would want some way to commemorate the occasion, so I decided to make secret scrapbook for her. I had never made a scrapbook before, but I had seen many that were made by friends and in stores.
My best resource was my friend Lynnette and watching her scrapbook over the years. Also, I was comfortable with paper crafts and cardmaking, so I thought this would be a fun project -- and it was. The hardest part was hoping no one would give away the secret!
Continue reading: Retirement Scrapbook For A Teacher
This is a graduation card for my 5-year old nephew Joey, who is graduating from pre-school.
Obviously this card can be used for any type of graduation ceremony and for graduates of any age.
You can choose colors to match the school, the new college (for a high school grad), or maybe special colors of the graduation ceremony itself.
The base for this card, and all the decorations, were created using my Cricut Expressions.
You can also make the star without using a Cricut machine.
If you aren't comfortable cutting out the star, go ahead and just trace it on the front. You can still add the graduation cap and other decorations to get the same effect.
Continue reading: You're A Star Card
During this season of graduation ceremonies, I made a graduation card for my friend Clay.
Clay is graduating from the University of Cincinnati with a Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design.
His card was inspired by this package of stickers by Jolee's Boutique from Hobby Lobby and the university's colors of black and maroon.
In keeping with Clay's work in design, I wanted to keep the card clean and simple.
See how I made this graduation card, step-by-step...
Continue reading: Handmade Graduation Cards
I wanted to make a card for a preteen who was performing in a dance recital. I made a cute tutu card for her younger sister, Shelby. But that wasn't going to work here. Stephanie is 11 and way too cool for cute.
So I decided to work with her favorite color (blue) and showcase her name.
Continue reading: Make Personalized Handmade Greeting Cards
This card can be used as individual cards or party invitations for a number of events:
- Memorial Day
- 4th of July
- Birthdays
- Sporting events
- "You're a Star"
- ...You get the idea!
I cut this card on my Cricut Expressions using the Wild Card cartridge. It cuts everything you see: the red base card, blue liner (blackout feature), white and red blackout stars on the front, "celebrate" word, smaller stars, envelope and envelope liner.
I will also show how you can cut this card without a Cricut machine and how to embellish with other cut outs or stickers as well.
Continue reading: Handmade Star-Shaped Card
If you are lucky enough to have your very own room to do your scrapbooking and stamping, then you are way ahead of the game when it comes to organizing.
Hopefully, you keep most of your supplies in your craft room -- even if they aren't organized. My problem is that my office is both my scrapbooking, stamping, beading, reading and writing area, and you can only imagine how difficult it is to keep all of that organized!
Still it is possible. Here are some fun tips to organize your craft room so you can actually spend more time creating, rather than thinking, "Oh, man what a mess!"
Continue reading: How To Organize A Craft Room
I made this card for my God-daughter Shelby for her ballet recital (she's 8). It would also make a cute Birthday card for a tiny dancer in your life.
I started with a white 8.5x11 cardstock paper and just folded it in half.
The pink paper with a white floral design is from a DCWV Stack value pack, and I used it for part of the card as well as the custom made envelope.
Continue reading: How To Make A Girly Ballet Card
What says spring more than a wheelbarrow full of flowers?!
I decided to use this card as my Mother's Day card.
It takes a lot of patience to work with the tiny pieces on a card like this. Thankfully, there are some tools that can help you.
Here's how I made this wheelbarrow card...
Continue reading: Wheelbarrow Card With Flowers
I found my favorite pair of craft tweezers in the scrapbooking aisle at a local craft and hobby store.
They are the Making Memories Reverse Action Tweezers.
These are different from the tweezers I'm familiar with -- the tension is opposite.
With most tweezers, you squeeze to grasp something. But these tweezers start out in a pinched position and you squeeze to open them.
This is great for holding small things for any amount of time, because once you squeeze them to open and grasp your item, you can relax the grip and let the tweezers close and hold the item.
I'm glad I found them, because I would have never known about this difference!
Continue reading: Making Memories Tweezers: A Review
Abby