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How To Make Envelopes For Your Handmade Cards: A Tutorial For Making Envelopes Step By Step

Want to know how to make an envelope for a card? Here are my step by step instructions for making envelopes that will match your handmade cards. See how to make an envelope step by step!

2 Super Simple Halloween Cards To Make: Little Franky & Ghost Mummy

Handmade Halloween cards are a fun way to show your personality at a time of year where anything goes! You’ll friends will enjoy these 2 easy Halloween cards

DIY Paper Ornaments: 10 Christmas Ornaments Made From Scrapbook Paper!

Looking for an easy Christmas craft idea? Have some extra scrapbooking paper lying around? Here’s a great idea for making paper ornaments in all shapes and sizes from leftover scrapbook paper!

4 Simple Halloween Cards To Make From Paper Scraps And Halloween Stickers

These Halloween cards are super cute and super easy to make. All you need is some simple Halloween stickers and Halloween colored paper scraps!

Reviews Of Cricut Machines, Cricut Cartridges & Cricut Accessories: Tips For Newbies

Now that you have your Cricut, you’ll want to know about all of the great accessories that are available to use with it. While the bare minimums that you need are a cartridge, spatula, cutting mat, and paper, you will see that some of the optional accessories will definitely assist your creativity. Here’s a rundown of all the great ‘stuff’ that will make your Cricut machine even better!

Glitter Card Ideas: DIY Sparkle Cards For Any Occasion

These 3 colorful sparkle cards are super easy to make. I made them as Birthday cards, but you could use any sentiment on the inside (Happy Summer, Get Well Soon, Thinking of You), or even leave the inside blank. See how to put some sparkle in your handmade cards!

Easy Valentine Card Ideas: How To Make Fun Cards Using Leftover Paper Scraps

Need handmade Valentine card ideas? See how I made both of these Valentine cards using only a heart punch, alphabet stamps, and leftover paper scraps. You can use these tips for ANY type of card just by changing the punch!

Handmade Christmas Card Idea + DIY Gift Tags Using Leftover Paper Scraps

Looking for DIY handmade Christmas card ideas? See how I made this easy Christmas card. It features a Christmas tree and fun word phrases.

DIY Halloween Gift – An Idea That Could Be Used For All Kinds Of Seasonal Decorations!

Following are the steps I used to make the spooky Halloween door hanger pictured above. But you could adapt this same idea to make any type of seasonal craft for any time of year.

5 Ways To Choose A Fun Color Palette For Your Scrapbook Layouts

You can use the colors in your photos to determine the colors of your cardstock, borders, and embellishments. Or you can try these simple tricks for finding fun color palettes for your scrapbook layouts!

Budget Scrapbooking: 10 Places To Find Free & Inexpensive Scrapbook Supplies

Here is a comprehensive list of places to find free — or very cheap — scrapbooking supplies…

Is A Friend Leaving? Need A Goodbye Card? Here’s How To Make A Handmade Farewell Card

This card was for a colleague who is leaving for a new job. I have now been recruited to make a card for every event in my office! For this one, I used my Cricut machine and a Sharpie marker, in addition to colored papers.

Handmade Birthday Card With An Ice Cream Cone & Sprinkles

See how I made this ice cream cone birthday card — with sprinkles! I used bright colored card stock, striped paper and my cricut machine. Matching envelope too.

Memory Scrapbooks: How To Make Your First Scrapbook Page

Here are some ways to find free or cheap scrapbooking supplies, plus step-by-step instructions for making your first scrapbook page.

5 Ways To Stretch Your Scrapbooking Dollars & Find Cheap Scrapbook Supplies

Here are some excellent — and very practical — tips for stretching your scrapbooking dollar. Save money, while unleashing those creative juices at the same time. Have fun!

Make Your Own Embellishments For Craft Projects, Handmade Cards & Scrapbooks

Crafts like scrapbooking and card making are wonderful hobbies and a creative outlets for many, but they can become very expensive. The cost of embellishments alone can cramp your style, but here’s an idea for the do-it-yourselfer. Why not use all those fun papers, fabric scraps, and doo-dads to make your own embellishments?

Ideas For Crafts Using Rub-On Images

If you’re like me you have sheets of rub-ons that are half-full — in the same box as the half-used sheets of stickers. Now that Stampin’ Up has rub-ons that coordinate with their stamp sets, there is a new technique using the new product.

Craft Room Storage & Organization Ideas for Scrapbooking and Stamping

In an effort to share some other ideas about how my work space is set up, I’m going to post a few articles that might give you some new ideas. In turn, I would love for you to share your ideas as well.

Quick & Easy Homemade Valentine Treat Bag

Here is an idea for a Valentine Treat bag for giving away treats. If you have a small heart punch and some cardstock, you’re ready. The best part is that it requires no stamping and can literally be done in less than 10 minutes!

Craft Paper Storage – Another Option

Some fun scrapbooking paper storage ideas for your cardstock and regular paper.

How To Use The Paper Piecing Technique for Cards and Scrapbook Pages

If you have any stamps with line images, you can create a page or card using the paper piecing technique. Images are typically colored with marker, watercolor pencils, chalk, etc., then cut out and arranged. Stampin’ Up has a great sample using the Happy Heart Day stamp set.