Do you create Halloween cards, projects, treats or home decor? We have these fabulous new stencils/masks in the Holiday Catalogue and I thought the tree stencil would make a fabulous Halloween card. This tree stencil is so versatile. I’ve created a Christmas card with it and now a Halloween card. I think it would also make a great background for…
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Todays scrapbooking tip is Don’t Expect Perfection. This is something that I struggled with for a LONG time. Since I started implementing a new rule, things have gotten much better. Want to hear what that rule is? You need to like it, you don’t need to love it. It used to take me HOURS to create a layout. I wouldn’t…
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Todays tip is to try a new technique, play and experiment! Sometimes all you need to get those creative juices flowing is to try something new with no care about whether it will work or not. When I want to play, I often experiment with backgrounds. There is so much that you can do to create amazing backgrounds for your…
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Save your memorabilia until after you’ve scrapbooked the photos is todays scrapbooking tip. This could mean movie tickets, playbills, brochures, lanyards – basically anything and everything. I keep it all until I’ve decided what I want to include on my layout or in my album and what I don’t. I hate the feeling of ‘Oh I wish I had kept…’…
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I think that todays tip to shop for new products, is one of my favourites and I imagine it is for many of you too! One thing that we paper crafters excel at is buying more products – am I right?! I know, yesterday I was suggesting you purge your supplies and today I’m telling you to buy more! It…
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It’s amazing how much a good purge of your supplies can do for your creativity. Not only is it a great reminder of what you have but it helps you reflect on what you like and dislike. As crafters our taste changes, styles changes and just like everything else in life, there are trends. I was just going through some…
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Today’s tip to step outside your comfort zone may not be a great one if you are trying to get back into, or get started, on your scrapbooking journey. However, it is a great one if you find that you are in a rut and need to spice things up a bit. By suggesting that you step outside your comfort…
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If you hit a creative road block, sometimes all you need is to try scrapbooking in a different format. When you experiment with different types of documenting, you never know what will excite you and get your creative juices flowing. It’s easy to get in a rut and that can cause you to loose your enthusiasm for the craft. But…
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Looking for a simple way to create a watercolored flower? Look no further, in todays FB live replay I show you how to create these simple watercolored flowers inspired by my table cloth! The only supplies I used to create these flowers are ink pads (in several colours) and a few Stampin’ Write markers. You’ll be amazed at how simple…
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Scrapbooking the traditional way is not for everyone. However, if you love the idea of telling your family story there are alternatives. Consider digital scrapbooking, keeping a journal, documenting in a travellers notebook, or adding photos and stories on Instagram or a private blog. There are so many different ways to tell your story. Just because you aren’t a fan…
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If you look at your photos and think to yourself that there is no way you will ever get them all into albums then this tip is for you. I have a great solution to scrapbooking lots of photos! Before we get into the solution I just want to say that you don’t NEED to scrapbook every photo! Scrapbook the…
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