In today’s post I’m sharing the fully flowering ephemera tags that I designed as make & takes at last weekends Great Canadian Scrapbook Carnival. I really wanted to highlight the fabulous new ephemera packs from the annual catalogue. The flower and label packs seemed like a great combination. The first thing I did was divide them up into piles that…
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For this weeks memory keeping Monday post I’m sharing this 2-page Craigmillar Castle scrapbook layout. The shades of green in the photos are what inspired the use of the Leaf Collection background stamp for my accents. I thought it would make a great border. The greens are old olive, garden green and granny apple green. To create the border, I stamped…
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Today I’m sharing another The best There Is layout. On Friday I shared this layout and mentioned that I wanted to creating a facing page for it. This is what I came up with… I included a lot of the same pieces to keep it consistent across the two pages – the triangular piece of dsp, the border, the leaves…
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In today’s post I’m sharing a The Best There Is Paper Pumpkin alternative. The Best There Is is the May 2024 Paper Pumpkin kit that arrived yesterday. I immediately opened the box and started creating with it. When my kit arrives each month I usually create one of each of the products to familiarize myself with the contents of the…
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I’m so excited to release the details of this months club – the Leaf Collection card & tutorial club! Leaves are a staple for any paper crafter. They are often just what a card needs to step it up. So when I saw the leaf collection background stamp set, I knew I needed to add it to my collection. To…
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Today I’m sharing this Magnolia Mood card idea. This is the card that I created for my Mom for Mother’s Day. We didn’t get back from our holiday until Sunday so we celebrated a day late. I was searching only for some inspiration and I came across the Global Design Project colour challenge (#GDP445) and decided to stamp along with…
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For this weeks memory keeping Monday post I’m sharing this 6×8 pocket page layout. The photos are from Stampin’ Up!’s OnStage in Houston back in March. This is a combination 6×8 and 4×8 layout for my 2024 album. I started with the Full of Life DSP, a fun, colourful paper pack. This was my first project using the dsp and…
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Last week I shared a fun A2 card box tutorial, today I’m sharing an A2 card folio tutorial. If you are looking for a way to gift just a couple cards then this idea is perfect for you. If you’d like something that can hold a bit more, check out last weeks tutorial. This folio is so simple! All you…
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Today I’m sharing this beautiful unbounded love birthday card tutorial. The unbounded love bundle from the Stampin’ Up! annual catalogue is a fabulous one. The stamp set has some great greeting but the dies are what I love… all sorts of label shapes. Measurements: Basic White Thick- 5 ½” x 8 ½” Basic White- 3” x 2” for sentiment &…
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For this weeks memory keeping Monday post I’m sharing this fun coffee themed scrapbook layout of Mom and I at Magnolia Press in Waco, Texas. I had read that it can be very busy so we got up early and were the first in line when it opened. So fun! I created this layout at the virtual crop that I…
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Today I’m sharing a simple A2 card box tutorial using the Country Birdhouse bundle. This would be perfect combined with the cards we are making in the Country Birdhouse class to go! What a great gift idea for Mother’s Day, an upcoming birthday or even Christmas! It’s a nice size box that you could skip filling it with handmade cards…
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