I love the look of layered stamping and die cutting. Layering the images with different shades adds so much depth and such a realistic look to the images on your paper crafts. I especially love the die cuts, but there are a few draw backs. First, with die cuts, the size they are is the [...]
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Using Polymer Clay Sprinkles in Card Making
In my last post and video tutorial, I shared how to make your own polymer clay sprinkles. If you want to learn how to create polymer clay sprinkles, be sure to check out the video tutorial HERE. Today, I want to share with you my favorite way to use these polymer clay sprinkles in my [...]
DIY Polymer Clay Sprinkles
Polymer clay sprinkles are such a fun addition to any and all crafts. They work great in resin pieces, shaker cards and tags, adding to mediums for a pop of color, etc. I love having them on hand. Being a cardmaker and paper crafter, I tend to use my polymer clay sprinkles in shaker cards. [...]
Easy Silhouette Cards
I recently purchased an electronic cutting machine and I have been having so much fun designing different files to cut for my cards! Today, I am sharing a quick and easy set of silhouette cards that I made with a set of cut files that I have for sale in my Etsy shop now! They [...]
6 Ways to Use Coffee Dyed Paper
My last post was all about coffee dying paper. If you didn't check it out, be sure to HERE! If you're anything like me, you may see a fun project or technique and you decide to do it, like coffee dying paper. But, once you've had your fun, you're not quite sure what to do [...]
Coffee Dying Paper
I love the look of vintage papers, but after searching for awhile now, I haven't been able to find any. So I decided to just make my own with coffee dye. This process is fairly easy, but it is a little messy. You can watch the video below for all the detail son creating your [...]
Making Paper Ruffles
Paper scraps are an inevitable with paper crafters. Whether you make cards, journal, scrapbook, etc. you are going to accumulate a pile of paper scraps. But, what do we do with them? Today, I have one idea to use up your paper strips and scraps and put them to use! Making paper ruffles is easy [...]
Fall Free Printable Sticker Sheet
Today is the first day of fall! Just like everyone else, I love fall. Who doesn't right? Here in Iowa the leaves have really started to change and the weather is slowly getting cooler. It's also pumpkin patch time and we already have ours on the front porch! I've been ready for fall for awhile [...]
New Addition to the Making Card Bases Free Download
While I was taking a break from cardmaking a new card size became really popular. The slimline card size was all the rage. So many companies are making special dies, stencils and cardstocks that are perfect for this size of card. I have to say, I LOVE this size of card and that's mostly because [...]
String Art on Handmade Cards
Did you ever do string art in your elementary art class? I don't remember if we ever did, but I do remember lacing and threading animal toys. Those I absolutely LOVED (and still kind of do, if I'm being honest)! I also love to hand sew, so I thought, why not try and incorporate the [...]
Crafting While Caffeinated with Lindsay Adreon 