The Thursday's Tutorial over at FCCB features a fun tutorial by Dr. Sonia over at Cards, Crafts and Kids Projects on how to make Cascading Cards. I've never made this type of card before and since we had the "sick bug" running through my household a couple weeks ago, this cascading card gave me the perfect excuse to try this tutorial and create a Get Well Cascading Card . {this post … [Read more...]
Vellum Votives Tutorial
Sharing a tutorial on how to turn those dollar store votives into pretty Vellum Votives that would be perfect to use as decorations for wedding's, baby showers, garden parties or simple home decor. DIY Vellum Votives To decorate the large votive, I stamped two pieces of 4 x 11 inch vellum with decorative stamps. Using a score board, score the vellum at 1/2 … [Read more...]
Using Xyron to make Embellishments
Today I'm sharing a tutorial for The PaperVariety on how to use the Xyron to make Glitter and Twine Embellishments. This little " X-thingy" is marketed as an Create-A-Sticker tool but instead of using it to make stickers, I've found the adhesive very useful towards making embellishments. {this post contains affliate links} Like... adhering glitter evenly without making a mess on … [Read more...]
Paper Tearing and Chalking Tutorial
Here's a simple tutorial on paper tearing and chalking techniques. I actually learned this paper tearing technique from a scrapbooking demonstration that I attended on a Royal Caribbean Cruise years ago. The chalking was something else I've learned on my own. What a great vacation, huh? Sun, food and scrapping! {This post contains affliate links referencing products … [Read more...]
Kids Valentine’s Treats
It's that time of year to make the Kids Valentine's Treats for their classrooms and that exactly what we did this weekend. My daughter is 5 and she was totally into making Valentine's where as my son who is 7 1/2, really didn't have much interest. I'm sure he would of preferred the store bought Lego Star Wars Valentine kits if I gave him the choice. But that's not happening with this … [Read more...]
