I want to call the trend this week a Trendy Tuesday feathered boomerang trend. You have probably seen the use of real feathers used in paper projects in the past. Now there are so many manufacturers that have come out with handy dies and clever crafters that have come up with ways to make their own feathers …
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Trend Watch – Making a Spectacle Out of Your Paper Projects
I have worn glasses since the first grade. My mother claims its because I sat too close to the television to watch my beloved commercials. I think it was because I was always trying to read because I was so studious 🙂 The good thing about getting glasses was that I could then actually …
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Trend Watch – Shaping Up Your Card Inspiration
Shaped cards are a great way to bring new ideas to your greeting cards. There are so many new great dies that you can use. Some of the clever artists we are featuring this week even created their own patterns for these awesome cards. I have found that in the past, I used shaped cards …
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Trend Watch – Using Up Your Secret Stash of Scraps
I know I am not the only one. I am a bit of a paper hoarder, okay I am a full fledged paper hoarder. Whenever I have a little extra paper form a project I hear my mother in my head “you can use that!” So I keep them. The problem is I have bags and bags of scraps and …
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Trend Watch – All Tied Up in a Cute (Paper) Bow
Hello everyone! I just love putting cute little bows on my cards and sometimes they even look like I intend them to look. Even thought I can’t tie a perfect bow every time, I can get off the hook with cool bow dies that help create perfect bows every time. I can also coordinate them …
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Trend Watch – My Creativity is Up in the Clouds
Another fun summer pastime is sky gazing (preferably in a hammock with the cold beverage of your choice) and you can’t do sky gazing without running into fluffy white clouds adding some interest to the great blue canvas. This week, I want to show you how versatile and playful clouds can be and how many …
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Trend Watch – Ahoy, the Nautical Trend
There is something that happens in the summer that makes most of us want to flock to the water. Just the idea of being on a boat, or letting waves splash your feet or watching fish go by as you snorkel is so appealing. Maybe that is why I am seeing nautical themes everywhere. So …
Speech, Speech, Speech… Bubbles that is
Maybe I watch too many movies but in all of the wedding movies there comes a time when the guests clink on their glasses with spoons and shout, “speech, speech, speech.” I just thought it was a funny reference to the ever so cool trend of speech bubbles in paper crafting. They have shown up …
Trend Watch – Enamel Dots
I must have missed the first round of these yummy candy like embellishments because only recently I have discovered them for myself and can’t seem to get enough of them. Then, when I realized I could make my own, there was no stopping me. Let me show you some of the cool ways crafty ladies …
Trend Watch – Let’s Hear it for the Boys
I just love the sparkle of glitter and I admit that I am a hard core pink fan. Yet, I have many card-deserving men in my life. And with my collection being dominated with flowers and butterflies I often need help with inspiration for masculine cards. Luckily, there are so many talented card makers who …