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As I reflect on my life, I can’t help but notice how often I’ve let my fears stand in the way of me doing or trying something that deep down inside I’m longing to do. It’s not so much that I’m actually afraid, as in feeling scared, but rather, I think, feelings of inadequacy. For …
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One of my favorite stories as a child was Alice in Wonderland, so when I saw the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party Rubber Stamp Collection at the Oshawa Scrapfest in the fall being sold by Bizzy B (a local stamping and scrapping store), I just HAD to buy it! There’s actually three stamp sets that are a …
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I absolutely love butterflies – both in real life and in stamped images. The Hero Arts butterfly set I used, called Antique Engravings is probably my favorite butterfly stamp set ever. It has such a wonderful selection of butterfly images and they look so real! Today’s card is a 5 1/4″ x 5 1/4″ card …
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I’ve been trying to figure out what the best approach is to introduce the art of mixed media to those of you that want to learn about it. After all, as I mentioned in my post on “She Found Her Inner Artist“, for me it’s been a 2 year process – reading, taking classes, practicing, …
Every since becoming a blogger – the side of me that you’ve known and seen has been my paper crafting side – card making, scrapbooking, and 3D projects. I think that today, I’m finally ready to start sharing with you all an aspect of my art that up until now I’ve kept on the private side …
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Sometimes I think being a paper crafter is synonymous with being a shopper. I don’t have a weakness for shoes, I can hold steady against purses and clothes, I can turn the other cheek when it comes to jewellery….but when it comes to paper crafting products?……I have absolutely NO willpower! A few weeks ago I …
Today’s card features one of my favorite Hero Arts stamp sets called Antique Engravings – that’s where the butterflies come from. It also features one of my favorite collections of patterned papers from Basic Gray – the Lemonade collection. The colors are so bright, fresh and beautiful. This whole card actually feels to me like …
We’re so excited to announce the launch of our Paper Crafter’s World Facebook Page! Our Facebook fan page will offer exclusive content as well as keep you up-to-date on all the latest paper crafting trends, tips, techniques and project ideas! To get to our page, click on the logo to the left. It will take …
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I always find it so hard to get back into the swing of things after a long weekend – especially a long weekend like this one. My littlest guy Sam, who is 2 years old, ended up with an ear infection, so of course he’s been crabby, and my husband’s away on a business trip …
Today I wanted to introduce to you all a new feature to the Paper Crafter’s World that we are calling “Take 10”. Each “Take 10” post will feature a card or project that takes 10 minutes or less to make. Each of our “Take 10 projects will also feature a You Tube video showing you …