Trendy Tuesday – Spectacular Glasses by Katherine Elliot Are you blessed with perfect vision or are you near or far sighted? Have no worries, we”ve got you covered this week with trendy glasses for your summer time paper crafts. Check out these fun shapes and great ideas using spectacles of all kinds including hip retro styles …
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Trendy Tuesday – Rock On
Trendy Tuesday – Rock On by Katherine Elliot Projects that bring a bit of pop culture to the paper craft world are perfect for our trend posts here at the Paper Crafter”s Library. I”m super excited to present today”s rock n” roll theme. There are a lot of great projects to share today. Feel the …
Trendy Tuesday – All About Dad
Trendy Tuesday – All About Dad by Katherine Elliot Masculine theme cards abound this time of year as we approach father’s day. I have friends that say they have a difficult time making “man cards.” Fortunately it was my experience that dad was always pleased with anything hand made. So even if you feel you struggle …
Trendy Tuesday – Weather Themes
Trendy Tuesday – Weather Themes by Katherine Elliot While extreme and stormy weather makes news headlines, our thoughts and prayers go out to those affected by the severe forces of nature. These are times we feel humbled by the dramatic force of nature rather than awestruck by its beauty. At least the healing benefits of creative inspiration are not far away, and it”s no …
Trendy Tuesday – Something Sketchy
Trendy Tuesday – Something Sketchy by Katherine Elliot Today’s trend article was inspired from featured guest artist, Karolyn London, as seen in this post from the PCL blog. Sketch-like line stamps can be similar to artistically inspired pen or pencil drawings or simple shaped doodles. These fun images can make your project look hand drawn. If you …
Trendy Tuesday – Stencils
Trendy Tuesday – Stencils by Katherine Elliot Often a popular tool for DIY home decor crafts, stencils make great tools for colorful and unique backgrounds and textures on paper as well as other craft projects. Many companies market their stencils in perfect sizes and trendy styles that are well suited for today”s paper crafts. Let”s take a look at some …
Trendy Tuesday – Frame It Right
Trendy Tuesday – Frame It Right by Katherine Elliot It is no surprise to find creative photo frames used on scrapbook pages in the paper craft world. However, besides showing off your best photographs in scrapbook albums, frames are a trend in many other paper craft projects and products. Check out the various embellishments, stamps and …
Trendy Tuesday – Enamel Dots
Trendy Tuesday – Enamel Dots by Katherine Elliot Have you seen these pretty, shiny dots on projects lately? My guess is you”ve seen them, and seen a lot of them. They are popular, fun, and simple embellishments to add to your paper crafts. More brands are offering them, too, so take a look at these projects …
Trendy Tuesday – Frogs & Toads
Trendy Tuesday – Frogs & Toads by Katherine Elliot One of the first signs of spring around my neck of the woods is the sound of tree frogs chattering away in the morning, waking up and thawing out from a long, cold winter. If it doesn”t yet look like spring where you are, let me just say, …
Trendy Tuesday – Project Life Kits
Trendy Tuesday – Project Life Kits by Katherine Elliot If you have never heard about “Project Life,” then peek your head out from under that rock where you”ve been hiding and check out these attractive and popular scrapbook kits. I admit I felt like one of those rock-hiders when I first discovered how prolific this …