At first glance, pocket letters look a lot like Project Life, the system that uses pouches to preserve your memories, thoughts and occasions. But Pocket Letters is different in that they are like opening up a fantastic crafter’s Christmas present. Each of these 3 by 3 pockets is filled with crafty goodness of the senders choice. …
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Trend Watch – Die Cut Elements
This last year I found my love for die cutting again. I don’t know what I was thinking, but for some reason I felt like it took me a lot of work to add a die cut image or background to my card. But there are so many beautiful and great die cuts! So last …
Trend Watch – Beautiful inside and out: Frames
I love shopping. Especially if crafts are involved. But I also love trends that you can take advantage of with the products you have or that you can make for yourself. Using frames in your paper crafting project has enough flexibility and creativity that you do both in any combination that suits you. I have found …
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Trend Watch – Summer Sweets
Summer has gotten off to a very HOT start. I am not a hot weather person. I grew up in Northern Minnesota and would much prefer a hoodie and some jeans to stay warm rather than trying to stay cool. However, today’s trend is all about summer sweets that hit the spot and help us …
Trend Watch – Color Outside the Lines with Messy Watercolor
This is my kind of watercolor! It is beautiful and colorful but I don’t have to stay within the lines to make a something awesome. It reminds me a bit of the freedom you had to create when you were in kindergarten. You were given a piece of paper and some paints and told to …
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Trend Watch – Superheroes!
Superheroes are everywhere you turn these days, and the trend has carried over into the papercrafting world. These adorable heroes and their comic book-themed sentiments and accents are so in style! Superheroes can be used for all kinds of different cards, and they can be masculine OR feminine! I bet you would be hard-pressed to …
Trend Watch – Birds
While writing I’m listening to the sound of happy birds singing in the spring and summer. It always give me a joyful feeling to hear them whistle. And while they’re singing their songs I’m looking at some beautiful pictures of birds. Some look like they could just fly away from my screen and others are …
Trend Watch – Love it right off the page
At first glance, this technique was very intimidating to me. I still haven’t tried it and it takes patience and precision which are not my strong suits. It is a good thing that so many of our fellow crafters are so talented in this area so I can show you this cool technique and you …
Trend Watch – Containers to Fill
I’ve always loved stamps and dies that offer the opportunity to fill them with any number of unique things. Today we’ll take a look at different shapes or containers that are just begging to be filled. Sue used a jar stamp to create a place to put little valentine messages (look at the little envelopes!) …
Trend Watch – Stick a Pin in it – It’s Cork
I have sheets of cork on the backdrop of the wall where I make my paper creations. I have pinned crafty quotes, funny photos of my niece and inspiring photos of cards I would like to try. I am also very tactile and I like the feel of cork when I punch a new picture in …
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