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How big is foiling now? It’s huge! Although it’s not new, anything this eye catching and shiny is just too compelling to ignore! As you may have noticed, gold is very much on trend right now, and we’ve been seeing a lot of it, but foiling can be done in other colors as well. While …
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The hexagon seems to be a trendy shape that is sticking around for the long haul. The chemist in me is partial to them, since a hexagon can be used to represent a 6-carbon ring, but I digress. This post is full of a variety of ways to use hexagons. I am always so amazed …
I love a good party. Good friends, lots of laughing, smiling and of course good food. And for a while, that was all I needed to make it a really good event. Then I started to see these awesome displays that folks were creating in their homes and spaces to celebrate. That’s when the decorations …
Snowflakes, winter critters, mittens and mugs full of hot chocolate. The trending topics for Christmas cards last year. But using them for Christmas cards isn’t the only option. You can still use those amazing snowflakes and winter images to make some nice winter cards. And it’s becoming a new trend. So just before we’ll get …
Warning, this Trendy Tuesday report may be extremely tempting. You may get very thirsty… hopefully to craft and not just to drink the wine. But seriously, I am trying to tempt you to try this fun trend of using wine bottles and glasses and fun sentiments in your paper crafting… so let’s get started. Because really, …
If you’re still holding on to your New Year’s Diet, you might want to skip this post. (Don’t say I didn’t warn you; sweet temptation abounds here!) Today we’re going to look at the “sweet treat” trend. Donuts, cupcakes, and cookies are all big themes right now in the world of paper crafting. We’ll start …
Is it just me or do you sometimes have paper that you think is so lovely that you don’t want to use it? You just want to have it so you can save it for that project that is going to be extra super special? I will admit that I am one of those crafters. And I …
I love to see all the new products and trends in the paper crafting industry but I have to admit that I can’t afford to buy everything I like (okay, not a big confession though, I mean: who can afford that? haha). So this week we are going to take another approach to trends – …
It’s a brand new year and a great opportunity to try new things and push ourselves a bit. Maybe it is just me , but my standard go-to card looks like an A6 folded in half. There are a ton of possibilities with this shape, sure. But when you add in an unexpected fold , you …
You may think this post is a bit overdue. I saw a number of blog hops for Christmas Tags just a month or two ago. But did you know you don’t have to put your tag dies away just because you have the Christmas season is behind us? Today’s cards and projects feature a number …
