I really enjoy giving cards to family and friends. Cards are perfect way to send birthday wishes, celebrate a special event, or even to just say hello to someone. I always try to have a selection of homemade cards on hand to give out for any of these occasions. I've noticed my supply of cards has been getting a bit low and committed myself to making a few cards to bolster it up. Today I'm going to show you a step by step tutorial on how to create a cute baby card to add to your stash of homemade cards.To make this card you will need the following supplies: Boxed In 2 Template Duo by Gina Miller Reverie {papers} by Sara Gleason Accident Prone | Papers by Pink Reptile Designs Oh Baby Papers by Quirky Heart Oh Baby Elements by Quirky Heart Presentation Paper Card base Cutting Machine or scissors Extra embellishments Glue or tape runner Foam … [Read more...]
Hybrid Planning
Planners are a hot trend right now and hybrid planning takes customizing a planner to a whole new level. The planner trend has really taken off over the past year and for crafty types like myself this has opened a whole new area for creativity. Creating planner pages that fit my current needs as well as a few creative touches keep me motivated to stay organized.Last year, as part of the Documented Life Project, I created my own calendar pages each week. I admit that I felt overwhelmed by always working on the calendar for the current week. This year, I have opted to use a mix of calendar pages and adapt the content to my current needs as I go. This loose option works best for me so that I do not feel stressed about keeping things current. I generally create and print a month of pages in advance, and then embellish the pages as I have time.Some weeks I keep it simple by … [Read more...]
Making Planner Stickers from Digital Supplies
I love planners! I've had some kind of a paper planner since 8th grade. Planners keep me focused and on top of all the things a busy mom/wife/crafter has to keep track of. In the past six months paper planners have really caught on with the scrapping community. But of course we as scrappers are taking planners to a whole new level by decorating our planner pages. Today I have a short tutorial to show you how you can make stickers for your planner using some of your digital supplies.1. Select the type of sticker you want to make and also the digi supplies you want to use . I chose to make some weather and water stickers for tracking in my planner. For this I chose Signs of Spring and Shaping Up by Kate Hadfield. Her doodles make perfect stickers!2. Open a 8.5" x 11" document in Photoshop. Place the elements that you want to make into stickers on the document. … [Read more...]
February Hybrid Variety Show
February Hybrid Variety Show - FlowersIt's time for another edition of the Hybrid Variety Show. This month we are doing our best to get over the winter blues with beautiful flowers.Sarah brought some sunshine into her workspace with these pretty wallflowers. She used Flower Brigade by Jacque Larsen. Here is what Sarah had to say about her process:I decided to hang some cute flowers over my workspace to brighten up my office and forget about all the snow and ice that's still hanging around outside. I used Jacque Larsen's Flower Brigade. I cut them out with my Silhouette and then applied them to my wall using Tombow repositionable adhesive. I love my little bit of spring inside even if it's still very much so winter outside.Jewelle created this beautiful card using Treasured by Amber LaBau. Here is what Jewelle had to say about her process:Cards are one of my favorite … [Read more...]
Valentine Lunchbox
Valentine LunchboxToday we are going into another heart overload with a valentine lunchbox. My kids love that I take the extra time to include messages in their lunchboxes from time to time. When holidays like Valentine's Day come around, I tend to go over the top and include all sorts of fun surprises.This heart crazed lunchbox adventure started with a set of heart shaped cookie cutters I recently purchased, and Pinterest of course!Earlier this week I started small. I snuck in a little heart here and there, like the tiny heart cut out of the corner of the bread.Each day, they have opened their lunch to find a little valentine lunchbox surprise. We are nuts about cheese in our family, so the heart cheese with crackers were a hit!The apple sauce got a little makeover with an adorable tag attached to it. There is a personal message written on the back.While the kids … [Read more...]
Hybrid Valentine Craft – Heart Attack
Hybrid Valentine Craft - Heart AttackHello all! Trista here to show you a super sweet hybrid valentine craft idea. Warning: it's a heart attack! Don't worry, it's a good kind of heart attack. During a recent Pinterest search for valentine inspiration, I came across the valentine heart attack idea and I knew I had to do this for my family.I am all about simple and easy crafts, and this one is just that! All that is needed are a few supplies and your crafty imagination (or the help of Pinterest). You can completely customize the valentine craft heart attack for your loved ones. Just let yourself go crazy with hearts! Big hearts, little hearts, red hearts, foam hearts, paper hearts, glitter hearts, heart stickers, heart doilies, ... you get the idea.I used some of the fabulous product from today's SOSN sale. You just cannot beat 50% off of these yummy digi products. Cheap and easy … [Read more...]