Short notice, but this Saturday night at the Local Scrapbook Store, Scrappin' Bunnies, I'll be hosting a FREE make and take! We'll be getting you started early on holiday gifts. So if you live in the area I'd LOVE to see you there. Here's the specifics!Where: Scrappin' Bunnies 400 N. Central Expressway Suite 108McKinney, Texas 75070(Exit 40A from Hwy 75- Louisiana/Virginia Street Exit. East side of 75 behind CiCi's)When: Saturday, August 30 @ 7PM and again at 9PM! Hope to see you there! … [Read more...]

So this one is super easy to whip up! Gather the following items: 1 sheet of colored/patterned cardstock for the outside 5 sheets of cardstock, or more if you use plain printer paper (just remember your stapler will have to go through them!) coordinating ribbon Cut the following: (2) 4" x 8" pieces for the outside of the notebook (10) 3 7/8" x 7 7/8" for the inside Now, just stack everything together and staple on the left-hand side. I then covered the staples with a piece of ribbon. You can embellish the cover however you want. Try a monogram, embossed stamp, felt stickers, or anything else you'd like. For mine, I used two … [Read more...]

So, how about a tutorial AND template for the first Every Other Tuesday event? Here is a little envelope template to get you started: You can download it be clicking here. (You'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download it.)Here's a quick tutorial on how to put it together:The template will print out onto one piece of letter sized paper. For this project I printed it directly onto the back of the patterned paper. You could also print it, cut it out, and use it as a template. Whatever works best for you. :)Below I've got the envelope and alternate flap cut out and scored on the dashed lines. Fold the sides in, and adhere. Fold the bottom flap up … [Read more...]

I am SUPER excited to share with you the talents of: Kristina Werner! She is an extrenely talented designer! For the months of August and September she will be showing us some awesome ways to use the Schlosser Designs Stamp Sets. Head on over to her blog and see for yourself the graphic designs of Kristina. You can see one here that she's already done. Kristina graciously answered a few questions for me. (Hope they weren't too cheesy, but I can't claim that I'm a professional journalist by any means!) Besides making completely awesome cards and paper projects, what do you like to do in your spare time? I love to read, but … [Read more...]

Ok, so I was waiting for things to calm down a bit around here but I'm ready... On August 12th I'll be starting a new feature on my blog: EVERY OTHER Tuesday Check back every other Tuesday because I'll either be offering a new template, or showing you a new project tutorial. I've already got the first few planned out, and I'm warning you, they're way fun!(Just a reminder: Every time I feature a tutorial with downloadable instructions, I do a giveaway. To enter is simple: Read the instructions in the post to see what to comment about and leave me a comment. Usually the giveaway prize will be a product needed to complete the featured … [Read more...]

Check out this blog: KWerner Design. She's one of my favorite card crafters out there! She has lovely challenges and videos every week! For her last challenge, she used one of my sets to make a card that is way cute! I have more on her later... hint, hint... On another note, Sorry it's been a little while since the last post. I'm working on a few more fun things for the store...like new stamp sets just in time for the Holidays! I'm super excited! And a few new project templates to upload for free!So, as I'm deciding what types of things to post on the blog, are there any suggestions, or things that you're dying to see? More free … [Read more...]

Ok, so I promised something big... I hope you like it! I put together a book for you! It's the Project Recipe Book! I would have loved to have this book when I was first starting out with card making. It can be really hard to come up with different layouts for your cards. It's all black and white layouts which make it easier to add colors to your projects. Lots of times I'll look at a card and decide I don't like it. Being the designer I am, I then ask myself why I didn't like it. It's usually that the colors they used are not my favorite. When I look at it again I like the layout, just not the paper they used. So, this is why … [Read more...]

So, I tried to post earlier, and then a little later...and blogger was having issues with uploading pictures. And now it uploaded my picture rotated the wrong way... Just one of THOSE days I guess. On to the project: Today I did a little gift for a few friend's birthdays today. I made a little fabric basket, and some homemade granola to go inside. (Click on the items to find the recipes/tutorials.) I made a simple treat bag topper to package the granola. I hope they like it! I do sell the treat bags in my store. They are a great size for homemade goodies! … [Read more...]

I'm calling this one a Tent Card. It's also really easy to make. For the "tent" base cut one piece of paper 4 1/4" x 4 3/4". Fold it in half so you get a folded piece that's 4 3/4" x 2 1/8". For the stand up part I cut a piece of paper 4 3/4" x 3 1/2". Stamp or embellish whatever you'd like on it. I used the stamp set Hey Cupcake. All the words are separate so you can stack them, put them in a line, or skew them like I did for this card. When you're done, just adhere the bottom 1/3 of the embellished piece to the folded tent piece and stand up. You can unfold the tent piece and write inside. This would also make great place holders … [Read more...]

Also super easy! Noticing a theme? I've been wanting to try a card with black and gray so this is it. The background is black, with a gray inset. I stamped the Cheers sentiment from the Borders and Corners Set along the top and bottom to make a kind of border. Then I used the scrap from my flower yesterday, trimmed it into a square, rounded two opposite corners, and adhered to the front with foam tape, for extra dimension. I really liked the shape it made by rounding two corners, instead of all four. Thanks for peeking at the project. Don't forget to comment some time this week and say Hi! … [Read more...]