Photo Tutorial: easy Hawaii shirt fold

Welcome to our 8th of ten September 2018 anniversary posts! If you're just joining us, we've been celebrating the 10th birthday of my blog with giveaways, freebies and special deals. Today's special deal is super fun… you can be the FIRST to get your hands on Common Cuts for Cardmakers 103!!! Be sure to read …

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Mini Photo Tutorial: omitted die-cutting technique

Here's a fun "how'd she do that?" technique you can do with no special equipment! any die shape will work–circle, square, oval–and just about any stamp, too. That is my kind of wow! Here's a closeup–the little fishie is hand cut and adhered with dimensionals, but the big fish is part of the Very Vanilla …

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Mini Photo Tutorial: Skinny Strips Background

I accidentally cut my new Tropical Escape patterned paper wrong and wound up with a bunch of 6 x .5 inch strips! But they weren't wasted, because came up with a unique background mat that will be the perfect complement to your fun and whimsical line art images like the little lemonade stand from Sunny …

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Photo Tutorial: circle mask spatter technique

Gail told me about the cutest technique and as soon as I got the visual, I had to run home and try it. I love the look! You don't have to have a Stamparatus for this tutorial, but it does help keep the layers in place as you stamp, I found. To begin, you'll need …

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Mini Photo Tutorial: miniature shamrock punch art card

I had one of those "SQUEE" moments in the stamp room last night! I wanted to make a shamrock (actually a four-leaf clover) to go on my card for my demonstrator team's St. Patrick's day challenge. But it needed to be really tiny… tinier than any heart framelits or heart punch I had. Or so …

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Photo Tutorial: single Cadbury Creme Egg baskets

Hey friends! These little baskets are SO easy and SO adorable, you're going to be looking for excuses to make them for every season! Shout out to my teamie Cheryl Charland for sharing the idea at our last demonstrator gathering here in Watertown. Look at how sweet they are! You can put anything in them, …

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