Add Pearl Bling to Your Paper Crafts for Less
Unless you find a good clearance, “bling” embellishments for paper crafts generally cost from $1 to $8 – a piece! And you often cannot find the exact size, shape, or letters you’re looking for. No biggie, using this very simple, inexpensive method, you can add oodles of pearl bling to your paper crafts. Not only will your crafts shine, but you’ll have the benefit of having a personalized, custom shape. Supply list: • Stencil shape, drawing, or picture … Read entire article »
Filed under: Less than an Hour, Papercrafts, Under an hour
How To Use a Scalloped Circle Punch to Create Paper Flowers
I’m a big fan of scrapbook punches as they help you create fabulous looking items lickety-split. You can certainly free-hand cut circles to create paper flowers, but for this particular flower, you want to make certain your circles are uniform in size- a scrapbook punch makes that aspect a cinch. To begin, you’ll need these tools: A scallopped circle punch (a solid edge circle punch will work, but the scalloped edge gives the final product more “flower” … Read entire article »
Filed under: Beginner, Crafts, Less than an Hour, Papercrafts, Skill Level
Valentines Day Origami Inspiration
If you are looking for a super quick, yet professional looking embellishment, you cannot go wrong with origami. Both the party dress and sundress were created in under 10 minutes using simple folds from patterns found in Fashion Origami: Fold Dazzling Designs (Klutz)- the paper is also from the kit that accompanies the book. Each of these designs can be further enhanced with ribbon, rhinestones, small buttons, brads, stickers, glitter glue, or even markers. The possibilities for use … Read entire article »
Filed under: Beginner, Inspiration, Less than an Hour, Papercrafts, Under an hour
Faux-Stitching
Faster, easier, and less expensive to accomplish, faux stitching adds charm to paper crafts. Accomplish this simple effect with the following steps: Supply list: • serrated tracing wheel • gel pen, markers, pens • soft surface (mouse pad, etc) Step 1: Create Holes Using tracing wheel, create your holes where you want your stitching to be. Suggestion: trace around the border of your paper. A clear 6 inch ruler works well as a guide. Be sure to press hard enough to … Read entire article »
Filed under: Beginner, Featured, Misc. Crafts, Papercrafts, Time to Complete, Under an hour
Paper Craft Card Ideas- Origami Dress
Card made with dress design from a Klutz Origami kit and general card stock. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Tumblr it Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend … Read entire article »
Filed under: A couple of hours, All Crafts, Inspiration, Intermediate, Papercrafts, Skill Level, Time to Complete
