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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
Mark your Calendars- April 29 is Poem in Your Pocket Day
Heads up paper crafters- here’s a day to inspire us! Take a day for poetry in April and join the Academy of American Poets in celebrating the third national Poem in Your Pocket Day, during National Poetry Month. The idea is simple: you select a poem, pocket it, carry it, and then share it with family, friends, and coworkers throughout the day. Here’s where we can get super-crafty… wouldn’t it be cool to create poetry cards for our … Read entire article »
Filed under: All Crafts, Blog, Inspiration, Papercrafts
Spring Flowers with Corrugated Cardboard Stamp
Continuing my quest to find uses for corrugated cardboard in my paper crafts, I rolled up a piece of cardboard (to achieve a “floral” effect) and pulled out a stamp pad and flower stamp (pictured.) After dabbling on scrap paper for a bit, I finally settled on a pattern and carried it out on cardstock (as pictured.) Not my all-time best design, but a pleasing effect for a spring-like notecard. And since I still have plenty of … Read entire article »
Filed under: A couple of hours, All Crafts, Beginner, Papercrafts, Skill Level, Time to Complete