I have been admiring hand rolled roses for a long time now: felt, paper, fabric…the possibilities are endless! I wanted to find a way to incorporate beautiful Core’dinations paper and get the antiqued look that I have been really into. I experimented a little: I did some straight edge roses, tried pinking shears and scalloped [...]
Pin It Continue reading...4. October 2011
I love to make cards, but after I while I feel like they all look the same. So today I’m going to share with you- or remind you, at least- of a fun, easy way to give your cards a little 3-D “pop” with Peek-a-Boo Windows! To do this technique, you’ll need: Darice Embossing folders [...]
Pin It Continue reading...19. July 2011
The Martha Stewart “Around the Page” Punches can provide stunning, lacey effects for your papercrafts- but there ARE a few guidelines you need to follow. So today I’m sharing my best tips and tricks! First off, let’s see just how the system works together to get that perfect “around the page” look. Well, first of [...]
Continue reading...14. May 2011
Welcome to part 3 in a three-part series on creating textured backgrounds with paint and ink, using simple found objects from around the household. (Read parts 1 and 2 as well!)So far we’ve covered kitchen materials and recycled goods. In this third part, I will cover re-purposed materials – things you most likely have stashed [...]
Continue reading...13. May 2011
Today is part “2″ of three installments teaching you how to use everyday household items to make great backgrounds for your art, scrapbooks, or cards. Make sure you go back and read part 1, as well! I love nothing more than being covered in ink and paint – and I have learned that sometimes the [...]
Continue reading...12. May 2011
Today is the first of three posts in which I’m going to show you how you can take ordinary household objects, along with your basic acrylic paints, a basic ink pad, and perhaps a spray ink or two, to create wonderfully textured backgrounds – whether it be on canvas, paper, wood – whatever your chosen [...]
Continue reading...2. March 2011
I absolutely love flowers. Who doesn’t? Today I’m going to show you a super simple way to use your Cricut and the Walk in my Garden cartridge to create beautiful layered flowers. Here are the supplies you need: Cricut Walk in my Garden Cartridge (read a review of that HERE.) Core’dinations Card Stock (I used [...]
Continue reading...16. December 2010
Welcome to our 12 Days of Christmas Countdown! Every day for the next 12 days, we’ll highlight a craft product we love- and you’ll have a chance to win! Today we’re featuring Core’Dinations Color Core Cardstock! It’s the only cardstock on the market that has a colored core- no boring white here- so you can [...]
Continue reading...9. November 2010
As I’ve mentioned before here on CU, paper rosettes are hot, hot, hot! They are still springing up on banners, on tags, on scrapbook pages, and as home-decor embellies. You want to make ‘em? Sure you do! I’m going to share two techniques, both using the Martha Stewart Scoring Board! This weekend I spent hours [...]
Continue reading...17. August 2010
Below is a post that appeared on CoreDinations.com, a great blog that is chock-full of cardstock projects like scrapbook pages, cards, and more. We asked (nicely) if we could share this tutorial with you on how to make beautiful roses from paper. After all, flowers are so on-trend and Core’Dinations paper is the BEST! Rolled [...]
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25. January 2012
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