By Michelle Houghton Do you like to doodle? I LOVE to doodle, and, with several years under my belt of doodling pictures for other people, I have gotten OK at drawing several simple images and can even break them down in order to teach others how to draw them. A best friend of mine would [...]
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How to Make a Doodled Mixed Media Cupcake Card
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3 Ways to Turn Your Home Office Supplies into Beautiful Mini Albums
by Amy Kingsford Many of the products we can buy for papercrafting projects are actually inspired by everyday items. From notion-inspired embellishments to office-inspired papers, we see these items on the shelves of our local scrapbook stores and in our online carts every day Wouldn’t it be fun to let ourselves be inspired by the [...]
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How to Make “Proud Mother” Wall Art for Mother’s Day
by Amy Kingsford Make your mom a personalized and fun wall hanging for Mother’s Day. This tutorial will show you how to make an extra special gift for your mom this year. You could also use it to help your children make their own gift for Mother’s Day. I’ve got a FREE template to help [...]
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Save money and time with this approach to making hodgepodge mini albums
by Doris Sander When you use scraps and product packaging to make a “hodgepodge” mini album you get a charming and inexpensive project for your photos. Add this time-save process and you’ll have a great stash of minis to keep and give away. I will confess: I was initially a bit intimidated at the thought [...]
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Ideas to build, store and use your button stash | MacGyver’s Button Bootcamp
by Amy Kingsford Buttons…buttons…who’s got some buttons!? Buttons are one of my favorite things in the world! I remember looking through my grandmother’s button stash as a little girl and telling her one day I’d have a button collection just like her’s. I definitely made good on that promise! Though my button stash doesn’t have [...]
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3 ways to repurpose scrapbook embellishment packaging
By Doris Sander You might think I’m a little odd, but . . . when I buy new scrapbooking supplies I always look to the product packaging for inspiration. Yes, the product packaging! I love the idea of recycling and, well, who doesn’t love the idea of saving a little money? Using product packaging always [...]
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Inside MacGyver’s Tool Box: Using Your Craft Knife on Your Scrapbook Pages
By Amy Kingsford Many of us have probably had the opportunity to use a craft knife at some point during our tenure as crafters. But for those of you who haven’t, or those who have yet to tap into all of the creative uses for this handy tool–this article is for YOU! Get ready to [...]
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Make a Vintage-Style Brooch: One Little Word–MacGyver Style!
By Amy Kingsford For many of you, Ali Edward’s “One Little Word” has become an important part of establishing your yearly goals, as well as a great foundation upon which you can grow creatively throughout the year. But for those of you who may be new to the concept, “One Little Word” started out as [...]
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Ideas for Using Tinfoil on Your Scrapbook Pages: MacGyver Style
By Amy Kingsford Now that the holidays are wrapping up and you’ve got a bit more time on your hands to “get it scrapped”—Macgyver’s got some fun ideas in store for you each month that will help you to: (1) use up your stash, (2) try out new tools and (3) repurpose some of those [...]
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Hanukkah Home Mini Album
by Debbie Hodge Make a mini album to record your Hanukkah traditions Every family has its own rhythms for celebrating holidays—rhythms that future generations long to repeat. This year, as you get out the Channukah recipes, dreidels, and music in preparation for eight nights of lighting the menorah, take time to photograph these items and [...]
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