This sweet Magnolia card features Magnolia Stamps Tilda with Little Pocket stamp. This Tilda fits me, my daughter, and grand daughter. Long blond hair, half girly-girl and half tom-boy (I was more tom-boy). I still prefer jeans and t-shirt over a dress any day of the week and if you give me flowers, please make sure the roots are attached, so I can dig in the dirt and plant them in my yard, but my girls are a little more girly girl than me.

I made this card for my sweet little grand daughter who is moving to Dallas, Texas with her family this week. Even though she is only 2 1/2, I want to send her off with a note from Grandma. You know how it is….

Ya’ll are familiar with her mommy. Stacy is Cut@Home Blogger and my only daughter, so I am thrilled that we will still be able to hear from her every week and see her projects, but I will miss them all so much!

Okay, before I get so teared up that I can type, let’s get a move on to the card!

Product recipe:

Cardstock
10017488 Bo Bunny Doubledot Very Vintage
WL13 Magnolia Tilda with Little Pocket
89379 American Crafts Dots Ribbon-brown
62831 American Crafts Chromatix Markers Set
101 Scor-Pal V.3
S5-175 Spellbinders A2 Locking Loops
s5-172 Spellbinders A2 Curved Matting Basics B
Wax paper

This was my first time using the A.C. Chromatix Markers set and I had so much fun! They worked great (for my first time). I’m sure I will improve my coloring skill after some practice, but they are smooth and I was ticked with the shading. If you are interested in trying these out, you can find them HERE.

I think Magnolia stamps are perfect for little girls, or even the little girl inside the big girls! There is just something sweet and innocent about them that is very appealing. I know my little grand daughter will like this card because it is PINK!

I will be sending my daughters family off this week, so wish me luck! I wish I could call someone to shut off the water in my eyes, but I don’t think it is possible. I will just have to really dig into projects to keep my mind off of it for a while!

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!
Carrie

If you’re looking for a fast and easy way to make an adorable card, then look no further. A Little Note by Hero Arts is just what you need. The pre-decorated cards allow you to take about 10 seconds to add a stamp and you’re on your way. You can use 4 different messages with that same card, which is a beautiful thing when you’re in a hurry for a all-occasion card. These are very self explanatory, so I made one card with just the stamp:

I also wanted to spruce it up a little and add some embellishments, so I stuck with coordinating paper colors and the adorable American Craft Dear Lizzy Ribbon (which made all the difference). It’s amazing how much the cute-ness factor increases with just a little ribbon!

I also wanted to do a card with some dies, so I took out the second love of my life, Spellbinders Blossom Five, and added it to a birthday card I’ve needed to make for weeks. All four of these cards took me about 10 mintues. SO easy!

Products used:

CK217- Hero Arts A little Note kit

S4-370 – Spellbinders Blossom Five

89375 – American Crafts Dear Lizzy Ribbon

202 – 1/4″ Scor-Tape

TIM32861 – Festive Berries

Cardstock

Black Ink Pad

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Stacy

We got some foil on our last order and they made such fun and easy Mothers Day cards. If you have forgotten about Mothers Day, first off shame on you, but here is an idea for some last minute ideas for a card. We used Spellbinders #2 foil packs which have 5 different color choices that really work with the Mothers Day feel but you can get them in all sorts of colors and even natural metal colors so check them out. Just start with a background pattern or color and fold your card. Next use some kind of texture folder, we used Spellbinders Framed Lables 18 and Crafts-Two’s Tulip Window. With the blue one we just used it straight as it came out of the folder but on the pink one we lightly sanded the surface which took off the paint on the texture which emphasizes the pattern. One little helpful hint on these just throw a sheet of wax paper between the foil and the folder so it comes out really slick. Add a few stamps on the front and add the bling and you are ready to give to the mothers in your life.

Well I hope all you mothers have a happy Mothers Day and again I hope this helps all you procrastinators (me included) wish the mothers in your life a happy day.

Recipe:

MM1-002: Spellbinders-Foil Pack #2

REN009: Authentique-Renew

E3D-006: Spellbinders 3D M-Bossibilities- Framed Labels 18

CL649: Hero Arts- Remember Your kindness

CG445: Hero Arts- Big Words

CTFD3051: Crafts-Too- Tulip Window

PS-005-00265: DCWV- The Kidlet Stack

TIM34933: Tim Holtz- Peacock Feathers

TIM34995: Tim Holtz- Picked Raspberries

2160: Want2Scrap: Mother of Pearl Rhinestone

2162: Want2Scrap- Lavender pearls

American Crafts- Premium Ribbon

Thanks and Happy Scrappin!!

Doug and Heather

I made a page layout design last week and I couldn’t resist making a Bo Bunny mothers day card idea this week.  Bo Bunny has a beautiful paper kit called Love letters and I have used this collection pack a few times but I could not resist using it again because it has such beautiful paper and it can be used in so many ways.  I started off cutting down some card stock paper to 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 and then using the Bo Bunny paper I cut a sheet down to fit on the front of my card and I used the Hero Hues chalk ink to ink around the edges of the cardstock and the Bo Bunny paper.  I then used Spellbinders 5×7 Detailed Scallops Die with my Sizzix Big Shot Machine and then taped it all together with some Scor Tape and pop up stickers and finished it off with some Die Cut shapes from Kaiser Craft and bling from Want2Scrap, gotta have the bling!  I love this card.  I love the colors and how easy and fast it was to make,  It can be a mother’s day card or a Thank You card or just a pick me up card.  No matter how you use it whomever you give it to will love it because you made it and it looks like you put a ton of effort into making it just for them!

Receipe:

CT743- KaiserCraft Die Cuts

2169- Want2Scrap Bling

13503503- Bo Bunny Love Letters

S6-004 Spellbinders 5×7 Detailed Scallops

657900- Sizzix Big Shot

As always, I have included a video tutorial showing how I created this card. I hope you enjoy!

Thanks and Happy Scrappin!!

Alexis

Alright folks, you have ONE week until Mother’s Day, so here’s is another Mother’s Day Gift Album idea. This is actually going to Grandma from my two cuties, so you can really make this for any lovely woman in your life. First off, if you’re reading this blog looking for a Mother’s Day idea, let me tell you, most women (at least the one’s I know) love thoughtful, homemade gifts from their children. Sure, you can flower her with roses (and by all means do so if you’d like), but gift her something from those children that they can help make! It’s fun, it’s personal, and it will make her heart melt.

First off, you need to choose your album. Want2Scrap has a plethora of different albums and what they’re made out of. I used a Mixed Media Album because I liked that it had different chipboard/paper/medias to offer. I’m so glad I went with this because I was able to use my imagination more and my kids were able to get their hands dirty as well! I wasn’t sure what to do with the corrugated…until I saw fingerpaints! I had her create a 2 year old masterpiece and she really liked the bumps. I had them stamp their hands on the canvas and they got to play with magic marker for another picture. I know they were in heaven as they excitedly ruined two marker heads. I’m glad they did.

After you’ve chosen your album, it’s time to choose your paper! I love the DCWV line (ok…I just love paper), but they have so many options to choose from that you can’t go wrong.

* Adhere the paper to the album FIRST, and then cut it out! I suggest using a craft knife (especially if you have an intricate album) but using scissors works great too! This makes the paper fit the chipboard better.

I used some of the new QuicKutz dies that cut AND emboss! They are so cute! They are super easy to use and I love that they don’t get stuck in the die; they just pop right out! Easy. When you’re dong with your paper/ dies, embellish that puppy up! Want2Scrap Bling and American Craft Ribbon (SO adorable!) are the perfect ways to add SO MUCH pizzaz to any project.

HAVE FUN with it and it will be awesome!

Products used:

1202 - Want2Scrap Stepping Stones Album

PS-005-00283 – DCWV Blue Citrus 12×12 Paper

S5-1756 – Spellbinders Labels Twenty -Nine

CL544 – Hero Arts Big Ticket Stamps

DC0468 – QuicKutz Flowers

DC0469 – QuicKutz Flutter

DC0284 – QuicKutz Nesting Butterflies

658502 – Sizzix Flower, Daisy

2163-  Want2Scrap Steel Blue Pearls

2063 - Want2Scrap Baby Blue Rhinestones

2294 - Want2Scrap Gun Metal Pearls

4055 - Want2Scrap B.Y.O.B. 1

TIM32830 – Tim Holtz Ripe Persimmon

TIM20257 - Tim Holtz Weathered Wood

TIM32861 - Tim Holtz Festive Berries

89357 – American Crafts Dear Lizzy Ribbon

202 – 1/4″ Scor-Tape

Glitter

Sharpies

Happy Mother’s Day to all those wonderful Mothers and Grandmothers out there!

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Stacy

Have you ever wanted to emboss a layout but didn’t know how you would do a whole sheet? Well, now you can emboss an 8 1/2 x 11″ sheet of paper or cardstock using a few larger Spellbinders M-Bossabilities! The larger folders SKU # begins with EG. These larger dies have patterns on both sides just like the smaller sizes.

EG-002 Dainty Dots

EG-003 Garden Lattice

EG-001 Graduated Dots

I used the Dainty Dots and Garden Lattice to emboss the blue and pink backgrounds for my double page layout. It gave dimension and detail to the backgrounds by simply putting a sheet of cardstock in the embossing folder and running it through my Grand Calibur. BTW- you do need to have a Grand Calibur or other machine with a minimum opening of 8 1/2 x 11″.

Because I needed 12 x 12″ pages, I placed the embossed cardstock on 12 x 12″ sheets of cardstock, but the white backing made the cardstock pop! Yes, this is me and my adorable grandchildren visiting a duck pond. They LOVE the ducks!

Again, I kept my layout clean and simple to give focus to the photos. I used strips of pattern paper, buttons and QuicKutz Detailz dies for embellishments.  QuicKutz Detailz are specifically designed to cut and emboss, but you can stencil with these as well! You can view all of the Detailz dies HERE. I used DC0465- Banners and DC0467-Flags  on my layout.

Make sure you have a good adhesive to adhere items to your embossed paper, otherwise it won’t stick to the raised surface! I used glue dots on my photos and embellishments and 1/4″ Scor-Tape on the ribbon for the banners. Worked great!

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Carrie

It is the end of April already and we are busy getting ready for Mother’s Day! Our designers are getting projects made to give you ideas and we have tons of products available to help you with your projects or even give as gifts for mom.

If you don’t have anything specific in mind, you can go to our Mother’s Day category HERE to find items that are geared specifically toward mothers.

If you are looking for the latest products, look in NEW PRODUCTS under each of the main categories.

We have just brought on dies from Die-Versions and Cottage Cutz! Of course, Spellbinders, Sizzix and Quickutz are always popular gifts for the creative mom.

New stamps have just been released from JustRite Stampers and Heartfelt Creations!

Don’t forget that your crafty mom will need paper from DCWV, Graphic 45, Trimcraft, Authentique, & Bo Bunny.

Embossing Folders from Provo Craft, Crafts Too, Darice & Sizzix.

Value Pack Ribbon from American Crafts, and definitely don’t forget some beautiful Bling from Want2Scrap!

Find these and many more name brands on our site.

If your mom is just getting into scrapbooking, or if you want to put together a quick album as a gift, Project Life by Becky Higgins is perfect! Project Life is a solution-based approach to scrapbooking that was created to simplify the process in order to allow you more time to enjoy life! It requires no glue, no scissors, no tools, and no skills of any kind. The design of these CORE kits takes the guess work out of layout design so that you can focus on recording your everyday moments through your photos and journaling.

Each Core Kit includes:

- 500 3×4 journaling cards (filler design printed on the back of each card)
- 40 Bi-fold Journaling Cards (when you have more time to write)
- 8 First Page Cards (4 cards are 4×6 + 4 cards are 3×4)
- 8 Last Page Cards (4 cards are 4×6 + 4 cards are 3×4)
- 60 4×6 Title Cards (for horizontal or vertical use)

NOTE: These contents are designed to be paired with Becky Higgins Photo Pocket Pages.

There is just so much to choose from! I’d better get shopping for some fun things for my mom.  She loves to scrapbook!

Remember to shop early as we may be waiting for some items to arrive from manufacturers.  We normally ask that customers allow 2-14 days for shipping, however, we ship orders as quickly as possible. If we have everything on shelf, we ship within 24-48 business hours! We fill orders in the order in which they are received.

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Carrie

It’s time for me to gush out my love! Stationary Noted meets QuicKutz Square Doilies for the cutest layout and most fun you can have in a 2 hour time-frame! It’s nothing new to say that I am totally in LOVE with Teresa Collins. I swear, that woman knows how to speak to my heart through paper, colors, stickers, chipboard, buttons, flowers, you name it! Stationary Noted has such fun colors! They are subtle and bold at the same time and there are countless ways to use them!

Let’s also talk about the QuicKutz Nesting Square Doilies. These are more adorable than I thought they would be! Seriously, they are darling! Come to think of it, you can make the most wonderful and frilly card with just these dies! How fun is that going to be! They are so easy to cut out and just so cute. On my layout, I used them for mattes for pictures and for decoration. So fun!

Products used:

DC 0432 – QuicKutz Nesting Sqaure Doilies

S5-156 – Spellbinders Labels 29

SN1032 – Teresa Collins Stationary Noted 12X12 paper pack

202 – 1/4″ Scor-Tape

Have fun with it! I had the buttons and most embellishments, but I like to use the paper for embellishments too, so cut your heart out!

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Stacy

Heather and I love making these cards that could really fit any occasion in case we need a last minute card or even if there isn’t really any occasion and we just want to say hi to cheer someones day up. What is so cool about this card is that if you have the Decorative Blossom Corner from Spellbinders and the Remember Your Kindness stamp set from Hero Arts, you could follow this same design and make so many different cards with each one being unique. I have said this before but I love these 6×6 paper stacks from Bo Bunny because if you are card making you don’t have to go looking through all of your paper just to find paper that matches, all that work is done for you because you really can go through and choose any paper and you know that it is going to go well together–Simple! Really this card looks way more complicated that it really is, just grab some card stock and fold it for the card. Next, cut the Decorative Blossom Corner out of any corner and place a decorative paper behind it. Lastly add some designs on top with a saying that you stamp.

Recipe:

HCD729: Spillbinders Heartfelt Creations-Decorative Blossom Corner

13417435: Bo Bunny-Serenade

CL649: Hero Arts- Remember Your Kindness

TIM32823: Tim Holtz-Distress ink Gathered Twigs

Card Stock

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Doug and Heather

It’s Graduation week!!!! Hooray! I’ve been looking forward to this week for 6 long years for my husband to finish his Ph.D. and it’s finally here, so naturally I had to use the Spellbinders Ornate Squares for his Graduation Card!  Now, I know you’ll look at this card and think, “What? That doesn’t look like a graduation card.” Let me explain. When writing your dissertation, I’m convinced that you loose a little of your sanity and start looking for anything to entertain yourself. My hubster picked up magic tricks as his new hobby, so I was so excited that this new Bo Bunny Anthem paper had face cards on it! So, he may be getting a doctorate degree in organic chemistry, but it has been the magician inside that has kept him sane the past few months. This is exactly what I love about homemade cards! You can do any theme you want, use any paper you want (even if it’s technically for the 4th of July), and make it personal.

The Spellbinders Ornate Squares are seriously TO DIE FOR! They are gorgeous! I also used the matching stamps by JustRite (the Ornate Happiness Squares) which are equally beautiful. I’m not sure if you can see it in the picture, but I stamped around the star paper with the graduation cap on it with the Ornate Happiness Squares. It adds just the right detail. The graduation/congratulations stamp was something I thought I’d never use and was elated to rediscover last night! Just what I needed. It’s part of the JustRite Summer Words stamps. So glad I had them! I will be using more and more of them in the near future.

So, it’s the season of graduation and you can now make a personalized card for your lucky graduate. Congratulations Class of 2013!

Products used:

CR-03745 – JustRite Sumer Words stamps

14401802 – Bo Bunny Anthem Paper pack

S5-166 – Spellbinders Ornate Squares

ES-012 – Spellbinders Infinity Embossing folder

SW-04425 – JustRite Ornate Happiness Squares Stamps

2163 – Want2Scrap Steel Blue pearls

202 – 1/4″ Scor-tape

S5-171 – Spellbinders A2 Curved Matting Basics A

Black Ink Pad

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Stacy

Going back in time a little for this page layout to celebrate Turners first birthday using clock cogs from Spellbinders. When Heather got out these pictures I thought she was pulling out pictures of our younger son Brexton because they look so much alike when they were at this age.

When we got this die cut and the embossing folder of cogs, right away we wanted to do a “Time to Celebrate” page. This is one of those pages that comes together so easily just cut out a bunch of cogs of different sizes and colors and emboss a few papers and the rest is just figuring out where you want to place everything. We used Surprise-Birthday paper for the background paper by Bo Bunny–it really makes a difference  having good patterned paper to work with as a base. If you have a birthday that you are needing to scrapbook this paper stack is a must because there is such a fun variety of patterns and colors to work with.

Recipe:

E3D-002: Spellbinders 3D M-Bossibilities- Creative Cogs

S4-386: Spellbinders Shapeabilities-Cogs

S5-126: Spellbinders Shapeabilities-Up, Up, and Away

14201699: Bo Bunny- Surprise! Birthday

Cl611: Hero Arts: Many Birthday Messages

TIM35008: Tim Holtz Distress Ink- Mowed Lawn

TIM32861: Tim Holtz Distress Ink-Festive Berries

TIM34933: Tim Holtz Distress Ink-Peacock Feathers

Numbers and letters stamp

Thanks and Happy Scrappin!!

Doug and Heather

Who doesn’t want a Authentique Thank You card?  Not only do I love using Authentique paper but I love using Spellbinders dies as well.  I could’nt resist using Spellbinders Les Papillions Die for this Thank you card and Heartfelt Creations has a beautiful stamp collection so of course I couldn’t resist that either.  I always use card stock for the base for my cards.  I then used Authentiques 6×6 paper called Renew on the top.  This paper is double sided so it all blends together really well.  I used Hero Hues Chalk Ink to ink around all my corners of my card and I also used some Scor-Tape to secure my paper and string to the front of my card.  After cutting out my die cuts I used some pop up stickers on the back of my butterflies and taped them down around the string.  And of course I used Want2Scrap bling on my butterflies and on one of the corners of the card.  This card is so fun to make and I know it will let anyone know that you appreciate all they have and all that they are to you.

Receipe:

203- Scor Tape

S4-395 Spellbinders, Les Papillions Two

HCPC 3512- Heartfelt Creations

REN025- Authentique 6×6 Bundle, Renew

655268- Sizzix Big Shot

2294- Want2Scrap

I have included a video tutorial for you to see step by step how I made this card.

Thanks and Happy Scrappin!!

Alexis

I am practically giddy today for the Heartfelt Creations Balmy Breeze Collection release because this collection is right up my ally! Even though I live in a desert state, I love the ocean! I love scuba diving, and walking along sandy beaches, sunsets over the water and the sound of breaking waves. Ahhh…. so relaxing.

In this collection old world vintage has been combined with tranquil seaside scenes (including a rustic compass, beach chair, fantastic surf, beaming lighthouses) and the Balmy Breeze paper pack, composed of a neutral color palette of peach and mint hues. This set is perfect for the crafter that loves creating vintage projects or for the stamper looking to create a project for her favorite man.

This collection consists of a 12 x 12 paper pack, 2 exclusive Spellbinders dies and 6 stamps. I am already anticipating what I will make with this collection. I know for sure that I will just HAVE to have them all! These will be perfect for Father’s Day cards! I have included a picture of the paper pack and dies, but to see the whole collection, click HERE.

Then designers at Heartfelt Creations have created beautiful cards, layouts and altered projects as examples for what can be done with this collection, and I have included a few of those. To see more, please click HERE to go directly to their blog.

I hope that you have enjoyed today’s release as much as I have and have been just as inspired.  I leave you today with a great tutorial from Emma Lou Beechy, Creative Director at H.C. She will show you how she used the products from this collection.

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Carrie

What a fun and exciting way to start Spring off – when Sizzix meets Suga Pop! Kaisercraft paper and the Sizzix Framelits Die Set are seriously the way to go and you’ll love every project you make with them. Just peruse through the sample pictures, I dare you! You may not be able to resist yourself (sometimes like me) and you’ll have to have it all! I had a really tough time deciding which paper I was going to get just because all of the Kaisercraft paper is to die for.

I wanted to make a bajillion cards to show you just how adorable these projects were, but alas, it was way too late (again) and I was able to get one finished before my eyes started to close. I promise to have more finished beauties from these two products in the near future. They’re just so irresistible.

Products used:

658701 – Sizzix Framelits Die Set 9pk with Stamps Word Labels

PK424 – Kaisercraft Siga Pop Paper Pack 12×12

Tim32861 – Tim Holtz Distress Ink Festive Berries

Tim32830 – Tim Holtz Disress Ink Ripe Persimmon

S6-001 – Spellbinders 5×7 Matting Basics A

1/8″ Scor-tape

6046 – Want2Scrap Baby Bling Pink Rhinestone

Stamp Block

Cuttlebug

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Stacy

With it being Spring Break for everyone, I wanted to make a Sring Time Card to celebrate.  I Love making cards and Spellbinders really makes it easy for me with some of my favorite Dies.  I started off by cutting my cardstock down to a 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 size and then folded that in half.  I then used  Bo Bunny paper to use with  Spellbinders dies, A2 Bracket Borders One. This gave a nice border to my card.  Then I used Spellbinders Les Papillions Two Die and I used the two smaller butterflies for this project. Bo Bunny paper collection, Prairie Chic, has some great paper and it is all double sided.  On one side of the sheets I found some fun banners that I cut out and used those with my card.  After I inked my papers and die cuts with some Distress Ink, I taped everything together with some Scor-Tape and pop up stickers and some bling from Want2Scrap.  I love this card!  It is so bright and happy and I cant wait to give it to someone to put a little spring in their step!

Recipe:

TIM32823- Tim Holtz  Gathered Twigs Distress Ink

203- 1/2″  Scor Tape

S4-395- Spellbinders, Les Papillions Two

S5-181- Spellbinders, A2 Bracket Borders One

2226- Want2Scrap Pink Pearls

14116694- Bo Bunny, Prairie Chic

655268- Sizzix Big Shot

As always, I have included this weeks video tutorial. Enjoy!

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Alexis