Easy Monogram Gift Tags
Comments OffStep 1. Punch circles in two sizes, one slightly larger than the other. I used the nested circle punches by Creative Memories and EK Success. Consider using a light color paper for the smaller circle so that the monogram letter shows up really well. Step 2. Stamp first letter of gift recipient’s name in smaller [...]
Martha, Martha, Martha…
Okay, how cool and clever is this holiday photo card idea? I bet it would be fun to do with adults and/or pets too. Hmm, I can’t think of another, more simple holiday word to spell out than “JOY”, can you?… ———————————– I dig this photo idea as well. A great alternative to a single [...]
High Five on the Holidays!
I’d been saving this holiday card idea for whenever my husband and I became parents… I started with an actual print of our son’s hand on some paper. I used a non-toxic acrylic paint — a Ranger Adirondack Paint Dabber in Citrus, to be specific. It worked out best to pour a little paint into [...]
Ways to say “woohoo!”
Has someone come to your rescue lately? Perhaps done something for you that was incredibly cool and unexpected? Don’t be shy… express your thanks! Try using your favorite random stamp images to show how you feel. Leah
Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto
My baby boy is one year old today, hooray! <streamers and confetti> We’re having a robot-themed celebration. I thought I’d share the thank you cards that I made for the occasion. First, I printed the sentiment (“thank you very much” in Japanese) using a techy-looking font called LCD Dot. Then I stamped the robot (info [...]
G-mail (Gratitude Mail)
I mail greeting cards to our long-distance immediate family on all the major holidays — Thanksgiving included. Aside from Christmas, I send out cards that are store-bought. Would I rather go the handmade route? Of course! Do I worry about it? Not at all. As I’ve discovered, it really is the thought that counts. And [...]
Project Finished: Cards for Heroes!
Back in this post I mentioned the Cards for Heroes October Challenge. I wanted to make a dozen cards to donate to this cause. Well I did complete them but just barely! I love scrapbooking and I have made cards in the past but never this many at a time. Scrapbooking usually makes me happy, [...]
Challenge: Make Handmade Cards for the Troops!
If this doesn’t motivate you to make cards, I don’t know what will! Cards for Heroes is an organization that sends blank handmade cards to the troops overseas, so they can send them back to their loved ones for the holidays, birthdays, anyday. They have a big “blizzard of cards” challenge happening right now. Here’s [...]
Happy World Card Making Day!
How long has it been since you made a handmade card? Since today is World Card Making Day, it’s time to dust off the card supplies and get to work. It’s the perfect day to make some cards. I have been saying *forever* that I need to make some cards. I put it on my [...]
