Frugal Ribbon Ideas
• Use strips of patterned paper in place of fabric ribbon. (see above) • Save decorative ribbon from opened packages and presents. • Ribbon by the yard can be less expensive and less wasteful than spools. • Ribbon from the fabric section can be less expensive than “scrapbook ribbon”. • Shop yard sales and thrift [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
