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Send Thankful Thoughts with these DIY Thanksgiving Card Ideas

Posted on November 25, 2019November 25, 2019 by Creative Memories

Thanksgiving is all about counting your blessings and being grateful for the loved ones in your life. If you want to express your appreciation for them in a heartfelt and meaningful way, a Thanksgiving card is a fun and festive way to do so. With the ThankFULL Theme Pack, you can create wonderfully warm and deliciously detailed DIY Thanksgiving cards that show just how much you care. Take a look!

Weekly Sketch Round-Up Nov. 11-15

Posted on November 17, 2019November 15, 2019 by Creative Memories

Need some layout ideas to try this week? Looking for that next border that’s going to add the finishing touch to your projects? Maybe you want a fun card idea to test run before making multiples to send before Christmas? You’re in luck — today’s Weekly Sketch Round-Up has all those things! Check it out!

Create Winter Scrapbook Borders and a Card with the Dazzle Border Punch

Posted on November 14, 2019November 14, 2019 by Krislyn Mattei

Have you played around with the Dazzle Border Punch yet? It makes sparks fly across your pages and shines a light on your creativity with a hypnotic hill of cracking fireworks perfect for projects big and small. Want to see it in action? Take a look at how you can use this punch to create winter scrapbook borders and even a DIY winter card!

Get Crafty and Cozy with these Winter Scrapbook Borders and Card

Posted on November 8, 2019November 11, 2019 by Krislyn Mattei

Are you looking to add an icy elegance to your winter-themed layouts and projects? We have exactly what you need — some winter scrapbook borders! These are perfect for giving your pages a frosty finishing touch that boosts the theme beautifully. Also, we have a DIY winter card idea for you to try! Let’s get to it!

Celebrate World Card Making Day with a Brief History of DIY Cards

Posted on October 5, 2019October 7, 2019 by Creative Memories

What makes a card so special? At the end of the day, isn’t it just a piece of paper with some decorations and doodles on it? On the surface, it may seem insignificant, yet we all love it when we’re the recipient of one. Cards are a gift — the ultimate way to express your feelings in a thoughtful way. And with Oct. 5 being World Card Making Day, we thought we’d offer a brief rundown of the history of card giving and then provide some fun DIY card ideas! Let’s get to it!

Create Two-for-One Projects: DIY Autumn Cards (Part Two)

Posted on October 2, 2019October 2, 2019 by Krislyn Mattei

Nobody wants to be wasteful when scrapbooking! If you can find any extra way to get the most bang for your buck, you’re probably going to do it! This blog post shows you how to take the leftover paper from the borders you created in this blog post and turn them into beautiful DIY autumn cards! Take a look at how you can reuse and re-imagine these papers!

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Create Two-for-One Projects: Autumn Scrapbook Border Ideas (Part One)

Posted on September 30, 2019September 27, 2019 by Krislyn Mattei

Everyone is looking to get the most out of their scrapbooking supplies and use every last bit of every last piece. Nobody likes to be wasteful! That’s what today’s blog post is all about — using all the supplies in the Harvest Delight collection for multiple projects! Part one in this series features fall scrapbook border ideas for the 8×8 albums and part two will show you how to create DIY fall cards. Let’s get started!

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Add Crisp Coolness to your Creations with these Autumn Scrapbook Border Ideas

Posted on September 18, 2019September 17, 2019 by Krislyn Mattei

No fall layout is complete without adding the accents of autumn and no accent does it better than a border. A good autumn scrapbook border is like the crust on an apple pie — it’s an essential piece of the delicious puzzle. Take a look at these festive autumn scrapbook border ideas, as well as a bonus DIY autumn card idea that’s perfect for sending your fall feelings to anyone! Check them out!

Weekly Sketch Round-Up Sept. 9-13

Posted on September 15, 2019September 13, 2019 by Creative Memories

Although they sort of look like it, sketches don’t have to be black-and-white. When we show a layout alongside a sketch, it isn’t meant to be an exact map for how your layout should look. It’s meant to be more of a guide. You can make any changes to a sketch that you want — in fact, we encourage it! Take a look at the four sketches in the Weekly Sketch Round-Up and let us know what changes and modifications you would play with to make them your own!

Weekly Sketch Round-Up Sept. 2-6

Posted on September 8, 2019September 5, 2019 by Creative Memories

Where is the first place your mind goes when you see an exciting new sketch or layout idea? Are you thinking about all the photos you can use with it? Is your mind shooting out tons of new ideas you can incorporate into your albums at a breakneck speed? Or are you simply thinking, “Okay, how quickly can I get into my crafting room to get started?” No matter what you think, we hope you’re able to channel those thoughts into creative expression with these four sketches — it’s time for the Weekly Sketch Round-Up!