Such a darling quiet book from the June-July issue of Simply Handmade, dreamed up and brought to completion by our own Kate Ryskamp. Templates, general book construction directions, and flower page directions are in the book itself; here are the directions for the remaining pages.
The next book in Northridge Publishing’s Create series is called For the Home — and you’re gonna love it. Jump on over to the Scrapbook Trends blog for a free sneak-peek download of three great projects!
Sometimes I’m a last-minute gifter. Most of the time, actually. So here are some super-quick treats you can whip up if you’re like me and you need a few goodies for friends this weekend.
And if you don’t have these punches, just use whatever you’ve got! Heart stickers would be great, and so would a circle or a square punch for the base.
Candy bar toppers are about 2 ½ x 1”
Patterned cardstock (red): Cosmo Cricket; Patterned paper (pink): Making Memories; Punches: Stampin’ Up! (Designer Label, Heart to Heart)
1 Cut a 2 ½” strip from a piece of 12 x 12” red patterned cardstock (or however wide your candy bar is).
2 Wrap it around your candy bar to see how long it should be, then trim it off so there is about ½” overlap.
3 Secure the ends together on the back with double-sided tape.
4 Punch a label from pink patterned paper and hearts from the same red cardstock.
5 Glue a heart to the label and affix to the candy bar with foam tape.
Valentine’s Day is less than a week away! Need help getting ready? Here is a free download of two darling, printable boxes. You could fill it with your valentine’s favorite treat. Sweets for your sweetie. What could be better?
P.S. If you want to make a matching card/tag to go with your box, check out the Scrapbook Trends blog. Later today, we will have a free download of 8 coordinating papers that match these boxes perfectly:
So I’ve had my eye on these Kaisercraft A-5 Binders for awhile — they look really cool, they’re sturdy, and they’ve got tons of room to store stickers, ribbon cards, and other semi-flat embellishments. Kaisercraft sent this baby over to us, along with zippered storage sheets stuffed with cute products from their new Made with Love line, and today… right in time for Valentine’s Day crafting… you can win it. It’s all yours if you’re the lucky random commenter! Winner to be announced Monday morning, 9am MST.
You’re going to feel so organized. That little lever lifts up to open the rings, pretty nifty.
Rub ons (b&w, color), die cuts, letter stickers, felt shapes, ribbon… nice.
(And now you’ve seen my early 90’s wallpaper and know that I have a wallpaper-removal project in my future.)
Thanks to Kaisercraft for the lovely giveaway! Find Kaisercraft retailers here.
I don’t know about you, but I can never find a grocery store valentine card that I actually like. I usually end up designing a sheet of my own (at the last second of course) and printing them off. But look, I’m totally ahead of the game this year. And really, you’re the winner here because you can download them totally free! Best of all, you can print and use as many or as few as you need with no extras or waste (how’s that for going green?).
So here are two sheets — the first is girly, sweet and my kindergarten-aged daughter was kind enough to dictate the color scheme.
Which of course prompted my son to feel all left out and demand cards of a more macho, blood-thirsty nature. So here’s his sheet of valentines as well.
To download, simply click here for Sweet Girl Valentines or here for Pirate Valentines. Print them at home or e-mail to your local copy store. Trim and let your children fill them out. They’re also the perfect size for gift tags. Enjoy and Happy Valentine’s Day!
