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How to: Use a Die Cut Machine

July 28th, 2010 at 07:00am Under Cards+ Home Decor and Design+ Wearable Craft

Die cut machines can lead to many great projects, and the best thing is, they’re really easy to use.  Recently my maid of honor used her die cut machine  to make adorable bird-themed cards for my bridal shower (thank you again, Kristin!)  It took her a while to assemble them (sorry again), but everyone who [...]

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New Pattern Monday: Papercrafts Galore!

July 26th, 2010 at 05:09am Under Cards+ Paper Craft

I went to the store to buy a birthday card once and couldn’t believe how much they were charging for a boring card with a generic stock photo of a birthday cake on the front and some canned “sentiments” printed inside. Five bucks for a card? That’s more than I spent on the gift! Well, [...]

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New Pattern Monday: New Craft Designers

July 5th, 2010 at 04:01pm Under Cards+ Crochet+ Paper Craft

I love working with the folks in the craft industry. There are so many creative people willing to share their ideas, their projects, and their enthusiasm for making cool stuff. The past two weeks, we’ve added some projects from some wonderful designers willing to share, so I thought I’d send them a big ole thanks!
We’ve [...]

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New Pattern Monday: New Crafts From Maria Nerius

May 24th, 2010 at 09:30am Under Cards+ Paper Craft

The FaveCrafts Resident Craft Expert, Maria Nerius is at it again with fantastic new additions to her extensive FaveCrafts repertoire. Two of these papercrafts make great gift ideas for upcoming graduations and special family occassions. The added details of a family tree album or a thread and glass technique really make papercrafts stand out from [...]

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Valentine Hugs and Kisses Card

February 3rd, 2010 at 12:16pm Under Cards+ Valentine's Day

Valentine’s day is on its way so get started on your Valentine gifts and cards. The best way to go is to make your own Valentine’s day cards to send your friends, they’ll love getting it in the mail. One of our guest contributors, Marty Shipley of Paper Artistry, sent in a really cute Valentine’s [...]

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119 Days Till Christmas: Tips for a Cost-Effective Christmas

August 28th, 2009 at 05:19pm Under Cards+ Christmas+ Gifts

In the difficult economic climate, people are looking for meaningful gifts that won’t break the bank. While it can be difficult to maintain the balance between cost and quality when looking to purchase great presents for family and friends, why not cut costs in other areas, like that of Christmas cards? I found this great [...]

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Product Review and Giveaway: Magnetic Embellishments

May 22nd, 2009 at 04:04am Under Cards+ Paper Craft+ Product Reviews

Magnetic Embellishment

Cardmaking set with Magnetic Embellishment blanks
Gray Duck Art

We are giving away the magnet embellishments kit for free with extra magnets and finished cards. To read a review of this kit from one of our crafting experts and enter to win, visit the Magnet Embellishments Giveaway Page.
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Paint Swatch No Longer for Painting

May 5th, 2009 at 04:17pm Under Cards+ Collage+ DIY+ Painting+ Paper Craft+ Valentine's Day+ Wedding+ scrapbooking

So my fiance and I are looking at getting our first home together. We haven’t gone to any open houses yet, but we’ve been looking online. Our friend has his own house and is re-doing his bathrooms. So we went into Home Depot the other day and came across the paint area. Of course I [...]

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Etsy Pick: ShopGibberish

February 10th, 2009 at 09:19am Under Cards+ Christmas+ Etsy Picks+ Holiday+ Kids+ Valentine's Day

After several unsuccessful visits to Target, Walgreens, Dominick’s and CVS to find acceptable Valentine’s, I find these offbeat cards by ShopGibberish quite refreshing. They are casual, fun and hilarious. Oh, and they look good too! ShopGibberish is new to Etsy (she joined in January) so her shop is still small, but in addition to cards, [...]

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How to Make a Pop-Up Valentine

February 5th, 2009 at 09:49am Under Cards+ Green Crafting+ Holiday+ Sewing+ Tutorials+ Valentine's Day

As I mentioned last week, I love pop-up cards. After several failed attempts at making my own pop-up cards, I resigned myself to searching online for a good tutorial. RobertSabuda has an entire gallery of simple pop-up card tutorials, complete with printable patterns. The pop-up-cards-for-dummies-type tutorials  include simple step-by-step instructions with photos that anyone can [...]

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