Recently I’ve become enchanted with the idea of starting a journal. My Pinterest board is filled with inspiring images of smaller journals with just the right amount of journaling, photos and drawings. I can see myself gleefully adhering ephemera and doodles to overstuffed pages. So I decided to experiment with the Sizzix Wrapped Journal die […]
Memorial Day Tribute with Instax
Today is a day of remembrance and to honor my father’s military service, I made an Instax Mini Photo Stand with stars and stripes. To create the frame, I used the Photo Frame, Celebrate and the word “Grateful” from the Photo Frame, I Am Phrases set. Since all of the words can be mixed and […]
Using Tintype Photos in Modern Crafts
A long time ago, photographs were very rare and quite prized. Imagine it as being the brand new technology of its era. I never realized this but old tintype photos were very small, about the size of an Instax Mini Photo actually. This gave me the idea to use a tintype photo together with my […]
Thank You Notes of Gratitude
I hope people still appreciate thank you notes. It seems a bit of a lost art. I enjoy making and giving handmade thank you notes because I sincerely feel gratitude for the thoughtfulness of others. I made a handful of these little cards and it took me longer to write the sentiment inside than it […]
Sizzix 3D Succulent Instax Photo Stand
Here’s a fun way to display your Instax Mini photos with a unique succulent twist using paper, alligator clips and a bamboo skewer. Supplies you will need: Sizzix Big Shot machine, 2D & 3D Succulent die set, Photo Frame & Words die set, Succulent Serenity paper pad, Instax Mini photo, bamboo skewer, alligator clip, liquid […]
Blanket Stitch Binding Mini Book Tutorial – Designer Crafts Connection
Welcome to the Designer Crafts Connection project for March featuring my Blanket Stitch Binding Mini Book video tutorial. I made two different mini books for this post. One is a Sizzix video tutorial of a pink and aqua mini book version to show how to do the blanket stitch binding and die cut trifold pages. The […]
Simple Mini Cards for All Occasions
Today I’m sharing my new Sizzix Mini Album die as the perfect, versatile solution to create simple and quick cards. I originally designed the Mini Album set to work with the Fujifilm Instax Mini 8 photos to create an easy mini scrapbook with lots of fun embellishments {see examples HERE and HERE} but now I have found so many other uses such as card […]