Archive for May 2009

All that glitters…

… Is beautiful! When our guest designer for May, Michelle, sent over her projects, one of the first things that caught my eye was her use of glitter on our tags! I love how it made them “pop” off the page and how it adds that extra special touch! She uses glitter from Papertrey Ink…

Happy Friday!

The rain has stopped falling for a couple of days and the sun is shining, the flowers are opening – everything looks so beautiful! I had to take a picture of my absolute favorite flowers. These peonies where transplanted from my great grandfathers yard. Every year we wait for them to bloom and wish the…

Michelle Wooderson’s 365 Tutorial!

Today I’d love to talk about creating your own 365 journaling blocks. Earlier this year, Becky Higgins along with Creating Keepsakes developed a kit which allows you to scrapbook in a new way. The idea is to take a photo every day of the year, add it to divided page protectors and then write short…

Hosting two giveaways!

Just wanted to write a quick note to let you all know we are currently hosting two giveaways! There is one at the Studio Calico blog and the other is at Triple the Sketch!Make sure you stop by both places and leave a comment at their blogs to be entered!xo, Elle

Simple gift tags!

You never know when you are going to need a gift tag. I’ve found combining our die cut circle tags with stickers, rub-ons and/or chipboard letters work great! I love the new 2 inch size we have, this size is just perfect for lots of uses! I especially love the new American Craft run-ons and…