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Adorable Holiday Character Gift Bags in under 10 Minutes
At holiday time, let’s be real; I always forget someone!!! It’s inevitable, but a fix is on the way! Hi, I’m I’m Becca Feeken with Amazing Paper Grace and as I march toward my final Christmas arrangements, I’m reaching for a familiar die to create Adorable Holiday Character Gift Bags to have at the door, at the ready, for the special people that somehow I missed in my earlier deliveries. It’s all in the cool cutting and if you follow my tutorial below, then I’m going to show you how! Besides being grateful that these cuties take less than 10 minutes — they can be made in batches, assembly is kid friendly and…
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Let’s Wrap Our Gifts… Quick & Easy
Hi, friends, I’m Sharyn Sowell, an artist designing dies for Spellbinders. I’m loving the Holiday 2017 dies right now because they feel like pure joy and celebrate the blessing of a family holiday that’s all about love, not perfection. It’s almost Christmas and this is about the time I begin to feel frazzled with so much going on and so much to do. But I’m not willing to stuff my gifts into cheap gift bags or wreck the budget on gift wrap that’s going to be thrown away. This calls for super easy wrap techniques that look splendid. Here’s what’s going under my tree this year, and it’s lightning fast.…
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Easy Gift Boxes with Spellbinders Dies
We are very excited to have guest designer Elena Salo on our blog today sharing an easy way to dress up gift boxes with the help of Spellbinders dies. Hi dear friends. Elena Salo is here and I’m so happy to be with you again and share more creative inspiration! You might remember my first post sharing inspiration with Spellbinders December Card Kit go the Month, find it here. Today I have 2 easy to make projects to share with you. I wand to show how one can easily decorate gift boxes using pretty much any die sets from Spellbinders. Let’ start with the first one! I used a plain white box…
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Special Touches, in Under Ten Minutes: Memories, Forever!
Ever since they were littles, my kids knew I was the mom that loved the special touches. When they were doing their science projects I hauled out all the die cutting machines to make encourage them to crank through crisp, readable letters. You would not be wrong if you imagined that my kid was the one who had decorative corners in each edge of their science fair project or had a designerish flair somewhere that subtly let you know that someone in their life thought the little details were important. Hi, I’m Becca Feeken with Amazing Paper Grace and today I want to talk to you about ten minute ‘special touches’. I have a…
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Welcome to “The Breakfast Club” Stamps and Dies
Hello there friends! I’m Debi Adams and I am so excited to introduce a small piece of my new stamp and die line called “Love, Set, Match”. Included in this latest collection is “The Breakfast Club”, a grouping of puny sentiments and dies intended to get the morning off to a good start. Before I showcase the two projects I created, I would love to tell you the story of how this line came to be. Every collection is a research project for me where I try to find out what is hip and trendy or something that Spellbinders doesn’t have in their warehouse. Inspired by all the trendy patches…
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Creative DIY Party Décor Series | Getting Ready for Thanksgiving
Welcome back to my monthly DIY Party Series. I’m Debi Adams and as I have mentioned so many times, I love decorating for a party. It’s not too early to start creating Thanksgiving cards or invites and making special preparations for the Thanksgiving table. Today I have three projects for you to create. I think all of them are fun, easy and inexpensive to make. Card Well as any party goes you need an invite or perhaps just a card acknowledging the holiday. Do you send any out? Although so much is done by e-mail these days, it is always nice to receive an actual card in the mail. I know…
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Video: Kitty Purr-fect Party Favor Bags
Hi everyone, Alli Roth here from Partyography! For today’s blog post and video tutorial, I thought it’s the purr-fect time to put these Kitty Cats Dies to good use! If you like to throw parties you’re probably always in need of cute party favors and packaging so today I’m sharing how to make these kitten chow party favor bags. Whether your little ones are having a kitty themed party or you’re celebrating your real life furry friends, these bags are a great way to make sure party guests don’t leave empty handed! Instructions: To start, print out this pdf of “kitten chow” labels onto white cardstock or create your own.…
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Creative DIY Party Décor Series | Falloween
“Falloween” as I like to call it. It’s my favorite time of the year. How about you? I’m Debi Adams and I love the colors and scents of the season. When my kids were young, we would go apple and pumpkin picking this time every year. They are all grown now so when I start to reminisce, I pull out my favorite fall colors of paper and craft supplies and begin making some new fall décor as a way of creating my own new tradition. Today is Round 3 of my DIY Party Décor series and since Halloween is just a few short weeks away, I decided to make it…
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Creative DIY Party Decor Series | Unique and Trendy Cactus Baby Shower
Hi everyone! I’m Debi Adams and if you have been following me the past month, I am doing a series on party décor. It is a subject that is near and dear to my heart. Truth be known, I have probably thrown well over 100 parties in my lifetime, so far. I never tire of them. Last month I showcased a birthday celebration. Today I am featuring a baby shower. This one happens to hit close to home as this was an actual shower for my daughter, Lauren who was expecting her first baby, Zachariah. He has since made his grand entrance into this world, making me a first time…
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Creative DIY Party Decor Series | So Sweet Watermelon Birthday Party
The party planner gal that I am had to do something for my oldest daughter’s birthday (even though she is in her 30’s), so I bought these super cool plates, napkins and cups and began planning, designing and making. It wasn’t long before I had a plethora of DIY projects to go with the initial decor. The best part was that they all had the same key component, namely the watermelon, featured throughout the tablescape. I would love to show you how you can make these creations so that you can custom design what fits best for your party occasion. Let’s start with how I made the watermelon and slice.…
