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Freebie | Octopus Garden Digital Quick Page

Are you having any under (or above) the sea adventures this summer? Here’s a free quick page called Octopus Garden for recording your memories. Simply drop your photos into the page for a completed...

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Giveaway | American Crafts Campy Trails

Jill at A Matter of Memories is giving away this pack of products from the American Crafts Campy Trails line. The prize includes: 12 patterned papers 2 sets of chipboard thickers 1 stamp set 3...

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Tutorial | Emboss Resist Background Technique

Lyndah from Bloom, Bake, Create shares how to make a background for scrapbooking or art journaling using a resist technique with embossing powders. Click here to go to the tutorial.… Read More...

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Tutorial | Mini Bound Books

Crafty Nest shares this tutorial using a simple binding technique for making mini-books. Click here to go to the tutorial.… Read More...

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Tutorial | Decoupage Picture Frame

Nikki in Stitches shares this tutorial for turning a plain wooden frame into a lovely way to display a photo. Click here to go to the tutorial… Read More...

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Tutorial | Birthday Board Book

Elizabeth Kartchner shares this tutorial for a birthday board book on her blog. She suggests making this instead of a birthday card. great idea! Click here to go to the tutorial.… Read More...

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Tutorial | Party Treat Cones

Learn how to make these treat cones for your next celebration using a free template and scrapbooking paper. All the details from Smashed Peas and Carrots. Click here to go to the tutorial… Read More...

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Tutorial | Gift Tags for Men

Mel from Mel Designs, shows how she used mixed media techniques to create some masculine themed gift tags. Click here to go to the tutorial… Read More...

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Summer Blog Series | Going Postal

Julie Kirk of Notes on Paper is holding a blog series this summer called Going Postal. The series is all about using postage stamps, rubber stamps with postal designs and postal themed ephemera on...

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Digital Tip | Printing 8&1/2 x 11 Pages

If you live in a country that uses A4 paper as the standard, but you scrap using 8&1/2 x 11 digital templates, and want to print your pages out, the ladies at Simple Aussie Girls have a solution...

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Using Ephemera | Air Mail Envelopes

Carolyn of Homework shares a few ideas for using airmail envelopes in paper crafting. One example is the tags shown. Click here to go to her post.… Read More...

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Freebie | All You Need is Love Digital Kit

Persnickety Prints is offering up this digital scrapbook kit free! The kit includes the elements shown above, and 16 matching 12×12 patterned papers. Click here to go to the download.… Read More...

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Freebie | Creativity Prompts for August

The August edition of Creativity Prompts from Jill at A Matter of Memories can now be downloaded.  It includes several pages of scrapbooking ideas including prompts taken from the calendar, design...

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Tutorial | DIY Tic Tac Toe Game

Using papier mache shapes, paint and scrapbook papers, Nikki in Stitches shows how to make you very own custom Tic Tac Toe game. Click here to go to the tutorial.… Read More...

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Giveaway | Sampler Pack from The Twinery

Monika Wright from iloveitall is giving away this sampler pack of 14 colors of bakery twine from The Twinery. Click here to go to the giveaway.… Read More...

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Article | Staying Creative on Vacation

This article on the Simple Crafter blog outlines some tips for how you can remain creative while on vacation. Click here to go to the article.… Read More...

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Tutorial | Custom Paper Tape

Cathe Holden of Just Something I Made shares her secret for always having the perfect paper tape on hand. She makes her own! Click here to go to the tutorial.… Read More...

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Kate’s Arty Bits Blog

If you enjoy reading cross-stitch blogs as much as I do, then Kate’s Arty Bits Blog is definitely one to check out. Kate is working on the project shown here and an angel project. She also writes about...

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Memory Project | Easy Beach Souvenir

A spice jar from the Dollar Store, some sand from your favourite beach and embellishments are all you need to create this easy beach souvenir. Melissa Thiesse explains how she made this in her Thrifty...

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Freebie | Be Inspired | July Creativity Prompts

The July edition of Creativity Prompts from A Matter of Memories is now available. It includes several pages of scrapbooking ideas like  prompts taken from the calendar, design, color schemes, sketches...

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Tutorial | Tag Using Movers & Shapers Die

Melissa Samuels shows how she made this tag using one of the Movers & Shakers dies from Tim Holtz. In the tutorial she explains not just how to use the die, but also how she embellished the tag....

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Tutorial and Giveaway | Shabby Chic Tags

Mel from Mel Designs shows you how you can make these shabby tags with a colorwashed background. She is also giving away a kit for making these tags! Entries close July 15th and the giveaway is open...

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New Release and Giveaway | Wrinkled Paper Pack

Jen Conlan is giving away this new digital kit that she just released. This paper pack consists of 10 background papers with a distressed design. Entries close July 7th. Click here to go to the...

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Tutorial | Quick Homemade Cards

Sarah Ortega shows you how to add some quick home-made flair to store bought card blanks. Click here to go to the tutorial.… Read More...

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Article | Craft Organization & Storage Ideas

Get some craft organization and storage ideas from Craft Passion. Also learn tips on how to keep your craft space tidy once it is all nicely organized. Click here to go to the post.… Read More...

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Free Printables | Ledger Pages

Mel from Mel Stampz is offering up a wide variety of free ledger page printables! If you love ledger and other old book pages you have got to go check these out. Click here to go to the downloads.…...

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Article | From Good to Great Photos

Thrifty Decor Chick shares some tips and techniques for taking your photos to the next level. She includes techniques for composing photos as well as tips for photo editing using Picnik. Click here to...

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Freebie | Printable Word Art Quote

Jill at A Matter of Memories created this printable word art freebie from a popular Swedish proverb. Click here to go to the download.… Read More...

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Tutorial | Beaded Chipboard Strawberry

Irit Shalom shares how she created this beaded strawberry (shown on the card above) using blank chipboard, acrylic paint, seed beads and 3D glaze. Click here to go to the tutorial… Read More...

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Freebie | Printable Word Art Book Quote

Jill at A Matter of Memories took this quotation by Cicero and transformed it into printable word art for paper crafting projects. The file is in PNG format for paper, hybid or digital use. Click here...

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Stash Busting Idea | Button Magnets

If your stash is overflowing with buttons, you can use some of them up to make these button magnets. Melissa Thiesse of Bursts of Creativity explains how she made them here.… Read More...

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Tutorial | Mini Fold Book

Lisa Johnson from Poppy Paperie shows step by step instruction for making this mini fold book. The main book structure is made from one piece of letter sized cardstock! Click here to go to the...

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Freebie | Summer Day Printable

What a perfect summer quote! Jill at A Matter of Memories created this free 8×10 poster that you can download and print out. Click here to go to the freebie.

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Use Up Your Scraps | Scratch Paper Memo Box

Carolyn from Homework shares this great idea for using up your bits of scrap papers: a scratch paper memo box. Cut them all to the same size and make a box to keep them handy next to the phone … Read...

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Tutorial | Mom’s Tag Book

Jenny from Craft Test Dummies shares this tutorial for a cute tag themed brag book for a new Mom. Click here to go to the tutorial.

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Tutorial | Create a Fringe for a Scrapbook Page

Melissa Thiesse from Bursts of Creativity shows the steps for creating a fun fringe like the one she used above in her scrapbook page. The tutorial is part of her Thrifty Thursday series. Click here...

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Article Series | Creating Your First Scrapbook

Melissa Thiesse from Bursts of Creativity posted an article series on her blog entitled Scrapbook 101: Creating Your First Scrapbook. This is a three-part series covering supplies, organizing photos,...

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Freebie | Happiness Quote Word Art

Another lovely word art quote freebie from Jill at A Matter of Memories. This one is based on a Chinese quote about sharing happiness. Click here to go to the freebie.

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Free Printable | Summer Themed Subway Art

Here’s another printable subway art poster extolling the joys of summer. This time it’s in a rainbow of colours! Click here to go to the download from Wonderful Joy Ahead

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Giveaway | American Crafts Margarita Collection

Jill at A Matter of Memories is giving away another prize pack from American Crafts. The package of Margarita products includes 12 patterned papers 1 set of chipboard thickers 1 stamp set 1 booklet of...

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Tutorials | 21 Things Camera Owners Should Know

If you’re a new camera owner, or you’re still trying to figure out all the doodads on your digital camera, this article from Digital Photography School will help! The article links to tutorials that...

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Tutorial | Patterned Paper Flowers

Amy Heller from the October Afternoon Design Team shows you how to make these stitched paper flowers using patterned papers, circle punches and a sewing machine. Click here to go to the tutorial.

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Free Printable | Library, Graph and Note Cards

These printable cards from Ashley Connelly at The Creative Place are great for journaling, cards and mini albums. The printable is available for personal use only. Click here to go to the download.

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Free Printable | Love Themed Tags

These printable tags from Art by JulieH were meant for Valentine’s Day, but can be used on any love themed project.  I already have a project in mind for the Eiffel Tower tag! Click here to go to the...

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Free Printable | Mini Cigar Box Template

Cathe Holden from Just Something I Made, scanned a vintage cigar box and made a printable template so that you can make a mini version as shown above. She also explains how to use the template....

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Tutorial | Pocket Accordion Book

Sarah Nielsen shares how to make this accordion book with pockets in this tutorial with step-by-step photos. She also includes a free affirmations printable. Click here to go to the tutorial.

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Free Printable | Hospital Survival Kit for a New Mother

Jennifer McCaffrey from My Own Road shares this hospital survival kit she put together for a friend about to give birth. She also includes a free printable in two different colors so that you can make...

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Freebie | 12×12 Digital Scrapbooking Papers

Here’s a collection of 14 free digital scrapbooking papers made by Kami of Kreating with Kami. The papers are sized at 12×12 inches and are free for personal use. Click here to go to the download.

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Tutorial | Threading Digital Elements

This tutorial from Suzy Q Scraps shows how you can get a realistic look for threaded elements on digital projects. You can use this method for hanging tags from loops, or threading elements onto...

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Tutorial | Origami Corner Bookmark

This tutorial on the Pane, Amore et Creativa blog shows how to use origami to make a page corner bookmark. The instructions are in Italian, but it should be easy to follow along with the detailed step...

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