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Making a Wellness Journal From My Stash and the Appeal of Timeboxing
One of the challenges I have with paper-crafting is using up leftover materials from previous projects. Throwing large scraps away does not seem like a good idea to me. In all honesty, there are some things in my stash that have been long forgotten or have never even been opened. As I was thinking about…
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Free Hugs
Sizzix – Framelits Die with Clear Acrylic Stamp Set – Sending Hugs You know those moments when you see something that you just need to have because it strikes you that it is perfect for you or someone you know? Well, this stamp and die set fit that situation for me. It is a really…
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A few more cards made with the Altenew Floral Cover Die A
Altenew – Layering Dies – Floral Cover A This card looks blurry. That is because the black die-cut image is layered on top of a gray one. In real life, it looks elegant. Online, it just looks blurry. Sorry that I can not fix this. I decided to include it because it really is nice…
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Quick Altenew Card – Also, Tim Holtz Class and Free Distress Crayons
Altenew Floral Cover Die A with Distress Crayons Here is a quick card using a die that is sized for a standard card front. I colored the cut image with Distress crayons and layered it onto a piece of Bristol paper that was left over from another project using Shimmer Powder. There are a few…
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Easy Paper Piecing with Die Cuts
Currently, my favorite tool in my crafting area is the Vagabond die cutting machine made by Sizzix. I have enjoyed using it for a variety of different quilting and paper crafting projects over the past few weeks. It continues to serve my purposes very well. However, I feel like the dies are sometimes a one-off…
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Playmat Quilt For Amelia's Car
Last summer, I bought an adorable handmade wood car for my newborn granddaughter at an art fair. I’ve had nearly a year to plan a quilted playmat for her. It is embarrassing to say that I didn’t actually start it until last week. In my defense, my sewing machine and most of my other crafty…
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First Scrapbook Layout in Years
12 x 12 Scrapbook Layout It is true! I haven’t done a scrapbook layout in years. Because there were a million leftover hearts from all of the cards made this past week, I decided to use them on a layout. The cards can be seen here, here, and here. The Radial Hearts die cut a…
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Gender Neutral Cards with Altenew's Radial Hearts
I don’t know why hearts are always considered “female” in design. Guys have them, too. When someone uses the term “masculine” in design, it seems as though it is leaving out females who do not care for frilly or blingy things. So in the spirit of including everyone’s aesthetic, I am calling these “Gender Neutral…
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Radial Hearts and Lots of Glitter
Altenew Radial Hearts and Simple Alphabet Wafer-thin Dies When I first saw this die, I knew that glitter was soon going to end up on my floor, face, dog, etc. That is because it is the perfect die-cut image for a glittery background! In keeping with my recent goal of trying to use what I…
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New Toys With Old Supplies – Altenew Radial Hearts Cover Die
Altenew Die Used to Emboss and Deboss Cardstock The internet knows when I have been shopping. Every time I click on a news site or to enter the HGTV Dream House giveaway, there are advertisements for new and wonderful products that the internet thinks I should buy. So I caved and bought some new toys.…
Scrappinthread by Beverly Tiemann
Quilts, Cards, Mixed Media, and Other Stuff
Scrappinthread by Beverly Tiemann 