This is a very easy process for creating your own marbleized paper using chalk. Follow these steps: Put some water in a wide but shallow bowl. Using a craft knife or any knife, scrape some chalk in the bowl. The chalk is going to float on the water. Using your knife, very slowly swirl the […]
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This is a very useful chart if you make your own cards and even cut your own envelopes. I just love to have this handy and I hope you can use it too. If you want to download this chart as a .pdf file so you can print it really nice, then click here.
You may want to cut your own envelopes and to have them ready, just like the ones you buy, with the dried glue on one edge so you just have to lick it and close. I’m going to show you how to make your own envelope glue. This is the recipe: Mix three parts of […]
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In honor of my son Gio, I uploaded a really versatile bracket album. I cut several pages with my Silhouette and put it together using rings. You can use it for any occasion. The first page has a window so that you can put a picture or a quote or saying behind it. It’s free; just click […]
Maybe you’ve asked yourself this question before. Is what I do “art” or is it “craft”? I think the more you use your originality, the more art you do. If you are using only pre-made stamps and you buy all the colors available from any kind of ink or paint because you don’t know how to mix colors, then […]
If you do paper crafts, then you must be amazed at all the different pens and markers available. We have to be wise and learn the difference among them, so we don’t buy duplicates. Here are some considerations to have in mind when choosing “the one” for you: MARKERS: These can be: water-based, permanent or […]
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If you want to create a fast and easy mini-book or album, follow these steps: 1. First, think how many pages you want your album to be. You are going to be able to get 4 pages from a 12 by 12 sheet of cardstock. You can make them all the same color or different […]
I’m so happy to bring you the news that a new devotional book is out. This is called “My Savior, 52 Weekly Devotionals on the Names of Christ”. You can buy it by clicking here. This is really a wonderful book, not just for giving to others as a tool of inspiration in these difficult […]
Inkscape would be my software of choice to convert any .png or .jpeg into .svg. Once an image has the .svg format, you can use that image to cut in any digital cutter like the Silhouette or Cricut machine. These are the steps: Find a good .jpeg, meaning clean lines, better if it is in […]
