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When you start out making cards, find a theme you always need to go to the store to purchase something for - lets say a thank you card, or birthday card, and start there first!!!  You can take the same saying, just by changing the background papers and ink pad colors you use - you will change the whole look of the card!  Here are a few examples of easy beginner thank you cards, notice the "thanks" saying stamp was used for all three cards, just different colors of ink for each card!   Same thing with the 3 cards here, just different colors of ink used on all three cards, as well as different colors for each card created!  Now, with birthday cards, you can create them so many different ways as well!  By changing the different embellishments you use for each card, you can see how each one turned out totally different, and by using what you already have at home, each card will turn out truly one of a kind for those you are making cards for!!!  By usi...

As I woke up yesterday, I remembered I needed to have a design team project ready to go for today, a fellow co-worker's birthday was yesterday (needed to make a quick project for it - thus the design team project), PLUS blog posts done, pictures taken for the posts, all before 10pm - AFTER an 8 hour shift at work!  Needless to say - a few things got put on the backburner!!!   I love how both of the projects turned out, and can't wait to go back to work to see what she thought!  The card matched the mini album you can see on the Creative Paperclay design team blog !!!   Supplies used for the two projects:   Stampin' Up papers  Die cuts - flowers, vine  Punches - balloon, sun  Ribbon, twine and floss  Creative Paperclay Mold - Stampin' Up  Ink pads - Stampin' Up  Birthday saying stamp  Card base w/envelope  3D dots  Directions for card:   Step one: Take card base, using scraps of paper, add 2 pieces...

Okay, we've started to talk a bit about stamping in your projects, today we are going to go over a few basic techniques so you can start to stamp your own handmade cards and embellishments for your paper crafting projects!  Stamping can save you a ton of money - depending on what it is you do...cards, embellishments, backgrounds for your scrapbook pages!  Here are a few tips to get you started on making something awesome with stamps!!  Start small to start out with - don't create a huge project the first thing you do!  Grab a scratch piece of paper, your ink pad and stamps - and just get used to inking and stamping your creations before you actually begin.  When you stamp images, you want to press the stamp into the ink pad, then press it onto the paper.  Try to do a few images before you add it to your paper!  Start out with black in, any image...add chalks or colored pencils to color the images in, while adding backgroun...

Every month at this time, I post a challenge...not necessarily for you guys, but more for me!  If you happened to miss last months post - I changed things up a bit, in order for me to get a bit more done in a short amount of time!  I am happy to say, I actually got the binder done I was talking about in the above post, and am getting more done because of it!  I tweaked it just a bit, just like everything else I end up doing!  Here's what I ended up doing:  I have a calendar for each month printed out, and lined paper added each month for personal, work, and business schedules and things to do!  I am hoping by doing things this way, it will help keep me a bit more on schedule, with due dates for tasks!  Pretty soon I will have a design sheet to add for you to print out if you need it!  A way to keep track of the little details of each project!!!   So, since my binder is done - I will challenge you to find something that works for you, and ...

I love to create - from paper crafts, to digital scrapbooks, to graphic art - I love to create! What I hate, is not having enough time in the day TO create...my time management skills S.U.C.K......with absolute capital letters!!!  So how do you change it so you get out of that creative rut and get more done?   Check out your favorite manufacturer's blogs and websites for new products, projects and inspiration!  Make sure to keep good notes for each idea you find, including the exact website!   Look back at previous projects you have done for inspiration to complete something new!  I looked back at some of the mini albums I have done, and have a whole other set of projects based on past ones!   Buy something new - it doesn't have to be huge, just find new papers, stamps, ink pads, embellishments to work with - and have fun!   Check out pictures from CHA for products that are on your must have list!   Keep a notebook handy - inspiration do...

I love to create...what I don't like, is living in a small apartment where my space is in the "dining room" area for all the world to see!!  So, a few changes are in the works for my creative space...I hope after all of it, it will not only look good, but function well too! The best part about it all, everything I am doing - can be moved easily, which is a necessity in my world!   I recently ended up with a really cool desk, which is now my combined computer desk and my scrapbook area to create in!!!!  I also have an older filing cabinet in another room, which will be painted a glossy black, along with the desk and the armoire after we find it so everything will match!!!  My plans are simply to have the furniture as the basis of the whole room, with accent colors for the rest of the stuff such as the chairs, desk organizer set, and accent pieces for the space/room which can be changed easily!  This way, things are put away when company is there, and the only...