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Tiles of fun Have you ever wondered what to do with random orphan scraps that don’t seem to relate to any current projects? That was my dilemma as I made my way to the bottom of my overwhelming scrap collection and I remembered this video inspiration from Crafty by Toni that I had saved in my favorites and it provided the perfect solution to add some embellishments to my collection as eventually I want to hand craft all of my embellishments. I do not want to buy that which I can make myself and save my funds for extra special additions. This...

A different motif There are a lot of different things you can do with labels as shown in previous posts.  Here, I demonstrate just one way to collage with labels from that first post.  I’ve done this before for a masculine gift card tag and with many different types of labels and stamps. Since the idea seemed a natural for using Tim Holtz paper dolls at first I thought that is what I would do but then I decided to use some Tim Holtz tissue paper instead. I also chose to use the tonal sets from 273 Vintage Labels rather than the...

Embellish Labels If you are like me you have tons of labels. I just made a short video in the last post of ten things I could think of to do with labels other than just glue them.  One of the ideas I like best was to create mini tags. I can hang these in multiples on a large pin, add them to tags or attach them to lace or fabric on a page.  I chose my 451 French Vintage Labels for this project but any labels will do. I already have them in mini but since I wanted some even tinier...

I love Graphic45 and Stamperia paper and a few ATC cards and pocket letters inspired me to create some of my own. It’s a challenge to create on such a small size (2.5″x3.5″ ATC card) and usually I would work with surprise cuts but for these I just printed a few sheets from my Clockworks Digital Paper Collection at 50% and then chose the part of the sheet that I wanted, in this case the music sheet covers. Sometimes I create mini mood journals but almost always I start with my extensive Pinterest boards for inspiration, this one Pretty Little Paper Crafts gets filled...

A Quick Little Tag As I was coming up with shape designs for the last post on tag making without a tag paper punch or die I quickly whipped up these little tags. It’s simply a square with only two edges rounded from a corner round punch and a topper created with a circle die and a standard paper punch. If you need a gift tag in a hurry but want it to be a little special this will do. I think the design would be especially nice at Christmas as it resembles an ornament. It’s also a great way to use...