{tea cup from hen and chick, wall sculpture from Urban Outfitters, mini note blocks from Red Stamp, self-healing mat from ScrappyTime.com, pink baskets from Target, pink desk image from No Pattern Required}
Paper silhouettes were surprisingly simple to create. To make ours we carefully cut out two profile pictures and used a pencil to trace them onto a sheet of black card stock {an extra scrapbook refill page we had}. After cutting out the silhouettes we used double sided tape to adhere them to pretty pieces of green card stock. A simple and inexpensive craft that can be put in a frame to give as a gift and of course our favorite, put in a scrapbook!
A simple sketch can easily be turned into your favorite artwork! I could never find a place to put these four very large sketches. Instead of finding room, I found a solution! I took pictures of all four sketches and put them on my computer. In Photoshop I changed the color to sepia and changed the size to fit my white, 5" x 7" frames. I printed them out on an all-purpose paper (nothing fancy), placed them in the frames and voila, I now how some fabulous artwork!
{frames from Apartment Therapy, mailing labels from Red Stamp, self-inking stamp from Simply Silhouettes, bar stool from Vintage Renewal, table from Brocade Home via Dose of Design}
Inspiration is everywhere! Our favorite way to make something out of nothing is pulling inspiration from the most obvious places, like our favorite magazines. This balloon artwork was inspired by a November 2008 issue of Vogue. With a simple ribbon and paint chips cut out into various circles, a Dior advertisement can turn into a beautiful piece to place on a scrapbook page, on the front of a greeting card or put in a frame!
Crafters love how metal embellishments stand the test of time. These silver-toned brads are topped with a pearlescent gems to add a touch of elegance to all your paper crafting projects. You can find them at ScrappyTime.com under Embellishments / Stickers -brads. They are so easy to use and the ideas we have for these brads are endless! They add the perfect touch of elegance to a wedding scrapbook page, placecards for almost any event and give a personal touch to your greeting cards!
{map from Touch of Europe, lamp from Urban Outfitters, pink boxes from Gracious Home, chalkboard from Design Sponge, tags from Hudson Holiday}
We found this crepe paper flower craft at craftideas.info. Their directions were simple and so easy to follow. For our flowers we used aqua blue crepe paper and white tissue paper. We loved how ours turned out and who says flowers can't be aqua blue?
We think this permanent marker from Martha Stewart is one of the craftiest. You can find it at ScrappyTime.com in one of our favorite colors, sepia. We use it for addressing invitations, writing notes, jotting down memories in scrapbooks, and we swear it makes our handwriting prettier!
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