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Valentine's Day Welcome Wreath It has been post at SNR HERE Valentine’s is around the corner and I wanted to put a wreath on my front door. I went to store to check out some home decorative at a craft store and I was not impressed especially the prices. So I went back home and check out my stash and this is what I came up with. I will be giving you 4 sections for this tutorial: how to create the wreath/hearts, how to create the flowers, how to create the banner and the assembly of the wreath. How to make the wreath: 1.Grab your dinner plate and a saucer to create the circle from a 12x12 chipboard. If you have circle cutters then you need a 10” inch circle and a 6” inch circle to do this. 2.Outline the plates then cut it out. Take your knife cutter and trim out the 6” inch circle. 3.Sand the inside and the outer area of the open circle 4.Cover the wreath with patterned paper or cardstock; sand the edges and ink it 5.Print the heart template; trace them on chipboard ...

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At Scrapbook News and Review Magazine has an amazing front page full of information, tutorials , organization and so much more. Today is Worskshop Wednesday and its my day...YAH!!! Today in this tutorial, I will be making a Faux Quilting Card . I love to quilt and its a fun idea to incorporate it with paper. Its also a great way to use up your scraps and show off your 2 sided patterned paper. You're Special by Lucy Chesna Supplies Carstock: Bazzill; Patterned Paper: Doodlebug; Rhinestone: Doodlebug; Stamp: Inkadinkadoo; Pen: Sharpie; Punch: Creative Memories; Tool; Big Kick; Die Cut: Spellbinders; Other: Ribbon Supply List 4 different kids of pattered paper 1 1/4 square punch 4 x 5 piece of cardstock 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 Cardbase Die Cut machine and die cut design Black pen or marker Step One: Punch out four different kinds of patterned paper into 1 1/4 squares(four of each paper); Ink the edges Step Two: Glue them down edge to edge to each other; four across and contin...

I can't believe that its been 5 years that I started my sketch blog. Its has been amazing ride! I thank all my viewers and members in the board that keep coming each day and creating stuff with my sketches Stop by the BLOG . I will be posting a sketch each day till the 20th. Amazing prizes from our sponsors and fun stuff going on in the FORUM .

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March 2011 Call Descriptions Deadline: February 12, 2011 Submit Work HERE Scrapbooking Strut Your Stuff: In each issue of Scrapbook News and Review Magazine, we spotlight scrapbook pages of style and genre. We're currently looking for pages in traditional paper scrapbooking that feature a clearly defined style such as Clean and Simple, Dark and Industrial, Eclectic and Freestyle, Romance and Pretty Chic, Whimsical or Fantasy, and others just ripe for the picking. Please submit at least three to five layouts that you feel best represents your work and explain in a few brief sentences what style you feel best describes your work. Accepted styles are Boyish Charms, Clean & Simple, Distressed, Eclectic & Freestyle, Fun & Playful, Modern & Graphic and Pretty Chic/Vintage Romance. Please Note: This is for paper scrapbookers only. There is a separate call for digital scrapbookers. All Boy – Getting into Trouble: Have you got a little mischievous monkey to spotli...

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