DIY 3D Station Wagon + Teardrop Camper

October 11, 2011 // kristen // 1 replies

Oh. My. Goodness. I squealed like a happy little schoolgirl the moment that I laid my eyes upon these genius 3D paper toys by Blackbird Letterpress. The letterpress printed Little Camper and Station Wagon would be the perfect gift for vintage camper fanatics, Baby Boomers, camping-obsessed kidlets, and paper toy enthusiasts alike. Just cut, fold, and glue, and you’re ready to roll!

images from Blackbird Letterpress

Halloween Digital Die-Cuts by A Little Hut

September 28, 2011 // kristen // 2 replies

Ready for a bit of Halloween paper crafting? A Little Hut has you covered with this super fun Halloween digital die-cutting kit, which includes bunting, medallions, round hangtags, a spider favor box, spider web backgrounds, and graphic shapes made especially for the spookiest holiday of the year.

Files are available in SVG and DXF formats for those of you with digital die-cutting machines, as well as printable PDF format for crafters who would like to have a paper cutting project for Halloween.

images from A Little Hut

Introducing K.becca …

September 20, 2011 // kristen // 7 replies

I’m really excited (and a little bit nervous) to let you all know about my new site, k.becca, which is actually not as new as it might seem. Kbecca.com was the very first domain that I purchased (over a decade ago!), and for a long time it sat dormant as I tried to decide what I wanted to do with it. It’s been a long road, and an emotional roller coaster at times, but I’m so happy to finally be able to share it with you.

K.becca is my design portfolio, it’s a place for me to share my paper crafting projects, and it’s home to my new shop, where you can purchase digital goods like die-cutting files and printable patterned papers to use in your paper craft, scrapbooking, and party decorating projects. I hope that you’ll head over and check it out, and I plan on sharing some of my video tutorials here on Paper Crave from time to time, too, so stay tuned!

Right now, the shop is all about Halloween. I love Halloween! I’ll be adding new products throughout the week, but the two main collections are Ye Olde Halloween and MC Spooky. Here’s a little peek at the patterned papers in each collection:

Ye Olde Halloween Digital Printable Papers

MC Spooky Digital Printable Papers

Rifle Paper Co. Autumn 2011

September 19, 2011 // kristen // 2 replies

Apple cider, pumpkin pie, colorful leaves – I can say without one drop of shame that I’m already completely in “autumn mode”, and Rifle Paper’s lovely new collection of autumn and Thanksgiving cards, invitations, and absolutely adorable place cards has me anticipating the change of seasons and holidays to come even more. Here’s a peek, and be sure to head over to Rifle Paper to see all of the new paper goodness.

images from Rifle Paper Co.

Will We Have Rainbows Printable

May 26, 2011 // kristen // 0 replies

I got such a warm feeling of nostalgia when I saw the “Will We Have Rainbows” art print that Nicole from Making It Lovely designed for her daughter, Eleanor’s, new bedroom. Nicole’s inspiration came from Doris Day’s Que Sera Sera, one of her grandmother’s favorites, and a song that I remember listening to over and over on my record player when I was a little girl. Man, I miss that old record player … and my Smurfs album and Wham! 45s.

Nicole has generously shared this lovely print as a free printable, so you can head over to her site to download the print and to see lots of other great details from Eleanor’s new room. Omigosh, the pink dresser!

images from Making It Lovely