My love for illustration with a retro or mid-century feel seemingly knows no bounds, and I’m so excited that more and more illustrators are making their work available in different mediums. Ward Jenkins, a Portland based illustrator whose blog, The
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Maureen from Ink & Paper recently sent over some images of their entry in the R Home for the Holidays designer wreath decorating contest, which took place on November 16, and my jaw just about hit the floor when I
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November 2014 Update : We R Memory Keepers purchased the Lifestyle Crafts brand in 2013, and the L Letterpress is now branded as the Lifestyle Crafts Letterpress or the We R Memory Keepers Letterpress Platform. As far as I can
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Most people may only think of wreaths around the holidays, but I love them all year long. Holiday wreaths made from boxwood or pine, mini bottle brush ornament wreaths, feather wreaths, and wreaths made of vintage ornaments — yes, yes,
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I came across these downloadable paper toys from Mibo on one of my calendar finding missions and think that they’re just the most adorable little things! You can choose from two sets: Christmas Creatures and The Wise Guys. The Christmas
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The web has been buzzing lately about the new L Letterpress Tool by Lifestyle Crafts, a division of QuicKutz, best known for their die-cutting tools. I have to admit that I was rather dubious about this new tool. Could what
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I’ve been a big fan of Jannie Ho, aka Chicken Girl, since I first spotted her wonderfully fun and whimsical illustration work, and I was super excited when I saw that she’s released several collections of photopolymer stamp sets featuring
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Bo Bunny recently released three new collections for fall 2009, and each one has its own flavor and charm. I’m totally a sucker for that distressed look when it comes to scrapbook paper, so naturally I instantly fell for the
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Halloween is just about upon us, and I’ve seen so many great Halloween themed printables and paper craft projects around the web this season that I couldn’t resist putting together a roundup of my favorites. Many of these are printables,
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These beautiful watercolor fall leaf place cards by Beverly Fleur Brown will be the perfect touch to your Thanksgiving table, or even an autumn wedding, and would you ever guess that they’re printables? Just purchase, download, customize, and print, and
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It’s been quite cold around these parts lately. No snow … yet, but it certainly feels like winter. My mind can’t help but wander to snowy days and the holidays when it turns cold and I start to smell that
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Parasol Craft, Issue 2 was just released last week, and this issue’s theme is kawaii! Regular readers will know that I’m a kawaii-o-phile, so this is the issue of my dreams, filled with wonderfully kawaii imagery and creations from so
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I had so much fun putting together last year’s week of Halloween freebies, and in case you missed it or it came too late for your decorating plans last year, here’s a recap! Printable Halloween Patterned Papers : Spooky Bois
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Helen Dardik has three new scrapbooking collections out with Creative Imaginations, including the adorably spooky Ghoulies collection, just in time for Halloween. The patterned papers and stickers are so much fun and could be used for a variety of scrapbooking
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Alright, I know that it seems like I’m obsessed with Halloween scrapbooking paper lately, and that’s probably because I am. There are just too many awesome collections this year for me to ignore! American Craft’s Halloween papers stood out to
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Another super cute new Halloween scrapbooking collection, Bo Bunny’s Boo Crew! In my love of all things Halloween, I tend to vacillate between cutie patootie and upscale, black and white, gothic / apothecary when it comes to themes and decorating,
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I recently had the first ever Paper Crave reader survey — thanks again to everyone who participated — and, in conjunction with the survey, I held a giveaway of Patricia Zapata’s new book, Home, Paper, Scissors : Decorative Paper Accessories
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I’m so excited to see all of this year’s cool new Halloween themed scrapbooking collections. I always love to see what new things — color palettes, design styles, illustrations — companies, both large and independent, are trying. Making Memories’ Spook
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A couple of weeks ago, I made one of my semi-regular trips to Paper Source, and while I was browsing the rubber stamp section I noticed several stamps featuring lettering that looked very familiar. I thought to myself, “hey, this
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I posted about this gorgeous project the other day on Twitter, but I knew that I must mention it here, too, because it’s just that awesome! Amy from Eat Drink Chic has outdone herself with this ice cream parlor buffet
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I spotted these beautiful origami roses over at Folding Trees, and even though they look a little complicated, I think that they would be a fun weekend project once you get the hang of making them. Folding tutorials for three
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These DIY Bridesmaids Cards by Anna Bond (Rifle Design) for Once Wed make me wish that I had an upcoming wedding. Such a wonderfully cute idea, and one that doesn’t look too difficult, either. I have to admit that I’m
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Have you heard about the new downloadable magazine, Parasol Craft? The project is a spinoff of the original Parasol Magazine and the brainchild of the super talented Yasmine Surovec, the illustrator and all-around creative force behind one of my favorite
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If you aren’t a fan of cute, then you may want to shield your eyes for this one, and if you are a fan, then be prepared for cute overload because Paper Glitter has so many insanely kawaii printables that
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I made a quick trip to my local Michael’s yesterday for a little craft supply shopping. Unfortunately, I didn’t find what I was looking for, but I did see lots of new craft punches from the Martha Stewart Crafts line.
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