We have a Cricut Maker...yay!!! It was recently gifted to us by Cricut along with an EasyPress 2 and some other goodies. I have to say, we are loving this machine. We had been wanting to get one for some time now so we are extremely grateful to Cricut for their generosity. When the machine arrived, we had a quick play cutting a bit of fabric to see how it performed. We … [Read more...] about Cricut Maker Applique Cushion Cover Tutorial – Part 1: Cutting the Applique
How to Make Vanilla Extract at Home
I make my own ice cream and I do a bit of baking so Vanilla Extract is something I use a lot of. Now buying Vanilla Extract is quite expensive here in Oz. So I decided to make my own. It's really super easy to make and it is very cost effective. Plus the flavour is out of this world. So here is how I make vanilla extract at home. Watch the video or scroll down for the … [Read more...] about How to Make Vanilla Extract at Home
Fabric Journal Tutorial – Scrap Buster Project
I just love these journals. They are great to pop into your bag for shopping lists, to do doodling while your out and about or just jotting down reflections on your day as you sit in a cafe enjoying a coffee. And they make great gifts for family and friends. They are great scrap busters as you can use odd bits of fabric left over from other projects. When making them as gift … [Read more...] about Fabric Journal Tutorial – Scrap Buster Project
Easy Die Cut & Embossed Flower Greeting Cards
Today we have an easy die cut and embossed flower card. for you These cards are really simple to make and only require two colors of card stock - white and a color of your choice. I went with bold colors but you can just as easily use more pastel colors if you prefer or you can even use multiple colors. Watch the video tutorial below or scroll down for more pics (Can't … [Read more...] about Easy Die Cut & Embossed Flower Greeting Cards
Graphic 45 Ocean Blue Mini Album Walk Through
As soon as I saw the Ocean Blue scrapbooking papers I just knew it would make a gorgeous mini album for my son's 50th birthday. He is an avid fisherman and I felt that this paper represents his great love of the sea and fishing. I wanted to make an album with lots of photo pages and I so bought a tutorial from NostalgiqueScrap on Etsy. I just love her albums as they are so … [Read more...] about Graphic 45 Ocean Blue Mini Album Walk Through
Blueberry Pie Quilt Block & Quilt Tutorial
If you find yourself needing a baby gift then you can't go past this super cute, super easy one block baby quilt. We made this quilt using the Blueberry Pie quilt block pattern and it's made mainly with half square triangles and squares. The quilt block size is 30"x30" and the quilt with borders measures approx. 40"x40". (Scroll down to the end of this post if you would … [Read more...] about Blueberry Pie Quilt Block & Quilt Tutorial
ScanNCut Print to Cut Tutorial – Learn How to Fussy Cut on Your Machine
Disclaimer: We are not affiliated with Brother in any way, so the opinions in this post are our own. We may link to products that we use and review in this post and If you click a link and make a purchase using those links, we receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. The ScanNCut Print to Cut Activation Card (for DX machines only) has been out for a while now but … [Read more...] about ScanNCut Print to Cut Tutorial – Learn How to Fussy Cut on Your Machine
Adding to Our Scrapbooking Paper Stash – Shopping Haul
I am currently making an album which requires a piece of fabric on the spine and an anchor on the cover, so off we went to purchase some fabric from Spotlight. On the way we stopped at Wrapped in Paper in Gold Creek to see if they had an anchor to suit my purpose. Well of course we didn't just stop at looking for an anchor but ended up buying a couple of beautiful double … [Read more...] about Adding to Our Scrapbooking Paper Stash – Shopping Haul
Paper Clip Embellishment Tutorial
In this tutorial, we are going to make some pretty paper clip embellishments from scraps in your stash. I made these using some of the leftover pieces from the lovely paper strip tags that Paula made recently, and added some ribbons, lace, cheesecloth etc.These are so easy to make and you can use leftover scraps from your current project to make these embellishments to … [Read more...] about Paper Clip Embellishment Tutorial
How to Make a Thank You Card Using Distress Oxide Inks and Dies
I've always been a bit of a fan of Tim Holtz Distress Inks and I particularly like the Oxide version. They blend beautifully and create great looking backgrounds for cards. With this in mind, I decided to create a Thank You card since I had a die that we purchased from Simon Says Stamp that I had been wanting to try out. The Thank You die we have is a CZ Design Extra … [Read more...] about How to Make a Thank You Card Using Distress Oxide Inks and Dies