Fun Fold Friday!

I have a fun fold card for you today! I’m going to call this “Fun Fold Friday.” This is a Joy Fold card and coffee brings me joy (as does sharing a cup with a friend!) so here we go… I’m using stamps and framelits from the Coffee Cafe Bundle…

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So Many Shells Summer Ensemble!

Here is another wonderful project for Craft Project Central by designer, Beth Rush ~ Summer is here and many think of time spent on family vacations or just relaxing at the beach.  These projects are meant to evoke the feeling of the beach in all its sandy splendor. This tutorial…

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More Coffee, Please!

My daughter happens to love coffee as much as I do…well, possibly even more than I do! She is off studying to be a Physical Therapist and I have a feeling she drinks a lot of coffee to stay sharp for her challenging classes!  I am going to surprise her…

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Coffee Helps

I love coffee. And this sentiment really hit me in the funny bone, ’cause how true it is!!! This is a really fun bundle and if you haven’t already, check it out. It has the corrugated sleeve for the hot cup, the splash guard  for the lid…so many cute elements.…

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Christmas in July!

If you want to get a head start on some Christmas projects this summer, here is an adorable boxed set of cards and tags that you can make up for someone special (it looks like a Christmas present!). This compartmentalized box holds three or more standard sized cards, three or…

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Big Beautiful Butterfly for TTTC#5

I’m adding an extra post in today so that I can enter the Tic Tac Toe Challenge #5! Here is the board that inspired my card ~ I picked the middle horizontal row. I die-cut my butterfly from Butterflies Thinlits and the Crushed Curry crackled paint paper from the Color…

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An Adorable Christmas Treat Box!

I’ve been playing around with our new Christmas paper from the 2017-18 Annual Catalog ~ making my first-ever Christmas in July collection. One of the things I made is this sweet treat box, using the Be Merry Designer Series Paper and a clear Tiny Treat Box. I’m so happy with…

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Butterfly Frame & Card!

Today’s Craft Project Central’s idea is brought to by Sue Lehrer: Do you ever worry about giving someone a handmade gift because it may not match the colors in their home or office? Well, worry no more. This 12” x 12” Butterfly Frame was designed using neutral colors that will…

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Lovely Words with a Twist for CPC #73

Oh, my! Lemon Lime Twist + Basic Black! What a crisp, fresh color combination for summer. I love it! This beautiful Designer Series Paper is the 2017-19 In Color collection called Fresh Florals DSP Stack. It’s a stack of 40 – 12″ x 12″ sheets, 4 each of double-sided designs in…

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Creating Pretty Cards – Card Sketch #73!

Each month in addition to the great 3D projects that Craft Project Central has for you, they also host a monthly card challenge – Creating Pretty Cards!! To help you recreate the sketch each month, they also provide a free Sketch Mini Tutorial! This mini tutorial has information about how the inspiration card…

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Orange Slices with Lemon Zest

Ha! If I didn’t know better, I would think I was opening up a food blog with my title! These orange slices do look good enough to eat, but… My brother’s birthday is in July. As long as I can remember, his favorite candy has been orange slices. I think…

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