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Unique Scrapbook Gift Ideas and scrapbook projects

Unique Scrapbook Gift Ideas and scrapbook projects

This week, I was flipping through all the photos on my phone and was hit with an urge to MAKE a gift scrapbook for my sister 🙂  There were shots of us at the lake with our kids/ grandkids…. … us grilling in her backyard wearing giant aprons that say “I cook with wine…...

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Halloween Printers Tray from Echo Park

Halloween Printers Tray from Echo Park

Halloween Printers tray is the perfect decoration for this spooky season. Just love this Halloween Printer’s tray featuring papers from Echo Park.   Just watching this video should get your creative juices start flowing. Halloween is one of those fun holidays...

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Make Art Canvases with Scrap Paper

Make Art Canvases with Scrap Paper

Have some gorgeous paper you just can’t figure out what to do with? Need some art for your walls that won’t cost you a fortune? Here’s the perfect answer for you. Take that beautiful scrapbook paper and turn it into art. Watch this step by step video...

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Altered Purse with Free Printables

Altered Purse with Free Printables

Upcycle any purse with this amazing video. I just fell in love with this technique. Christmas gifts or Birthday gifts….awesome! Easy and too cute for words! Watch this and be amazed at how easy this is! Now you will never need to buy an expensive trendy purse...

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Easy to make lanterns for Halloween

Easy to make lanterns for Halloween

Light the way to your front door with these fun Halloween jars. All you need are a few supplies and a little time to make these “spooky” jars. Place them on a table by your front door or line a window sill with them. Set them on bails of straw of hay....

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Scrapbook Paper meets Tile

Scrapbook Paper meets Tile

Get ready for gift giving season. That time of year is coming pretty fast. Making gifts is top of my priority list. Sometimes it’s hard to decide what to make. And then there are those who I want to give something, but can’t spend a lot of time or money....

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Make Your Own Marble Magnets

Make Your Own Marble Magnets

For a fraction of the cost, you can create one-of-a-kind magnets. Here’s another great gift idea for you. Using the materials you have on hand, plus a few things you may need to pick, you can crate custom marble magnets. Make them to match your decor. Do fun...

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Transform plain letters

Transform plain letters

Take some scrapbook paper, a little time and make your own cool signs. These were made with wooden letters, but you could also use paper mache letters which would be a lot lighter.  I’ve seen them at Michael’s craft stores in different sizes. If you use...

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Re-purposed Old Books for Fall

Re-purposed Old Books for Fall

Have old dusty books just sitting around? Re-purpose them into a fall decoration this year. We all have them. Old dusty books that no one reads, that no one will take home with them, that everyone has pawned off on you because they don’t want to look at them...

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Art Journal How To’s

Art Journal How To’s

Coffee Art Pages made with simple scraps. Using scraps of paper, distress paints and ink markers, turns ordinary note pages into a masterpiece. This video shows step by step how to make this awesome looking Coffee Art Page that says “Take life one cup at a...

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Wall frame with photos

Wall frame with photos

Scrapbooking turns into wall art. This idea comes from a 5th grade teacher who wanted to showcase her classroom students photos. Inexpensive to do but really cute, this would be fun to embellish and jazz it up. You could make one for Christmas Photos, or an all...

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Wonderful Art Bookmarks

Wonderful Art Bookmarks

These bookmarks get 5 stars. Using a few supplies, some blank bookmarks ( or make your own out of card stock) you can transform plain paper into these beauties. The instructions go through using different types of pencils to draw the designs, color and then wash to...

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