I wanted to share a quick, easy and cheap idea for a gift. Since I just moved to the States I wanted to send our family photos of our daughter and I made a photo book (that can be easily made with any kind of binding system). I just […]
This is the other challenge I was telling you about that had me stumped. The only thing I could think of was organ donation and Sharron said “no” to that. Ü So it was back to the drawing board….what to do. I came across these free printables and thought that […]
while contemplating ideas for this week’s theme ….”the gift that keeps on giving” i decided to look up the origin of the saying. did you know that it was coined to promote “talking machines”, “talking machine records” in 1924, which was a phonograph. who knew???? i certainly didn’t. but that […]
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Here are a few hints for making your packages look really gorgeous this season – and also suggestions for making it easier and faster to wrap it up! Use solid colored or tone-on-tone designed wrapping paper. This gives a nice plain palette for pretty embellishments. Some examples include plain brown […]
This week the DT Coordinator at Tombow gave us the challenge to create “recipe cards as gifts”. I decided to get some of my Christmas Granola made and ready to go. I created the recipe card in Word and then printed it and stamped it with the Spring Branch stamp […]
This week, the girls of Tombow have been giving you ideas for that cooking fan in your life. I made a mini with pockets that way, that special person can put their own recipe cards there. My main inspiration was the traditional kitchen style with the housewife in the apron […]
as my kids are getting older and we are being torn in so many directions with activiites and holiday parties i wanted a way to keep FAMLY as an important part of this Christmas season. we have several countdowns in the house, but i wanted one that helped us spend […]
Welcome to a new challenge week! This one had me stumped for the longest time (plus another one coming up, Sharron really keeps the DT on their toes Ü) and was suppose to be posted by last Thursday and I just didn’t have a clue what to do until an e-mail […]
Ready for the holidays? Here are a few fun DoodleDabs to add to your cards, envelopes and tags! Here’s a review of how to make a teardrop stroke and a two-toned teardrop stroke.Teardrop Stroke Using the brush tip, ‘dab‘ onto the paper to make the teardrop stroke. It’s […]
Happy Friday! As we near Christmas I will share with you some little gifties that you can make to give to those who you want to know that you are thinking of them during the holidays. Perhaps it is a coworker, or maybe your favorite UPS/Mailperson. Today I am sharing […]
It’s ABC Week in Tombow, so this week you’ve seen everything but cards. Lately I’ve been a little hooked with Wall Hangings and I wanted to do a Home Decor Project for my new craft room. I used some of my favorite things like dress forms, wings, corrugated cardboard texture and […]