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How To Make A Mini Kitchen Calendar

How many times have you been working in the kitchen or chatting on the phone and needed to know a particular date? And what if you’re wrist-deep in bowl of meatball mix and can’t check your smartphone or flip open your day planner? What can you do? Not to worry! This tutorial will teach you […]

Tutorial: How to Make a Birthday Pennant Banner

Recently, my little boy turned 5, and we hosted a pirate party for his friends. I love pennant banners, and I realized that I could make a very simple one from my digital scrapbooking supplies. It turned out great! The fun part was that I was able to include pictures from each year of his life, which I […]

Simple Valentine’s Day Home Decor

After the busyness of the Christmas season, I am craving clean and simple decorations for my home. I have stripped things down and put them away in closets in favor of empty surfaces and a fresh clean outlook for the new year. I decided that a Valentine’s Day craft would be perfect. However, it had to be simple […]

How to Make a Photo Card for Valentine’s Day

Tutorial created using Photoshop CS5 with Windows 7 In this tutorial, you will be learning a quick and easy way to create a digital scrapbooking Printable Photo Card for Valentine’s Day. The Scrap Girls’ Boutique contains a category of products named Digital and Printable Cards and Crafts. It is packed full of digital templates and ready-to-assemble products […]

Tutorial: How to Make Printable Treat Bag Toppers

Supplies Needed: Digital papers and embellishments Lightweight cardstock or medium-weight printer paper 3×4-inch plastic zip-top bags (for SMALL templates) – These are available at craft stores and WalMart in the craft section. Sandwich-size, plastic zip-top bags (for LARGE templates) Stapler or double-sided tape (or adhesive of your choice) Goodies to fill your bags! These fun and […]

How to Make a Birth Announcement Bookmark

Tutorial created using Abobe Photoshop CS4 with Mac OSX 10. In this tutorial, I am going to walk you through how to make a printable photo bookmark. In this case, I turned it into a printable birth announcement bookmark, but you could use any occasion or photos! First, make a rectangle on its own layer […]

How to Make an Accordion Album

Supplies Needed: Digital papers and Embellishments Photos Liquid glue, double stick tape or preferred glue Lightweight matte photo paper or cardstock (for album pages) Lightweight cardboard or tagboard or thick cardstock (for covers) 30″ coordinating ribbon Glue dots or double stick tape (to adhere ribbon) Paper trimmer, scissors Scoring tool or something to score with […]

How to Make Printable Gift Tags

It always happens to me. Just as I’m in the middle of wrapping my Christmas gifts, I run out of gift tags. What’s a busy mom to do? I can drop everything and make a quick trip to the stationery store, battle the holiday traffic, spend an inordinate chunk of time at the checkout line, […]

How to Make Hanging Party Decorations

This tutorial will show you how to make hanging party decorations using some printed digital scrapbooking supplies. I will show you how easy it is to make hanging party decorations for a jungle themed party. These will dangle and slowly twirl with any air currents. You will need white cardstock or photo paper to print […]

How to Make a Holiday Countdown Garland

This year I wanted to be sure that our family had plenty of time for fun amid all of the holiday hustle and bustle. I knew that if we were going to spend a little time together every day as a family, it was going to require some planning and preparation. I came up with […]