Vintage Style Stamp Set—Two Ways

By Card Making and Paper Crafts Contributor Heidi. Follow Heidi on her blog Blue Scallop Creations and on Instagram @bluescallopcreations.

Beautiful Christmas scenes from the “Days of Yore” make such pretty card fronts.  Tim Holtz has a gorgeous stamp set called Scenic Holiday that is just perfect for this kind of project.  I’ll show you both a modern and vintage way I used the set.  First, the vintage:

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Free Stuff Friday!!

Happy Friday everyone. Because this year had been all kinds of crazy, I figure we all need a little Christmas (right this very minute) . So this week I am giving away 2 Ornaments Kits from The Beadery!

The Beadery Ornament Kits create beautiful beaded ornaments and each kit comes with beads, wire, and full color diagrams for each step of the process.

Every Friday we’ll post a giveaway on Think Crafts and all you have to do is comment on the blog post answering the question of the week. We’ll pick the winners and contact them via email. Deadline is midnight tonight and the winner will be announced Monday. One entry per person please.

Question of the week: When do you start decorating for the holidays?

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Retro Christmas Re-Visited

By Card Making and Paper Crafts Contributor Heidi. Follow Heidi on her blog Blue Scallop Creations and on Instagram @bluescallopcreations.

Every year, my list of Christmas cards to make needs to include a few retro-themed designs.  I’ve always been a fan of the aluminum trees and tinsel and festive starbursts of the 1950s.  I can always count on Tim Holtz to come out with something that fits the bill.  Today’s project was made with the versatile Ornamental Birds die set from Sizzix/Tim Holtz.

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Patchwork Pumpkin

10By General Craft Contributor Michelle

Make a fun patchwork pumpkin with this simple, no-glue technique, that’s great for using up fabric scraps from your stash.

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