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Paper crafts
Butterfly shell greeting card
Posted by Chica on August 17, 2010

Arrange tiny shells from the beach to look like a flock of butterflies and use them to decorate a greeting card or piece of art.

Dry erase board from acrylic scrapbook page
Posted by Jo on August 5, 2010

Use a page from an acrylic scrapbook to create a customized and simple dry erase board.

Ice cream party invitation
Posted by Jo on July 15, 2010

Use air-dry clay and an ice cream scoop to make amazing ice cream party invitations.

Feature Friday – Vintage Collage Journals
Posted by Jo on June 4, 2010

Read our review of ‘Vintage Collage Journals’, a book for the creative journal writer that shows techniques for embellishing journals using scrapbooking materials and techniques. The author, Maryjo Koch, combines paper ephemera with drawing and calligraphy to create handmade journals.

Wedding program template
Posted by Chica on May 24, 2010

Use our free wedding program template to create your programs, then decorate them to match your style with a simple punch and decorative paper.

Feature Friday – Gift bags made from envelopes
Posted by Chica on May 14, 2010

Learn how to turn a regular envelope into a sweet little bag, perfect for gifts or wedding favors!

Super Mario Brothers characters
Posted by Jo on May 13, 2010

Use our free downloadable templates and colored paper to make the Goomba and Koopa characters from Super Mario Brothers.

Gift card pillow box template
Posted by Jo on May 6, 2010

Download our template to make custom pillow boxes for gift cards and small gifts.

Paint chip greeting cards
Posted by Chica on April 19, 2010

Cut leftover paint chips into geometric shapes and use them to create colorful and creative greeting cards.

Feature Friday – Mixed media dollhouses
Posted by Jo on April 9, 2010

Check out a great new book we found to get inspiration for making your own mixed media dollhouses out of ordinary household items.

Gin Rummy score sheet
Posted by Chica on April 5, 2010

Use our downloadable template and simple padding technique to make Gin Rummy score sheet pads.

Easter egg hunt invitation
Posted by Chica on March 11, 2010

Make adorable Easter egg hunt invitations with our easy download-and-print template.

Feature Friday – Quilted notecards
Posted by Chica on March 5, 2010

Check out this really great tutorial we found for making quilted notecards. They’re not only gorgeous, but easy, cheap, and fun!

St. Patrick’s Day treat bag tags
Posted by Chica on February 25, 2010

Download our free template to print your own St. Patrick’s Day tags. Then use them to decorate bags full of treats, like chocolate-drizzled popcorn!

CD case gift card holder
Posted by Chica on February 15, 2010

Turn an old CD jewel case into a holder for an iTunes gift card. This clever package makes a boring gift card actually fun to give!

Football party invitation
Posted by Chica on January 20, 2010

Use our free, downloadable template to make your own football party invitations that are perfect for a birthday party or the Super Bowl.

Use leftover scrapbooking supplies
Posted by Jo on January 5, 2010

Create greeting cards out of your leftover scrapbooking supplies.

Personalize gifts with photo tags
Posted by Chica on December 14, 2009

Make quick photo tags for your Christmas gifts this year and delight all your family members on Christmas morning!

Play Santa with Naughty and Nice tickets
Posted by Chica on December 8, 2009

Remind people that Santa is watching with these cute little Naughty and Nice tickets.

Christmas postcards from recycled gift boxes
Posted by Chica on December 4, 2009

Save money this Christmas by recycling old gift boxes into festive Christmas postcards

Penguin invite for New Year’s Eve
Posted by Chica on December 2, 2009

Invite friends to ring in the new year with this adorable penguin invitation. Our printable template makes it so easy!

“Good Mail Day” interview and giveaway!
Posted by Jo on November 17, 2009

Be inspired to send and receive more in your mail box besides bills! Learn beautiful techniques for creating mail art.

Ouija board party invitation
Posted by Jo on October 11, 2009

Download our template to make your own Ouija board themed party invitations.

Halloween Cupcake Collars
Posted by Chica on October 5, 2009

Use our latest Halloween-themed Cupcake Collar designs to turn boring cupcakes into a fun and spooky treat. It’s so easy with our downloadable designs!

Make favor boxes for weddings and more
Posted by Chica on October 1, 2009

Learn how to make cute favor boxes for any occasion out of printed cardstock and using our handy downloadable template.

Super Mario Brothers birthday party invitation
Posted by Jo on September 28, 2009

Make our 1-UP Super Mario Brother party invitations using our step-by-step instructions and downloadable template.

Chili cook-off party invitations
Posted by Chica on September 7, 2009

Download and print our template to create invitations for your chili cook-off party

Feature Friday – Interview with the author of “Re-Bound”
Posted by Chica on September 4, 2009

Read our interview with the author of ”Re-Bound: Creating Handmade Books from Recycled and Repurposed Materials” and no doubt you’ll me just as inspired as we are!

Feature Friday – Paper dolls and gorgeous printables
Posted by Chica on August 28, 2009

Find out where to download free paper doll printables as well as lots of gorgeous illustrations and designs.

Organization and inspiration for rubber stamps
Posted by Jo on August 27, 2009

Organize your rubber stamp collection and get inspired to use them at the same time!

Recycle old CD cases for scrapbook storage
Posted by Jo on August 13, 2009

Use old CD jewel cases to organize your scrapbook embellishments.

Handmade wedding invitations
Posted by Chica on July 23, 2009

See three beautiful examples of handmade wedding invitations and get inspired to create your own.

Feature Friday – The art of paper cutting
Posted by Chica on June 5, 2009

Try out the ancient art of paper cutting and use this great book as an introduction to the art form. With templates, photos, and easy project ideas, you’ll be creating masterpieces in no time!

Create a photo guest book for your wedding
Posted by Chica on June 2, 2009

Make a photo guest book for your wedding that you’ll love to flip through for years to come. Store guest photos and their sentiments together in an album for a great keepsake.

Feature Friday – Tips and business information for greeting card designers
Posted by Jo on May 29, 2009

Visit this featured site to get great tips from a professional card designer on making your own cards and even marketing them for sale to large corporations.

Feature Friday – Make a Sudoku book
Posted by Chica on May 22, 2009

See how one of our readers collected Sudoku puzzles and made them into a pad using our padding compound.

LifeSavers candy party favors
Posted by Chica on May 19, 2009

Wrap rolls of LifeSavers candy in bright paper and ribbon to make the perfect little party favor or unique Thank You card.

Feature Friday – Make your own embossed scrapbook paper
Posted by Chica on April 24, 2009

Learn an easy technique to give regular scrapbook paper a glittery, embossed finish.

Make your own CD/DVD holders
Posted by Jo on April 23, 2009

Use decorative paper or card stock and our easy template to make your own CD or DVD holders.

Feature Friday – Inspiration for paper crafts
Posted by Jo on March 20, 2009

Check out a great site full of tips, ideas, and tutorials for designing fun and interesting paper crafts.

Feature Friday – Ideas for handmade greeting cards
Posted by Chica on March 13, 2009

Read about one of our favorite sources of inspiration for creative handmade greetings.

Decorate a gift package with a giant name
Posted by Chica on March 2, 2009

Decorate an ordinary gift with giant letters spelling the recipient’s name. This is a great idea for gifts for young kids who are just learning to recognize their own name, and will love it!

Add photos to chipboard for scrapbook pages
Posted by Chica on February 16, 2009

Use chipboard cutouts as a basis for mounting photos on a scrapbook page. The fun shapes and dimension will really make your photos pop.

Feature Friday – Make a card with ribbon scraps
Posted by Chica on February 13, 2009

Use the tiniest scraps of ribbon to make a gorgeous card

New glossy finish for our folding photo cubes
Posted by Chica on February 5, 2009

Learn to create a glossy finish on our folding photo cubes, to make them look nicer and last longer.

Create a custom lamp shade with your Cricut
Posted by Jo on February 3, 2009

Use your Cricut machine to create a shadow design for a plain lampshade.

Feature Friday – Valentine pop-up cards
Posted by Jo on January 23, 2009

Learn how to make a pop-up Valentine card for your child’s next Valentine exchange at school.

Recycle your Christmas cards
Posted by Jo on January 6, 2009

Recycle the Christmas cards you receive using these 10 different ideas. Learn how to make scrapbooks and bookmarks and get ideas for donating them.

Turn your Christmas cards into a scrapbook
Posted by Jo on December 4, 2008

Collect all of your Christmas cards and other items of memorabilia and make them into a scrapbook using a hole punch and book rings.

Handmade Christmas cards with a removable ornament
Posted by Chica on November 25, 2008

Make fun and easy Christmas cards that have a removable ornament to be hung on the tree. With minimal waste and maximum re-usability, these cards are rather “green”!

Please visit Chica and Jo at http://www.chicaandjo.com for even more clever ideas!