Razor Sharp Crafts

Hello Followers! As a hostess at Mini Album Scraps  one of the swaps that I host is the Altered Matchbox Swap.  Now, I know there are people out there that can't get matchboxes, or just have no use for the matches so why buy boxes full of them...?  Well I have made this video with people like you in mind.  I worked out how to create what is considered the "large" matchbox so you can make them out of cardstock!  Also on the Mini Album Scraps site we have a "Templates" page where you can find links to templates and tutorials for all of the other matchboxes shown in this video!!!   This video is long, but I hope it clears up any size confusion you may have and helps you to find and create the size matchbox you are looking for!! Happy Crafting!!!!  

Hello Followers!!! I know a lot of you out there have heard of the Ning sites and are even members of some of them.  Well I'm a member and a hostesses at Mini Album Scraps .  The site is FREE to join and FREE to swap, you just have to pay for your postage!!!  I know, great isn't it??!!  We will have a bunch of new swaps opening on October 1st so if you aren't already a member please head over and check us out!!!! We also have a store on the site with lots of great stuff available!!!  I wanted to share this video with you all, it's a haul of great stuff that I ordered from the store!!! I hope you will head over and join our site and enter in some of our great swaps!!!! Happy Crafting!!!!

In the Gratitude Junk Journal that I made I made a journaling/ photo mat spot to put in it.  I recently had a request to show how to make it, so I did a video tutorial for it.  I'm really liking doing videos now so I'm hoping there are many more to come!!! I hope this tutorial inspires you to create one and maybe even add your own unique twist to it :) Happy Crafting!!!!

I can't believe it's taken me this long to make this post!!!  This is a video of a mini album that I made for my mom.  It is a memory album of her late husband.  He past away on July 5th, 2011 after a battle with Pancreatic Cancer.  I wanted to make my mom an album to hold all of her favorite pictures of him and this is what I can up with. I used Kraft cardstock for the base pages and the base of the photo mats.  Then I used Graphic 45's A Proper Gentleman paper collection to decorate it and a tan colored cardstock for the photomats.   The tabs for the photomats were made using the Stampin' Up! Large Round Tab punch, which I just recently got and I'm in love with it!!! Corrections:  Cover is made of chipboard wrapped with cardstock not made of just  cardstock.  Tim Holtz Frayed Burlap distress ink was used to ink the edges of the photomats. I would also like to thank Patricia Murray at Fox and Murray Funeral Home for sen...

Hello Followers! I've be volunteering over at Mini Album Scraps as a hostess to a few swaps.  Our newest swap is an Altered Ticket swap.  Sign-ups for the swap are open until the 15th of September.  If you would like to join the site and participate in swaps, which by the way is ALL FREE!!!! , click here , and join the site. I have also created a video that shows how you can create tickets to alter if you don't have the Tim Holtz ticket die. I hope you enjoy this little tutorial!!! Happy Crafting!!!!

I recently did a giveaway on my Facebook page when I hit 100 likes and this is what I made for the winner.  I made this following  Paper Phenomenal 's video tutorial on Ustream.  She is a great inspiration you should definitely check her out!!!!  She also has some great tutorials that you can purchase on her blog!! I hope you enjoy!!!! Happy Crafting!!!!

I entered in the April/May Junk Journal swap over at Mini Album Scraps , and we had to make a Gratitude Junk Journal for our partner.  My partner was Beverly and she said that she wanted a pretty journal to put all of their successes in.  She said that she liked all colors, but she wasn't a fan of orange and really dark colors.   I absolutely love Basic Grey's Sweet Threads paper collection, and it is mostly all bright colors, so I used it and Echo Park's For the Record paper collection.   I LOVE the way this journal turned out!!!   I would have to say this is one of my best creations so far!!! Beverly, I hope you enjoy your journal!!!! Happy Crafting!!!!

I'm finally getting into making videos for YouTube.  Here is a video that I made last year but didn't know how to piece it together until now.  It is a video on how I made the ladybug card that I posted in November of last year. I hope you enjoy!!!! Happy Crafting!!!!

A friend of mine asked me to make her a travel themed junk journal for her to add all of her European excursions to.  So here is a video of the finished journal. I hope you enjoy!!!! Happy Crafting!!!!

Here is another video of another Junk Journal that I made.  These are so much fun to make because the possibilities are endless!!!  Again the actual video isn't that great but I used my cellphone again. I hope you enjoy!!!! Happy Crafting!!!!

Here is a video of a Junk Journal that I made.  I had a really good time making this.  The video isn't very great because I used my cellphone.   I hope you all enjoy!!!! Happy Crafting!!!!

I'm going to try to start doing videos on YouTube.  Here is a video that I make, just playing around, getting the feel for it.  It's pictures of my craft projects put to music. Enjoy!!!! Happy Crafting!!!!