National Stamping Month Giveaway!

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The party is not over yet, friends! There are still a few days left of National Stamping Month, and what better way to celebrate this creative outlet than with a giveaway that is sure to get you stamping your art out! ❤

First, and foremost, you can’t get your stamping started without a stamp—so we’re going to give you one! Five lucky winners will receive a set of our My Acrylix^® Holiday Borders, free!!

Whatever the occasion, mix and match these versatile, holiday-inspired borders with patterned papers, Complements, embellishments, or even each other, to create delightful borders, backgrounds, and textures.

To go along with this stamp set, those same five winners will also receive the recommended 1″ x 6½” My Acrylix^® block on which to mount their new borders! (Lucky stampers! 🙂 )

Now lets, see…we’ve got a stamp set, a block to mount the stamps on….what else is there?

How about a Stamping Starter Kit that includes a Black Exclusive Inks™ stamp pad, one My Acrylix^® spritz cleaner and stamp scrubber, and the popular 2″ x 2″ My Acrylix^® block?

Only one of the five winners, the luckiest of the lucky, will also receive this kit along with the stamp set and acrylic block.

To enter the giveaway, make sure you’re subscribed to this blog and then tell us in the comments below what you’re looking forward to creating this upcoming holiday season, even if it’s not with paper. Our five winners will be selected tomorrow, September 26, at 3:00 p.m. MDT, and notified via e-mail (they will not get posted here).

But, wait—there’s more! Make sure to also follow us on Facebook and Instagram to see how else we’re celebrating National Stamping Month!

May the stamps be ever in your favor!

Mini Cricut® Flowers

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When you think about using Cricut® flowers on your scrapbooking, you probably think of something like this…

…a large flower cluster in a corner, or maybe a wreath. This certainly is a beautiful way to embellish a page, but have you ever thought about making your Cricut® flowers itty bitty?

While large flowers create a dramatic focal point, mini-sized flowers add a certain daintiness to your artwork.

To create the littlest flowers on this page, we actually used the inside pieces from the other daisies on the page. Aren’t they so cute and sweet? 🙂

Mini Cricut®-cut flowers also work really well on cards. You can use them to frame your stamping, and when you use layered images like these, you get lots of extra dimension.

Another great thing about mini flowers is that you have more flexibility for arranging them on your page. We love the idea of creating custom borders with these little flowers, like you see on the page above. It creates such a beautiful accent and draws the eye in to the photos.

What do you think about this technique? Tell us in the comments below!

Recipes

12″ x 12″ Remember Page
Z3350 Whimsy Fundamental Paper Packet, 1385 White Daisy Cardstock, X5978 Glacier Cardstock, X5959 New England Ivy Cardstock, X5960 Fern Cardstock, Z3355 Happy Moments Complements, Z3312 Gold Glitter Gems, Z1151 3-D Foam Tape, Z3342 3-D Foam Dots, Z3285 Cricut® Flower Market Collection, Sewing Machine, Thread

Cricut® Shapes:
Flower Market
2 ½” Shift+Background <#> (cut 3, p. 3, #MD4326D)
3 ½” Shift+Background <#> (cut 3, p. 3, #MD4326D)
4″ Shift+Icon <J> (cut 2, p. 27, #MD6F435)
2 ½” <Hibiscus> (p. 30, #MFAD3B7)
1 ½” and 1 ¾” <Rose> (p. 42, #MFAD8CB)
1″ <Daisy> (use just smallest flowers, p. 46, #MFADCF2)

12″ x 12″ XOXO Page
Z3353 Basics Fundamentals Paper Packet, Z3350 Whimsy Fundamental Paper Packet, X5941 Bashful Cardstock, X5974 Raspberry Cardstock, X5946 Linen Cardstock, Z3367 Vellum Paper, Z3238 Gold Glitter Paper, Z3380 Gold Bow Clips, Z3355 Happy Moments Complements, Z3132 Watercolor Paints, Z3188 Paintbrush Set, Z1151 3-D Foam Tape, Z3342 3-D Foam Dots, Z3386 Thin Cuts—Block Alphabet, Z3285 Cricut® Flower Market Collection, Die-cutting Machine

Cricut® Shapes:
Flower Market
1″ Shift+Icon <J> (p. 27, #MD6F435)
1 ½” Shift+Icon <J> (cut 4, p. 27, #MD6F435 )
2″ Shift+Icon <J> (p. 27, #MD6F435)
1″ <Daisy> (cut 2, p. 46, #MFADCF2)
1 ¼” <Daisy> (p. 46, #MFADCF2)

4 ¼” x 5 ½” Thanks Card (Vertical)
B1536 My Acrylix® All the Thanks Stamp Set, Z3352 Enchantment Fundamental Paper Packet, 1385 White Daisy Cardstock, X5941 Bashful Cardstock, X5953 Charcoal Cardstock, X5959 New England Ivy Cardstock, Z3367 Vellum Paper, Z2832 Pewter Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad, Z891 VersaMark™ Ink Pad, Z3363 Enchantment Ribbon Pack, Z3371 Gold Pearls, Z3348 Thin Cuts—Scallop Border, Z3318 Thin Cuts—Basic Circles, Z2066 Ranger™ Princess Gold Embossing Powder, Z555 Craft Heater, Z3316 Shimmer Brush—Gold, Z1151 3-D Foam Tape, Z3285 Cricut® Flower Market Collection, Die-cutting Machine

Cricut® Shapes:
Flower Market
¾” and 1″ <Daisy> (p. 46, #MFADCF2)

4 ¼” x 5 ½” Thank You Card (Horizontal)
B1536 My Acrylix® All the Thanks Stamp Set, 1385 White Daisy Cardstock, X5959 New England Ivy Cardstock, X5953 Charcoal Cardstock, X5941 Bashful Cardstock, Z2832 Pewter Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad, Z891 VersaMark™ Ink Pad, Z1263 Bitty Sparkles, Z2066 Ranger™ Princess Gold Embossing Powder, Z2067 Ranger™ Silver Super Fine Embossing Powder, Z555 Craft Heater, Z3318 Thin Cuts—Basic Circles, Z3285 Cricut® Flower Market Collection, Die-cutting Machine

Cricut® Shapes:
Flower Market
1″ Shift+Background <#> (cut 4, p. 3, #MD4326D)
2″ Shift+Background <#> (cut 4, p. 3, #MD4326D)
2″ Background <i> (p. 18, #MD42E65)
3″ Background <i> (p. 18, #MD42E65)
¾” <Daisy> (cut 2, p. 46, #MFADCF2)
1″ <Daisy> (p. 46, #MFADCF2)

12″ x 12″ Remember Page (Floral Borders)
Z3350 Whimsy Fundamental Paper Packet, 1385 White Daisy Cardstock, X5946 Linen Cardstock, X5953 Charcoal Cardstock, X5955 Pebble Cardstock, X5957 Sapphire Cardstock, X5985 Smoothie Cardstock, X5964 Pomegranate Cardstock, X5941 Bashful Cardstock, Z3361 Whimsy Ribbon Pack, Z3369 Bashful Pearls, Z3285 Cricut® Flower Market Collection, Sewing Machine, Thread

Cricut® Shapes:
Flower Market
1 ½” Shift + Background <#> (cut 6, p. 3, #MD4326D)
2 ½” Flower-2 <j> (cut 8, p. 27, #MD6F398)
2″ Shift + Icon <J> (cut 9, p. 27, #MD6F398)
2″ Flower-1 <z> (cut 5, p. 31, Real Dial Size off, #MD6FE71)
2″ Flower-2 <z> (cut 3, p. 31, Real Dial Size off, #MD6FE40)

Numbers starting with #M specify the image number in Cricut Design Space™

Artwork for All Seasons

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The release of another great idea book means we have an excuse to share even more artwork! When it comes to memory keeping, we know that each person takes a unique approach. We love to see beautiful, high-level artwork, but we know that it isn’t always realistic to add all the bells and whistles to every layout. After all, soccer practice, piano recitals, family meals, and all those other demands are important, too! Today’s artwork celebrates a style of memory keeping that is less elaborate, but no less lovely.

The beauties below are all done with just a few ingredients: B&T Duos™ papers and selected embellishments—no stamping required!

12″ x 12″ You Had Me at Hello Layout
Magic: Card Trick™, X7193B Heartstrings Paper Packet, X7193C Heartstrings Complements, Z3015 Heartstrings Assortment, Z3024 White Shimmer Trim

The charming papers of the Heartstrings paper packet make beautiful layouts devoted to those you love.

Did you notice that the journaling spot on this layout is really a Heartstrings Complement in disguise?

12″ x 12″ Love These Moments Layout
Make It from Your Heart™ Vol. 2: Pattern 2, X7193B Heartstrings Paper Packet, X7193C Heartstrings Complements, Z3015 Heartstrings Assortment, Z3024 White Shimmer Trim

This layout is made of White Daisy bases accented by pieces of B&T from the Heartstrings paper packet.

Aren’t these strips of washi tape fitting? Surprise! These aren’t washi tape strips at all—they’re stickers from the Heartstrings Complements. Their coordinating colors make them the perfect fit for this layout.

12″ x 12″ Love This Layout
Make It from Your Heart™ Vol. 1: Pattern 6, X7194B Hopscotch Paper Packet, X7194C Hopscotch Complements, Z3016 Hopscotch Assortment, Z1752 Sparkles Clear Assortment

This layout is a fun combination of the Hopscotch paper packet and the coordinating Complements.

This Hopscotch hexagon sticker is a nice design element that is ready-to-add. It makes a beautiful page border as it is, but can also be trimmed to fit differently-shaped spaces on your layouts.

12″ x 12″ Fun Day Layout
Make It from Your Heart™ Vol. 2: Pattern 10, X7194B Hopscotch Paper Packet, X7194C Hopscotch Complements, Z3016 Hopscotch Assortment, Z1752 Sparkles Clear Assortment

You don’t have to add a lot to a layout to make it complete! The clean and classy look of this layout is very attractive.

The size of a title isn’t the only feature that can make it stand out. This sentiment from the Hopscotch Complements captures the right tone of the layout and draws the eye right away. It achieves the same look as a stamped image without getting your fingers inky!

Thanks to our coordinating papers and accessories, you’ve got lots of tools at your disposal for creating quality layouts. Get started with these adorable new products from Seasonal Expressions 1!

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