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Paper Crafting with Staples

March 17, 2010 by Kelsey Norwood

I really don’t have much time for scrapbooking anymore, but I do still make cards which I love. And I’m trying to express my thanks to the people in my life more this year, so I have cause to make lots of cards. This particular set I decided to use staples in my embellishing and … Read more

Monday Giveaway – $200 Gift Basket from Roberts Arts and Crafts

January 22, 2010January 18, 2010 by Kelsey Norwood

The winner of the Roberts gift basket is Jane! Her favorite things are the clear stamps. Email your address to kelsey[at]vanillajoy[dot]com before Tuesday to claim the prize. Thanks! THE PRIZE To get you all ready for making your own Valentines and scrapboooking all your Valentine’s photos, Roberts Arts & Crafts is giving away a Valentine’s … Read more

Weekend Giveaway – EZ View Desktop and Craft Desk

December 13, 2009December 4, 2009 by Kelsey Norwood

THE PRIZE

The Original Scrapbox is giving the EZ View Desktop to one Vanilla Joy finalist!

Our winner will go on and be entered into the Grand Prize contest for the EZ View Craft Desk!

Picasa Collage Tutorial

November 5, 2009 by Kelsey Norwood

A while ago when I talked about scrapbooking with smaller pictures, I had some questions about Picasa and how to create a photo collage, so here is a little tutorial on how to do it! Click on each picture to view it larger and see in closer detail the parts I highlighted in red. 1. … Read more

Paint Chip Inspiration

November 3, 2009 by Kelsey Norwood

This weekend we were at Lowe’s picking up some paint and I grabbed a bunch of extra paint chips to see if they couldn’t help me come up with some new color schemes for my scrapbooking pages. I tend to get in a rut with colors, and paint chips are a great way to experiment … Read more

Die Cut Shape Storage Idea

October 1, 2009 by Kelsey Norwood

I used to keep all my extra die cut shapes in a drawer in my Minibox, and I never used them. That drawer just kept getting more and more full! Putting your extra die cut shapes in baseball card sleeves makes using up those extras so much easier. You can organize the shapes in lots … Read more

New Stamping Solutions Cartridge

September 29, 2009 by Kelsey Norwood

Cricut has come out with some real winners lately, and this is one of them. Stamping Solutions is one of my top 2 favorite cartridges (the other is Paper Doll Dress Up, and Everyday Paper Dolls will make the list as well as soon as I get it…) Click on the image to see it … Read more

Creative Memories Shape Makers

February 23, 2009February 13, 2009 by Kelsey Norwood

I don’t generally use punches in my paper crafting because I don’t often find a design I like well enough to buy. BUT. Check out these three Creative Memories paper punches/shape makers – aren’t they great? The Sweet Heart Maker, on the right, is a relatively new shape maker, or at least I haven’t seen … Read more