Every year, I like to do something a little different for my gifts. This year, I kind of went with a snowflake theme. In fact, I even included a lot of silver, which is not something I normally do. My decor for Christmas is mostly gold, pink, and teal, but when I fall in love with a wrapping paper, the rest just kind of falls into place. And that's really what happened! My shiny silver "birch bark" wrapping paper, that I found by fluke, just drew me in. I used it to wrap

Today's paper craft was a little messy I will admit because I used my glitter card stock to make these pretty poinsettia leaves that can be used to make Christmas cards or tags, gift toppers, or even a little holiday greeting. Although they are not very big, the more you make, the greater the impact they will have when bunched together. So gather the following to make your own paper poinsettias to start decorating today! TOOLS & MATERIALS: Glitter card stock in pinks and red

We are approaching Christmas at a very fast rate (at least to me)! I feel that December is passing us by so quickly, but I am happy to say that I've gotten my "big" presents bought and out of the way, and now I can focus on those last minute stocking gifts, which are my favourite gifts to buy of all! I find so much pleasure in buying the small things. Things that are usable, but cute, and yet still so much thought goes into each and every one of those presents for the perso

Here we go friends, another gift tag post for this holiday season! These snowman tags use mostly scraps, which hopefully you already have. But if you want to get the exact same look, the card stock I used for the tag shapes is called "Winter Dream" by Recollections, a product that can be found at Michaels. When I recently visited my local store, almost all of their Christmas was sold out! So hurry in if you can. I had a hard time finding something similar online. This is w

Do you remember when marquee signs were all the rage? It was a few years ago, and that was around the same time I made these mini "JOY" marquee inspired cards. And today, I'm sharing the free SVG file with you to create one or more of your own! I absolutely enjoyed making these sweet little cards, but I had some help from my Silhouette CAMEO, which is one of my favourite tools for card making (because it makes crafting cards a cinch!) The look is so professional, and it saves

Here is a very easy craft anyone can do with paper: accordion Christmas angels! Each one of these angels measure about 6 1/2" in length. Once I was done making my three, I hung them on my Christmas tree :) And because they are white against a green tree, they make quite a statement. In fact, I plan on making a few more! There's not much to them, take a look! TOOLS & MATERIALS: 8 1/2" x 11" white card stock Paper trimmer Scoring board Stapler Hot glue gun 2" circle punch Cra

This is probably one of my favourite looks for the holidays: soft pinks, greens and reds, with some shiny gold accents. These holiday tags were once again inspired by dollar store finds, which is the least expensive way to go when crafting for any occasion. My favourite visits are always during seasonal times, whether it is looking for Christmas craft supplies, Valentine's, Halloween, you name it. For today's post, I went to my local Dollarama store, where I found the puffy

I am really excited about today's post because it's been a long time since I did a Christmas DIY that wasn't with paper. Plus, I love everything about these little trees - from the silver and white tinsel that brings back nostalgic Christmas memories of decades past; to the bright and shiny round baubles in all my favourite colours! And it isn't just me who loves these little additions to my holiday decor this year. When my 9-year-old daughter saw them, she said: "Oh, those

This easy holiday craft can be done with the whole family! Make it a "crafternoon" punching, taping, then hanging these festive 3D paper ball ornaments on the tree! There's not a whole lot you need for this project. See for yourself below. TOOLS & MATERIALS: Patterned Christmas card stock 2 1/2" circle punch Scoring board Crafter's tape 1/8" white ribbon (or other colour) Scissors DIRECTIONS (FOR ONE BALL ORNAMENT): Each ornament will have six sides. So, punch out two circl