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Stamps of the Week

February 17, 2012 by Meg | 1 comment

(Man.  I need to think of some better titles for these posts…any brilliant suggestions?)

Pick of the Week time here on the blog…and stamps it is!  Well stamps they are!

These are the stamps sets that coordinate with the Kraft Funday collections from My Mind’s Eye and I’ve just fallen in major like with them!  The patterns are subtle, but you could definitely make them stand out with bright colors or on fun patterns.  They’re adorable for just about any project – and they’ll probably be just as adorable in my new SMASH book (which I’m going to start working on this weekend)!

I’m also thinkin’ those dots would be adorable stamped at random on a 12″ x 12″ layout, to accent a photo…

Happy Weekend!

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“Pin”spiration

February 15, 2012 by Meg | 3 comments

Have you been inspired by Pinterest lately?

I feel like it’s a daily thing for me.  Whether I’m looking for a recipe, a fun way to decorate my kitchen, something crafting to make, or black and white photographs, there is always something that catches my eye.

Here’s what caught my eye this morning (if you click the “read the rest of this entry” I have a bigger image that’s a bit easier to read):

Read the rest of this entry »

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Mini Valentines

February 6, 2012 by Meg | No comments

Valentine’s Day is just over a week away – have you made your Valentines yet?

If you haven’t, don’t fret.  My blog post today is all about making adorable little Valentines in little time.

Check out these adorable mini cards (all part of our Valentine Card Showcase going on in stores now!):

There are SO MANY possibilities for mini cards – and once you get started, sometimes it’s hard to stop!

Mini cards are also a great way to use up those odds and ends you have lying around, especially those scraps of cardstock and patterned paper you just can’t throw away.

Be sure to check out our great selection of Valentine ideas on our website!

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Are you Pinning?

January 24, 2012 by Meg | No comments

Did you know that all of the Archiver’s project ideas have the Pin It button below the image?

Anytime you’re looking around the project ideas section of our website and see a project you just love and have to make (or ScrapLift!), Pin it!  Just click on the Pin It button and it’ll take you to a window where you can add it to any of your boards on Pinterest.

Happy Pinning!

 

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A Holiday Pick of the Week

December 23, 2011 by Meg | No comments

A short post today for this Pick of the Week!

Such an adorable clear stamp from Kaisercraft!

Wishing you all a very blessed Christmas and a wonderful, wonderful holiday!

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Pin of the Week the Fifth

November 29, 2011 by Meg | No comments

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…I think I’ve been saying that for weeks.  Uff da.

Culynn and I just set up our Christmas tree on Sunday night.  It’s my first year with a fake tree (gotta love apartment living!) so we’re going to enjoy that Christmas tree as long as we can!  We even got some cute ornaments this weekend, including a pirate nutcracker, a “Chateau Santa” wine bottle, a hand-carved nativity scene, and personalized wedding cake ornament for our first Christmas.  Aww…

Hopefully my mom won’t read this, but we bought part of her Christmas present over the weekend too and that got me thinking about wrapping present.  Seriously.  I love wrapping presents.  I get it from my mother…she goes all out for present wrapping.  Ribbons, bows, gorgeous papers, the whole nine yards.  That’s where Pinterest comes in…

Pinterest has AMAZING Christmas and holiday ideas and super clever wrapping ideas.  So that’s my Pin of the Week for this week (and there will be more to come in the next couple of weeks).  Check it out:

Easy and adorable.  Some kraft paper (paper bags work great or even newspaper!), an alphabet stamp set, your favorite ink, and some ribbon.  You could also stamp “Merry Christmas” “Happy Holidays” “Happy Hanukkah” “Feliz Navidad” “Happy Birthday”…the list goes on!

Check out another cute stamping idea:

Instead of stamped letters, stamp a fun design all over your paper!  No matter what you stamp or how you stamp, each present is going have that handmade touch that everyone loves.

Happy Wrapping everyone!  Stay tuned for more holiday fun on the blog!

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Thanks for Asking Robin!

October 5, 2011 by Meg | No comments

Hi Blog Readers!

Thanks to all of you who have “Asked Robin” about your scrapbooking, stamping, and crafting questions!

For those of you that haven’t heard of AskRobin, it’s a feature on our website where you can ask any and all questions about scrapbooking, stamping, paper crafting, techniques, tools, etc.  Super easy and a great way to learn more about the crafts you love!  You can also see what other people have posted and Robin’s answers to the questions.

Here are some examples of questions and answers on AskRobin:

So what are you waiting for!  AskRobin today!

 

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One Week!

September 9, 2011 by Meg | 2 comments

So you’ve probably noticed.

We haven’t updated the blog in a while.

Let me show you why…

ScrapFest is ONE WEEK AWAY!  The excitement is definitely in the air around here!  We’re getting everything packed up and ready to go over to the Mall of America.

AND…Christmas is definitely on its way here at Archiver’s…but I’ll save that for next week.  :)

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Stamps, Paints, and a Video

August 12, 2011 by Meg | 4 comments

Happy Friday everyone!  The weekend is finally here…in another seven hours I guess…

It’s another Make and Take Weekend at Archiver’s…we’ve dubbed August “Make and Take Month” because there are just so many cool things to show you!

This weekend, as was mentioned on Facebook and Twitter yesterday, you can make an adorable card using stamps and paints from Claudine Hellmuth.  The stamps are fantastic and the paints are so vibrant!  Love them!

So going along with this, I have a video to share with you!

CHECK IT OUT!

Don’t be afraid of stamping with paints!  It’s super easy and creates such a different look than stamping with ink.

Happy Weekend!

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A “How To” Post

August 9, 2011 by Meg | 1 comment

You asked for it on Facebook…so here you go!

The “how to” I have for you today is about this adorable scrapbook page that Kirsten made:

The polka dots were made using stamps and paints by Claudine Hellmuth (she also used some black VersaFine ink on the dots too).  All you’ll need are the stamp sets you’re going to use (you really could use any stamp or stamp set to create a cool background for a scrapbook page), paints, paint brushes, ink if you choose to use it, and all of your other scrapping items for that page.  So here goes:

Step One: Grab all of your scrapping stuff and get ready to paint!

Step Two: Apply a light layer of paint the the foam stamp.  You can also paint on clear stamps and rubber stamps.

Step Three: Stamp your image.

Step Four: Apply more paint and stamp the image again.  Repeat as many times as you need to complete the image.  On Kirsten’s scrapbook page, she switched colors and then stamped again.

Step Five: Grab the clear stamp (Kirsten used the Claudine Hellmuth stamps that go together) and ink up the stamp with black ink.  She’s using VersaFine.

Step Six: Stamp the image over the image you stamped using paint.

Step Seven: Ta Da!  You’ve created a funky border down the bottom (or side, or top) of your scrapbook page!

It’s easy as that!  Make sure you check out the Claudine Hellmuth stamps and paints.  They really are an easy way to add a lot to your artsy craftsy project!

AND!  There are still seats available for Claudine Hellmuth’s ScrapFest 2011 Workshop!  Check it out!

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