Here are some ideas for how to use your free 6” Scrappy Triangle foundations. (Download yours now!)

We are on a mission to use up our scraps (or at least make it so we need a slightly smaller bin to hold them in). Our second quilt pattern this year helps with that goal! Checkmate is a scrap friendly foundation paper pieced pattern. Like most of our quilts, Checkmate started out completely different. When we originally designed the flowers, they were in a much more static placement. We loved the flowers, but the quilt didn’t quilt pop. After playing around and turning the whole thing on it’s side (quite literally), we ended up with our final quilt. Our version features over 100 different fabrics. There are a couple repeats, but for the most part, each print or solid is only used once. We had such a fun time going through our scrap bins and making color stacks that we liked. I love making quilts like this, because the different values and prints really seem to make the top glow. Checkmate is a foundation paper pieced pattern. It’s only 2 different pieces though (mirrored images), so totally doable for a beginner FPP quilter. Just be willing to take your time, as foundation paper piecing tends to take a little longer than regular piecing. We used Kona Cottons for our solids: White Steel Sour Apple Corn Yellow This quilt gets it’s name from the checkerboard in the background. The offset squares with the diagonal flowers creates a great contrast and adds movement and interest to the top. We also like to keep things interesting and set it off center. When we were ready to take the photos, we had a weekend planned in St George. It was the perfect backdrop to the quilt. If you don’t happen to have an abundant scrap pile, or just prefer non scrappy quilts, we have you covered as well. The pattern includes yardage amounts for the flowers. You’ll want 8 different fabrics and will be making 2 flowers from each fabric. The pattern includes fabric requirements and instructions for 4 different sizes: Baby, Throw, Twin, and Queen (Throw is shown). You can now purchase the pattern as a PDF download in our Etsy Shop.

A crafting blog using Close To My Heart, Cricut and Artiste, Artbooking, and Art Philosphy cartridges.

Here are a few page sketches just for FUN~ Sometimes I get scrapbookers BLOCK and I need inspiration. Sometimes my albums start looking li...

Over 40 Different Foundation Paper-Pieced Scrappy Half-Square Triangle Quilt Ideas!

Simple blocks, a sparkly layout, and a quick finish. Waterwheel is a free English paper pieced (EPP) quilt pattern perfect for beginner and seasoned stitchers alike! Make it scrappy, gender neutral or even two tone, you can't go wrong! Click to read the pattern and then download the free printables!

Okay so here it is--my very first tutorial. Try not to judge me too harshly. Ever since I made my round 11 quilt for the Doll Quilt Swap I've had quite a few people as me for a tutorial or pattern for it. Well I didn't have one--I just figured it out on the fly. But I thought this might be a good way for me to cut my teeth as far as tutorials go, so here you have it. First of all some notes. All seams are 1/4". This tutorial is for a doll-sized quilt since most inquiries were about that size, but it could easily be translated into bigger blocks for a real quilt. Okay, here we go! Okay, now you need to cut your fabric. You will need to cut your background fabric into 42 3.5" squares. Next, cut the zig-zag fabric into 2" strips. I used Kona Ash for the background and some Good Folks scraps I've been hoarding for awhile now. The strips were various lengths but I found I didn't need much--a fat quarter of each fabric will leave you with LOTS of extra fabric. All cut out? Good. You're ready to sew. Lay a strip of patterned fabric across the background fabric at a diagonal. The exact angle isn't important, especially if you're going for a wonky look. Set your machine for a quarter inch stitch, and line your presser foot up with the edge of the patterned fabric. Sew, sew, sew. Flip the fabric over and press. Note--you will need to press the seams so that the strip is folded over, not the backing. You will need the square to stay square for a little while longer. See what I mean about the square? Okay good. Now keep it flipped over. Now it's time to trim the excess strip fabric away. Using the square as the template, cut along the edges. Flip it over and check it out!! Sorry. I feel like such a tease now. But you're really almost done! Flip the strip back over so it's like it was when you first sewed it on... ...and do what the picture tells you to. Now, repeat the process 41 more times. This doesn't take as long as you'd think, especially if you chain piece. All done? Good. You should have some nice little stacks that you can proceed to play with until you find a good layout. Here's mine: Now, about that layout. I'm sure you can figure it out by trial and error, but here's the pattern I used to get that lightning effect: Got it? Now you're ready to sew it all together, and you end up with this: Tada! You're done! Now you're ready to quilt and bind, baby. Hope you like this, let me know if you all have any suggestions!

This Pinwheel Style page pattern is one of my favorites because it creates multiple horizontal and vertical spots. You can find several variations of the "pinwheel" through out my scrapbook albums. I'll show them on future posts. Page Pattern Description: a 4.375 in square is the center of attention on...

This block was inspired by this wonderful block, but simplified and changed. Here are the cutting measurements I used to make a 12" (12 1/2" unfinished) block.

**This is a digital file that you will need to print, if you prefer a paper pattern, you can purchase one from our website https://www.onwilliamsstreet.com/.** Checkmate is a modern quilt pattern using foundation paper piecing to create flowers across a checkerboard background. A great scrappy quilt or perfect for your favorite fabric collection. • Pattern shown is for a throw quilt, about 60 x 69" in size • Layouts for a baby, throw quilt, twin and a queen size bed quilt are included • Beginner friendly quilt pattern • Foundation Paper Piecing block construction • PDF pattern for immediate download

A blog about two modern cousins who quilt, sew, knit, stitch and craft everyday.

Hi friends! It's time for a new Mojo Monday sketch! As always, you're free to play along with any papercrafting products your heart desires and enter as many creations as you like. Use the sketch as inspiration for your creation, then come link it up below so I can come take a look! The linky for this challenge will close on July 26, 2020. I have included dimensions on the graphic later in this post, but feel free to change them up to suit your needs. I had to take a peek back to see if this sketch had been used before, and was surprised not to see it. The two crossed panels is kind of my go-to start to a card, especially with patterned paper. I typically use a circle as the focal point, but decided to switch to a square for a change. The stamps are from the new Summer Fruits set from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps. I had a lot of fun coloring them with Copics, then playing around with some new to me papers from Echo Park It's actually a patriotic pad, but totally made me think of picnics and cherry picking, The sentiment is masked off to use just par and I added the missing you from the Rose Banner set above. Alrighty, now it's your turn! I hope you enjoy creating with this sketch! Thanks so much for stopping by! Please join me for Mojo Monday! Click here to enter If you shop through the affiliated links below I get a small percentage of the sale price at no cost to you! It's not a lot, but it does help pay the monthly fees for the linkup widget for Mojo Monday and other web and email services that help me keep Mojo Monday running smoothly! Thanks so much! 💙

Pin It We all have paper scraps! No matter what we create... layouts, tags and more. Instead of throwing them away, let's see what othe...

Do you struggle to combine patterned papers on your scrapbook layouts? Follow these five tips from Alice, and soon you’ll be a pro. Start easy by using a kit or patterned paper collection, an…

It feels like it has been forever since I have posted on here, the summer has flown by! The new catalog from Close To My Heart is out and the products are amazing! So many huge changes and improvements! One of the NEW PRODUCTS that caught my eye is the NEW FLOWER MARKET Circut cartridge! All I can say is WOWZA! It is amazing! I have always been attracted to all things flowers, so this really made my heart sing! Ask my boys, I have scrapbooked my oldest sons hockey pictures with layers and layers of flower (manly ones of course) and it turned out awesome. Maybe I will remember to post that at some point! Anyway back to the matter at hand! I was inspired to do this calendar by a similar concept that I had seen at the Close To My Heart National Convention in June. It really brought me back to the dilemma that I have had for many many years of creating a beautiful layout for the months of the calendar and then letting it go "to waste" when the calendar was finished. I thought what a great idea just to incorporate the calendar page right into the first page of a two page layout! Duh... sounds so simple and I'm sure the idea has been recreated many many times, scrapbook calendars have been around forever. I do a calendar workshop almost every year and this concept was perfect! I had so much fun doing these layouts! Im totally in LOVE with glitter and flowers, so what a perfect combo! I loved the stark contract between the back, gold and red in the February layout. The boots in April... adorable! Sunflowers speak for themselves, such bold beauties. Wheat for September of course, for many years my father farmed and that was always harvest time! Poppies to celebrate and remember our fallen soldiers (Canadian thing) they deserve to be honoured and remembered, and who can resist a classy white poinsettia for December! This was my very first guide and HOLY COW, what a lot of work! I'm so glad to have the support from many other consultants and people from around the WORLD. Shout out to my AU, NZ, USA CTMH sisters! You have made all my time and effort worth it! You have filled my heart with many encouraging words, support and the Close To My Heart Corperate team has been amazing in this journey! As you can see above, this is 24 pages of spectacular! Perfect for a gift, to show off on your own wall or for all my consultant peeps, to hold a workshop! January packs a punch with the NEW colour of the year SEA GLASS! I am still amazed by the LACK of glitter that is all over my circut mat when I'm finished cutting out shapes. I have used competitors brands of glitter paper in the past, and this is for sure one of those occasions where once you try it you will never go back! No glittery mess! Traditional valentines colours really work well on this page! The GOLD glitter flowers with the black cardstock overlay really highlight eloquence! I was a little hesitant about using the "lettered" patterned paper in this collection. I really thought that it screamed "school", but how wrong I was! It gave enough pattern to complement but didn't overwhelm this layout! It let the focus fall on the magnificent flowers and glitter! Ahh April showers... I have always loved this saying. The boots are so stinkin cute, I would totally buy a spotted pair just like these in the real world! Amaryllis ... the title kind of speaks for itself. Simple bends to shape the flowers combined with simple pattern paper, gave these flowers some great dimension! This layout is a similar rendition of a layout in the annual inspiration book! Page 22-23 shows you how versatile the NEW Enchantment fundamentals are! LOVE THEM! Found more inspiration from the Annual Inspirations idea book! That just show that these are way more then a catalog, it is filled with amazing artwork from amazing artists. I ALWAYS keep my for future inspiration, it is a great resource. The colour combo on this reminded me very much of a retired paperback we once had named Tommy! I love to mix and match colour combos from previous paper packs. Again that is where keeping those past idea books comes in handy! Simple, yet makes a bold statement. Cutting oversize images, hanging them over the edge and trimming is a great way to embellish your page or card! The cocoa image on the 2nd page is actually a "container" designed to "hold" flowers on the flower market cartridge (kind like the boot idea in the April layout) so don't let your mind limit you to what the images were intended for. This made the perfect background image. Poppy was the perfect colour for the Poppy layout. This really speaks to Canadian Remembrance Day, but is so pretty it can be used for any special moment! Again with the SEA GLASS, I can't get enough! It pairs perfectly with peacock paper. The poinsettias (as well as all of the other flowers) has been shimmered up with the NEW shimmer pen. I comes out clear so you can accent over ANY colour to give it that WOW factor! So that pretty much sums up the workshop, here are the details on how to get busy making your own! The whole guide including pictures, cutting instructions, dimensions and supply list will be EMAILED to you upon purchase of the supplies from my website createbyjennifer.closetomyheart.ca They are easy to follow instructions that will guide you through making your very own calendar month by month! My CTMH peeps are welcome to order these files and use to grow their business. They can be used in workshops settings! To consultants located in Canada you have the option to pay $30 to receive the guide OR place an order of $30 on my WEBSITE and get the guide FREE! Consultants outside Canada can purchase the guide for $30 as a tool to build their business. Email HERE for details. or Click HERE to purchase Workshop Consumable Supply List: Z3184 – My Creations Calendar Z3240 - Sea Glass glitter paper Z3238 - Gold glitter paper Z3089 - Grey Enamel Gems Z3274 – Clear Sparkles Z3254 - Enchantment Fundamentals Paper Pack 4 Sea Glass cardstock 7 Peacock cardstock 40 White daisy cardstock ( just a note this number can be reduced by 12-15 pieces if you do not cut the white photo mats I used to show photo placement) 5 Whisper Cardstock 4 Pomegranate Cardstock 1 Juniper Cardstock 1 Slate Cardstock 6 Fern Cardstock 3 New England Ivy Cardstock 13 Black Cardstock 4 Sapphire Cardstock 1 Eggplant Cardstock 1 Thistle Cardstock 2 Poppy Cardstock 3 Gold rush Cardstock 2 Canary Cardstock 2 Saffron Cardstock 4 Cashmere Cardstock 4 Dessert Sand Cardstock 7 Cocoa Cardstock 1 Crystal Blue Cardstock Tools: Z3285 - Flower market circuit cartridge Z3167 - Artistry Cricut cartridge Z2049 - Piercing and embossing Tool Kit Z1979 – Journaling Pen Z726 – Sponge Daubers Z3293 - Shimmer Brush – clear Z3132 – Watercolor paints Z3225 – Watercolor brush medium Z2805 – Black Ink Pad (optional for edges) Z2814 – Cocoa Ink Pad (optional for edges) Z3260 – Heart Thin Cuts (if you don’t want to purchase these, use image from cricut cartridge) B1547 – Wedding Wishes (you can use any stamp that is thin to boarder the edge of mat in February)

For the month of May I am a Guest Designer over at Uniquely Creative. Uniquely Creative creates Kits using Kaisercraft papers and an assortment of other delicious crafty goodies. Inside the Kits are instructions to create many beautiful projects. I have four projects inside the May Kit. This is my fifth BONUS Layout Scrapbook Tutorial. This Layout has NO FUSSY CUTTING and uses SCRAPS so save this Layout until after you have finished all the other layouts in the kit. The best things about the Uniquely Creative Kits is that they give you a starting point for creative projects, all the

Take your scrapbook game to the next level with these scrapbooking ideas! It's the perfect, crafty way to celebrate life's big moments and milestones.

Herringbone baby boy quilt in Paris, displayed in the baby's bedroom.

I got home from work and didn't like the way the layout looked. The birds were too lined up into what looked like rows, so I moved a lot of things around, and I really like this a lot better than yesterday's layout. I knew it would be tricky to sew together, so I printed it out and tried to work out how to sew it together. The boxes scribbled in gray are the extra WOW pieces I need to add, and the dark lines are the blocks I will construct. Then I'll sew it together. Somehow. Of course, there will be minor changes and adjustments

As part of the Rainbow Scrappy Challenge blocks, I am making a bird of the month in the color of the month. The woodpecker says that August is his month. The pukeko objected saying that he looks more like Angela's indigo sky than a stupid woodpecker although he was already the bird for May. Eventually there will be twelve owls, and they can be the jury.

To view or purchase our kits, please click here. For our sketch challenge (deadline: June 14), please click here. ------------------------------ Today we have a wonderful tutorial to share from My Creative Scrapbook Guest Designer Stacy Cohen featuring our June Limited Edition kit! Here's Stacy: "Hi everyone! I’m thrilled to be a Guest Designer at My Creative Scrapbook this month! Today I’m going to share how I made the layered patterned paper waves on my “Lovely” layout. 1. Cut a piece of cardstock that is the approximate size you want your wavy paper block to be. I cut mine to 7” wide because I wanted it to align with the edges of my 5” x 7” photo. Grab a pencil and a flexible ruler (if you have one). 2. Draw horizontal curvy lines from top to bottom. Note: You don’t need a flexible ruler to draw the curvy lines; you can easily freehand draw them. 3. Cut along the curvy lines. These pieces will be your cutting templates. It helps to number them so that you can choose the order of the patterned paper pieces to cut. 4. Use the wavy sections as templates to trace and cut the curvy sections from patterned paper. This is a great way to use up your scraps!! 5. Once you’ve traced and cut all the curvy sections, you can ink or stitch the edges, if desired. 6. Cut another piece of cardstock the same width as the first piece you cut and use it as the base for the wavy paper pieces. Adhere the wavy paper pieces to the cardstock starting from top to bottom, slightly overlapping each piece. Cut off any excess cardstock on the bottom. You can always go back and add some more wavy layers if you want to make your paper block taller. And VOILA!" Stacy Cohen My Creative Scrapbook Guest Designer ------------------------------ Here's the June Limited Edition kit: and here's more of Stacy's beautiful work using this kit: Be sure to visit Stacy's blog, here, for even more amazing inspiration! My Creative Scrapbook kit club is all about you and helping you preserve your memories in a fun and creative way. For information about subscribing to any of our monthly kits, please visit our website, here.

Happy Memorial Day to everyone! Our family raised our flag this morning and said the pledge of allegiance, and now we're looking forward to ...

How to use value, scale, and placement to choose fabric for your quilt.

English paper piecing (EPP) is easy to make and a lot quicker than you would expect. How to make a scrappy flower hexagon quilt You can download the hexagon template (google doc). Print…

To view or purchase our kits, please click here. For our sketch challenge (deadline: June 14), please click here. ------------------------------ Today we have a wonderful tutorial to share from My Creative Scrapbook Guest Designer Stacy Cohen featuring our June Limited Edition kit! Here's Stacy: "Hi everyone! I’m thrilled to be a Guest Designer at My Creative Scrapbook this month! Today I’m going to share how I made the layered patterned paper waves on my “Lovely” layout. 1. Cut a piece of cardstock that is the approximate size you want your wavy paper block to be. I cut mine to 7” wide because I wanted it to align with the edges of my 5” x 7” photo. Grab a pencil and a flexible ruler (if you have one). 2. Draw horizontal curvy lines from top to bottom. Note: You don’t need a flexible ruler to draw the curvy lines; you can easily freehand draw them. 3. Cut along the curvy lines. These pieces will be your cutting templates. It helps to number them so that you can choose the order of the patterned paper pieces to cut. 4. Use the wavy sections as templates to trace and cut the curvy sections from patterned paper. This is a great way to use up your scraps!! 5. Once you’ve traced and cut all the curvy sections, you can ink or stitch the edges, if desired. 6. Cut another piece of cardstock the same width as the first piece you cut and use it as the base for the wavy paper pieces. Adhere the wavy paper pieces to the cardstock starting from top to bottom, slightly overlapping each piece. Cut off any excess cardstock on the bottom. You can always go back and add some more wavy layers if you want to make your paper block taller. And VOILA!" Stacy Cohen My Creative Scrapbook Guest Designer ------------------------------ Here's the June Limited Edition kit: and here's more of Stacy's beautiful work using this kit: Be sure to visit Stacy's blog, here, for even more amazing inspiration! My Creative Scrapbook kit club is all about you and helping you preserve your memories in a fun and creative way. For information about subscribing to any of our monthly kits, please visit our website, here.

This must be sketch week, because I needed a sketch that fit 10 photos in certain sizes, and I couldn't find one I liked, so I made one up. ...

Get Hundreds Of Inspiring Scrapbook Page Ideas, Layouts And Sketches! Learn How To Scrapbook MORE Pages In Less Time!

Here are 3 card ideas to use up your leftover paper scraps. In this video I show you how to make each card along with some other helpful tips.

My daughter-in-law takes the most awesome nature shots and she made the most of her abilities while visiting the Tropical Dream Center in Okinawa. I wanted to get as many of these gorgeous photos on the page as I could, so I turned to Wish In The Wind products to help me make this mosaic. There are nine 3 1/2 x5 photos on this one page and the whole layout only took me about one hour to complete. Want to know how to get started? You'll need some tools: a self-healing cutting mat with one-inch grids; a craft knife with a fresh blade; some repositional glue (tape runner, xyron machine, glue stick - any type of repositional will do); a cork-backed ruler; and some grid paper. http://www.wishinthewind.com/ has all the tools you need to get started, plus they sell the pre-printed grid paper in tons of colors. The grid paper makes laying out your mosaic super easy as the spacing is all figured out for you. You'll also need to choose nine or ten photos and some cardstock in case you want to mat a photo or leave room for a title. It's best to choose some photos that are close-ups as well as some with a bit of background scenery for visual interest.Once you have chosen your photos, coat the back with the repositional glue and choose the photos that you would like to be your main focus. For Paradise Found, I chose three photos and a journaling block to start my page. First, line your photo up on the mat so that one side and either the top or bottom edge are lined up along the dark guidelines on the mat. Lay your ruller along the dark guidelines and cut your photo into squares using the craft knife. Tips: If you are going to cut your photo into 1-inch pieces, be sure your subject's face falls between the dark gridlines. You don't want to cut into their face or cut them off at the neck. Also, if you are going to cut a photo to fill more than one grid, you must add 1/4 inch to each photo. Once you have cut your photo into squares, it will look like this. I used 3 1/2 x5 inch photos. There will be a bit of extra on one short side and one long side of your photo. You can see in this photo that the squares on the bottom are definitely too small. And the squares on the right are just a tad too small. You don't want to use these. Just discard these bits. If you use 4x6 inch photos, you may not have extra bits. Lay your main photos and journaling block on the grid, then begin filling in the grid with your one-inch squares. Don't be concerned if you cannot fit the entire picture in the empty spaces. This will give interest to your page, but don't throw out those extra squares just yet! You may be able to use them to fill in an empty spot. In 'Paradise Found' I used bits of green from the top center picture to fill in a space above the bottom yellow flower. I'll bet you did not notice until I told you so! Have fun with this technique. It is quite easy once you get the hang of it and the final result can be stunning!

For beginner or experienced scrapbookers use these 10 fun and simple scrapbook layouts to DIY today. Fun designs with cute ideas.

Comment créer un moodboard harmonieux? Comment organiser le collage final? Je vous donne ici mes astuces et deux templates gratuits.