To be fair, I admit this isn’t a NEW freebie, but it totally applies to the direction I’ve been going with the Vintage Labels. Back in 2007 I created a Photoshop action to emulate the effects of Holga/toy cameras, and it’s been a permanent fixture in my PS workspace ever since.  For use with B&W and color photos alike, I hope you guys find it...

It seems like I never have time to just sit down and scrapbook anymore … so I literally forced myself to close my email, logout of skype, and turn on some music.  SO glad I did.  A couple of hours of scrappy bliss is totally worth it!  I wanted to play around with some of my latest products, so I sat down with some fresh cuts of the Parisian Page Kit, 45...

Check out taylorinco‘s altered tank top ~ love the layering! Silhouette users: you can find my swirly rhinestone design...

Browsing the Silhouette Flickr group today, I came across these awesome cards by a crafty chick who goes by SudsMuffinCanada.  I love how she used the titles exactly as designed (with the double matting) – it just POPS right off the card! Fab work!  What a lucky pair of teachers =) PS: Silhouette users, you can find my “Best Teacher Ever” title...

One thing I’ve definitely noticed since its debut back in winter 07, is that crafters use the paper backing to the Voila felt strips in projects almost as often as the Voila itself.  I’ve seen it painted, embossed, scrapped for “parts” (individual swirlies & such), the list goes on … SO many options. In this recent project dedicated...

Often times during my lengthy click-happy gallery wanderings, I’m stopped dead in my tracks by a project that just ROCKS the pants off a particular product or collection.  I mean, don’t get me wrong… there are gazillions of gorgeous cards and scrapbook pages out there, but as a designer it’s really satisfying for me to see the end result of...