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My Girl Cards by Andrea Budjack

Andrea Budjack is the talent behind these three super cute My Girl cards:

HELLO SUNSHINE CARD by Andrea Budjack

Supplies: Sweet Sadie Paper (35913) - My Girl, Charming Caroline Paper (35907) - Lucky Charm, This & That Paper (35960) - Lucky Charm, Accent & Phrases Cardstock Stickers (42394) - Remarks, Fabric Stickers Soda Pop (42361) - Remarks, Wish Robin's Egg (53457) - Thickers, Fair Ribbons (78066) - Delights

LIFE IS BETTER WITH YOU CARD by Andrea Budjack

Supplies: Cute Chloe Paper (35905) - My Girl, Splendid Sophie Paper (35909) - My Girl, Fabric Stickers Soda Pop (42361) - Remarks, Sweetie (42363) - Remarks, Accent & Phrases Cardstock Stickers (42394) - Remarks, Swing Adhesive Dimensional Stickers (85618) - Details, Acrylic Stamps (59163) - Stamps, Large Decorative Tags (85599) - Bits, Cardstock Die Cut Shapes (85600) - Bits, Kringle & Co Value Pack Ribbon Twine (89430) - Ribbon

YOUR HEART WILL LEAD YOU HOME CARD by Andrea Budjack

Supplies: Stargazer Paper (35982) - My Girl, Charming Caroline Paper (35907) - My Girl, Splendid Sophie Paper (35909) - My Girl, Cute Chloe Paper (35905) - My Girl, Loveable Lily Paper (35906) - My Girl, Fabric Stickers Soda Pop (42361) - Remarks, Aborable Abby Paper (35911) - My Girl, Accent & Phrases Cardstock Stickers (42394) - Remarks, 5th & Frolic Cardstock Stickers (42265) - Remarks, Chipboard Shapes (85601) - Bits, Cardstock Die Cut Shapes (85600) - Bits, 5th & Frolic Value Ribbon Pack (89427) - Ribbon, Large Decorative Tags (85599) - Bits, Clothespin (85664) - Whittles

The My Girl collection winner will be chosen and announced tomorrow so make sure you've scrolled down to Monday's post and entered!

My Girl Guest Designer: Jennifer Chapin

The My Girl Guest Designer is the talented Jennifer Chapin!

Short bio: Hi! My name is Jennifer Chapin, and I am over the moon excited about the opportunity to guest for American Crafts! I am 29 years old; my husband Adam and I live in Eastern Iowa with our 2 children - Keira (3) and Connor (6 months). During the week I work as a nurse but after the kids are in bed you will probably find me scrapping. I have been scrapbooking since 2006 and have been fortunate to work with a lot of great companies and meet some awesome friends.

How did you get started scrapbooking? I was introduced to paper crafting through a stamping party. I wanted to create thank you notes for my wedding. After I found my local scrapbooking store, it was all over!

What is your favorite American Crafts product? Thickers! That is a given. I have collected over 100 packages through the years :)

VINTAGE LOVE by Jennifer Chapin

Sometimes it’s fun to scrap a page about one of your hobbies or passions – even if there are no people in the photos. It will give generations to come a more personal look at your life.

Supplies: Loveable Lily Paper (35906) – My Girl, Precious Penny Paper (35904) – My Girl, Beautiful Bella Paper (35908) – My Girl, Caroline Paper (35907) – My Girl, Tender Tessa Paper (35912) – My Girl, Remarks Stickers (42363) – My Girl, Details Dimensional (85618) – Swing, Adhesive Ribbon Bows (85621) – Details, Fabric Yo-Yo Paper Clips (85622) – Details, Wood Veneer Tags (85620) – Bits, Fair Ribbons (85619) – Delights, Kitten Black (53448) – Thickers, Fabric Yo-Yo Paper Clips (85622) – Details, Clothes Pins (85664) – Whittles, Layered Tags (85617) – Bits, Soda Pop Fabric Stickers (42361) – Remarks

LOVE YOU CARD by Jennifer Chapin

When creating cards, I love making bold sentiments using Thickers. I added a few elements – butterflies, stars and a flower to finish off this card.

Supplies: Honey (710730) – Cardstock, Tender Tessa Paper (35912) – My Girl, Precious Penny Paper (35904) – My Girl, Remarks Stickers (42363) – My Girl, Remarks Puffy Stickers (42362) – My Girl, Details Dimensional (85618) – Swing, Kitten Black (53448) – Thickers

HELLO BEAUTIFUL GIRL PRINTER'S TRAY by Jennifer Chapin

I started out with a plain white printer’s tray and used the My Girl line to embellish it for my daughter’s room. All of the dimensional elements made this a fairly quick project!

Supplies: Precious Penny Paper (35904) – My Girl, Cute Chloe Paper (35905) – My Girl, Charming Caroline Paper (35907) – My Girl, Sunny Savannah Paper (35910) – My Girl, Adorable Abby Paper (35911) – My Girl, Sweet Sadie Paper (35913) – My Girl, Marvelous Madeline Paper (35914) – My Girl, Silly Sarah Paper (35915) – My Girl, Remarks Puffy Stickers (42362) – My Girl, Remarks Stickers (42363) – My Girl, Details Dimensional (85618) – Swing, Adhesive Ribbon Bows (85621) – Details, Fabric Yo-Yo Paper Clips (85622) – Details, Wood Veneer Tags (85620) – Bits, Fair Ribbons (85619) – Delights

PROJECT LIFE SPREAD by Jennifer Chapin

The My Girl collection was perfect for this week of my project life album. We had Valentine’s Day as well as a weekend getaway and the colors worked really well!

Supplies: Beautiful Bella Paper (35908) – My Girl, Precious Penny Paper (35904) – My Girl, Cute Chloe Paper (35905) – My Girl, Charming Caroline Paper (35907) – My Girl, Sunny Savannah Paper (35910) – My Girl, Adorable Abby Paper (35911) – My Girl, Sweet Sadie Paper (35913) – My Girl, Marvelous Madeline Paper (35914) – My Girl, Silly Sarah Paper (35915) – My Girl, Remarks Puffy Stickers (42362) – My Girl, Remarks Stickers (42363) – My Girl, Kitten/Pool Foil (53451) – Thickers, Kitten Parfait (53449) – Thickers, Kitten Black (53448) – Thickers, Soda Pop Fabric Stickers (42361) – Remarks, Noteworthy Phrases & Icons (59170) – Clear Stamps

MOVIE NIGHT by Jennifer Chapin

I recently had these Instagram photos printed of my daughter and her friend watching a movie. The My Girl collection was perfect for this page and I even got messy with a bit of mist on my background.

Supplies: Nickel (710720) – Cardstock, Bubbles (710722) – Cardstock, Shrimp (710725) – Cardstock, Silly Sarah Paper (35915) – My Girl, Charming Caroline Paper (35907) – My Girl, Marvelous Madeline Paper (35914) – My Girl, Endearing Ella (35916) – Crepe Ruffle, Fair Ribbons (85619) – Delights, Kitten/Black (53448) – Thickers, Fabric Yo-Yo Paper Clips (85622) – Details, Soda Pop Fabric Stickers (42361) – Remarks, Sugar Mini Icons & Phrases (42362) – Remarks, Swing Dimensional Stickers (85618) – Details, Noteworthy Phrases & Icons (59170) – Clear Stamps

Make sure to stop by Jennifer's blog, follow her on Twitter (@chapinjen) and Instagram (@jenchapin), then visit her Pinterest boards!

My Girl Flower Bouquet Tutorial by Melissa Mann

This adorable flower bouquet using My Girl products was made by Melissa Mann, and, good news, she's going to show us step-by-step how to make it!

FLOWER BOUQUET by Melissa Mann

Supplies: Silly Sarah Paper (35915) - My Girl, Tender Tessa Paper (35912) - My Girl, Somersault Paper (85622) - My Girl, Hula Hoop Paper (85619) - My Girl, Loveable Lily Paper (35906) - My Girl, Skip Paper (85621) - My Girl; Other supplies: Flowerpot, wooden skewers, paint, hot glue gun, paintbrush, Silhouette Cameo, flower cut files, floral moss, floral foam

1) Cut out petals for five flowers using a Silhouette Cameo then, using a hot glue gun, glue the petals together by layering the biggest petals on the bottom and working your way to the smallest petals. Scrunch up the petals to give them more dimension.

2) Remove the paper clips from the "Somersault" embellishments and glue the yo-yo flower onto the middles of two of the flowers. On the other three flowers, use the pinwheel embellishments and glue them in the middles.

3) Paint your flowerpot. I painted mine a lovely teal color and used a foam brush.

4) While the paint is drying, cut a strip of patterned paper to fit around the upper part of your flower pot. I cut two strips to 1"x12" and glued them on. It overlapped a little bit and I just cut that off with a pair of scissors. Glue down.

5) Next, take a tiny ribbon bow from the "My Girl" collection and glue it over the seam where the paper strips meet. 

6) Take a block of floral foam and push securely down into the flowerpot. 

7) Cut out leaves for the flowers using a Silhouette Cameo. I cut enough for at least two leaves per flower and on a couple of them, I used three leaves.

8) Gather wood skewers and leaves and hot glue the leaves onto the skewer. I had some skewers that had a flat end and they worked great!

9) Glue your flower onto the skewer on top of the leaves. Firmly hold the flower against the skewer until the glue has dried and the flower is secure.

10) Push the pointy end of the skewer into the floral foam. Repeat with the remaining flowers until all are glued together and placed in your flowerpot.

11) Stuff the top of the flowerpot with floral moss to fill in the gaps.

12) Enjoy!

If you get a chance to make this fun flower bouquet, make sure you link up here in the comments so we can see and share them!

My Girl Week!

A palette of pinks, yellows, light blue, and gray create the adorable backdrop for handwritten type and doodles of flowers, butterflies, strawberries, and speech bubbles. My Girl is a precious collection for young ladies of any age. This darling line features 12 double-sided patterned papers, plus three new specialty papers with thoughtful details. Handwriting Thickers, a host of various sticker styles, and an adorable Daybook are joined by new embellishments, such as ribbon bows, paper clip fabric yo-yos, and printed wood veneer tags.

Becky Williams and Sophie Crespy are here to start off My Girl week with super cute layouts and cards:

MY GIRL CARD SET by Becky Williams

Supplies: (Card on Left) White (71081) - Cardstock, Precious Penny Paper (35904) - My Girl, Splendid Sophie Paper (35909) - My Girl, Foam Squares (61710) - This to That, Sugar Matte Puffy Stickers (42462) - Remarks (Card on Right) White (71081) - Cardstock, Marvelous Madeline Paper (35914) - My Girl, Charming Caroline Paper (35907) - My Girl, Sweetie Accent & Phrase Stickers (42363) - Remarks

TIME FLIES by Becky Williams

Supplies: White (71081) - Cardstock, Sunny Savanah Paper (35910) - My Girl, Loveable Lily Paper (35906) - My Girl, Adorable Abby Paper (35911) - My Girl, Precious Penny Paper (35904) - My Girl, Stella Journaling & Phrase Stickers ( 42360) - Remarks, Sweetie Accent & Phrase Stickers (42363) - Remarks, Skip Adhesive Ribbon Bows (85621) - Details, Sugar Matte Puffy Accents (42362) - Remarks, Kitten Parfait (53449) - Thickers, Kitten Black (53448) - Thickers

HELLO BEAUTIFUL GIRL CARD by Sophie Crespy

Supplies: Charming Caroline Paper (35907) - My Girl, Silly Sarah Paper (35915) - My Girl, Adorable Abby Paper (35911) - My Girl, Fabric Stickers (42361) - Remarks, Stickers Sheets (42363) - Remarks, Swing (85618) - Details

PATCHWORK by Sophie Crespy

Supplies: White (AM710-81) - Cardstock, Precious Penny Paper (35904) - My Girl, Charming Caroline Paper (35907) - My Girl, Tender Tessa Paper (35912) - My Girl, Sunny Savannah Paper (35910) - My Girl, Silly Sarah Paper (35915) - My Girl, Fabric Stickers (42361) - Remarks, Stickers Sheets (42363) - Remarks, Puffy Stickers (42362) - Remarks, Swing (85618) - Details, Noteworthy Clear Stamps (59170) - Stamps, Fabric Yo-Yo Paper Clips (85622) - Details

Want to win this adorable line? Leave a comment on this post by Friday March 8th 2013 telling us what your favorite part of this collection is and we'll randomly select a winner to receive the ENTIRE My Girl collection (winner will be announced Friday). Good luck!

February 2013 Design Team Gallery

The Design Team Gallery link is now at the top of the blog, just underneath the banner and it's called "Layout Gallery"! Our Design Team has been hard at work creating amazing layouts, cards, and projects for this month. Here is a sampling:

Make sure to click on the LAYOUT GALLERY to see them all full-size and close up! Check back again at the beginning of April with an entire new batch of projects!

Lucky Charm Layouts and Cards by Diana Waite and Leah Farquharson

Congrats to the randomly chosen winner of the entire Lucky Charm line, Olatz:

Diana Waite and Leah Farquharson finish up Lucky Charm week with stunning layouts and cards:

HELLO CARD by Diana Waite

Supplies: Foam Dots (61709) - This to That, Accent & Phrase Stickers (85657) - Remarks, Flag & Label Stickers (42393) - Remarks, Trinket Accents (42392) - Thickers, Adhesive Buttons & Shapes (85650) - Embellishments, Premium Ribbon (58870) - Ribbon, Surf (71508) - Cardstock, Wild Hearts Paper (35962) - Lucky Charm, Wishbone Paper (35969) - Lucky Charm, Raindrops Paper (35971) - Lucky Charm, Novelty Paper (35974) - Lucky Charm, Lucky Coin Paper (35978) - Lucky Charm, Blue Skies Paper (35979) - Lucky Charm, Dreamcatcher Paper (35980) - Lucky Charm, Starlight Paper (35981) - Lucky Charm, Stargazers Paper (35982) - Lucky Charm, Little Trinket Paper (35983) - Lucky Charm

HAPPY TODAY by Diana Waite

Supplies: Honeycomb (71560) - Cardstock, Stargaze (71569) - Cardstock, Lucky Coin Paper (35978) - Lucky Charm, Noteworthy Paper (35963) - Lucky Charm, Wishing Well (35961) - Lucky Charm, Starlight Paper (35981) - Lucky Charm, Falling Star Paper (35976) - Lucky Charm, Sunny Day Paper (35977) - Lucky Charm, Raindrops Paper (35971) - Lucky Charm, Float Away Paper (35965) - Lucky Charm, Wishbone Paper (35969) - Lucky Charm, Novelty Paper (35974) - Lucky Charm, Foam Dots (61709) - This to That, Lucky Charm Die Cut Shapes (85655) - Bits, Lucky Charm Accents (42392) - Thickers, Accent & Phrase Stickers (42394) - Remarks, Lucky Charm Adhesive Buttons & Shapes (85650) - Embellishments, Rub On Transfers (42395) - MiniMarks, Phrase & Roller Stamp (59177) - Stamps, Accent & Phrase Stickers (42394) - Remarks, Lucky Charm Badges (85658) - Flair, 4x6 Die Cut Cards (85649) - Bits

HOME SWEET HOME CARD by Leah Farquharson

STILL SMITTEN by Leah Farquharson

Supplies: Wishing Well Paper (35961) - Lucky Charm, Wild Hearts Paper (35962) - Lucky Charm, Doting Dots Paper (35964) - Lucky Charm, Float Away Paper (35965) - Lucky Charm, Bright Bauble Paper (35970) - Lucky Charm, Pretty Painterly Paper (35973) - Lucky Charm, Collector Paper (35975) - Lucky Charm, Trust Paper (35927) - Yes, Please,  6x12 Sticker Sheet (42394) - Lucky Charm, Adhesive Buttons and Shapes (85658) - Embellishments, Adhesive Flowers (85651) - Embellishments, Clothespins (85662) - Whittles, Simplify Stitched Vellum Shapes (85628) - Yes, Please Embellishments, Personal Mixed Buttons (85630) - Yes, Please Embellishments, Authentic Phrase Roller Stamp (59175) - Stamps, Document Wooden Alphabet Stamp Set (59173) - Stamps, Capture Embroidery Stencil Kit Icon (63070) - Stencil Kits, Blue F (62002) - Slick Writers, Denim (71073) - Cardstock, Dear Robin's Egg (53443) - Thickers, Denim (59502) - Pigment Ink, Boho Gold Glitter (53422) - Thickers

Have a splendid weekend and come back on Monday for the final week of new line reveals with My Girl!

Lucky Charm Cards by Leslie Ashe

These three DARLING cards were made by Leslie Ashe:

YOU MAKE ME HAPPY WHEN SKIES ARE GREY CARD by Leslie Ashe

Supplies: Honeycomb (71560) – Cardstock, Raindrops Paper (35971) – Lucky Charm, Doting Dots Paper (35964) – Lucky Charm, Sunny Day Paper (35977) – Lucky Charm, Lucky You Paper (35967) – Lucky Charm, Float Away Paper (35965) – Lucky Charm, Noteworthy Paper (35963) – Lucky Charm, Lucky Charm Badges (85658) – Flair, Lucky Charm Cardstock Tags (85656) – Bits, Lucky Charm Perforated Book (85657) – Bits, Lucky Charm Accents & Phrases Stickers (42394) – Remarks, Lucky Charm Ribbon (58870) – Premium Ribbon

I LOVE YOU TO THE STARS AND BACK CARD by Leslie Ashe

Supplies: Cricket (71060) – Cardstock, Stargazers Paper (35982) – Lucky Charm, Falling Star Paper (35976) – Lucky Charm, Lucky Coin Paper (35978) – Lucky Charm, Lucky Charm Badges (85658) – Flair, Lucky Charm Ribbon (58870) – Premium Ribbon, Lucky Charm Accents & Phrases Stickers (42394) – Remarks, Lovely Accents (42392) – Thickers, Lucky Charm Die Cut Cards (85649) – Bits, Gold Fox (53414) – Thickers

LUCKY ME CARD by Leslie Ashe

Supplies: Kraft (71464) – Cardstock, Wild Hearts Paper (35962) – Lucky Charm, Blue Skies Paper (35979) – Lucky Charm, Lucky Coin Paper (35978) – Lucky Charm, Little Trinket Paper (35983) – Lucky Charm, Lucky Charm Rub Ons (42395) – MiniMarks, Lucky Charm Flag & Label Stickers (42393) – Remarks, Lucky Charm Accents & Phrases Stickers (42394) – Remarks, Lovely Accents (42392) – Thickers, Lucky Charm Perforated Book (85657) – Bits, Lucky Charm Adhesive Buttons & Shapes (85650) – Embellishments

The giveaway winner will be announced tomorrow - make sure you've entered on Monday's post for a chance to win the entire Lucky Charm line!

Lucky Charm Guest Designer: Caroline Ikeji

Former American Crafts Design Team member Caroline Ikeji is the Guest Designer for Lucky Charm week!

Short bio: Hi! My name is Caroline Ikeji and I am a 20-something living in the  beautiful city of San Francisco. I get paid to eat chocolate and take photos, complain too much about the weather, own too many clothes, am permanently attached to my iPhone, and apparently get way too excited about Girl Scout cookies and avocados. When I'm not scrapbooking, I spend way too much time on Pinterest, am thinking about my next vacation/eating adventure should be, and am running off all that chocolate and Girl Scout cookies on the treadmill at the gym.

How did you get started scrapbooking? I'd been collecting stationery, stickers, and paper products since I was a little kid and scrapbooking was one of those things that I did on and off for awhile. It wasn't until 2005, when my mom bought me one of those paper stacks and I was super determined to use it, that I went online for inspiration and found a whole new world of scrapbooking. I've been hooked ever since and have never looked back.

What is your favorite American Crafts product? It's a tie between Thickers and Remarks sticker books!

YOU MAKE MY HEART SING by Caroline Ikeji

I love the look of the die cut cards, especially since I don't own a die cut machine. I added the patterned vellum underneath the words to add a subtle bit of pattern underneath and then added a heart patterned paper to highlight the word "heart." I did lots of layering on this one - I just kept adding little bits and pieces until I was satisfied with the look of the page.

Supplies: Noteworthy Paper (35963) - Lucky Charm, Pretty Poppies Paper (35966) - Lucky Charm, Float Away Paper (35965) - Lucky Charm, Doting Dots Paper (35964) - Lucky Charm, Wishing Well Paper (35961) - Lucky Charm, Bright Bauble Paper (35970) - Lucky Charm, Wild Hearts Paper (35962) - Lucky Charm, Lucky Lady Bug Paper (35987) - Lucky Charm, Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm Charm Chip Accent Stickers Trinkets & Phrases Multi (42391) - Thickers, Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm Charm Chip Accent Stickers Trinkets & Phrases Neutral (42392) - Thickers, Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm Flags & Labels (42393) - Remarks, Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm Accents & Phrases (42394) - Remarks, Rub Ons (42395) - Lucky Charm, Bits Perforated Book (85657) - Remarks, Dear Lizzy lucky Charm Cardstock Die Cuts (85655) - Bits, Die Cut Cards (85649) - Lucky Charm, Lucky Charm Badges (85658) - Flair

HAPPY B*DAY by Caroline Ikeji

I needed a quick birthday card to send to my aunt and I had fun creating one out of these Lucky Charm goodies! I used a simple strip of paper along the bottom and this die cut star was the perfect accent. I finished it off with a few little chipboard bits and pieces.

Supplies: Raindrops Paper (35971) - Lucky Charm, Float Away Paper (35965) - Lucky Charm, Charm Salmon (42389) - Thickers, Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm Charm Chip Accent Stickers Trinkets & Phrases Neutral (42392) - Thickers, Dear Lizzy lucky Charm Cardstock Die Cuts (85655) - Bits

SUNSHINE by Caroline Ikeji

I loved this chevron die-cut card so I played around with different bits of patterned paper under them. I layered some tiny accents over them, and did some layering around the photo as well. When I saw the "sunshine" chipboard, I knew that this was the photo I was going to use with it.

Supplies: Float Away (35965) - Lucky Charm, Pretty Poppies (35966) - Lucky Charm, Falling Star (35976) - Lucky Charm, Sunny Day (35977) - Lucky Charm, Starlight (35981) - Lucky Charm, Little Trinket (35983) - Lucky Charm, Stargazers (35982) - Lucky Charm, Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm Charm Chip Accent Stickers Trinkets & Phrases Multi (42391) - Thickers, Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm Flags & Labels (42393) - Remarks, Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm Accents & Phrases (42394) - Remarks, Bits Perforated Book (85657) - Remarks, Die Cut Cards (85649) - Lucky Charm, Adhesive Mini Buttons & Shapes (85650) - Lucky Charm, Treasure Spearmint Glitter (42386) - Thickers

DREAM NOTEBOOK by Caroline Ikeji

The words and typography were inspired by a quote I saw on Pinterest. I wanted a place to gather my inspiration and jot down notes to work towards a goal I have in mind, so I decided to create this notebook using this quote.

Supplies: Sunny Day Paper (35977) - Lucky Charm, Blue Skies Paper (35979) - Lucky Charm, Novelty Paper (35974) - Lucky Charm, Lucky Lady Bug Paper (35987) - Lucky Charm, Treasure Spearmint (42386) - Thickers, Treasure Poppy (42387) - Thickers, Charm Oatmeal (42390) - Thickers, Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm Charm Chip Accent Stickers Trinkets & Phrases Multi (42391) - Thickers, Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm Charm Chip Accent Stickers Trinkets & Phrases Neutral (42392) - Thickers, Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm Accents & Phrases (42394) - Remarks, Bits Perforated Book (85657) - Remarks

LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL by Caroline Ikeji

I had fun mixing and matching Thickers for the title here. I loved the chevron pattern on one of the  papers so I cut it out and used it as an accent on the page. I repeated lots of chevrons and arrows here.

Supplies: Wild Hearts Paper (35962) - Lucky Charm, Noteworthy Paper (35963) - Lucky Charm, Falling Star Paper (35976) - Lucky Charm, Stargazers Paper (35982) - Lucky Charm, Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm Charm Chip Accent Stickers Trinkets & Phrases Multi (42391) - Thickers, Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm Charm Chip Accent Stickers Trinkets & Phrases Neutral (42392) - Thickers, Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm Flags & Labels (42393) - Remarks, Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm Accents & Phrases (42394) - Remarks, Lucky Charm Badges (85658) - Flair, Bits Perforated Book (85657) - Remarks, Adhesive Mini Buttons & Shapes (85650) - Lucky Charm, Treasure Spearmint (42386) - Thickers, Charm Salmon (42389) - Thickers

Visit Caroline's blog, follow her on Twitter (@caroekg), Instagram (@caroekg) and visiter her on Pinterest!

Lucky Charm Magic Wand Tutorial by Jen Chesnick

Jen Chesnick created an adorable magic wand and crown using the Lucky Charm line for her sweet daughter and now she's going to show us how to make them in a step-by-step tutorial:

MAGIC WAND AND CROWN by Jen Chesnick

Wand supplies: Starlight Paper (35981) - Lucky Charm, Stargazers Paper (35982) - Lucky Charm, Accents & Phrases (42394) - Remarks, Trinket Accents (42391) - Thickers, Premium Ribbon (58870) - Dear Lizzy Value Ribbon, Christmas (35624) - AC Cardstock Assortment, Ribbon (84929) - SoHo Ribbon

Crown supplies: Starlight Paper (35981) - Lucky Charm, Stargazers Paper (35982) - Lucky Charm, 6x6 Paper Pad (35990) - Lucky Charm, Adhesive Badges (85658) - Flair, Spring (71253) - AC Cardstock Assortment, Mixed Glitter 12pk (27395) - WOW!

1) To start I found a file in the Silhouette store that made a round box and die cut them from cardstock. I wanted my wand to be sort of a rattle too since my girl is so little still.

2) I glued the sides together as shown and assembled the top and bottom pieces.  

3) Before I secured the top I filled my wand with small buttons and confetti from scrap paper.

4) Punch a hole in the sides to insert your dowel. I secured my dowel using hot glue on the top and the bottom. 

5) Next up is the ribbon! This is the part I was very excited to figure out. Thanks to Pinterest I found a tutorial on how to permanently curl ribbon: Wrap ribbon around excess dowels and secure with clothespins. Bake the ribbon-wrapped dowels at 250 degrees for 20 minutes then let them fully cool.

6) The heat sets the ribbon and you are good to go! So cool!

7) Once I had the ribbon set I decorated the front of my wand with Lucky Charm papers and stickers. I wrapped my dowel with more ribbon and secured it with hot glue.

8) I attached my ribbon tails with hot glue and covered the top with a small piece of ribbon to finish it off.

9) Once I had the wand together I decided she needs a crown, of course. I simply cut one from the Silhouette store and decorated it.

10) I added a sparkly touch using Wow! Glitter to the tips of the crown. 

So stinkin' cute!

Project Life Debuts on HSN

We have some very exciting news to share with you! We’re pretty excited and sure you will be too.

Lisa Bearnson, the founder of Creating Keepsakes scrapbook magazine and 11-year host of QVC’s Creating Keepsakes Scrapbooking, is returning to television after four years!

Lisa is working on an amazing new show with the Home Shopping Network - Papercrafting with Lisa Bearnson. The show will highlight the coolest scrapbooking and papercrafting products!

Can you guess what product her debut show will highlight? Project Life! Lisa selected Project Life because of its ultra-simple versatility, solution-based organization and fashion-forward design.

During the show, which will air March 25, at 12:01 a.m. EST, Project Life will be featured as “Today’s Special,” which is definitely a big deal.

There will be two exclusive kits, along with coordinating products that you won’t find anywhere else. You know what else you won’t find anywhere else? The type of amazing deal HSN will offer!

You definitely won’t want to miss this, so be sure to mark your calendars for March 25, and tune in! Until then, look for exclusive teasers and details Becky, Lisa and American Crafts’ social sites.

Want to read more about this exciting announcement? Read all about it on Becky’s blog and Lisa’s!