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DIY Embellishments: Patchwork Paper Pieces

I keep thinking about making a quilt. I've been looking at quilt patterns as a way to give myself a pep talk and convince myself that I can actually do it. Quilt patterns are kind of amazing. When you look at a finished block you see a butterfly, but when you look really close you see a series of triangles and squares that make up that butterfly. It fascinates me! To wrap up this week of DIY embellishments I've created a set of eight patchwork inspired embellishment pieces. One of the Design Team Members mentioned having difficulty with this assignment because to her, everything she creates with her Inspiration is an embellishment, which is very true. The idea behind this week is to have a bit of a cutting binge and make some embellishments ahead of time to have on hand. We wanted to encourage you to look at those packages of embellishments at the store and instead of buying them, make your own.

Tech Bytes Cutting Collection: WPC, ...

Whether you are a fan of the latest and greatest smart phone, or still embracing the floppy disk, this technology inspired collection has it all. We've made sure to include something for every type of project in this Tech Bytes Cutting Collection. If you are a card maker, scrapbooker, or lover of dimensional boxes and projects, you'll find something that will delight your inner geek. Make something special for the computer whisperer in your life. The title in this collection would be fun for t-shirt designs when cut out of Pazzles Iron-On Material.

Candy Bowties

Candy Filled Bow Ties for ...

My dad is a hard man to give gifts to. He really doesn't have any hobbies besides reading and attending all of his grand kids sporting events. Nothing themed ever fits the bill for his gifts. He doesn't hunt, fish, golf or do any of the other manly things fathers do. As a result he usually gets a new book or two and a treat for every major holiday. I've learned you really can't go wrong with candy. And although my dad doesn't wear bow ties either, this year he's getting his candy with a bit of style. There are two versions of today's project. The first is a simple tag to attach to a bag of candy. I've included tags sized for both the larger bags of candy and the individual sized bags.

May Challenge Reminder

What have you been inspired by this month? Our May challenge is all about using the world around you as inspiration. You can find details about this month's challenge here. As part of this month's challenge you will need to post both the inspiration piece and the finished piece. Today we have some challenge inspiration from the two newest design team members, Belle Donaghey and Krista Petersen-Hong. They are sharing photos of their inspiration as well as the finished project. Belle was inspired by her grandfather's cap. She created a layout about him that was inspired by his life and the colors of the cap.

Cut And Paste Sketches: Scallop ...

I have some tiny little tag stickers that I bought years ago. The company was going out of business and I wanted to make sure I never ran out, so I bought several packages. These little sticker tags are the cutest things. Most of them are only about 1/2" tall and they look aged and vintage. This card was inspired by the sticker tags. Cut out your own tags and make them the centerpiece of your card.

Paper Ice Cream Truck Box ...

Your kids might be watching TV or in the middle of a meal, but as soon as they hear the music of an ice cream truck they drop everything and go running to find it. I remember doing the same thing when I was little. It was a thrill to chase that truck down the street whether I had any money or not. With fond memories of the ice cream truck of her childhood, Klo created an adorable little Ice Cream Truck Box that opens up on top to hold sweet treats.

May Guest Designer: Adeline Brill

Please help us welcome our special Pazzles Guest Designer this month: Adeline Brill! My husband and I recently painted several rooms in our home.  While painting each room and using our ‘vintage’ ladders, I was inspired to document the life of these two ladders. My go-to source for design ideas is the Pazzles Craft Room. My first choice is the Cut and Paste Sketches and I selected the sketch,  A Day in the Life. I welded one of the photo mats to create the popular Polaroid frame and then sized them to fit my three photos. I smudged them with chalk to create the splotches of paint on the ladders. For the title of the page I used the Painted Title Block and added the lettering using the Pen Tool.

National Scrapbook Day 2014

Happy National Scrapbook Day!  We hope you have a little crafty time planned today. Remember to join Klo for a virtual crop today in Klo's Classroom from 9am-9pm CDT. If you are not sure what time that is in your location, go to the World Time Conversion site to see what time you will join us. To join, simply go to Klo’s Classroom, then Enter Classroom and sign in as a guest.  You can come and go from the classroom whenever you have time. We've got prizes to give away today, so come have some fun! Before, during, and after Virtual Crop you can use the member chat area of the Pazzles forums to connect with one another and chat as well. Stop by the Pazzles online store for special National Scrapbook Day sales! Store specials run Friday May 2, 2014 through Sunday May 4, 2014. No coupon required! (May not be combined with any other discounts.) 50% off all digital downloads of CDs and Pazzles Cutting Collections (excludes Melissa Frances and Spellbinders) 25% off all Pazzles Tools

Sunshine Pocket Page Cards

It’s Sunshine Week at Pazzles! All this week we are sharing sunshine inspired projects to warm your hearts and inspire some bright, cheerful crafting! Time to wrap up our week of sunny projects. The fabulous Pazzles Design Team has hopefully given you plenty of bright ideas! The pocket scrapbooking trend is continuing to gain popularity and products are popping up everywhere to support the demand. If you have no idea what pocket scrapbooking is, hop over to the Project Life site to get more information. The cards can be used in the pocket page system as titles, and as journaling blocks.

National Scrapbook Day Crop 2014

Join Klo for a 12 hour crop to celebrate National Scrapbook Day on May 3, 2014! Chat with other Pazzles fans, ask questions, and win prizes while you work on your own projects. The crop will run 9am-9pm CDT. If you are not sure what time that is in your location, go to the World Time Conversion site to see what time you will join us. To join, simply go to Klo’s Classroom, then Enter Classroom and sign in as a guest. We will be running store specials as well! Store specials run Friday May 2, 2014 through Sunday May 4, 2014. No coupon required! (May not be combined with any other discounts.) 50% off all digital downloads of CDs and Pazzles Cutting Collections (excludes Melissa Frances and Spellbinders) 25% off all Pazzles Tools Plan now to celebrate this special holiday with Pazzles!

Paper Umbrella Shower Favors

This project is perfectly suited for today, because it is pouring rain outside in Kuna, Idaho. While these are intended for a bridal shower or baby shower, you can celebrate a rainy day as well! Each of these little umbrellas can hold treats. Leave them on the table for guests to enjoy at the party, or wrap them up in cellophane for take home favors. You can adapt these to hold cupcakes as well by creating the umbrella handle around a toothpick and sticking it in the top of the cupcake.

Cut and Paste Sketches: Take ...

Making boy layouts is always a bit of a challenge for me. I just seem to freeze up when I can't use flowers on a page. Today's layout is perfect for a boy or a girl and can be adapted to any theme. Use the idea behind this layout to create other themed layouts. For example you could do a 3rd birthday layout by adding 3's in various fonts and sizes. Have fun creating something fun!

Easter Candy Toppers

Easter toppers for treats, bags, cake and cupcakes, or just as tags! All made with files from the craft room!

Build A Bouquet: Watering Can ...

It’s Build A Bouquet week here on the blog. All this week we are sharing dimensional paper flowers. A few designs will be featured each day and by the end of the week you will have a full bouquet perfect for Mother’s Day festivities. Now that you have a "bunch" of flowers, it's time to wrap up this week and give your flowers a place to bloom and grow. This watering can vase makes just the spot and looks beautiful as a table centerpiece. Tuck your paper flowers inside for a gift, or place a jar in the middle of it and fill it with real flowers.

Build A Bouquet: Lily of ...

It’s Build A Bouquet week here on the blog. All this week we are sharing dimensional paper flowers. A few designs will be featured each day and by the end of the week you will have a full bouquet perfect for Mother’s Day festivities. Design Team member Heidi Edwards is joining me today as we build our bouquet. She created this beautiful Lily of the Valley, which is perfect for Easter too, by the way! I'm excited to create this bouquet for my mom for Mother's Day. I think sometimes as paper crafters we take for granted how cool it is to make a dimensional object out of paper. People not involved in this paper world are absolutely blown away when they see what we can make out of a flat piece of paper. Give a bouquet away to someone and let them think you are a paper magician!

Build A Bouquet: Tiger Lily ...

We have a fun surprise for you! It's Build A Bouquet week here on the blog. All this week we are sharing dimensional paper flowers. A few designs will be featured each day and by the end of the week you will have a full bouquet perfect for Mother's Day festivities. We've had fun coming up with these designs and hope you will love them. It's always amazing to me that a flat piece of paper can become something amazing, so let's get started. Tiger Lily

A Message From Our Support ...

We have received several calls regarding the Heartbleed Virus that is affecting some companies. We want to reassure our Pazzles customers that we have not been affected by the Heartbleed Virus. This virus has impacted nearly 2/3 of the internet, however our version of OpenSSL was not affected by the virus. You can find more information on this virus here.

Pazzles Design Team 2014

The Pazzles Design Team has been inspiring us for over a year now and it is time to say goodbye to one and welcome our newest designers. Tara Brown has wowed us with her projects again and again, but she has decided to step down from the Design Team. We will miss her elegant vintage design in the Craft Room, but be sure and stop by her blog to say hello to her now and then. Thank you Tara! Please help me welcome our newest Pazzles Design Team Members:

Easter Card with Fun Folds

Quickly make an Easter card using the Shutter Card file from theFun Folds 2 Card Bases Cutting Collection and and some Verve stamps.

Fun Folds 2 Cutting Collection

Our original Fun Folds Collection was one of our most popular collections ever. Introducing the Fun Folds 2 Cutting Collection. Ten brand new card bases ready for you to embellish and create with. Our Fun Fold card bases give you a beautiful starting point for your creations, with no measuring and scoring. I quickly made an Easter card using the Shutter Card file and some Verve stamps. You'll notice that I actually folded this card backwards to create a new look. Instead of the center panel being on the front, I folded it to the back and adhered my oval to just one side of the card. Try this with the other folds to get even more options. The Diamond Fold Card has as completely new look when folded backwards.

Spellbinders Digital Dies Launch Party: ...

Thanks for joining our Spellbinders Digital Dies by Pazzles Launch Party. We hope you've been inspired and had fun! Are you ready for a giveaway now? One lucky winner is taking home this fabulous prize! Giveaway Includes: Spellbinders Grand Calibur Nested Butterflies Two Metal Die Anemone Flower Topper Metal Die Foliage Metal Die Floral Accents Digital Die Lines Flourettes Digital Die Lines Crown Circles Digital Die Lines Dahlia Digital Die Lines

Spellbinders Digital Dies Launch Party: ...

As we finish up our chat in the Member Chat Area, we have our last inspiring Design Team project by Angie Contreras. Stop by the blog in 1 hour (2pm MDT) to see the Spellbinders giveaway and get your entry in. Giveaway will close Friday April 11, 2014 at midnight MDT. Angie's Blog In need of a quick card? Layer the Spellbinders Digital Die files as you'd like them to appear on the screen and select the colors for each piece. Then simply print them out as images on your home printer. Use the technique in our Print And Cut video to cut around your printed image and you have a beautiful card. Use glitter glue, rhinestones and other embellishments to dress up your card.

Spellbinders Digital Dies Launch Party: ...

Pazzles designer Heidi Edwards makes the coolest dimensional projects and this is no exception! Heidi's Blog This sweet little duck pull toy would make the cutest baby shower decoration. Filled with treats it can serve as a functioning candy bowl as well. Heidi created this fun piece by using the technique taught in our Making Shaped Bags Video.

Easter Cross Card

An elegant Easter card made by layering the individual layers of the Cross Collection from Spellbinders digital dies.

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