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Are you ready for Halloween celebrations tomorrow? I made some Halloween bags, which are great to fill with candy or use as gift bags. There are brown paper bags that are decorated with paper, die-cuts and ribbons. I have printed digital stamp motifs on orange cardboard, in a suitable size. It doesn't get any easier. You can find the digital stamps here Ribbons can be found here I also made a Halloween card with the same products. And here is an old Halloween layout, from Sarah's first Halloween. In the exact same rabbit costume that Isabel wore on her first...

Trick or treat 😊🎃👻 This is my decorated Halloween bucket. It is a metal box with a lid, which I have decorated with paper, stickers and ribbons. It's a great way to use up some leftovers. I cut the paper to the right size and made holes for where the handle sits. Then I ran the paper through my Xyron Creative Station to get even glue on the back. Then the paper is firmly attached. I use Xyron a lot, for all such projects. It's one of my favorite tools. See those little pumpkins in front of the Halloween bucket?...

When the girls were small, we had many nicknames for them, both in Norwegian and in English. Sarah was particularly fond of being called "Sarah bear" by her father, and sometimes she probably thought it was actually her name. This LO tells a bit of the story about this nickname of hers. This is a "less is more" LO, where the cardboard from Bazzill Basics gets a lot of space. I chose cardboard with two different structures. I've used some patterned paper from Basic Gray and some vellum for the text, but otherwise there aren't that many large elements. The...

Check out these gorgeous double-sided 12x12 sheets from Paper House Productions! The sheets are cardboard thickness, with a pattern on one side and tags to cut out on the other. Some of them are also decorated with gold or glitter. Here you can mix and match, and create beautiful scrapbook pages, cards and invitations. Perfect for all creative cozy evenings throughout the autumn! We have received 16 different designs. Below you can see some of these. You can find all the sheets in the Paper House Productions category

Now National Day is fast approaching, and even though it won't be a normal celebration this year either, we're going to decorate and enjoy ourselves anyway. Here is a fan I made for the big day. It is so decorative and can be used for many different things. Materials: 2 pcs 12x6 inch red cardboard (a 12x12 sheet divided in half) 2 pcs 12x3 inch white cardboard 2 pcs 12x2 inch blue cardboard Glue stick and tape Flower stick This is what you do: Cut out the cardboard pieces according to the measurements above. Mark every 1/2 inch on the...