Crocheted Flowers Everywhere!

Love love love Shelly’s tutorial on how-to crochet flowers. And let me tell you what, they are HOT STUFF right now. While you perfect your technique, there are a few places you can find them already made for you!

Close to My Heart has a collection of embellishments called White Daisy Mini Medley Accents. With it comes 4 super cute crocheted flowers, in 2 sizes!

Check out Fancy Pants Posies! They have several different colors and styles of these fun add-ons!

Or what about My Minds Eye? Their crocheted flowers are so delicate.

Want to cut out the middle man? Head over to Etsy – “Your place to buy and sell all things handmade”, and search for crocheted flowers! Buy what you see or have them made to order. I loved the flowers created by SweetPea Toad.

Creating digi-art? Cindy Doerksen on Your Digital Designers has a beautiful crocheted flower layer that might be perfect for your project.

Whether custom-made or homemade, find a way to get crocheted flowers on your project today. Check out a scrapbook page and card I’ve created using this HOT trend.

Close to My Heart Daydream Level 2 Paper Pack, Good Times & Noteworthy Stamp Sets, White Daisy Mini Medley Accents, Classic Numbers Dimensional Elements

Close to My Heart That’s Amore Level Two Paper Pack & My Stickease, White Daisy Mini Medley Accents, Just Blooms Big Pinks Flowers

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Brackets!

I just put down the March ’09 issue of Creating Keepsakes Magazine. Wow – bracket frames, stamps, die cuts, journaling spots are HOT STUFF! And I love love love them. They make a bold statement on your projects and they do a great job highlighting anything you put on them, journaling, title, quote, etc. Check out a few ways to use brackets on your next project:

Stamps:
Close to My Heart-My Acrylic Stamp Set Noteworthy- With this set of 25 clear stamps you get the frame (the words inside are seperate stamps), as well as the super huge brackets.

Die Cut Machines
Provo Craft Cricut: In addition to letters and numbers, the Storybook Cartridge has fun frames, brackets and flourishes.

Spellbinders Nestabilities: Labels These new dies are so stinkin’ cool! What an easy and inexpensive way to add this hot trend to your next project!

Collections & Kits
Making Memories: I honestly think that MM started this trend. I attended a class last year at a scrapbook expo, and we were using these frames. Super cool. You’ll find brackets in most of their collections!

Close to My Heart Emporium: This paper kit is gorgeous and so rich looking. It’s both masculine and feminine. And the bracket stickers are great for journaling!

Embellishments:
Close to My Heart Foundry Bookplates: These pewter accents will dress up any project. And you can paint them with acrylic paint to match.

Mini Albums:
Basic Grey Chipboard Bracket Album: This super cool album includes 2 cover sheets, 6 interior pages, and 1 key ring.

Here are a couple of projects I’ve created using brackets:

Margie Romney-Aslett from Making Memories taught a class on how to create a mini album using office folders. Everything used here is from MM’s 5th Avenue line. This is one of my most favorite projects!

A desk calendar using Close to My Hearts Display Album and Emporium paper and stickease.

Spellbinders Impressabilities

Watch as our favorite Spellbinders peep Kim shows us how easy it is to create 3D embellishments using the Wizard die cutting system, and their newest product- Impressabilities and white-core cardstock from Core’dinations.

and here’s a bit more eye-candy for ya!