Scrapbooking

Summer Memories: Vacation Memorabilia Organizer

August 26, 2011
By Bowdabra Design Team
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What do you do with all the “stuff” you collect from a vacation? You know the maps, the tour tickets, Broadway Playbills, metro card, etc? If your anything like me you save your vacation memorabilia… because you are adamant upon arriving home from vacation that you are going to incorporate it into the scrapbook...

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Summer Memories: Baseball Scrapbooking Page

August 24, 2011
By Bowdabra Design Team
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Catching a foul ball at an All-Star Game was a big deal for my son this summer.  My son loves baseball and was thrilled to be going to a baseball game.  When he caught a foul ball at the game he was ecstatic – beyond thrilled!  I wanted to capture the moment in a...

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Scrapbook Page with Bows, Ribbons, and Recycled Bottlecaps

July 26, 2011
By Bowdabra Design Team
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The other day I showed you how to recycle bottlecaps: I used Mod Podge to decoupage little flowers onto bottle caps.  Today, I am adding those same bottle caps to a scrapbooking page. I first began gathering all the supplies I needed.  I wanted to showcase some pictures that my husband took while we...

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Send Summer-time Mail with Your Own Handmade Envelope and Card

July 8, 2011
By Bowdabra Design Team
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Use Crafters 4 Kids craft tutorial and template to design and cut your own envelope and homemade card.  Bowdabra is a proud sponsor of Crafters 4 Kids.  Crafters 4 Kids is a non-profit dedicated to bringing arts and crafts to children.  Crafters 4 Kids (http://c4k555.org) is founded by Sandy Sandler (inventor of the Bowdabra)...

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I Love You Handmade Card

July 6, 2011
By Bowdabra Design Team
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My husband and I will be celebrating our 10 year anniversary in a couple of days.  I wanted to make him a special card to say how much I love him.  I am still working on a personal poem to place inside of the card but I designed the front using ribbon, cardstock, and...

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Sewn and Stitched Paper Thank You Card

July 5, 2011
By Bowdabra Design Team
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Stitching layers of paper either using hand-stitching or machine stitching can make your thank  you card unique, personal, and fun!  I love to sew and thought why not incorporate some thread into my card making.  I used embroidery thread and my sewing machine to assemble my thank you card’s many layers and ribbon accents....

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