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I. Love. Fonts. When it’s all said and done, I think I will have spent at least a year of my life playing around with fonts. I can’t help myself. Current stationery trends (especially on Pinterest) are heavy on the use of engraved fonts and fonts inspired by hand-lettering.

I’m sharing another “from pin to paper” project in today’s issue of Style Watch. I’m inspired by the beautiful engraved fonts and showing you how to use your Uppercase Alphabet dies to create the look yourself…

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Style Watch: Style Board Inspiration

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Take a color cue for the holidays with this CSS Color combo from today’s project:

Dare to be a Diva Red | In the Limelight
I Steel Got It | A Blanc Check

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Style Watch: Engraved Shadow Sentiments

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The “how-to” is incredibly easy and translates perfectly for this simple set of holiday stationery.

Scroll down for a list of supplies used to create today’s SW edition, then visit me at Damask Love for photos on how this project came together and to see each style of card in the stationery set!

Keep it Crafty,
Amber KG

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{ENGRAVED SHADOW SENTIMENTS SUPPLIES}
1. Create-a-Plaid: Wide  | 2. I Steel Got It Ink | 3. File It: Stationery | 4. Alpha Monogram + Build-a-Wreath: Winter | 5. Uppercase Dies | 6. Red/White Twine | OTHER: 1/4″ Simple Adhesive, A Blanc Check Cardstock, Dare to be a Diva Red Cardstock, In the Limelight Ink, Dare to be a Diva Red Ink

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Visit Style Watch for more fun ways to bring pins to paper!

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 Looking for more inspiration?
Download the CSS Daily Papercrafting App {2.0.1} available on iTunes

{You can download the CSS App from iTunes – more info here}

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As far as I’m concerned, Alpha Monogram should win “Stamp Set of the Year.”  I may be slightly biased, since I love to slap a monogram on just about everything…which is exactly why I’m excited about today’s post.

I’m sharing another “from pin to paper” project. Back when Alpha Monogram launched, the CSS blog featured a monogram soap project (here) which I absolutely loved! Today, I’m bringing you a holiday version of this project…

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Style Watch: Style Board Inspiration

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Speaking of holidays – try creating with this CSS Color combo from today’s project as inspiration:

Dare to be a Diva Red | Kraft Like a Rockstar Green
Kraft Like a Rockstar | Perfect Little Black Dress | Leek-ed to the Press

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Style Watch: Monogrammed Soap Gifts

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Have you ever tried to make your own soaps? They are incredibly easy to create and cost lots less than the store-bought versions.

Scroll down for a list of supplies used to create today’s SW edition, then visit me at Damask Love for the tutorial, and tips for this project.

Oh! And how can I forget the pretty packaging…See you there!

Keep it Crafty,
Amber KG

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{MONOGRAMMED SOAP GIFTS SUPPLIES}
1. Party Favor 2  | 2. Labels 8 Fillers | 3. Sweet Sentiments | 4. Au Naturel + Au Naturel Extras | 5. Apothecary: Sweets | 6. Labels 8 | 7. Alpha Monogram | 8. Red/White Twine | OTHER: 1/4″ Simple Adhesive, Perfect Little Black Dress Ink, A Blanc Check Cardstock, Decorative Ribbon, Foam Tape

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Visit Style Watch for more fun ways to bring pins to paper!

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 Looking for more inspiration?
Download the CSS Daily Papercrafting App {2.0.1} available on iTunes

{You can download the CSS App from iTunes – more info here}

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Buy or DIY? Ever since the release of the Clear & Simple Stamps Craftization Series of stamp sets and dies, I’ve been on a mission to get my craft room in order. I’d be silly to think that this place will ever be in perfect order, but I’ve found that a few projects here and there go along way toward making me a more efficient crafter.

For today’s post and for the next few Style Watch editions, I’ll be sharing a few “from pin to paper” projects – I love that stamp in the File It: DIY set! Clear and Simple Stamps is encouraging crafters to take a Pinterest photo and give it a DIY twist, which is exactly what today’s fun project is all about…

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Style Watch: Style Board Inspiration

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Add a pop of color to your craft room with this vibrant CSS Color combo as inspiration:

Paint the Town Pink  |  Rouge Ruffles  |  Party Teal Dawn
In the Limelight  |  Say Yellow to All Your Fans

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Style Watch: Card Creation Station

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If you are an avid card-maker, I hope that today’s simple project will inspire you.

I’ve found that having a good stash of pre-cut and pre-scored cards is great for saving time when I sit down to my crafting table. With that in mind, I used the Stationery Filer die to create a trio of boldly colored files for organizing my most used paper supplies.

Scroll down for a list of supplies used to create today’s SW edition, then visit me at Damask Love for more photos and tips for assembling a card making station of your own.

Keep it Crafty,
Amber KG

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{CARD CREATION STATION SUPPLIES}
1. A Blanc Check Cardstock  | 2. Stationery Filer Dies | 3. Word Window Dies | 4. A4 A Blanc Check Envies | 5. File It: Stationery | 6. File It: DIY  | OTHER: Simple Adhesive, Perfect Little Black Dress Ink, Party Teal Dawn Cardstock, Say Yellow to All Your Fans Cardstock, Designer Paper, Coral Necklace Cardstock, Perfect Bound Notebook Tutorial

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Visit Style Watch for more fun ways to bring pins to paper!

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 Looking for more inspiration?
Download the CSS Daily Papercrafting App {2.0.1} available on iTunes

{You can download the CSS App from iTunes – more info here}

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Inspiration is everywhere, and thanks to Pinterest, we creative types can find a ton of it in one organized place! If you are like us, over time we have added a few fab finds to our pin boards for projects we’d like to make one day…

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Square Fruit Treat

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We saw this awesome photo by Geof Kern on pinterest, and fell in love with the idea of square fruit! It’s such a fun and whimsical way to represent simple, everyday items.

The apple image spoke to us the most, especially with the school year underway. Wouldn’t it be fun to gift teachers with square apple treats?!

 

Party Favor 14 was our go to favor for creating this square fruit treat. It had the perfect foundation needed for holding a treat inside and keeping with the square shape from the inspiration.

We used the Fruit Applique 1 dies to recreate the apple stem and leaves. The core seeds were stamped using the Taglines: Little Critters stamp set.

Our favorite part is the cute little Tags 3 tag that reads “Apple Treats”! Such a simple and fun treat.

With a few Clear and Simple Stamps dies, you can easily create your own supply of square fruits for gifting.

We would love to see if you make a project “From Pin to Paper”….

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{SUPPLIES} 1. Party Favor 14 | 2. Natural Cotton Twine | 3. Tags 3 | 4. Fruit Appliques 1 | 5. Perfect Harvest Sentiments | 6. Party Elements: 31 | 7. Taglines: Little Critters (leaf for apple seeds) |  OTHER: Simple Adhesive, Dare to be a Diva Red Cardstock, A Blanc Check Cardstock, Glamazon Green Cardstock, Kraft Like Rockstar Cardstock, Brown Leather Satchel Cardstock, Perfect Little Black Dress Ink

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Design Team Inspiration

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Be sure to visit with CSS designers for more projects that they have taken “From Pin to Paper”:

Jennifer Rzasa

Lori Tecler

Audrey Tokach

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CSS Daily App on iTunes

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 Looking for even more inspiration?

Download the CSS Daily Papercrafting App 2.0.1 available on iTunes

{You can download the CSS Daily App 2.0.1 from iTunes here}