Crafting has always been my sanctuary—a way to express creativity, unwind, and make something pretty or useful with my hands. From papercrafts to DIY projects – big or small, I loved every second of it. However, I find myself in a season where crafting feels like a distant memory.

Crafting isn’t just about the end product; it’s about the process. The thrill of choosing materials, the soothing repetition of cutting and gluing, and the satisfaction of seeing a project come to life were all elements that kept me wanting to do it more.

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Hi! It’s been a while.

I thought hard and long about posting my thoughts on here. I initially wanted this space to be for anything crafts and DIY related in the hope that regularly posting would encourage me to do crafts regularly and destress in the process.

I started this blog in 2015 — I was newly married, without a kid, and with lesser work-related responsibilities–pretty much with several hours to spare.

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Ranger Inc. just announced a price change in their products effective January, 2021. The change in retail cost is allegedly due to increases in cost of raw materials, transportation, and tariff. By the looks of it, our beloved Ranger, Inc. products, including the crafter’s staple distress inks and distress oxides, will have an increase by a dollar from its current retail price. This is kind of expected given the current global health situation affecting domestic and international economies and most companies, if they haven’t already, are expected to follow suit.

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I have been asked many times whether the We R Memory Keepers Trim-and-Score Board Refill Blades we have on the shop would fit the trimmers they have at home. Apparently, a lot of people have bought the wrong blade and they can’t be blamed because the packaging does not provide any indication about which blade fits which. With online shopping, we just buy and cross our fingers that we don’t get the surprise of our lives once we open the pack.

Continue reading How to Know the Correct Replacement Blade for your We R Memory Keepers Trim and Score Board (With Info Straight from American Crafts) at Crafthartic.

I recently stumbled upon another crafting challenge at www.papercraftcrew.com and I asked my 10-year-old niece, Ianne, to collaborate with me on the project. This is the inspiration sketch provided for the challenge:

This is our entry :

PCC365 Entry by me and Ianne

The main card is Quaff CC (250 gsm) and the corrugated mint paper is a scrap from a previous project(forgot the brand). I also used Maria E. Designs (“Ares”) die for the background of the tag.

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I also thought I would get disappointed with the product seeing all the hype but I am actually pleased with the results. The only downside was that it wouldn’t work on the foils I have in my stash but I’ve seen other videos successfully trying out other foils so that’s good enough 🙂 I appreciate tools that are compatible with consumables from other companies ( EK Success ribbon maker and its uniquely designed brads, anyone?) 🙂

Anyway, I hope you enjoy this unboxing video:

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I’ll probably post updates as I go along. Join me?

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I used to wonder how crafters get straight paper/cardstock cuts. Starting out, I had an exacto knife and different sizes of scissors but none of those made professional looking cuts no matter the size or the brand. When I made my own wedding invites, I thought there’s no way I could “DIY” straight cuts so I thought of  sending my cardstocks to someone who probably has a “machine” intended for cutting paper. Little did I know there’s a world of trimmers and cutters out there–thanks to YouTube, I am no longer in the dark and I saved a few bucks for cutting my own cardstocks! 

Continue reading Which Paper Cutter Should I Get? at Crafthartic.

HAPPY NEW YEAR and I hope you had a very MERRY CHRISTMAS! I am posting this on January 1, 2019 on my side of the world. 2018 wasn’t all bad for me, although the first quarter was a bit of a headache work-wise, the year ended pretty well and I am very grateful for it. However, between an 8 to 5 job (which is actually 8-7 some days) and a 19-month old baby, I can’t seem to get time for other things like I used to.

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Whipped out my gift box punch board today to make these easy, cutesy, spooktacular early halloween ideas to make trick or treating far from boring. Enjoy!

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