Category Archives: Paper Crafts

Make Your Own Bubbles Tag & Parcel

Ever since she was a toddler, my daughter and I have celebrated the arrival of spring by blowing bubbles together. She’s a teenager now, but I want her to know that you’re never too old to watch bubbles drift away on a spring breeze!  I decided to make a little parcel of bubbles and bubblegum […]

DIY: Sweet Stamp Shop Tags

Welcome back to the May Arts blog.  We’re having fun this week with the “sweet” whimsical designs from Sweet Stamp Shop.   I love the clean lined images and fun sentiments they offer. I decided to make some little tags that I think can be used for a variety of purposes from pairing with gifts to […]

Make Your Own: Clean and Simple Cards

Hi!  Today I wanted to share three super easy Clean and Simple cards I created with Sweet Shop Stamps and May Arts Ribbon! Supplies: May Arts Twill/Stripes Orange May Arts Twill Turquoise May Arts Grosgrain/Dots Brown Sweet Stamp Shop Furry Friends Forever Sweet Stamp Shop Melvin and Vernie Sweet Stamp Shop Sweet Tooth Die Cuts […]

A Sweet Little Gift

Presentation and personalization can make a gift turn from ordinary into extraordinary. With the help of May Arts Ribbon and Sweet Stamp Shop, I transformed a small gift of gum balls and a thank you card into a grand affair. First I’ll show you the gift. I purchased two bags of gum balls at the […]

DIY Card – Owl you Doing?

Supplies: Sweet Stamp Shop Owl stamp and sentiment May Arts SM14 Jute Cuttlebug Swiss Dot Embossing folder Memento Black Ink, Memento markers EKSuccess border punch A2 Card Base and variety of papers of your choice foam squares variety of circle punches Instructions: Cut your circles: printed paper is 4 inch, 3 in red, 2.5 white […]

How to Card – The right thing to say

Hi everyone. Vera’s here from Ling’s Design Studio.  Today we’re teaming up with Sweet Stamp Shop and I have a sweet card to share with you. Supplies: Owl from Sweet Stamp Shop Melvin & Vernie set Sentiment from SP & Company Mustache Madness set Patterned paper: Basic Grey May Arts Woven Burlap 408-05-16 May Art […]

DIY Embroidered Owl Card

Miniature cards are a fun way to drop someone a quick note to say you are thinking about them. They can be tucked into a present or added to a flower arrangement. For this tutorial I have a made a mini card with a custom envelope that will put a smile on anyone’s face. The […]

Thrifty Gifting – Oh, Baby!

Welcome back to the May Arts blog!   It seems as though everywhere I look signs of spring are popping up all over.  Springtime also means new babies and that means I need to have some quick and thrifty gifts on hand.  I was trying to think of something unique and yet useful for the new […]

Create Your Own Spring Banner

I love decorating for holidays, but sometimes, I prefer to have decorations that are more generic and can hang up a bit longer. This banner is dedicated to spring and will last for several months. The letters can easily be switched out for a birthday or the 4th of July – whatever you want to […]