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Advent Calendar Book

Advent calendars have been popular since the early 1900's. There is history behind the calendars but in short, they were used to count down for Christmas. They can be found as calendars, stand up images and in this version as a book. This book advent calendar can be...

THE BIGGEST STAMP SALE OF THE YEAR!

10.20.21_FL Click the link next to the image and the list of stamps that are on sale will appear. You can find all of these sale items at my store. Just click shop now. Thank you for your business.

Something to Think About

I saw a quote yesterday. I do not know who said it first. The quote jis: Crafting makes everything better even Mondays. This is so true in my life.

Embossing Buddy

I just wanted to share that I am making embossing buddies. If you are interested let me know. Embossing buddies are used to control moisture and cling when using embossing powder. It ensures a nice crisp embossed image.

Sunburst Cards

I used Gold Foil and last year's Christmas DSP to create this card. It is important to me to use and feature all our special paper as it is so beautiful. I used the Tidings of Christmas DSP to create this card. The card is of landscape orientation. The panels...

Thank You Card with a Fall Vibe

I used a sketch I found on Pinterest for inspiration. I rekindled an ease in using my circle dies as well as my crop-a-dial. I used some of last year's DSP to create the card. I gave my ribbon a rest and used twine.

Season’s Blessings Kit

It doesn't have to be complicated, and you don't need lots of crafting supplies to make something beautiful. These kits are great as gifts or as an all inclusive kit for some crafting fun. I highly recommend these especially if you are not sure you want to start paper...

Other Cute Halloween Cards

If you are interested in the card sketches I used for either or both of these cards just let me know.

Harvest Haunts Paper Pumpkin

The finished product was so cute. I have to admit creating the final item was not so easy. First the directions to make the wheelbarrow were not included in kit. I could see the parts for the wheelbarrow were drawn on the box itself. But how to assemble was left to my...

World Card Making Day

World Card Making Day is a paper crafter’s dream celebration, and it finally arrived! It was October 2, 2021. It was a fantastic day, here at Rita’s Paper Motif. We enjoyed making cards to send to our family and friends. I was having such a great time making cards...

Cute Little Halloween Card

I had fun making this card. I am not big on Halloween as in, I don't decorate for the day but making special bags and sending out cute cards is definitely fun. So using the Cute Little Halloween Designer Paper I created this card. I used a 51/2" x 8 1/2" base...