Happy NSD Scrapbooking & Cards Today readers, Marla Kress here! Today I want to share a tip (or maybe it’s a trick) that I use when creating almost every project. It’s nothing fancy and seems very basic but trust me, it’s a life changer!
So this is a quilting ruler and if you don’t already have one in your scrapbooking/cardmaking/papercrafting toolbox, you should. It is the key to keeping things lined up. Faux stitching? Sticker titles? Multiple photos? Line them up with this guy (or gal!)
Here is my layout in progress.
I used four square photos and was going to faux stitch all around. The quilting ruler helped keep me evenly spaced using pencil lines. And again for the marker detail
I even used it to place the title.
Thank you for checking in and I hope this tip helps! If you already use a quilting ruler I’d love to hear how you use it and if you’re happy with the results.
5:00 pm GIVEAWAY!!!
Are you ready to see who this hour's sponsors are? Each hour today has been full of inspiration and full of wonderful giveaway's too! Imagine this…Jillibean Soup and Therm O Web! Doesn't that sound like a bit of crafty heaven? Check this out…
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- 1 pack of our iCraft® Deco Foil™ White Foam Adhesive
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Thank you for the wonderful tip. Live the papers in the Jillibean soup prizes.
What a great tip! I do have a quilting ruler somewhere! Time to go find it!
Loving your blog projects today!!!
Thanks for the great tip and giveaway!
Such great layouts today!
Nice giveaway!! thank you!
Super cute layout, and love the giveaway.. such sweet papers!!
Interesting layout! Love all
the special tips. Happy
NSD!
That’s an excellent tip and I sure could use it! lol I just LOVE your layout and may have to “steal” it for my next LO.
Love Jillibean Soup and Therm-O-Web (been wanting to use foil!). Thanks for a great day of inspiration & giveaways.
I have a quilting ruler… tucked away in sewing stuff… hasn’t seen the light of day in years… hmmmm…
OOOh Jillibean and Therm O Web–love those colors in the collection and have really been wanting to try the Deco Foil! Fantastic prizes!!!!
Wonderful giveaway! Thanks!
Your layout is adorable .. and appreciate your tips! Wonderful giveaway!
Thanks for this great tip on using a quilting ruler.
thanks for the tip about the quilting ruler. I will have to pick one up. and your layout is wonderful! :)
Love the project and the tip.. think I might have to invest in one of those! And more bright and beautiful things to giveaway. Its a wonderful day!
What a sweet layout, and the a great tip with the quilting ruler
I love my quilting ruler. Use it all the time! Thanks for the chance to w in again.
Loving the quilting ruler though it has been years since I have quilted. Thanks for a fun day of fabulous goodness and giveaways
Beautiful, beautiful layout!!!! And I don’t know why I never thought to use a quilting ruler! I have one of the those clear paper crafting ones, but it’s flimsy. I’d like the thickness of this better!
Loving these Jillibean soup collections!
Fab layouts … I’d be lost without my ruler! Great giveaway :)
Never thought to use my quilting ruler! It’s been packed away for ages. Love this giveaway! Jillibean and Thermoweb decofoil are meant to go together!
deco foil…something new to try. this would be wonderful
great tip, I love “faux stitching”!
Wow, great tips about using that see through ruler! I do believe my mom has a quilting ruler that I can borrow!
Great tip and thanks for sharing, I will definitely get me one of those rulers. I have not tried the faux stitching but will give it a try next. Wow what an awesome prize pack from Jillibean Soup and Therm O Web. These papers are absolutely beautiful and what projects they could make. Never tried deco foil but would love to. Thanks to Jillibean Soup and Therm O Web for this amazing chance to win.
Love the contrast in those two collections. So great to vary my scrapbooking!
Would love to play with these!
I have a quilting CIRCLE template — great for drawing big circles for my layouts. Thanks for the opportunity to win
I love my quilting ruler. I use it to place evenly spaced lines for journaling or for sentiments inside the cards that I make. The giveaways today are amazing!
great tips,and great giveaway, Thanks for the chance.
Love grid LOs, thanks for the tips.
Thank for the tip about the quilting ruler. And, of course, the wonderful prizes available this hour.
Loving your blog projects today!!!
Thank you for the chance to win :)
The giveaways today are amazing!
Happy NSD!
Happy NSD!
What a lovely page about this young crafter! (Bet she can sew better than I do – *sigh*)
Gosh – I LOVE Jillibean’s collections! Thanks for the chance to win for NSD!
I love it! Thanks for the tip it is much appreciated
That layout is so pretty! I just love Jillibean Soup! I hope everyone is having a spectacular NSD! Thanks for this awesome giveaway!
Love the goodies and love the layout. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you!
Beautiful layout! I LOVE my quilting rulers for all sorts of things ♥
Great tip on using the quilting ruler.
I would love to win this
Thanks for the great tip! I don’t have one of these but my Mom is a quilter…..maybe she has an extra one hanging around!!! Happy NSD!!!!
Thanks for that great tip. Love the giveaways.
I love the colours of paper from Jillibean Soup! I have never seen the quilting ruler before, thank you for the great info! The Deco foil looks awesome, thank you Thermoweb!
Wow, what great prizes! Thank you sponsors!!