I have several projects to share with you today!! It’s Christmas in July and I made some Christmas tags and shrink plastic charms. I also have a quick Christmas card! I created two Christmas tags using manila tags from Maker Forte. You can see that I created an ink blended background and then stamped one of the small… Read More »
Do you ever have days where you feel like just making backgrounds and playing with background techniques? I sometimes do. I actually have a whole pile of backgrounds all made just because I wanted to play with my gel plates. I also have other backgrounds that I’ve experimented with just to play around with inks and colors. I… Read More »
Welcome friend! I am so delighted that you stopped by today. I have a quick and easy single layer card to share with you today using a simple, but lovely background technique. I’m using the Scrappy Tails Crafts Fairy Friends stamp set to create my card. This card took me less than 10 minutes to put together. I… Read More »
I’m on The Hedgehog Hollow blog today with 3 cards that are super quick and easy using the emboss resist techniques. I created backgrounds by heat embossing stamps from the Atomic Age stamp set in white. Then I ink blended some Neon Yellowstone and Neon Outrageous orange inks from Maker Forte over the embossing to create a soft… Read More »
I have a video to share with you today to show a quick coloring technique for floral images using your alcohol markers. Today we have the Three Room Studio Saturday Challenge and it is a theme challenge. The theme is thank you! You can find the challenge HERE along with all the rules. You can create with… Read More »
I’m on the Maker Forte blog today sharing a fun summer card and video that is so simple to create thanks to a great stamp set! This card uses the Summer Vibe stamp set from Maker Forte. I’m in love with this set! I used the round background stamp and added a yellow and an orange… Read More »
The new Make The Cards Challenge is a Color Challenge for this week. It’s also entitled Suit Up. I do not have any stamps with a person wearing a suit of any kind, so I decided that I would just go with the color challenge. This was a good challenge. It has a masculine feel to it and… Read More »
I am on the Maker Forte blog today with a video and 3 cards to share! I created cards with the Maker Forte BeYouTiful stamp set and couldn’t decide on a color combination! Here are the 3 cards: This card is watercolored with Catherine Pooler inks and the sentiment is heat embossed in gold. I found the sentiment… Read More »
Have you been making an effort to use things in your stash that you haven’t used in a while? I did that today when I pulled out some of my Brusho powders from Colourcraft. They make such pretty backgrounds and they are quick and easy to use. I also pulled out 3 of my favorite die sets from… Read More »
If you are pulling out supplies to make an ink blended background, you might as well make more than one! I have a set of 3 cards I created with some of my new Sassy & Crafty stencils and the Stuck on You stamp set. I was in the mood for bright colors, so I used Wild Honey,… Read More »
Maker Forte just came out with a huge release for May and there are some noteworthy new tools that will actually make some techniques easier. I loved the Perfect Placement Tools. These are mats made out the same material a stencil is made out of with embossed templates that allow you to align different sized cardstocks and stencils. … Read More »
I’m on the Maker Forte blog today sharing two quick watercolored Mother’s Day cards. I made this quick card using the Calming Cosmos stamp set, Celebrating All Mothers stamp set, and Whimsical Stripes stencil all from Maker Forte to create my first card. I did the watercoloring with Distress Oxides in ripe persimmon, barn door, fossilized amber, forest… Read More »
Today’s card uses a very sweet digital stamp set from Kinda Cute from Patricia. The set has the hot air balloon and then several animals you can place hanging over the edge of the basket. You will see that I chose the cute little elephant! I love the little elephant…he looks like he is really enjoying his… Read More »
I thought the FREE digital image from Kinda Cute by Patricia was so adorable, I wanted to make another card with it. You can get this free digital image on the Kinda Cute by Patricia Group on Facebook. You just join the group and as soon as your membership is confirmed, you can download the image and participate… Read More »
Are you like me? Has it been some time since you played with your alcohol inks? I pulled mine out today to create a quick and fabulous background for a pretty butterfly die cut from Scrappy Tails Crafts Open Butterfly Die Cut set and I’m so happy that I did! Why am I playing with butterflies? Because it… Read More »