Catherine Pooler inks are special. The stamp beautifully and you can do all kinds of techniques with them. The vibrant colors are just so fun to work with as well. These remain one of my 3 favorite ink brands. Today I played with the re-inkers. I haven’t watercolored in quite awhile. I decided it was time to play… Read More »
If you have been following my blog for a while, you know that I love taking classes and doing the virtual workshops. I find it inspiring and I love the virtual thing because it’s like crafting with friends from the comfort of your own home. I love the classes and workshops because I will never stop being eager… Read More »
Do you have an inspiration journal? I have taken 2 classes on where to find and collect ideas and inspiration…or your muse. They were amongst my favorite classes. I found myself looking at things in a different way and I also started keeping an inspiration journal. I stash pictures and I draw card layout sketches. I also keep… Read More »
You can get this adorable turtle digi for free this week from the Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez Group on Facebook. You can find the link below. The free digi is available until July 2, 2020. I had some fun coloring this image this evening after a 6 hour virtual scrapbooking class with Vicki Boutin. I was exhausted… Read More »
Patricia Alvarez creates and colors a new digital image every single day. Every single one is amazing. I have no idea how to choose which one I want to color next! I also have now idea where Patricia comes up with her ideas for cute critters, kid and creatures. She is absolutely amazingly talented. I selected this Fairy… Read More »
Catherine Pooler’s latest release is wonderful. It’s Let’s Party theme is just what we all need to bring some sunshine to our creations. She usually releases a fun set of 6 x6″ patterned paper with her new releases and she did it again this time. I LOVE the Poppin’ patterned paper. It’s bright, colorful, and just fun! I… Read More »
Have you fallen in love with the trendy black and white cards with pops of color yet? I saw a fun background stamp called Scribbled Rose from Taylored Expressions. This had an outline background red rubber cling stamp with a set of clear stamps meant to fill in the roses and leaves when you stamped the background. I… Read More »
Do you love free things? I love free things. Last weekend, Whimsy Stamps had a Virtual Stamping Weekend on Facebook because they had to cancel their actual live event that was scheduled due to a pandemic. It was a lovely weekend with lots of videos, live videos and chats, lots of games and contests, challenges, and freebies! Keep… Read More »
It’s time for this month’s theme challenge from Challenge YOUrself Scrapbook Challenge! June’s challenge is Summer Dreams! I’ll be honest…I didn’t see the word summer. I thought the challenge was about dreams…as in setting big goals and dreaming big! My husband and I just realized a dream we’ve had that has been 12 years in the making! We… Read More »
Have you fallen in love with Cover Dies yet? Once you try one and discover all of the things you can do with them, you will be hooked. Take a look at this fabulous Flower Burst cover die by Catherine Pooler: I ink blended with 3 Catherine Pooler inks: Rockin’ Red, Something Borrowed, and Tiara. I just can’t… Read More »
I’m so excited to share that I was invited to join the Design Team for Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez! Patricia has a stamp store on Etsy that has stamps and digital images that you can purchase and they are VERY cute! If you love creating with images of critters, kids, and mermaids of all species you will… Read More »
I have 5 cards to share with you today! One is for this week’s Paper Craft Crew Challenge, so I will start with that. I’m using the Layered Dahlia stamp set from Whimsy Stamps. It has so many stamps in this set and they can be used in so many ways. I thought I’d share a few ideas… Read More »
The June card kit for Simon Says Stamps was pretty terrific! It came with a giant stamp set, a stencil, card stock, envelopes, inspiration, 6 x 8″ patterned paper, Tim Holtz Ideaology clippings stickers and Typography Findings, and Gina K. Glitz Glitter Gel. You bet I played with the glitter gel and stencil. Let me tell you…it is… Read More »
Some days when you sit down to craft, you need a little boost of inspiration to get started. A card sketch or scrapbook layout sketch is a perfect place to start. I also love playing along with sketch challenges for both scrapbooking and cardmaking. I love seeing how other people use the sketch to create something that looks… Read More »
You know that feeling when you open the mailbox and there is a package from one of your favorite stamp companies just waiting inside the box for you? It’s a great feeling! I ordered a new stamp and die set from Altenew and there it was waiting for me yesterday. I immediately had to play with it. I… Read More »