The video for today started out to be a quick card video to share a cute layout with this week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. It ended up being a video about how I fixed a card that I wasn’t crazy about when I was finished! I have a cute card to share that I ended up really liking!… Read More »
Have you tried any interesting challenges lately? I just spent the last 5 days participating in the 5 Day Art Journal Challenge with Marjie Kemper. Marjie actually has a membership site for mixed media which sounds really interesting and no doubt, a lot of fun. Based on my experience this week, I guarantee the members try a lot… Read More »
I have a two-for one for you today! I have this sweet little digital image from Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez. This is the girl with flowers and balloons digi and she was just to sweet to only color once!! I just love the digital images that Patricia Alvarez creates. They are so sweet and often quirky… Read More »
Have you ever spent a few days just creating backgrounds and images from your own doodles and then painting or coloring them just for fun? I’ve been creating mixed media backgrounds for a few days now and today I just felt like pulling out my watercolors and creating something all my own. I’ve been working on my doodles,… Read More »
It is just too much fun to play with stamp sets that allow you to create scenes! You can easily get lost in a day of masking, ink blending and coloring. It’s so relaxing! Today, I want to share a video to share an easy way to color with alcohol markers and give you a trick to make… Read More »
I had a blast creating that sunset scene patio scene card last week using the August release stamps from 7 Kids Craft Store. I played with the Pizzeria Parlor and the Pizzeria Kids stamp sets and created that Pizzeria patio scene. Those sets are also perfect for creating birthday cards. They have a lot of birthday themed stamps… Read More »
I love single layer cards and I’ve been challenging myself to create more single layer cards. They use less resources and don’t require extra postage! I belong to several design teams and they often have sketch challenges that require a card to have several layers. The many layered cards tend to be the ones that I don’t like… Read More »
Hello friends! What are you creating on this quiet summer Sunday? I’ve been busy creating layer 1 of some soon to be fabulous mixed media backgrounds that I will be binding together to create my very own album for memory keeping! I’ve created 16 backgrounds so far! I created along with Vicki Boutin on Friday night during… Read More »
I’m so excited to share the 7 Kids Craft Store August stamp release with you! It’s exciting to be a part of the very first YouTube Design Team which we are launching with a YouTube Video Hop! I will link all the design team videos below!! You have a chance to win a $20 gift card as well… Read More »
My husband is more than just an avid fisherman. He writes books about it, gives talks about it and makes videos about it. I felt that required that I select at least one digital stamp that involved fish in some way! I selected the Fish Set from Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez. I used my Copics to color… Read More »
I think you can only create quirkly cards with Stamping Bella Stamps! I recently discovered this stamp company and I’m loving the humor in their stamps and sentiments. The stamp set that I used is from the Oddball Collection! Gotta love it! For my layout, I’m using this week’s Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge which you will find… Read More »
I’ve never considered myself a hoarder…except with craft supplies. It’s ridiculous, really. I have some supplies I’ve had since the 80’s! Seriously!! When the quarantine hit, I found myself separated from my craft stash. It was in New York and I was in Florida celebrating being newly retired. I had some basic supplies and had plenty to keep… Read More »
Have you subscribed to any craft kits lately? I have tried out a few and I decided it was time to pick one or two that I really like and that I want to keep getting. I decided that I love the Simon Says Stamp card kits that I get each month. I feel like I get great… Read More »
Have you ever had a project that you really wanted to do but never seemed to find the time to accomplish? I hope I’m not the only one this has happened to! A year or so after I started my blog in 2012 I wanted to do a gratitude project during November. I thought I might do a… Read More »
Or craft with complete strangers! I signed up for a couple of Altenew’s Virtual Workshops just for the fun of actually interacting with someone other than my husband. We’ve been blissfully married for 35 years, but sometimes I like to spend some time with other crafty peeps. Just hearing other crafters chatter while you create a card feels… Read More »