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 »
There are a number of liquid watercolor inks on the market today. I’ve mostly used the watercolor brush markers and I quite like creating with them. Altenew just came out with a new set this week. It’s now on my wishlist! Day 3 of Altenew’s Elements of Watercoloring Mediums, we explored using the watercolor brush marker liquid ink… Read More »
Have you ever played along with a Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge? This week’s Paper Craft Crew challenge is a Tic-Tac-Toe challenge and it’s a good one! I chose the top row. I used the masculine birthday theme with a watercolor background. I’m still playing with Catherine Pooler’s Let’s Party release and her new One Plus One release comes out today!! … Read More »
Watercolor is one of those techniques that a lot of people are afraid to try. One of the things that I adore about it is that there are so many different ways to get that watercolor look and every single one of them is fun to try. This is an old technique, but a good one. I’m taking… Read More »
Have you tried pastes and glazes yet? It’s one fun new mediums that have become trendy these days. If you are like me, you have a few from several different companies. You have glazes, pastes, glimmer pastes, mousses, glitter glazes, gessos, modeling paste, embossing pastes…am I right? The truth is that they all work about the same and… Read More »
How long has it been since you have done a re-inker technique? It’s been a while, right? Ditto for me! I happened to take a class a The Stamp Nation and one of the techniques the instructors used was a simple watercolored background with re-inkers. Then Vicki Boutin did a Live on Wednesday and did a very similar… Read More »
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 »