One thing is for certain, if you want to become good with Copic markers, watercoloring mediums of any kind or any technique in general, you need to practice. I took an online class at My Creative Scoop called Winter Pup. The image is purchased from Whimsy Stamps and it is adorable. As part of the technique, we added… Read More »
Hello my friends! All of these wonderful stamp companies are having Black Friday sales and many of them have started already. You will find coupon codes and special prices on the websites. These are the stamping stores that I shop at and LOVE. Treat yourself or hand over your wish list to your family and let them know… Read More »
I have had a week full of meetings, a random late afternoon blizzard, and craft room chores. My craft room chores are the kind of chores I really enjoy. I organized my stamps today. As you know, my husband and I downsized to a smaller home a little less than two years ago. We went from a small… Read More »
The number 1 reader favorite card that I’ve created for the fall season was a single layer leaf card using some stamp sets from Sunny Studios. I did some masking, added a drop shadow to create faux dimension, and added some splatter. Even my sister liked this card and she’s critical of everything! (Yes…I went there dear sister… Read More »
I spent my entire day cleaning. All I really wanted to do was get to my crafty space and play with my new Canvo journal from Catherine Pooler Designs. I really enjoy adding touches to the pages that I’ve created. I like that I have the chance to doodle and experiment without worrying about it being perfect. I’m… Read More »
It’s no secret that if you want to get better at something, you need to practice. There are no shortcuts. I was browsing the list of design team calls for the new year and picked a few that I would apply to. I’ve been enjoying being on the design team at the Paper Craft Crew since 2013 and… Read More »
Create a pretty pearlized sheen on your cards using the Nuvo Embellishment Mousse in Powder Blue and Mother of Pearl. I’m having a blast experimenting with this embellishment mousse just to see what I can do with it. Today’s card and technique was created using this week’s Paper Craft Crew card sketch. This fabulous sketch is very clean… Read More »
3 Techniques To Add Splatter and Watercolor Effects without using ink or watercolor paints. I’m still playing with my Nuvo Embellishment Mousse. It is truly addictive. Now I just want to see how much I can do with this medium. It’s a challenge and I’ve accepted it! For today, I had heard that you could watercolor with these… Read More »
How often do you use your dark colors of cardstock for something other than a script die cut, a background mat or a card base? We don’t use our dark colors of cardstock for a lot of techniques because it is often hard to add color to it. Enter Nuvo Embellishment Mousse! Embellishment Mousse comes in 24 colors… Read More »
That’s right! Go make a mess! I got a new stamp set from The Ink Road stamp company called Beautiful Mess. I just love it! It’s artsy , it has fun sentiments and images. I used the images to create a border for my focal image. I simply stamped them with my MISTI in Altenew Permanent Black ink.… Read More »
I decided to participate in this week’s Less Is More challenge. It’s a clean and simple challenge and this week the theme said Recipe Dimension. I interpreted that to mean that I was to use a recipe card sized layout. I created a beautiful card that did just that. But make sure you compare it to the bottom… Read More »
Oh no! I’ve fallen in love with yet another technique. That’s right. Alcohol inks. Once again, this is a result of Altenew. They keep coming out with new products and classes to go along with the products. This starts my experimenting with the new products and techniques and before I know it…I’m HOOKED! Altenew came out with the… Read More »
Sometimes it is a nice thing to give your envelopes some love and coordinate them with your card. I just finished taking a holiday envelope class at Altenew Academy and I really enjoyed it. I thought the ideas were fun and there was at least one project that is a perfect holiday idea that I plan to implement… Read More »
I’m excited to be a guest designer for The Hedgehog Hollow blog again today. I have the pleasure of sharing a quick and easy heat embossed foil background for a fall card using the Hedgehog Hollow October card kit. One of the fantastic things you can do with stamp sets that are packed with a lot of great… Read More »