Today’s Paper Craft Crew challenge is an inspiration challenge. It’s all about fall and nature. As of today, not one single tree has changed color on the East End of Long Island. I’m telling you that every single deciduous tree is still green. We’re supposed to have a giant Nor’easter this weekend and all the leaves will get… Read More »
I love when I can use my crafting tools for more than just one purpose. I was inspired yesterday when I found the Crop Stop October Linky Party and there was a wonderful blog post about making plaid backgrounds with your markers. I have a set of Spectrum Noir markers that I’ve had for quite some time. I… Read More »
It’s time for the Paper Craft Crew to have a color challenge for fall! It’s orange, purple, lime green and one color of your choice…I chose a butterscotch yellow. I used the Hedgehog Hollow October Kit for this card. The stamp set is from The Ink Road created exclusively for The Hedgehog Hollow. I created an alcohol ink… Read More »
Once again, I had to play with the distress crayons. I have yet to find a watercolor technique that I don’t find completely relaxing. What a lovely way to spend an evening! I’m entering this in two challenges: Stamp, Ink, Paper has a Fall Floral challenge this week that I can’t resist participating in. I’m also entering it… Read More »
Today was one of those crafting slump days for me. I was exhausted when I got home from work and fell asleep for 2 hours. When I woke up, I had to double time it to get my Paper Craft Crew design team submission done for the week. I just couldn’t get it together…even when provided with the… Read More »
One of my most watched videos is the video that I created about making snowbanks. I get asked by a lot of people about how I made it look like falling snow on the card. At that time I used a stamp set called Gorgeous Grunge which has long since retired and is no longer available for purchase. … Read More »
Oh yeah! I’m a mixed media artist. That’s what you should be telling your friends and family. We don’t just craft. We create art using a variety of mediums. So far this week, I’ve used distress markers, distress crayons, watercolor paints, dye and pigment inks, embossing powders, perfect pearls, metallic elements, canvas, paper and lots of adhesives! Phew! … Read More »
Thank you for joining me today on World Card Making Day! I’m celebrating by crafting all day and sharing my creations on YouTube and my blog! I’m delighted that you are joining me. I’m also celebrating by participating in some challenges today at The Flower Challenge. They are celebrating their second birthday and the challenge is to use… Read More »
You know how it is…you have a plan to get a certain amount accomplished and then the phone rings and it is a phone call you not only must take, but that you want to take. It lasts longer than you expect and time slips away and you don’t get your crafty business done for the day. At… Read More »
I love this storage. The ink storage and the marker storage are my favorite pieces!! My distress inks, reinkers and markers are all so convenient and easy to find on my desk! I have 4 ink storage units and I love them. My Catherine Pooler and Spectrum Noir ink pads…so pretty! I have the ribbon storage and… Read More »
One of my favorite techniques with a giant bloom image is to stamp it several times and cut out different parts of it and layer them together with foam tape to add dimension to the bloom. My second ever card class taught me this technique and we used Outline Stamps with fabulous results. I used the same technique… Read More »
I love adding little details to change a card slightly and I have two cards that I created with the same materials but one extra twist on each to make them slightly different from each other. I have several card kits that I enjoy receiving each month. One of the kits is the MFT Stamps card kit. This… Read More »
Who doesn’t love a free stamp set? I’ve gotten so I wait until I have an order that I know qualifies for a freebie before placing an order. So many of the stamp companies give you little perks for being their customer. Gina K Designs is one of those as is Sunny Studio. I got this fantastic stamp… Read More »
Wait! What?! I create an alcohol ink background and then I use a special ink to lift some of it off my background? That’s what I said! If you follow me, you know that my latest class is all about re-inkers and I just fell in love with the re-inking techniques that I’ve been doing using the Altenew… Read More »
My card is a bold combination of colors! I will admit that it has a lot going on. I created the alcohol ink background a couple of days ago. This was the first time that I had played with the Altenew Alcohol marker refills on Yupo paper so it was fun to drop a few of my favorite… Read More »