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 »
A couple of weeks ago I posted a video about creating rolling hills with ink blending and I was having a hard time blending my inks that day. I was just getting blobs. That almost never happens to me now that I’m using the Picket Fence blender brushes and Neenah Solar White cardstock or Bristol cardstock. What I… Read More »
Many years ago, I saw a beautiful card in a magazine and the focal image was an acorn and leaf made out of wire. It added a very interesting touch to the card. I’ve also been seeing We R Memory Keeper’s Happy Jig in more recent magazines and when I finally saw it at Joanne’s in February, I… Read More »
Altenew has hit it out of the park with their 3D floral layering dies. They are so popular that Altenew has created a membership subscription that you can purchase to receive a new 3D floral layering die each month with a different flower. I decided to give it a try for a couple of months. I had purchased… Read More »
Do you have a tin full of washi tape that you almost never use? Ask a crafter what they have too much of and they will tell you that they have too much patterned paper and too much washi tape! This week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge is the perfect sketch to use both your patterned paper scraps and… Read More »
Don’t you love the feeling of starting with a blank piece of cardstock and creating something amazing out of it? One of my favorite things about coloring with alcohol markers is taking a plain piece of paper and creating a scene with dimension. I recently received a beautiful stamp set from Altenew as a thank you. It has… 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 »
I found a new medium that I am totally in love with! NUVO Crackle Mousse. I’ve been a fan of the NUVO Embellishment Mousse for a long time and I’ve done a couple of videos using those. These new Crackle Mousse mediums are super fun! My first experiment involved just smearing it on a card with my palette… 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 »
You are cordially invited to join the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge Design Team to play along with our sketch challenge this week! The sketch is a nice clean and simple sketch. This is another one that is going in my digital file because it is another classic sketch with lots of possibilities. I decided to tip this sketch… Read More »
That’s right! I cleaned my craft room today to pack up a few things that I want to take home with me and I found some watercolor pieces that I had made a couple of months ago. I added some marker touches and created a very quick card out of the leftovers. I hated not using them! I… Read More »
Have you ever watched several different people teach the same skill? They all teach the skill differently. That’s true when you are learning to watercolor or to color with alcohol markers. I’ve taken classes with many different people and they all have their own styles. I find myself practicing their techniques and then combining the tidbits that I… Read More »
Have you ever spent the day immersed in your creative projects only to realize that you had tools and papers everywhere? You know the feeling you get when you realize you’ve had a great day, but you really should tidy up before you call it quits. But WOW! Cleaning up is going to take an hour. You know… Read More »
Catherine Pooler just came out with a new release this week and it is FABULOUS! It was actually a challenge to select what to play with first. I selected her Grace In Bloom stamp set. I wanted to color with my alcohol markers because it is just so relaxing. Plus, I need a Mother’s Day gift for my… Read More »