The new challenge on the Scrapping4Fun Challenge is a color challenge anything goes project! Our sponsor for this challenge is Love From Lizi. I didn’t use all the colors in the palette pictured. I had 3 ink pads to work with the day I created this project: Pink, purple and blue. The are pastel shades of those… Read More »
I’m on The Hedgehog Hollow blog today with a video showing the process for making a traveler’s notebook layout using their May subscription kit box. I was surprised by all the stuff that came in the May subscription box. I got 2 stamp sets, 2 stencils with both the stencil and the mask, 2 sets of foilable ephemera… Read More »
There is a new challenge on the Scrapping 4 Fun Challenge site and it is a stitching challenge! Your project needs to include stitching! It is still an Anything Goes challenge, so you can make any kind of project, but there should be some stitching on it. Our sponsor for this week is Oddball Art Stamps and… Read More »
Many people tend to do gratitude journals in the fall around Thanksgiving. I think the perfect time to do one is at the beginning of a new year. We often spend time thinking about what we want to do differently and reflecting on what the previous year was like. My Mom’s birthday is in January and I decided… Read More »
The more I use digital stamps, the more I love using them. I’m feeling even more that way as I pack up my craft supplies for our move to Florida. Digital stamps require no packing!! I was excited to get invited to participate in the Star Stampz Challenge Blog Design Team. Today is my first project share as… Read More »
There is nothing so satisfying as completing a task! I did 31 scrapbook layout challenges this month…all on time and all on prompt. This is a satisfying moment! Today’s prompt was about crowns and queens. We were given 3 sayings to inspire our layout. 1. Her courage was her crown and she wore it like a queen. 2.… Read More »
There are several things that I’m learning about traveler’s notebooks as I’m using the first ones I created. They really are fun to use. I like having a place where scrapbooking meets journaling in a pretty relaxed way. I may be the only person that looks at my traveler’s notebooks, but I enjoy going back ever few days… 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’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 »
I’ve been taking a Zentangle class through Altenew Academy and it is fabulous. I’ve been meaning to tackle learning about this technique for a year and I’m finally taking the time to do it! I love the meditative quality of just drawing and focusing on what you are doing. I find watercolor to be that way as well.… Read More »
Last winter was long, cold, and dreary. It was the first time I ever thought I might be suffering from seasonal affective disorder. I just found the entire season to be dark and bleak. Needless to say, when I found Altenew Academy and started taking online crafting classes it perked me right up! It’s amazing how learning something… Read More »
This time of year between Christmas and New Year’s Day always feels like a very reflective period of time for me. I always take the time to reflect on what went well over the last year and what did I achieve. Did I reach any goals that I set at the end of last year? Did I become… Read More »
The last couple of days, I have just been playing in my Canvo Journal from Catherine Pooler creating pages and trying out different mixed media to see what I can get away with in the journal. The pages are nice and thick so you can actually use the Nuvo Embellishment mousse and a friend used gesso and then… 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 »
Seriously! Is there anything more fun than a new journal? I arrived home from work today to find a bunch of crafty goodness on my doorstep. I had a box from Catherine Pooler Designs and one from Kindred Stamps. The one from CP had the new Canvo Journal Bundle and the new mini ink pads from Catherine Pooler.… Read More »