Today’s card was totally inspired by the Altenew Academy Color Blending class taught by Kelly Latevola. I’ve included a link to this fantastic class in the supply list below. For less than $10 you get Kelly’s expertise. She is a super hero colorist! I used the October Simon Says Stamp Card Kit: Thankful Flowers to create this card… Read More »
I have a gift for you today! I just finished taking the Altenew Academy Color Blending class with Kelly Latevola and it was fabulous! The first lesson was all about color theory, creating color swatches and a color wheel. I’ve taken several color theory classes and I’ve been collecting my notes from them. I decided it was… Read More »
I fell in love with my first Concord & 9th stamp set and I’ve been hooked ever since. Now they have invented the Turnabout stamps and I just love them. I love how versatile they are and I wanted to share that with you today. I created 4 cards from the Butterfly Love Turnabout Stamp and Dies and… Read More »
When I said I was doing a 30 Day Craft Room Clean Up, I hope you realize that I am not doing 30 consecutive days. Mostly because it is the end of the school year and it has been very hectic. I don’t really have a good excuse! Once you start cleaning up and working on fine-tuning your… Read More »
Another fabulous card kit with some new products that I had not planned to try showed up on my doorstep. What’s a person to do? I had to play with the kit and the new Tim Holtz Alcohol Pearl Inks. I had not planned on purchasing them because I already have a hearty collection of alcohol inks and… Read More »
Who doesn’t love getting new crafting goodies on their doorstep? Late last week, I received the Hands Free Totally Tiffany Embossing Station. I was so busy with our little museum’s grand opening that I had no time to try this goodie out until yesterday and I’m very excited to share this with you! This takes up a space… Read More »
I have a free printable for you today. I decided that I wanted all my Altenew Watercolor brush colors on one sheet so I could see them all at one time. I created a sheet that you can print on watercolor paper and then swatch out your watercolor brush colors. I highly recommend that you always swatch out… Read More »
I have a clever idea to share with you today from my friend and fellow crafter, Candace Cubito. We’ve been hearing about the new Sizzix Sticky Grid Sheets that are the latest, greatest product on the market. I would have tried them by now if they weren’t sold out every single time I’ve gone to order them. Well,… Read More »
This month’s My Monthly Hero kit was simply amazing! The kit always comes with a full size stamp set and coordinating die set wrapped in a piece of pretty ribbon. It usually has some extras like the shimmer cardstock, package of sequins and the Sakura Jelly Roll Sparkle Pen. I was seriously excited to find out that the… Read More »
There are some craft tools that I’ve had for years and they are still serving me well. Then there are some new tools that I’ve discovered in the last year that I don’t know how I crafted without for so long! I always love seeing the crafting tools other people love and use. I decided that I should… Read More »
The news is that we are potentially getting some more snow here soon. It seemed appropriate to create a night sky scene with these fabulous bears from Lawn Fawn. This stamp set is called Winter Skies and I elected to use a variety of ink mediums on this card. I’ve used distress oxide inks for the sky, Copics… Read More »
I’m making a project for the new Altenew Academy class that I’m taking called Easy as ABC. The class is about using alphabet stamps and letter die cuts in fun ways. I’m creating a simple Christmas card using Altenew’s Bells and Bows stamp and die set. I LOVE the dimension on this layered bow stamp. I used Altenew’s… Read More »
I have a video for you today to show you how I created 3 clean and simple (CAS) one layer Christmas cards using the same basic layout for all 3, but each uses a different coloring medium. I am participating in this week’s Less Is More Challenge which is Old Holiday. They are also having a design team… Read More »
This week’s Paper Craft Crew Challenge is a challenge to use your favorite new product. I’ve tried so many new products this year that it really is impossible to pick just one. I decided to share my favorite new products of the week! How adorable is this little penguin on the snowy hills under the night sky? What… Read More »
I found this stamp company that I just love. Have you tried Kat Scrappiness? I found it when I was trying to get the Gina K Wreath Builder kit and she was all sold out. I poked around the internet and found that a stamp store by the name of Kat Scrappiness still had it in stock and… Read More »