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 »
It’s never too early to build your holiday card stash! Creating just a couple of holiday cards a week for the next 12 weeks can help to make your festivities more relaxing when November and December get here! This is holiday card #1 for me! I kept it simple and used Catherine Pooler’s new Peeking Pets stamp… Read More »
Have you subscribed to any craft kits lately? I have tried out a few and I decided it was time to pick one or two that I really like and that I want to keep getting. I decided that I love the Simon Says Stamp card kits that I get each month. I feel like I get great… Read More »
Have you ever had a project that you really wanted to do but never seemed to find the time to accomplish? I hope I’m not the only one this has happened to! A year or so after I started my blog in 2012 I wanted to do a gratitude project during November. I thought I might do a… Read More »
Digital stamps are quickly becoming one of my favorite new creative tools. I know that I’ve said this before, but they are so easy to store! Although, I must confess that I do print out several copies at a time so I have a file folder full of images I can just pull out and color. I also… Read More »
Or craft with complete strangers! I signed up for a couple of Altenew’s Virtual Workshops just for the fun of actually interacting with someone other than my husband. We’ve been blissfully married for 35 years, but sometimes I like to spend some time with other crafty peeps. Just hearing other crafters chatter while you create a card feels… Read More »
There are a number of liquid watercolor inks on the market today. I’ve mostly used the watercolor brush markers and I quite like creating with them. Altenew just came out with a new set this week. It’s now on my wishlist! Day 3 of Altenew’s Elements of Watercoloring Mediums, we explored using the watercolor brush marker liquid ink… Read More »
Watercolor paint sets wildly in price and types. I’m guessing that the gold standard is Daniel Smith paints in the tubes. Those are decadently expensive and that’s what Debby Hughes uses! She’s a master watercolorist and she’s amazing. For day 2 of the Altenew Exploring Watercolor Mediums class, we used the student grade pan set from Altenew. This… Read More »
Have you ever played along with a Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge? This week’s Paper Craft Crew challenge is a Tic-Tac-Toe challenge and it’s a good one! I chose the top row. I used the masculine birthday theme with a watercolor background. I’m still playing with Catherine Pooler’s Let’s Party release and her new One Plus One release comes out today!! … Read More »
Watercolor is one of those techniques that a lot of people are afraid to try. One of the things that I adore about it is that there are so many different ways to get that watercolor look and every single one of them is fun to try. This is an old technique, but a good one. I’m taking… Read More »
Have you tried pastes and glazes yet? It’s one fun new mediums that have become trendy these days. If you are like me, you have a few from several different companies. You have glazes, pastes, glimmer pastes, mousses, glitter glazes, gessos, modeling paste, embossing pastes…am I right? The truth is that they all work about the same and… Read More »
That’s right! It’s just a piece of paper. Experiment! Have fun! You can die cut flowers out of it if you hate the result! Vicki Boutin tells us to do the things! Experiment and see how all those supplies on your shelf behave and react. Seth Apter tells us that you’re only one layer away from magic. I… Read More »
How long has it been since you have done a re-inker technique? It’s been a while, right? Ditto for me! I happened to take a class a The Stamp Nation and one of the techniques the instructors used was a simple watercolored background with re-inkers. Then Vicki Boutin did a Live on Wednesday and did a very similar… Read More »
Catherine Pooler inks are special. The stamp beautifully and you can do all kinds of techniques with them. The vibrant colors are just so fun to work with as well. These remain one of my 3 favorite ink brands. Today I played with the re-inkers. I haven’t watercolored in quite awhile. I decided it was time to play… Read More »
You can get these two digital stamps for free until midnight tonight at the Kit and Clowder Facebook page. These images are from Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez and you actually get the Koala hugging the Candy Cane and the Bauble. The Christmas Bauble comes as a single image. I resized it and turned in different directions on… Read More »