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 »
Have you been working your way through your craft stash the last few months? As a crafter, I felt like a quarantine was what I trained for over the years as I built up my craft stash. I kept telling myself that I didn’t want to get rid of craft stuff because I would have time to use… 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 »
Do you love free things? I love free things. Last weekend, Whimsy Stamps had a Virtual Stamping Weekend on Facebook because they had to cancel their actual live event that was scheduled due to a pandemic. It was a lovely weekend with lots of videos, live videos and chats, lots of games and contests, challenges, and freebies! Keep… Read More »
It’s time for this month’s theme challenge from Challenge YOUrself Scrapbook Challenge! June’s challenge is Summer Dreams! I’ll be honest…I didn’t see the word summer. I thought the challenge was about dreams…as in setting big goals and dreaming big! My husband and I just realized a dream we’ve had that has been 12 years in the making! We… Read More »
I was very excited to share with you that I was invited to join the Design Team at Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez. I fell in love with her adorable images as soon as I saw them and I was honored and humbled to be invited to join her team. Today I have two cards that I created… 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 »
Have you fallen in love with Cover Dies yet? Once you try one and discover all of the things you can do with them, you will be hooked. Take a look at this fabulous Flower Burst cover die by Catherine Pooler: I ink blended with 3 Catherine Pooler inks: Rockin’ Red, Something Borrowed, and Tiara. I just can’t… 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’m so excited to share that I was invited to join the Design Team for Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez! Patricia has a stamp store on Etsy that has stamps and digital images that you can purchase and they are VERY cute! If you love creating with images of critters, kids, and mermaids of all species you will… 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 »
The June card kit for Simon Says Stamps was pretty terrific! It came with a giant stamp set, a stencil, card stock, envelopes, inspiration, 6 x 8″ patterned paper, Tim Holtz Ideaology clippings stickers and Typography Findings, and Gina K. Glitz Glitter Gel. You bet I played with the glitter gel and stencil. Let me tell you…it is… Read More »
Have you purchased and used any digital images? I have been amazed at the fabulous digital images you can purchase online. Many of them are very intricate and detailed, but I’ve discovered some that are just adorable and perfect for someone new to the digi files and Copic coloring. Browsing blogs and Pinterest, you tend to see very… Read More »