I’ve been playing with watercoloring using my inks for the last two weeks. I just can’t get enough! Of course, I have nice watercolor paints that are actually sitting in my drawer while I play with my inks. I can get away with less craft supplies when I want to…but, why?! Today’s card was created using the Atlantic… Read More »
Finally! I’m getting my Technique-a-Week video series going! This video series will be a technique series for people who have the basics of stamping down and want to learn more and take their cards and scrapbook pages to the next level. I have a printable PDF that you can download to a digital file on your computer. The… Read More »
Moving is exhausting. You pack all your stuff up, move it, then unpack everything. Plus you end up doing a lot of searching for home décor and furniture to fill the gaps of what you need to make your home feel like home. It’s also expensive to move. The moving boxes and moving method start off your ever… Read More »
Tuesday is always the day that I work on my design team cards for the weekly challenges. I started with this week’s layout for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. I’m not gonna lie…it has a crazy number of wonky layers. I’ve been on this design team for a little over a year and I have really been enjoying… Read More »
Altenew has a new artist watercolor pan set that I have really been enjoying playing with. I shared two of the other cards that I made from the Altenew Academy class called Artist Watercoloring 101. The two pieces I’m sharing today are from two other lessons. I’m using a new stamp set that I got from Concord &… Read More »
The Challenge YOUrself March Scrapbook Challenge is all about POLKA DOTS! I have a ton of actual polka dot patterned paper in all colors, but I was really in the mood for a mixed media project and I just got some new 49th & Market scrapbook papers that are actually AMAZING!! Plus, I got not 1, but 2… Read More »
Two of the design teams that I participate in both have cards that are due on Tuesday. Most of the time, I make different cards and do two blog posts. Today, I’m combining them because they work so well together! The Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge this week is a nice sketch challenge. This is another one of those… Read More »
Have you had a chance to try watercoloring yet? There are so many different ways to watercolor and so many techniques to try. I’m taking a class at Altenew Academy called Artist Watercolor 101 and I am loving it. The instructor is fantastic and she is sharing so many tips and tricks. She keeps reinforcing little techniques as… Read More »
Welcome to my new craft room! I am working on a video with lots of details about each area, but I just couldn’t wait to share pictures and details of my new crafty space with you. My new craft room actually has several functions. This room is my office, a spare bedroom, cleaning equipment storage, and my craft… Read More »
Do you remember the very first stamp that you purchased? I don’t remember mine, but I can tell you that I have all of my early stamps and my collection is filled with Hero Arts stamps. My card for this week’s Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge uses a new Hero Arts Bundle I just couldn’t resist buying! The… Read More »
My son and I used to browse the card isles of a couple local stores while we were waiting for my daughter during her afterschool sports practice. We really enjoyed finding cards to make each other laugh. I learned that we had very similar quirky humor as we laughed on those afternoons. I also noticed that the… Read More »
Selecting who my hero would be for this month’s Challenge Yourself Inspiration Challenge was easy. Finding a picture of the two of us together in the midst of moving was a whole other story! Thank goodness for technology! This month’s Challenge YOUrself challenge is an inspiration challenge. The inspiration is Mariah Carey’s song, “Hero”. This is a scrapbooking… Read More »
We all end up with those little strips of that pretty patterned paper we so carefully pick out and agonize over cutting. Those little strips really can add a pop of color to your card with a great layout. This week’s Paper Craft Crew Sketch is just such a layout! Isn’t that sentiment fantastic? That is from Catherine… Read More »
This card is almost monochromatic! This week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge sketch felt like a great chance to do something very clean and simple with a couple of new things that I allowed myself to purchase on my little crafting budget. I’m still setting up my new little crafting space so it feels less relaxing than it usually… Read More »
Theme challenges pose more of a challenge for me than a sketch challenge. I decided to combine this week’s Paper Craft Crew challenge, which is a theme challenge, with this week’s Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. The theme is “Romance”. What stamps do you have that you might use for a romance theme? I was thinking champagne glasses, hearts,… Read More »