Oh yeah! I’m a mixed media artist. That’s what you should be telling your friends and family. We don’t just craft. We create art using a variety of mediums. So far this week, I’ve used distress markers, distress crayons, watercolor paints, dye and pigment inks, embossing powders, perfect pearls, metallic elements, canvas, paper and lots of adhesives! Phew! … Read More »
Thank you for joining me today on World Card Making Day! I’m celebrating by crafting all day and sharing my creations on YouTube and my blog! I’m delighted that you are joining me. I’m also celebrating by participating in some challenges today at The Flower Challenge. They are celebrating their second birthday and the challenge is to use… Read More »
You know how it is…you have a plan to get a certain amount accomplished and then the phone rings and it is a phone call you not only must take, but that you want to take. It lasts longer than you expect and time slips away and you don’t get your crafty business done for the day. At… Read More »
I love this storage. The ink storage and the marker storage are my favorite pieces!! My distress inks, reinkers and markers are all so convenient and easy to find on my desk! I have 4 ink storage units and I love them. My Catherine Pooler and Spectrum Noir ink pads…so pretty! I have the ribbon storage and… Read More »
One of my favorite techniques with a giant bloom image is to stamp it several times and cut out different parts of it and layer them together with foam tape to add dimension to the bloom. My second ever card class taught me this technique and we used Outline Stamps with fabulous results. I used the same technique… Read More »
I love adding little details to change a card slightly and I have two cards that I created with the same materials but one extra twist on each to make them slightly different from each other. I have several card kits that I enjoy receiving each month. One of the kits is the MFT Stamps card kit. This… Read More »
I finally had a chance to sit down and watch the lessons for the Color Theory class I signed up for with Debbie Hughes. I love to watch her watercolor. She is truly a master watercolor artist and she makes it look so easy. During the class she said that she didn’t know anything about color theory and… Read More »
Who doesn’t love a free stamp set? I’ve gotten so I wait until I have an order that I know qualifies for a freebie before placing an order. So many of the stamp companies give you little perks for being their customer. Gina K Designs is one of those as is Sunny Studio. I got this fantastic stamp… Read More »
Wait! What?! I create an alcohol ink background and then I use a special ink to lift some of it off my background? That’s what I said! If you follow me, you know that my latest class is all about re-inkers and I just fell in love with the re-inking techniques that I’ve been doing using the Altenew… Read More »
My card is a bold combination of colors! I will admit that it has a lot going on. I created the alcohol ink background a couple of days ago. This was the first time that I had played with the Altenew Alcohol marker refills on Yupo paper so it was fun to drop a few of my favorite… Read More »
I’ve now been playing with techniques using the Altenew Artist Marker Refill inks for the last several days. These are alcohol inks and they are fabulously fun to play with. Altenew Academy has a class that is live right now called Rethink Re-Inkers. I didn’t realize that it would be about alcohol re-inkers. In all honest, it really… Read More »
I started a new class today at Altenew Academy called Rethink Re-Inkers. It honestly never occurred to me that when I purchase the refill bottles for the Altenew Artist Markers I was actually getting quite a bit for my crafting dollars. These refills are bottles of beautifully colored alcohol inks and there are a lot of techniques… Read More »
I pulled out my Distress Markers today because I felt like doing a watercolor technique but I am crunched for time. Work is crazy busy and I’m just exhausted at the end of the day. I cherish whatever time I can squeeze in to be creative and crafty! I pulled out Concord & 9th’s new Grateful for Everything… Read More »
I recently started exploring Distress Oxide Inks. I just fell in love with them when I got a set of two of these ink pads in a card kit. I stamped with them and then started experimenting with water techniques and blending these fantastic inks. I LOVE the chalky look and feel to them. I know that they… Read More »
I had only a few minutes to craft today and I decided to play with the Gina K Wreath Builder and practice making drops with the Nuvo Drops that I have. I love Gina K Designs gorgeous floral stamp sets. The card kits are also fantastic and come in the nicest project cases. I also adore that they… Read More »