Have you tried the Pop Up Card Dies from Scrappy Tails Crafts yet? They are pretty fun to play with and they make fabulous seasonal décor or place setting decorations in addition to being fun cards to create and send to someone special! The new Scrapping4Fun Challenge is an Anything Goes Masculine Challenge. Our sponsor for… Read More »
Have you ever spent a few days just creating backgrounds and images from your own doodles and then painting or coloring them just for fun? I’ve been creating mixed media backgrounds for a few days now and today I just felt like pulling out my watercolors and creating something all my own. I’ve been working on my doodles,… 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 »
How many times have you started a new year with a new journal or calendar only to abandon it before the end of the first month? Too many times to count for me. This year I committed by signing up for a class with Ali Edwards and her One Little Word® class. Each month I will get a… Read More »
I created a quick and easy card for the Paper Craft Crew challenge this week. I did edit a couple of things out of the sketch for my card. As I look back through my blog photos over the years, the cards I like the least are often cards that I made for sketch challenges or color challenges.… 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 »
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 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 »
All these new stamp companies that I’m falling in love with have monthly releases of new products that I find very exciting. And addictive! Honestly, I don’t think I can just let new goodies pass by without filling my shopping cart! Altenew has had an exciting month. Earlier this month, they release their Watercolor Therapy Bundle. It is… Read More »
Altenew has a whole bundle of mini stamp sets that provide a variety of images and sentiments to add to your collection. I like these little stamp sets because the price point is amazing. Most of them are under $5! Plus, when they have sales or when I’m trying to get free shipping and I just need a… Read More »
How often do you sit down with a card idea in your head and then the card just keeps evolving as you make it looking nothing like you wanted it to? Today was just one of those days for me! I was playing with techniques again just to experiment and see how some new colored pencils behaved. I… Read More »
I saw a color challenge that I couldn’t resist this week at Inspire. Create. Challenge. You can check out the challenge here: Inspire.Create.Challenge #022 | Colour Challenge I’ve been playing with watercoloring, pencil coloring and alcohol marker coloring for what seems like forever. I decided to take a break and make a nice quick card with my… Read More »
I’ve had a technique and a stamp set that I’ve been meaning to get to for a couple of weeks. I finally got to sit down and try it. I even made a video…which is my longest video ever. I used a watercolor lifting technique with Concord & 9th’s Dotty Turnabout Stamp. Actually, I end up using several… Read More »
**Update: CTS #279 Challenge Winner** I’ve been looking for an excuse to use Altenew’s Mega Greetings stamp set. I decided to create a card to enter into a couple of challenges. I couldn’t resist the CAS on Friday challenge #136 Splash-Watercolor! It is definitely Clean and Simple with a splash of watercolor! I’m also entering it in the… Read More »