The Paper Craft Crew Sketch for this week is a nice quick and easy sketch! As soon as I saw it, I knew that I wanted to use this little Avery Elle wreath die that I have. It’s one of my favorite little dies. You can keep this clean and simple like I did, or you can create… Read More »
It is just too much fun to play with stamp sets that allow you to create scenes! You can easily get lost in a day of masking, ink blending and coloring. It’s so relaxing! Today, I want to share a video to share an easy way to color with alcohol markers and give you a trick to make… Read More »
I had a blast creating that sunset scene patio scene card last week using the August release stamps from 7 Kids Craft Store. I played with the Pizzeria Parlor and the Pizzeria Kids stamp sets and created that Pizzeria patio scene. Those sets are also perfect for creating birthday cards. They have a lot of birthday themed stamps… Read More »
Have you ever watched several different people teach the same skill? They all teach the skill differently. That’s true when you are learning to watercolor or to color with alcohol markers. I’ve taken classes with many different people and they all have their own styles. I find myself practicing their techniques and then combining the tidbits that I… Read More »
Have you ever spent the day immersed in your creative projects only to realize that you had tools and papers everywhere? You know the feeling you get when you realize you’ve had a great day, but you really should tidy up before you call it quits. But WOW! Cleaning up is going to take an hour. You know… Read More »
I created this flower on Friday to participate in the Flower Challenge. Their challenge was to create a floral card with an older stamp and/or die. I pulled out the Artistic Dahlia stamp that I had purchased from Hero Arts some time ago and never got around to using. I bought it to practice coloring techniques with it… Read More »
I’ve been practicing and mentioning my single layer card faux dimension technique called drop shadow. Several people have asked me how to do it so I created a video and a pair of cards to show you how to do this technique and to compare what a difference it makes. I held up the two cards and asked… Read More »
Hello! My school year is finally over for the summer and I actually had time to sit and play with my Altenew Artist Markers and some stamps I recently purchased from Sunny Studio. I love the stamp and die bundles from Sunny Studio. They are adorable and they always send me a little die as a thank you… Read More »
Join this week’s challenge at the Paper Craft Crew. It’s a two week challenge this time since it is spring break for a lot of schools and families. It’s a pretty WOW! sketch created by Pam Staples this week. It’s a fun one that you can get really creative with. Do you think that this card gives away… Read More »