Vicki Boutin’s Friday Live was ridiculously fun! We did a bubble blowing technique to create surprisingly pretty backgrounds. We mixed some water, dish soap, and acrylic paint in a cup and then used a straw to blow bubbles. We used a piece of cardstock to blot the bubbles when they welled up over the top or a palette… Read More »
That’s right! It’s just a piece of paper. Experiment! Have fun! You can die cut flowers out of it if you hate the result! Vicki Boutin tells us to do the things! Experiment and see how all those supplies on your shelf behave and react. Seth Apter tells us that you’re only one layer away from magic. I… Read More »
I am so excited! I purchased an album kit from Vicki Boutin a few weeks ago and she did a YouTube Live class for the album kit on Sunday. It started at noon and ended 6 hours later! I’m not kidding! It was awesome. I learned so many fun things from her. I never by album kits or… Read More »
We all have cabinets and drawers full of things that we saw someone do something really great with so we bought it. Then we did the thing and didn’t know what else to do with it, so we stuck it in a drawer. I don’t know about you, but one of the positive things that has come out… 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 started my papercrafting journey as a scrapbooker. I have a stash full of scrapbooking tools and supplies. I generally don’t allow myself to purchase scrapbooking supplies at all anymore. Eventually, I evolved into a stamper and started creating cards. I dabbled with the pocket page memory keeping style for a while and lately I’ve been doing lots… Read More »
A nice quick way to make a background for your card is to use some Prism Glace or embossing paste with a stencil. Vicki Boutin recently had a new release and I was over the moon with it. It’s intended for scrapbooking, but I created a card with several elements of the release. I might add that I… Read More »
Yes. I’ll clean tomorrow. Today, I’m playing with my new Vicki Boutin mixed media goodies and starting a new art journal. I started creating an art journal to practice techniques and experiment with different mediums. It has quickly become something I love doing. I generally don’t share it with anyone because it’s…well, an experiment process. The scientist in… Read More »