If you like experimenting with colorants, adhesives and coatings in you art making and crafting I have a few fun tips and tutorials for you today. I was given a Smash Pocket Folio for Christmas and I thought I’d start … Read More...
Carrot Treat Holder
I added my own twist to a sour cream shaped treat holder by turning it into a carrot. These fun candy bags are great for Easter, Spring birthdays or a baby shower. I used the bunny stamp from the new … Read More...
Music Notes Notepad
I love the pun on this fun musical notes notepad 🙂 Jessica shares how to make the actual notebook and how she decorate the cover with a large die from Hero Arts with different colors of cardstock. Keep on of … Read More...
Birthday Bear Card
The soft pastel balloons and cake on this sweet card are the perfect backdrop for the fun birthday bear. Shay created her background with heat embossing and watercolors. She is sharing her card making tutorial over on the Winnie and … Read More...
Mermaid Framed Art
I adore Mermaids, I’m so happy to see they continue to be a big trend! This wonderful framed Mermaid art makes a big splash! Katelyn used scrapbook papers and embellishments from Creative Memories for a FIN-tastic home decor project.
Nature Junk Journal Tutorial
Maria created this amazing junk journal using 8 envelopes and decorated the cover with chipboard shapes, a crochet flower, paint, gesso and more. It has so much texture and dimension and a lovely rustic feel with the look of a … Read More...
Monster Face Bookmarks
These fun and funky Monster Face bookmarks were made with products from the Jane Davenport line. These mixed media markers would be cool as bookmarks but also work in planners or on cards too. Courtney is sharing a how to … Read More...
Beehive Glitter Card
This fun “Have You Heard the Buzz” card is a fun way to share some special news. All the pretty glitter and dimension make this card from Niki really stand out. She’s sharing her process over on the Hedgehog Hollow … Read More...
Rainbow Flowers Layout
Rainbows are popping everywhere right now so this colorful rainbow flowers page is right on trend! Zinia used heart dies to create flowers and hand drew leaves and stems for a bright and cheerful scrapbook layout.
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Distress Inks 5 Ways
Distress Ink pads are great for ink blending, watercolor, backgrounds, adding color, direct stamping, smooshing and more. Jessica Frost-Ballas shares 5 different ways you can use Distress Inks on your cards.
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Dino Valentine Card
I love all the layers of die cutting and textures on this fun Dino Valentine card from Audrey! This would be a great card for a boy or anyone who loves Dinosaurs.
She’s sharing how she used die cuts and … Read More...
Meant to Be Valentine Card
I created this romantic Valentine card using the Meant to Be stamps and Be Mine Stitched Hearts dies from the new Stampin’ Up Occasions catalog.
I’ve shared a tutorial over on my Youtube channel, you can click here to watch … Read More...
Distress Ink Splatter Page
Add some trendy splatter patterns to the background of your next scrapbook page using Distress Inks. Cathy has made a process video on how she created this fun hybrid scrapbook page.
Mermaid Mirror Stamping
Mirror stamping is a fun way to get more from your stamps by having two images face each other just using the same stamp. But sometimes the results can be imperfect or blurry. Roni discovered she could use her Image’s … Read More...
How to make your own metallic watercolor paints
I’ve been experimenting with watercolor painting lately. I have to admit I like it as I can do it while snuggled in on the couch (it has been raining here in SoCal and I haven’t been motivated to be out … Read More...
Mixed Media Gelli Printed Tags
Andrea used paints on a Gelliplate printing block to create some wonderful backgrounds on these mixed media tags. I like the simple stenciling and bits of paper she added. These would pretty on cards, in planners or on scrapbook pages.… Read More...
Be Brave Mixed Media Journal Page
Using stamps, paint, stencils and paper MakaArt created this amazing mixed media journal page using products from AB Studio. I love the bold flowers and touches of gold mixed in with all the texture of the background.
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Upcycle a t-shirt with easy hand embroidery quote
It’s no secret I love quotes and this t-shirt embellished with a fun and snarky quote, “More issues than Vogue” is right up my fashion alley. It is done in a simple hand drawn (with a standard pencil) block type … Read More...
Paper Gift Bag with Chopstick Closure
Tanja created this sweet gift bag from some pattern cardstock and sealed it closed with a chopstick. She’s got a cutting and folding template over on the Stempeleinmaleins blog where you’ll also find more samples from their design team.
Cactus Layout with Foiling
The Glimmer Hot Foil System from Spellbinders is a wonderful way to add trendy foiling to your paper crafting projects. Anna Komenda used some Cactus plates to create this fun and funky layout about her love of Cacti. She’s sharing … Read More...