I am a sucker for projects that include blending Distress Ink. I figured out that I like to work in water-based mediums – be it inks, water-soluble pencils, brush pens, good old watercolor paints or gouache. Sadly, I didn’t get much time this past weekend to enjoy Stamp-a-Faire over at Papertrey Ink. I’ve been so caught up in…
The June Blog Hop Challenge at Papertrey Ink features a lovely piece of artwork by Yellena James: Since I loved the colors, that is what I used for the inspiration for my card today. Of course, I pulled out one of my new floral stamp sets to create my take on this beautiful underwater garden. It’s a lot…
For the May blog hop challenge at Papertrey Ink, the inspiration picture is a beautiful watercolor with ice pops by Sarah Langtry from Just the Bees Knees. I decided to go with a similar layout and color scheme for my project. I love watercolor paint. I’m just not that great at it. I can make dots, though!…
Color isolation is the challenge at Papertrey Ink this week for Make It Monday. What is color isolation, you ask? It’s usually a photo edit where your entire photo is swapped to black and white, then a particular color or image in the picture is ‘popped’ by bringing it back to full color. One of my…
Have you ever needed a patterned paper to match your project, but had nothing in your stash that worked? Me too. Luckily most stamp sets come with some extra little images and bits that coordinate with the theme. You can make patterned paper with them to spruce up your background. The stamp set I needed…
Today’s post features a project with nine handmade card techniques that you can use to show off your creativity. A while back, I created a swatch book out of 4″ tags and a book ring, with a collection of all my favorite techniques and alterations for paper crafting. It really helps when you draw a blank…