I mentioned in my previous post that I’m working on my watercoloring. I recently busted out the Bella Flora stamps by Ink Road as a base to practice with. You can see my first attempt below. I kind of like it, but couldn’t figure out how to approach learning watercoloring, so I did what anyoneRead More
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Look for the Rainbows
I’ve been wanting to improve my watercoloring for a while, so I thought I’d start simple with just a basic blended swath of rainbow colors. The watercolors are Altenew’s Spring Garden Watercolor Brush Markers. I put a few drops of each color I wanted onto my glass media mat, then used a regular watercolor brushRead More
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Mawage!
Some friends of mine got married last summer and I had the best time making this rainbow-rific, nerdy card for them! The background uses Gina K’s wreath builder template and Altenew’s Feeling Dotty stencil. I can’t for the life of me remember what inks I used, but suffice to say they made pretty rainbow colors.Read More
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A Couple of Christmasy Crafts
I love Christmas. I know it’s now past, but whatever. I can share what I want when I want. Plus, I made a few things that I found very fun and cool and wanted to share! First off, I made this set of Christmas cards with the Lawn Fawn Reveal Wheel set, the Build aRead More
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Mildly Offensive Paper Crafting
For That Special Someone
I love what I was able to pull together with this super adorable, snarky reveal wheel card! After stamping and heat embossing the Altenew Handpicked Bouquet stamp, I water colored the flower to be as pretty as I could make it. I’m not at all experienced or talented with water coloring, but I did makeRead More
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Baby Shark Minis & Floral Thank Yous
We recently experienced the end of an era – our Bean said goodbye to his first ever daycare. (He’s loving his new one already, by the way!) We wanted to leave in style, so I made these sweet floral Thank You cards for his favorite teachers and a mini Baby Shark card to give toRead More