A few days ago, I was a part of a live event on YouTube in which several people participated. We all crafted for one hour and everyone made beautiful projects. I decided to play around with my nesting dies, my stencils and my Distress Oxide Inks. There are hours of entertainment throughout these different live streams! I gathered certain supplies on my desk and I challenged myself to just use what was on my desk. I had such fun interacting with everyone and giving away prizes. This card uses the…
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Encouragement Cards
I’m so happy to be a part of the new Altenew March 2020 Blog Hop! I am obsessed with these pretty florals and spring feeling. I was looking for a cheerful colour since the world seems to be going crazy right now and yellow (Pocketful of Sunshine Mini Cube Set( ALTN )) just makes me happy! Shop the New Release Now! I stamped this gorgeous layering stamp from the Altenew Fabulous Florets Stamp Set( ALTN ) using two shades of yellow. I masked them off and added the leaves. I…
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5 Different Ways to Use Vellum
written by Justine Hovey
Today I am exploring 5 different ways to use vellum. As an elegant-style, cardmaker I find vellum to be something I use quite often. I don’t create cards often with the idea of using vellum, but often I use vellum to calm down backgrounds that are too busy for me. Belly Bands I love creating cards with different folds (hint hint for my next video!) but they often require a belly band or something to hold everything together. Vellum is a great material for this because it’s not distracting. Heat…
It is Topflight Stamps 2nd birthday! To celebrate, we’ve teamed up with up some of our favorite crafters to bring you a blog hop showcasing some of the fabulous products available from Topflight Stamps. Please hop along with us all and show all of the crafters some love! If you’ve never heard of Topflight before, they are a retailer located in the USA that sell international brands so you don’t have to worry about customs and expensive shipping! Some of my favourite brands from their store are Carabelle Studios, Lavinia Stamps and…
Today I am reviewing the Life-Changing Blending Brushes by Picket Fence Studios! Everyone knows that I love blending inks together to make pretty background using a variety of different inks but let me tell you, this is a show-stopper! I was a little skeptical as I really do believe that practice makes perfect and that blending is a skill, however, I was able to try out these brushes at Creativation and I just had to order them! Disclaimer: I ordered these brushes with my own money without any expectation to…