Hello Artsy Friends! Did you join in our Facebook live demo last Thursday evening? I’m usually live every Thursday night at 8 PM EDT. Last week I shared tips and tricks for creating dramatic backgrounds using the emboss resist technique. I created a card using this technique with Colorado Craft Company’s Majestic Moth dragonfly on… Continue reading Dramatic Backgrounds With Emboss Resist
Category: Mixed Media
New Lavinia Stamps – Aria
Hi Everyone, and welcome back. How are you doing? I hope you are well! Today I’m sharing this gorgeous new fairy, Aria, and her little friend from Lavinia Stamps. As many of you know, I adore the magical detail of Lavinia stamps, and the new release does not disappoint! I created this card during a… Continue reading New Lavinia Stamps – Aria
Hello Bluebird Jungle Littles
Hi Everyone, and welcome back! I hope you are having a great week! We dropped my oldest son off at the University of Tennessee for the first time, and it has been rough for the Thompson household. Today I’m sharing the finished card from last Thursday’s live Facebook demo at 7 Kids Create FB page.… Continue reading Hello Bluebird Jungle Littles
Alcohol Ink Background With Lavinia Stamps
Hi Everyone! I hope you are having a great weekend! Were you able to join us Thursday evening at 7 Kids Customers Create Facebook page for a fun evening of alcohol inks and Lavinia stamps? I created this whimsical card, and below you can find the short and sweet edited version of this demo. Please… Continue reading Alcohol Ink Background With Lavinia Stamps
Zentangles on Lavinia Stamps Scenes Part 1
Hi Everyone! Happy Saturday! Today I’m sharing the card we created together in Thursday’s Facebook live demo for 7 Kids Crafts in which we added Zentangles to Lavinia Stamps scenes. (If you need a refresher on creating the background with Distress Oxide inks, click HERE or HERE.) I have broken the video into two parts.… Continue reading Zentangles on Lavinia Stamps Scenes Part 1
Graphic 45 Kaleidoscope Card
Hi Everyone! I hope you are having a great week! Here’s something that made my week a little happier: 7 Kids Crafts is having a 20 percent off sale through the week on all Graphic 45 products! Graphic 45 has some of the most gorgeous paper collections, and they truly are one of my favorites.… Continue reading Graphic 45 Kaleidoscope Card
Handmade Flowers
Hi Everyone! One of my favorite embellishments for cards is flowers, and I couldn’t resist joining in this week’s Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge, Handmade Flowers. I used more of the Prima Love Clippings collection (featured HERE in a previous post) in addition to flowers I created using Sizzix Tim Holtz Tattered Florals dies. … Continue reading Handmade Flowers
Prima Birthday
Hi Everyone! Today is my sister’s birthday, and I’ve been waiting to share her card with you. I created it with the new Love Clippings release from Frank Garcia and Prima Marketing. (This is what I mentioned in this post that I was ordering a couple of weeks ago from Blue Moon Scrapbooking.) Now, I… Continue reading Prima Birthday
Spooky Halloween Card
Hi Everyone! Today I’m sharing this month’s Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2016 Technique Remix with paint resist and alcohol ink resist. I spent all day yesterday in the craft room while the hubby and boys worked on the car, and I had a blast working on these techniques. It’s a shame that the alcohol… Continue reading Spooky Halloween Card
Vintage Good Luck Card
And…Day number three for posting consecutively! Woohoo! The kids aren’t even back in school yet, but I’ve been so busy in Tim Holtz’ Creative Chemistry 103 that I can’t stop working in the craft room. Once again I’m sharing distress crayons with texture paste and stencils. I began this card by applying two individual layers of opaque… Continue reading Vintage Good Luck Card
Everyday Expressions 