Have you played with brayers yet? This is a pretty new tool to me as in, I only used one for the first time in 2020 and now my good friend Tim Holtz has designed a very cool new set of Distress Brayers. Today I’m creating simple encouragement card that also features a new 6 […]
Welcome to the Craft/Dining Room Tour for 2021.
Today I’m sharing a new video tour of the Craft/Dining Room. I have been crafting in this room since I discovered scrapbooking back in 2003. Over the years, I’ve added pieces, rearranged things, and more or less turned my dining room into my craft room. Fortunately, we have a kitchen with a table, so eating […]
Mini Domed Blending Foams. New life for my old wooden handles!
There’s a new blending foam in town and I decided to bust them out, grab my old wooden handled tools, and see if I could have better luck with foams this time around. When I started making cards back in 2017, I really struggled with the circular, flat blending foams. In fact, it wasn’t until […]
Two cards, same colors, different results! How creating limits can help your creativity!
My friend Gina K. Designs has a brand new kit out today, and I played with a few of the elements, plus some of her other products, to create two cards that use essentially the same ink colors but resulting in two different looks. I set a limit of four colors and the first card […]
Simple painting with Distress Inks anyone can do! (No, really!)
If you would have told me a few years back that I would enjoy painting in any way shape or form, I might have patted you on the back and said, “You’re fun.” But the weird thing is, as of today, it’s my favorite way to color a stamped image. Today’s video is a longer, […]
Two easy ways to add color behind a die cut!
Today’s tutorial is all about adding color behind any outline die cut that is super easy and the results are really fun! By creating your own template using the die cut, you can add whatever color medium strikes your fancy! I used both Distress Inks to paint my ballots, and dye ink pads to blend […]