Papercrafting Inspiration Starts Here!
I had heard about Calvinball, but I’ve never participated. Since I’m focused on scrapbooking for the month of March, I thought I would give myself even more incentive to get more layouts done in March. For those who have never heard of Calvinball, it’s an online scrapbooking challenge. You can join the Facebook Group where …
It’s Day 3 of the Scrap-A-Thon 3 with Nicole Jones 911 and I learned a new Resist technique that I’ve never tried before. The technique was to use a stencil on watercolor paper, put on a layer of gesso, remove the stencil, add some water color and then wipe away the color. Everywhere the gesso …
Continue reading “"Scrap-A-Thon 3" Day 3 / Calvinball 2019 – Resist Technique Scrapbook Layout”
It’s Day 2 of the Scrap-A-Thon 3 with Nicole Jones 911 and it’s all about squares. After I watched the video of the day, I made this layout. I would never have thought to tilt one or more of the squares. I love watching other people scrapbook because I learn so much and it helps …
Continue reading “"Scrap-A-Thon 3" Day 2 – Squares Scrapbook Layout”
I signed up for the Scrap-A-Thon 3 class from Nicole Jones 911. I love watching Nicole’s process videos on scrapbooking layouts and creating page kits. She has changed my entire approach for scrapbooking. I was so stuck before and overwhelmed with where to start. I have a ton of scrapbooking supplies and so much …
Continue reading “"Scrap-A-Thon 3" Day 1 – Patterned Paper Scrapbook Layout”
One of my goals for 2018 was to use my Cricut Expression machine every month. So, I used my Cricut to make birthday cards all year. I wanted to make a special card for my niece’s birthday that included a place to put money. I searched Cricut and found a purse card that had a …
I can’t believe it’s been over a year since my last post. I’ve had a very tough and stressful year in 2018 as I attempted to renovate my home and things did not go well with the contractor. As the time went by and I didn’t post, it got harder and harder to get back …
Here’s another card for the “Merry Making” class that I’m taking at OnlineCardClasses.com. The technique used for this card was embossing over an embossed background. Super fun technique and very cool effect. I took some craft card stock and added Versa Mark ink all over. Next, I added some gold embossing powder and heat set …
I made this card for the “Merry Making” class that I’m taking at OnlineCardClasses.com. I wanted to do something fun and unusual for my second card and so I used non-traditional colors for this card. I picked my color palette from a new Paper pad that I just got in the mail this week from …
I’m taking the “Merry Making” class over at OnlineCardClasses.com. The first day was all about backgrounds. The inspiration for this card was a technique to make a Bokeh background. I used distress inks in blues with a touch of dark gray around the edge (Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Faded Jeans, Hickory Smoke). Using a brush …
I have been playing around with a new technique using Washi Tape and Acetate sheets. I’ve been having a lot of fun creating embellishments and I decided to use a few of my Washi feathers to make a card. If you would like to see more about how I made these washi feathers click here …