Inks and Paints

Colorburst (Powdered Watercolor) Ideas

Colorburst (Powdered Watercolor) Ideas

Colorburst (Powdered Watercolor) Ideas. Hello friends!! Today I wanted share ideas for using your Powdered Watercolors!! You may know them as “Colorburst, Color Sparks, or Brusho” Check out the Video Tutorial below:

Watercoloring with Oxide Spray Inks

Watercoloring with Oxide Spray Inks

Watercoloring with Oxide Spray Inks I LOVE playing with these AMAZING spray inks.. Oxide Spray Inks.. and you are about to find out why!! These colors are SO VIBRANT!!!

New Goodies, January!

New Goodies, January!

New Goodies, January!! Oh. My. Goodness. It has been a really busy month!! THANK YOU for being so wonderful and patient while I have been un-packing and putting out so many new goodies!! New Valentine’s Day Paper!!

Inking and Distressing Ideas

Inking and Distressing Ideas

Inking and Distress Ideas! Have you always wondered how to make your Paper Crafts look old?! Well check out these ideas on using Inks and tools to take your Paper Crafting to the next level!!

Texture and Stencils

Texture and Stencils

Textures and Stencil Ideas. There are SO MANY textures from around the house that are GREAT for adding the extra element of fun to any large, bold stencil. Check out this Video Tutorial below to see how to add an extra element to your stencil projects!!

Creating Art with Nature

Creating Art with Nature

Creating Art with Nature! Hello friends!! Check out these fun ideas using NATURE to create ART!!!

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Masking Ideas with Heat Embossing

Masking Ideas with Heat Embossing

Remember last week when we learned about the AMAZING world of Heat Embossing?! (if you missed it, check out that blog here ) This week, we are using the same idea to do MAGIC REVEAL with heat embossing!!! Check out the video tutorial here:

Card Class December 1st

Card Class December 1st

The last card making class was a JOY to teach!! We had a lot of fun creating the cards this week!!! Check out how fun the cards are!!

Vibrant Backgrounds Blog

Vibrant Backgrounds Blog

One of my FAVORITE things to do when creating Art is to use VIBRANT colors. I love when my art LOOKS happy!! In the years of working in the Paper and Craft industry, I have found some paints that I LOVE. And one of those is Color Burst. Ken Oliver is the creator of these AMAZING powdered watercolors and I can tell you, YOU DON’T NEED VERY MUCH to achieve the vibrancy…

Ink Pad Backgrounds Blog

Ink Pad Backgrounds Blog

Today I want to share with you the amazing world of creating Rainbow backgrounds using a dye-based ink pad. Dye based inks dry immediately on regular paper and card stock (if your ink stays wet for a little bit on regular paper or card stock, you are likely using a pigment or hybrid ink)…