Art blog with thorough (and at times, salty) product reviews, with special emphases on watercolour and pastels.
Art blog with thorough (and at times, salty) product reviews, with special emphases on watercolour and pastels.
Impression Obsession Dies This year I am doing some Easter cards with the chocolate bunny die from Impression Obsession. I bought this die from 123stitch.com for US$4.49, just like my ginkgo leaf die from the same brand. Although, unlike the ginkgo leaf die, this chocolate bunny die does not emboss, not that it needs to …
It’s Spring, and gnomes are popping up everywhere. What better time than now to make a sunflowers and gnome card? Trinity Stamps The Bright Side For this card, I am using The Bright Side stamp from Trinity Stamps. Something about the two sunflowers over his eyes really makes me smile. I had also coloured this …
Up for review is a set of 12 Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor pencils in assorted greys. Is it worth the money? What They Are Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor pencils are oil-based, light fast and break resistant coloured pencils. This particular set of German-made pencils is priced at a bit over CAD$26 on Amazon. The Paper I use …
After playing with Stampin’ Up Symbols of Fortune DSP, I need a ginkgo leaf die. This Impression Obsession Ginkgo Leaf die, at just US$4.99, is the perfect companion piece to go with the papers. The Die Embosses Too! By the way, this die embosses too! The finished size measures 2.5″x2″. The etched impression makes each …
Spellbinders Bibi’s Butterflies collection is a stunning collection that came out last month. At the time of purchase, the Card Creator die set from this collection was sold out everywhere, so I purchased the So Many Butterflies and the Petite Floral Potpourri dies instead. The results are similar to what you can make with the …
