Canadian art blog with thorough (and at times, salty) product reviews, with special emphases on watercolour and pastels.
Canadian art blog with thorough (and at times, salty) product reviews, with special emphases on watercolour and pastels.
Hi friends! I made these tropical island greeting cards recently from stamp sets I have not used. Maybe you could relate, but I find that buying and using supplies are two different hobbies! 😛 Anyway, these are some of the sets used in making these greeting cards: Of course, you don’t need the exact sets …
I am a sucker for dessert themed cards in general. It’s been a long while since I bought anything from Stampin’ Up but the Share A Milkshake bundle looks too yummy to pass up. I loved it so much I made 12 cards in one sitting! Here are my Share A Milkshake Cards. Designing Process …
If you are a fan of poured art, Stampin’ Up has a new(ish) poured art inspired DSP called Waves of the Ocean, which is one of the most beautiful designer series papers the brand has ever released. Read on if you want to see how versatile these papers are. Card #1 For the first design, …
I just bought Stampin’ Up Timeless Tulips stamp set as part of the retiring list/last chance sale. It is a disinktive set and so pretty for Spring, Easter and Mother’s Day! At first glance at the set, I was a little skeptical how it will turn out. However, once I started stamping, it turned out …
I am in love with this Stamping Bella Gnome Pile stamp. Stamping Bella produces real rubber stamps, which I prefer, because the quality is much better than the photopolymer stamps. Even if you use some weaker dye-based inks you only need one pass and the image comes out crisp. I coloured the stamped image with …
For every shaker card I’ve made, there is at least one that ended up in my trash bin. Here are some shaker cards tips I have learned from my tragic experiences, as seen on the card above. Planning Let’s face it: shaker cards require planning. Sometimes, a good idea in your head doesn’t pan out, …
