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.
What’s better than a gnome on a card? A gnome with a cat! The Spellbinders Gnome Drive collection has a Halloween set, which I cannot resist. If you are looking for gnome themed Halloween card ideas, I have also made treat tags too! I bought the dies on Amazon.ca for about CAD$15, which have since …
Hello, Friends! It’s that time of the year when you start looking for ideas for Christmas cards. I must admit, I was disappointed with a lot of the releases to see the same old, same old. I didn’t find anything I liked until, of course, I saw the Spellbinders Gnome Drive Christmas dies. Being a …
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 …
Fall is my favourite time of the year, and the Birds & Branches stamp and die set from Stampin’ Up* is my favourite set. Today I am using all favourites to create some Thanksgiving greeting cards with birds. Shop Your Stash For some people, it’s not possible to keep buying a new set of stamps …
Abstract art is the opposite of my usual realistic portraits, and I have never tried doing it before. I didn’t have the intention to try it until I saw the Faber-Castell 20 minute studio Abstract Art Kit for Beginners at my local Winners for CAD$9.99. To be honest, the reason I bought it was because …
This is the first time I have made easel cards. When I bought the Stamping Bella Flowery Gnome rubber stamp, I thought it was best suited for them. If you are intimidated by using a different fold, don’t be! It is quite easy, and makes card-crafting a little more fun than the same old, same …
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 …
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 …
Nichol Spohr can sell me snow, and I live in Canada. When I saw her design using the Hero Arts Neighborhood Houses Fancy dies and Mountain Scene stencil, I purchased them right away with no regret, even though I truly did not need them. Every time she puts out a new design from these product …
