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.
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, …
Feeling a bit nostalgic on Lunar New Year, I recreated the classic Hong Kong harbour scene in with Frantic Stamper Junk Boat die. The finished size of the junk boat measures 2.65″x 1.9″, making it the perfect size for scene building or regular card sizes. First, I used a blending brush and blended in several …
After purchasing my basic 24-pc Ohuhu alcohol marker set, I realized the colours were too dark for some of my other projects. I purchased Stampin’ Blends to fill in the colour gap. I bought 4 sets in Ivory/Bronze, Pool Party, Fresh Freesia and Gray Granite. Each set of 2 markers costs CAD$12.00 at the time …
Stamping Bella Rubber Stamps I discovered Stamping Bella‘s gnome stamps when I was searching for anything gnome-related. So far, I have purchased three of the gnome stamps in their collection, and I LOVE them. This one, Stamping Bella Gnome Bouquet, is my absolute favourite. In addition, I appreciate that these are real rubber stamps. The …
If you didn’t know by my site name already, I love gnomes! I am picky about the type of gnomes to collect though. I don’t like the ones with an aged face. My favourite is the kind with just the nose and beard. The Marianne Design Creatables Tomte Gnome Dies are exactly what I wanted, …
Do you do themes? Each year, I try to pick a theme for festive greeting cards. Last year, for Lunar New Year, I used koi. This Lunar New Year I have created crane themed greeting cards for my family. I created these using the Hero Arts Ink Painting Scene stamps and the Symbols of Fortune …
Out of the Stampin’ Up January – June 2022 mini catalog, the Symbols of Fortune DSP (designer series papers) are my favourite. I did not buy the Crane of Fortune stamp set though; I already have a Hero Arts Ink Painting Scene stamp set that has cranes and mountains. The papers in this designer series …
