I bought these watercolor card blanks a very long time ago at the art museum store. I have worked my way through most of the original set; there are 3 left to complete. However, in the interest of keeping this post fairly short I will do each project separately. It is stay-cation time for me […]
I discovered this felting workstation recently. My son gave me a craft store gift card for my birthday so I gladly went exploring for crafting treasure. It was the last one on the shelf, so surely it was meant for me, right? I do not go to the craft stores as often as I used
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Here are some easy techniques for handmade cards. I often mention that you can use items other than your own drawn or painted designs in your cards. I have various samples here to give you ideas for recycling your magazine and stamped images. If you do not already do so, start saving random colorful papers
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I am making watercolor Mother’s Day cards using my floral practice samples. The floral images are painted with Sumi-e watercolors. The paper is a light weight rice paper. The technique shown here also works with traditional watercolors and watercolor paper. To paint the background use an image that is completely dry. Wet the paper around
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It’s spring! I finished my handmade Easter cards and now am planning our family celebration. We had a little bit of rain and the yard is greener. The lavender is starting to bloom and the gophers are awake. As noted in my previous post, I am slowly using up the papers that I place under
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If you have tried rubberstamping on deli paper you might have had an uneven image. The print quality depends on the type of stamp and ink used. And also on the deli paper itself. This card is made with recycled deli papers from the sandwich shop. It was a very good sandwich. The paper is
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This month my project is a handmade card and bookmark set. I often note that the designs and techniques I post have multiple applications. Though most of my posts are handmade cards the techniques work well for bookmarks, journal pages, tags, bag decorations or gift envelopes. I will share more of those ideas in upcoming
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Do you save your practice and warm-up painting or drawing exercises? I am using mine as additions to my handmade valentines. Sometimes a project that we are working on does not end up quite as we expected. Rather than tossing it out, consider cutting up sections of it to use in other projects. As I
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One of the best after Christmas activities for me is making thank you cards. This is especially fun when combining the new supplies I received this year with my timeless stash. We had a wonderful holiday celebration, eating, having our annual ping pong tournament, eating some more (dessert this time) and exchanging gifts. This year
Let’s recycle used envelopes to make gift card holders. Making your own gift card holders gives you the opportunity to personalize both the gift inside the envelope and the envelope itself. I have not transitioned to on-line billing so I end up with a few junk envelopes. There are multiple uses for them that I
