Flip Envelope Journal

attach your envelopes  spray stamp or paint. I used this beautiful paper from Recollections signature paper pad collection…. then used some decorative tape on the edges. and added paper snaps and string to open and close it. I add some paper for either photos or journaling.. I plan on adding photo card and placing it

save those Clementines creates?…

OKAY so cool to turn into caddys .  used homemade glue.. {look in search my blog} and glue paper towels to create helps keep it sturdy and helps cover up the staples they use. do as many layers as you like. painted mine black to go with the napkin collage design . make sure you

Can I have some more petite marshmallows in my hot cocoa?

Journal52 Facebook group   Week 6 Prompt: Window For this week’s prompt, think windows of opportunity, the view from your window, beautiful stained glass windows, quotes about windows – whatever resonates the most with you. You can paint, doodle, draw, collage – or a combination of all of the above – whatever you are most

breakin in my homemade journal….WATERCOLOR

Well I decided to play , It was snowing and nothing else better to do, got the nerve up to paint in the new homemade journal I made….. I just wish I could remember who’s Journal I saw this  painting in… well its basically someone else s  dandelion  idea… But I came up with make a

face s are fun to paint

I am  practicing, painting faces its a paint over the face lesson to learn where and how to paint the eyes and nose ect. in the correct areas and it also help s you to notice where the shading goes. I really like how this is going. and hope to do more of this type

Torn magazine paper art…

I have been wanting to try this for some time its on the long list of things to try. And its alot of fun kind of like putting a puzzle together, but more fun tear your own shapes. The first thing to do is to draw a shape on paper and cut it out, I

Using water Color tubes in place of GELATOs

Wanted to play along online with some artist but I had not gotten my hands on Gelatos YET… LOL so went for the next best thing I have on hand….I bought these a while back at the Christmas tree for $2.99 good deal, LOVE THESE wonderful colors……….. First thing was doing a photo transfer on

Sometimes we just CAN’T EAT CROW!

I played with the brown shoe polish and water sprayed works well also pens and black markers sprayed water to make the black run… fun…

black and white challenge

used acrylic paints black and white…on my recycled Blair order magazine.

blending black,white,red background for art

stared with white outline frame using a old credit card or mail trash credit cards,{lol}  paint red  from middle down then wipe card clean and with credit card scrape a black line at bottom area of page, now mix white paint and red so looks slightly pink scrap a layer on the top area.

PAINT AND PEEL….with ranger non stick craft sheet…

choose 4 or 5 paint colors, I use acrylic paint for this, apply paint in strips squeeze it out add some dots ,circles whatever designs you like. Spread out the paint making it smooth , but not to deep , just sort of smoothing out and spreading , not to thin because you’ll be peeling

new page for my upgraded catalog journal

I added a page in my new upgraded journal, I decided to use up some of my foils and experiment with my glue arts Glider gun , and it was so fun.    I applied   random strips all over the page,and then I took different color foils and rubbed them on, worked out GREAT. all the

my {SHE} girl art

a few years back it was called she art and they were mostly done with blank faces and no arms showing so it was easy to draw. no feet or some of them  just had a long dress. Well any ways they are back in again.  But now its girl art..    what ever face no

A really fun and crafty place I have found………………

Need some crafty inspiration, looking for a challenge? Love to share with others? Need a place to get some crafty inspiration? You have come to the right place, we have lots of fun groups you can join for free in our community. We love to share ideas, photos, tutorials and so much more! There are

feathers made out of paper you say…………naaaaa… well see for yourself…

these are so much pretty in real life. but I do like my scanner better then taking a photo for this…. These would make excellent BOOK MARKERS for the readers out there, and so easy to make while watching the Boston Bruins beating the C’s  , yes it was OUR NIGHT……….GO BRUINS…  

upgrading or altering a ballerina valentine

for graphics free got to  2013 http://www.freeprettythingsforyou.com I ruffly cut her out so you could see .  finish cutting and rounding off edges.. I gave her some pop up dots to give her dimension on some cards. added her tu tuu… some highlight pens and paint.  and layers of papers .. here s the 3 girls

Have you seen the new Glitterville Book?

I have been goggle happy getting as many views of this book and I found on the Amazon book, sneek peeks…….  I Saw this witch and thought I SO WANT TO DO THIS!!  I added it to my pinterest so hubby could find it.. LOL…. Under gifts for Rose… Any ways I have made 2

haunted house with spirits

I just couldn’t wait for my new Cricut cartridge so I started my card with out it.  I made my house by drawing over and over again and trying to size it just right.   I use bright Brilliance   inks for the back ground added by using a sponge. and dabbing , then I stippeled and

coloring book ,greeting cards

they look a lot better then they scanned  the scanner seemed to cut off parts of the cards the black is even all around the cards. Feel free to use the photos for your own cards I Google coloring book pages and get a lot of fun images to work with … I Goggled a

rosette paper cristmas wreath

Ok I just had to SORRY, I promise I’ll share some other paper designs ,But I really had to do this one, After all the rosettes I made I couldnt let them go unused…….           So much fun, and pretty also….. Iam working on some circle tree fold s which will be fun and differnt

halloween candy cones

oh these are endless on ideas, so many ideas… and options… You know they arent just for christmas ,LOL. love making these cones fabric or paper…. I added fabric lace to the paper cones…  fun, fun,fun.  Is it halloween yet? or if you need to have something Flameless, like me…. heres my verison…

halloween witches shoes……………

I kept seeing these shoes every where, And I thought how cute, but I could never find a free template or figure out how they were made… UNTIL NOW.. thanks to a fellow blogger who shared… so heres my shoes………… total fun and easy to make. Thanks to http://www.skiptomylou.org/2008/10/28/ paper-witch-shoes/  

how to make rosettes, oh so pretty.

how to make paper rosettes,  I’ve found that differnt lengths of paper strips  will makes a differnt look full or fanned.  The width of the paper is differnt so play around to see what you’d like. It depends on if your using them  for  a larger object or not.like a big gift, or a scrap book page..

crown shaped cards

    These cards are so fun , for children s birthdays!!!! crown-template.pdf   Enjoy share yours Id love to see them.