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Lily Tutorial – My Favorite Things
Posted on August 24 2018
Brutus Monroe - Let’s talk Surface inks!
Posted on August 24 2018
Special Cards for Special Occasions
Posted on August 24 2018
Ranger Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Grungeblocks how-to…
Posted on August 21 2018
Ranger Tim Holtz Idea-ology - Grungeblocks how-to…
grungeblocks contain 3 sheets of grungeboard letters, numbers, and punctuation, and 3 sheets of double-thick grungeblocks which are various size blocks to layer behind the grungeboard character selected. i've gotten a few emails about how i personally like to use these, but keep in mind there are so many other ways to work with the pieces in this grunge pack. the inspiration behind these were so i could create pieces that resembled vintage wood letterpress blocks.Â
Seahorses Mixed Media Canvas for IndigoBlu
Posted on August 20 2018
Seahorses Mixed Media Canvas for IndigoBlu
My 1st IndigoBlu Design Team project for 2018 is an 8x8 mixed media canvas and I wanted to use some of the fantastic Luscious Powders with the Collector's Edition No#12 Seahorse stamp.
Mosaic Turnabout by Concord & 9th - Tips and Tricks
Posted on August 18 2018
Mosaic Turnabout by Concord & 9th - Tips and Tricks
Our trademark turnabout stamp set with a twist! Learn how to maximize the use of this unique stamp set, the Mosaic Turnabout in this video.
How to use Concord & 9th Turnabout Stamps- Tips & Techniques with Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks
Posted on August 17 2018
How to use Concord & 9th Turnabout Stamps- Tips & Techniques with Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks
Turnabout Stamp sets allows you to easily create multi-colored backgrounds with just one stamp, one jig, 1-4 ink colors, an stamping platform and a few turns of your paper!
Use the added images in the stamp set to add details to the water-coloured imperfect circles or on their own!Â
Nuvo Embellishment Mousse on the Gelli Plate
Posted on August 16 2018
My three favourite products in one idea!! Try it its so much FUN
What can go wrong?
Remember the dies are a recommendation - You can use any dies you have at home
A pair of thank you cards using the Nuvo Embellishment Mousse on the Gelli plate!! As well as through a stencil (made from a Tonic die) and just blended straight onto the card too...
How to use Derivan Liquid Pencil
Posted on August 16 2018
Guide to Color Swatches Combo (Cheat Sheets)
Posted on August 14 2018
Guide to Color Swatches Combo (Cheat Sheets)
In this video, Waffle Flower product designer Nina shares her tips and tricks on using the guide to Color Swatches Combo.
Intro to Waffle Flower's Color Swatches Release
Posted on August 14 2018
 Intro to Waffle Flower's Color Swatches Release
Whether you are a beginner or an experienced artist, you will find Waffle Flower’s newest release a great investment for yourself. This is a back to basics release focuses on the function of stamps and dies. Our goal is to help beginners gaining confidence over a colouring medium and to help experienced colourers warming up and learning more about their media.
Be Lucky Album Off to the Races Graphic 45
Posted on August 13 2018
How to Use the Tim Holtz - Glass Media Mat - Tonic Studios
Posted on August 07 2018
HeartFelt Creations - Easy Tips and Techniques for Beautiful Foldout Christmas Cards
Posted on August 06 2018
Stencilgirl Products on Gelli Plates Left Over Pages
Posted on August 05 2018
Learn to Emboss with a Stencil
Posted on August 05 2018
I am sharing some of my favourite stencil techniques with you! Layering stencils are trending now and we can create beautiful designs and make techniques with the different patterns. I am sharing an all textured card with a “Hello Friend” greeting. This month our challenge is stencils and the Color of the Month is Lavender.
Supplies
ImaginecraftsÂ- Memento Inkpad – Lulu Lavender, Grape Jelly
- VersaMark Inkpad
- Embossing Powder
- Tear It! Tape
- Craft Mat
- Altenew – Layering Dahlia A & B Bundle Stencil
- Hampton Art – Hello stencil from Jillibean Soup
- Big Shot – Rubber Mat
- Glue Dots
- Cardstock – Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White
- Big Shot Die Machine
- Masking Tape
StencilGirl - Creating Jewellery with Stencils!
Posted on August 04 2018
Creating jewellery has never been easier...use StencilGirl Stencils to do so!
StencilGirl stencils: Modern Buds and Layered SaladChristmas in July with Christmas Penguins (& in December of course :-)
Posted on July 26 2018
I am so excited about celebrating Christmas in July with Joy Clair.  One of my favorite type of card to make are Christmas cards, how about you? I hope you enjoy the whole week of celebrating Christmas in July, be sure to check back all week.
My card is made from the Joy Clair stamp set Christmas Penguin. This is such a cute stamp set, it has 8 penguins in the set. I used three and I used different mediums on each. For the background I masked off four sides of the layer, I then used distressed inks to get the blue background. I then embossed the layer with an embossing folder. I coloured the penguins with alcohol markers and used foam tape to add them to my card. I finished my card off by adding the sentiment from the Joy Clair Merry Christmas Sentiments (and you can use any Christmas sentiments you have already).
Your Next Stamp - How to Make a Autumn Scene Card
Posted on July 22 2018
Doodling a Face Using the Ganesh Stencil!
Posted on July 17 2018
Doodling a Face Using the Ganesh Stencil
Send Unconditional Love to Someone Special
Posted on July 17 2018
ImagineCrafts & TsukinekoÂ
"Send Unconditional Love to Someone Special"
by Kyriakos Pachadiroglou
With summer being a wedding season, making a special card to give is a great way to spread the meaning of love. A golden heart, precious and rare, on a puffy layer of blooming flowers, surrounded by the flow of gold and, of course, the definition of how love should be, give an elegant style. The corrugated paper used helps create the flow of gold with the irRESISTible Pico Embellisher Gold, which is also used to paint the plaster heart. The Radiant Neon Amplify in White * fills the gaps around the heart with a soft texture and the paper flowers give more dimension and focus to the card. Enjoy!
* the radiant Neon Amplify Range is arriving to us at the end of July (pre-preorder now by writing to sales@artsandcraftsupplies.biz and receive 5% offÂ
Skill: Intermediate
Time: 1 hour + dry time
Gwen's Gems - Using Stencils for Beaded Mosaics
Posted on July 16 2018
Gwen's Gems - Using Stencils for Beaded Mosaics
I have absolutely zero training as a mosaic artist, but from what I've read you generally start by laying out a pattern on your substrate that you'll fill in with the tesserae, or in this case, beads. What better place to start than with a stencil? I took the Five Hamsas Stencil by Jessica Sporn and picked one that I thought would be fun as a beaded design and stenciled it onto a piece of chipboard.
Waffle Flower | Cheers Pull Tab Slider Card
Posted on July 13 2018
Make your own Christmas Crackers Using Crafters Companion Festive Fancies Embossing Board
Posted on July 04 2018
 It's Christmas in July but saying this...it's nearly December...time flies and we can start preparing
Use this fabulous Crafters Companion Festive Fancies Embossing Board as a stand alone or as part of the The Ultimate Crafter's Companion Pro
Textured Watercolor plus Altenew Larkspur Build A Flower
Posted on July 03 2018
Colouring & Stamps - The Potter stamp set from Joy Clair - Bible Journaling
Posted on July 03 2018
Create a Fabric Book with Gelli Arts® Patch Printing Kit
Posted on July 02 2018
Create a Fabric Book with Gelli Arts® Patch Printing Kit
Watch Marsha as she creates a fun mini fabric book using the Gelli Arts® Patch Printing Kit! First, she creates prints on fabric patches using all of the materials provided in the kit. Next, she heat sets the patches to make them washable and irons them onto strips of fabric bases using fusible web. After hand stitching some additional designs into her pages, she stitches in the binding for the mini book and shows off the beautiful finished product! Follow along and create your own mini fabric book with the Gelli Arts® Patch Printing Kit!
Create Seasons Greetings Cards with the New Gelli Arts® Card Printing Kit
Posted on July 02 2018
New Gelli Arts® Card Printing Kit
- 5x5” Gelli Arts® printing plate
- NEW Gelli Arts® Premium Acrylic Paint (3 colors in 1 oz bottles)
- 4” roller
- 5 - 5x5” blank cards
- 2 foam sheets for creating stamps
- 12 pieces of 5x5” parchment paper
- Bubble wrap
- Yarn
- Punchinella
- Ages 8+
Using the Flourishing Flakes embossing Folder & Festive Flake Metal Die..
Posted on June 24 2018
Using the Flourishing Flakes embossing Folder & Festive Flake Metal Die..
This Christmas card is quite simple to make but really effective!
- Sara`s Contemporary Christmas - Snowflakes of Joy or Festive Flake Decorative Die
- Sara`s Contemporary Christmas - Flourishing Flakes Embossing Folder,
- Light Blue Ribbon
- All  purpose glue
- Tim Holtz Distress Ink- pad - Broken China
- Mini Ink Blending Tool
- A5 white card-stockÂ
- Brayer
- Most Embossing Die Cut machines including our very own Gemini
Gwen's Gems: One Fish, Two Fish Mixed Media Painting - Collage Technique - Stencils and Acrylic paints
Posted on June 24 2018
I'm back focusing on using stencils and acrylic paints to make lots of layers in this mixed media piece.
- Ornamental Circle Cluster Screen stencil
- River Rocks Mini Stencil (Mary Beth Shaw)
- Ornamental Floral Screen stencilÂ
- Decorative 6-Petal Flower Screen stencilÂ
- Ornamental Petals Screen stencil
- Decorative Medallion Stencil
- Lily Wallpaper Stencil (Nathalie Kalbach)Â
- Brick Factory Stencil (Daniella Woolf)Â
- Ornamental Compass Screen stencil
- Ornamental Embroidery StencilÂ
- Ornamental Peacock Feathers Stencil
- Collage Textures and Patterns, Circles Stencil
Paint, perform, and doodle your way through the Jewish Holidays!
Posted on June 22 2018
Paint, perform, and doodle your way through the Jewish holidays!
Guide your students through a process of unlocking the meaning of each holiday and its values through artistic projects and concepts.Â
Make drawing in response to hearing the shofar; create a nature collage for Tu BiShevat; act out the movement of a lulav.
Make, Create, Celebrate uses art as a way to help students connect with the underlying values of the holidays in a personal way, free from explaining the how-tos of each holiday.
Not an artist? Don't worry about it! These projects are about self-expression and ideas, and therefore, are for everyone. By the time students have compelte the holiday cycle, they will have created a portfolio full of their own work reflecting Jewish values.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
- Gallery Tour:Â More than 15 beautiful, full-color images of contemporary and historical artworks with accompanying reflection questions.
- About Art:Â Explanations of art techniques
- Good to Know:Â Fun facts about the holidays
- Think About:Â Prompts and thoughtful questions that help learners apply their art experiences to the Jewish holidays
- Artist Statements: Space for students to write and reflect about their own work
- Peer Reviews: Opportunities for students to share their work with friends, and give and receive feedback.
- Video Links: Links to online, original videos by the author, Julie Wohl, that demonstrate activities within the source.
Haunted House Gelli Arts® Prints
Posted on June 18 2018
Graphic 45 - Create a Canvas With Imagine
Posted on June 17 2018
Graphic 45 - Create a Canvas With Imagine
Create your own dream… open your imagination to beautiful floral covered hot air balloons, incredible castles in the air, wondrous wings that make you fly—this magical new collection showcases a gorgeous soft feminine palette of pinks, rose gold and sky blue.  Come along on this magnificent journey and spread your wings & soar!
- Paper-pads
- Stickers
- Chipboard
- Tage and Pouches
- Card Stock
How To Use Metallic Gilding Polish | Cosmic Shimmer Tutorials
Posted on June 16 2018
John Lockwood shows you how to use Cosmic Shimmer Metallic Gilding Polish and various ways to use it such as stamping, . Be sure to watch out for the advance technique video coming soon!
Our Amazing Oceans - PaperArtsy EÂł Scrapcosy - Raquel Burillo
Posted on June 12 2018
PaperArtsy - Boys Rule (let's make them think they do :-) - JOFY43
Posted on June 12 2018
PaperArtsy's Robot says HELLO - Two Projects
Posted on June 12 2018
PaperArtsy  JOFY Stamp Set 44 - Robots
Perfect for that young someone in your life or not so young..these quirky robots will delight and make great addition to your card-making, tags, journaling and mixed media art works. Take look how Jo uses her JOFY44 Stamp Set
Acetate Dragonflies with Spectrum Noir Aqua Tint Pens
Posted on June 07 2018
AquaTint pens are filled with bright water-soluble dye-based ink, dispensed through a fine nylon brush. Their colours can be applied as accurately or freely as you want, then blended out with water for an amazing result every time.They are perfect for a wide range of Mixed Media and distress background effects.
Learn a fun technique with our new AquaTint brush pens in this tutorial from design team member Jo McKelvey! She uses her AquaTint brush pens combined with an adhesive to paint on acetate for a fantastic result. This technique can be used for all sorts of papercraft and mixed media projects, as well as lovely additions to home decor!
AquaTint Watercolour Butterfly
Posted on June 07 2018
Video: Faux Bleaching with AquaTint Brush Pens
Posted on June 07 2018
Couture Creations - GoPress & Foil - a game changer!
Posted on June 03 2018
The newest innovation from Couture Creations, our GoPress and Foil machine is the easiest and most customisable way to create stunning and unique foiled and letterpressed pieces for your cards and craft projects that will astound and amaze! Â
Couture Creations GoPress and Foil machine is the perfect way to create beautiful foil and letterpress designs on cards and projects that will wow your friends and loved ones!
PaperArtsy Infusions - Now watch these colours react!
Posted on June 03 2018
All About Hero Arts Liquid Watercolor
Posted on May 31 2018
Catherine Pooler Across The Pond
Posted on May 28 2018
Catherine Pooler Across The Pond
Well my HERO Catherine Pooler is in England teaching the English to craft...
Watch here...it's awesome ... and all the products available is here...
VIDEO: Multi Inking Simple Flowers using our MISTI
Posted on May 25 2018
Christmas Journal Page - Christmas in JULY! - Dyan tells you how!
Posted on May 24 2018
Yay, New Dylusions Stamp Sets!!!
Posted on May 24 2018
DID YOU KNOW? with the new Tim Holtz & Sizzix 3D Texture Fades A6 Embossing Folder
Posted on May 24 2018
Enter the next dimension in embossing! Our 3-D Texture Fades Embossing Folders offer the deepest and boldest dimensional embossing experience with a truly striking visual element. Turn ordinary cardstock, paper, metallic foil or vellum into an embossed, textured masterpiece.
Sizzix 3-D Texture Fades Embossing Folders are for use with the BIGkick, Big Shot and Vagabond machines only (used with a single Cutting Pad and the machine's included Platform).
Ranger - Letter It Range...make it personal!
Posted on May 13 2018
Ranger is excited to introduce the Letter It ™ program! Letter It ™ is a carefully curated collection of stamps, pens, embossing powders, pearl powders, mediums, tools and surfaces designed to work together so you can create beautifully personalized cards, tags, gifts, and more for all of life’s occasions!
The NEW Wendy Vecchi MAKE ART Blendable Dye Inks
Posted on May 12 2018