Hi lovely crafty friends, what if you can make your cards a gift to keep and or use and be able to send it through the mail? This week I have three fun paper-crafting ideas you can make to surprise a loved one or your crush. If you don’t like Valentine, you can totally use […]
Hi lovely crafty friends, I don’t know about you, but I love doing a little challenge once in a while. Stretching products where I can, to keep things fun and exciting, while using up supplies I have lying around. https://youtu.be/LopcoJreIWILast week I was working on an incredibly cool, amazing, and massive video, yes it was a […]
Hi lovely crafty friends, today I have something super fun and colourful. I have a cool way to make your own magic scratch paper and make it work with any colour medium. You’ll also learn a way how you can get started rigth away without the wait. And I will show you what not to […]
Hi lovely crafty friends, with so many fun things to do, the end of November is here before you know it. Suddenly you find yourself running out of time for your Christmas card makes. With Christmas cards and crafting in general it basically all comes down to time. This time (pun intended😉) I have some card-making […]
Hi lovely crafty friends, how about a great way to stretch your supplies? Mix your own pastes into a custom colour and make your own stencils in a simple way. That’s what you’ll learn today. All techniques and ideas are shown in the video tutorial. Make sure to watch it to get all the best […]
Hi lovely crafty friends, do you ever have a to-do list as long as your arm? I sure did and that’s how the idea for this Journal Page was born, thanks to my husband. You’ll learn one of the coolest gelatos techniques, you have to try, it works everytime. You can check out the story […]
Hi lovely crafty friends, last week we made some super fast textured backgrounds and I turned a few of those backgrounds into cards and an Art Journal Page. Today I’m going to use up the rest and turn them into super cool layered Mixed Media cards. You can dive into your stash and use up […]
Hi lovely crafty friends, today two fun and fast techniques are waiting for you as well as I want to make sure that you’re fully prepped for Halloween. Because as we all know time flies and before you know it, it already happened yesterday, so you better get started right asap:-) p.s. if you are […]
Hi lovely crafty friends, today I am going to try something different, I am going to customize my phone Mixed Media style. It’s time to grab those supplies and have some fun! All techniques for layering Mixed Media style are shown in the video tutorial. Make sure to watch it to get all the best […]
Hi lovely crafty friends, water effects are always intriguing and super cool to use on your craft projects. Every year I seem to come up with a fun new “water technique” but I totally missed that this year. So it’s about time again and I have a new one for you! All techniques and ideas […]
Hi lovely crafty friends, the plan was to show you a new water effect the week. But during the making of my card, I stumbled upon an incredibly cool technique. And it all started with a fish… This cool technique and all the testing is shown in the video tutorial. Make sure to watch it to […]
Hi lovely crafty friends, for some reason DIY Fancy Paper Beads seem to be extremely popular these last couple of weeks. Could it be a perfect summer craft? Maybe lots of people are in desperate need of paper beads or want to shrink their stash… It did spark the idea for a new paper beads […]
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