Hi lovely crafty friends, love them or love them loads, ink sprays are a super cool craft supply. They can make super-fast backgrounds, they are versatile and an incredible lot of fun. Today I share my favourite ways to help you enjoy your sprays even more. I walk you through all the things I have […]
Hi Lovely CFF’s, I am super excited to share the new date for the next Craft Along! It’s going to be Wednesday, September 1st at 3 PM CEST – 9 AM EDT. The Craft Along will be interactive, you can join me in making some pretty projects. We will be working with rice paper, stamps […]
Hi lovely crafty friends, today I have a super cool and fast way to make some backgrounds. I love ink sprays and trying different ways to use them is so much fun. When I came across this technique I had to share it right away, you’ll want to try this yourself for sure. All techniques […]
Hi lovely crafty friends, today I want to share one of my favourite things to do in crafting, playing with patterned paper. The colours are already there so no need to get messy and you can layer your heart out, so to speak:-) This time I did my take on window envelopes and adding a little […]
Hi lovely crafty friends, today I have something special I want to show you. How about trying to add something that will give your cards that extra WOW factor in a super simple way. Just an extra bit of surprise when the receiver opens the mailbox. https://youtu.be/z76Pp_GkrZg All techniques and ideas are shown in the […]
Hi lovely crafty friends, what’s better that stretching your products, or make small products bigger if you will. Today I have a bunch of fun techniques to turn your small stamps into big designs. In the video, I show you different ways to make your smaller stamps the star of the card. Below are the […]
Hi lovely crafty friends, today I have a fun water effect. Water is so fascinating and super cool to try and recreate it on your projects. To make it more fun I have added shimmer to create some pretty sparkling water and of course, it’s not hard at all. In the video, I walk you […]
Hi lovely crafty friends, today I have something fun again, I have teamed up with a bunch of crafty friends and we are all keeping it simple. With just one colour ink it’s possible to create some pretty cards and it’s not hard at all. In the video I show you a bunch of different […]
Hi lovely crafty friends, today I have two different double cards with pockets, both in a vintage style and very easy to create. The pockets are super simple to make and will give you the option to add something extra on the inside of the card, you can even use them as a mini-album https://youtu.be/8mEjzE8wyEc […]
Hi lovely crafty friends, today I have a simple art journal page, this idea can also be used on a card. I used a combination of Art By Marlene stencils and dies. With simple layers and added texture you can easily create dimensions and interest to your projects. https://youtu.be/fuCPaAqPb9M In the video tutorial, you’ll see […]
Hi lovely crafty friends, love it or hate it, glitter is always a gorgeous addition to card designs, “when in doubt add glitter”, right:-) But instead of using it as a detail you can use it for complete backgrounds too. I have over 10 ways to make gorgeous glitter backgrounds, ways to reduce the mess […]
Hi lovely crafty friends, today I have a quick message to tell you about the Card Maker Succes Summit, the Online Card Maker event of the year. It’s a FREE 4-day event you don’t want to miss. I am one of the 25 teachers, and I’ll be showing you how to make a Layered Simple […]
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