I used the Stampin’ Up! Country Flowers stamp set bundle to create a birthday card for the Sunday Stamps sketch challenge this week.
Today’s paper crafting projects were designed by the talented members of my Stampin’ Pretty Pals Virtual Stamping Community. Links to their blogs or social media accounts have been provided (when available) for more details. I’m so proud to showcase the Pals paper crafting projects each week and hope you are as
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Beautiful You, Mediterranean Moments, Sitting Here, Occasions 2017, Combining Stamp Sets, Watercolour Pencils
Door Fine Craft Guild.
Happy Monday! It’s the start of a new week and it’s going to be a great one! What do you have plan this week? This week I will be in my room creating for upcoming events, spending time with friends, crafting with friends, walking my puppy, and doing some chores around the house. This week […]
It's time for another DOstamperSTARS Thursday Challenge. This week we're having a "Product Spotlight" challenge. You're gonna love today's card! I saved it for sharing today, as it features the Watercolor Pencils. Earlier this year I did a presentation of Watercolor Pencils Techniques at a local Stamp Share for Leaders Meeting. One of the techniques I shared, I learned from fellow demonstrator, Tandra Boyer, Watercolor Pencils Ruffles! See below for the step-by-step instructions and a great photo tutorial too! Beautiful You Watercolor Pencil Ruffles Technique Use sticky note to mask off the "skirt" part of the stamp image. Ink stamp...
Hello Stampers Are you ready to join Holly and I this morning. We'll be live at 10 AM mountain time. I will demo 4 different background so beautiful. To join us CLICK HERE at the correct tim
On my weekly Live video I shared two, well actually three ways to use the incredible Crafting with You bundle seen here from Stampin' Up! It's new in the 2023-24 Annual Stampin' Up! catalog. Here's one of them: It's perfect for the seamstress or quilter. I couldn't resist making a card featuring some of our frequently used tools - like the paper trimmer and die-cutting machine.... This set has so many options for crafters! It has an easel & paint...
This is the card I made during this week’s Facebook Live video. You can watch it on replay on YouTube and Facebook. I go live on my Nancy’s Nifty Notes Facebook Page every Wednesday at 10:00 AET…you
Come shop Stampin' Up! 24/7 with me for the Color & Contour Bundle and Pattern Party DSP in the 2021-2022 Annual Catalog
Hi! Happy Friday! Today I have a One Sheet Wonder (OSW) to share with you using the Fancy Flora Designer Series Paper in the January-April Mini Catalog. I had wanted to create a 6″x6″ …
A set of differentiated printable worksheets for labelling a flowering plant. Includes labelled colouring pages, whole plants to label as well as worksheets to label the parts of a flower.
c. 1969 designed by Dick Bruna "designs for children's postage stamps based on the theme of child and music" —descriptive text found in my copy of Dick Bruna
New stamper? Expert card artist? No matter who you are, the BEST layout for quick cards is easy. It's a 3x4 card, and today's examples with the (very different) Rock & Rock Suite Collection and then the Let's Chat stamp set definitely prove my point. Change up the colors, the designer paper, the embellishments, but don't change the layout and you've got 2 great cards in a snap.
Happy Monday friends, it's Stamp Review Crew blog hop time and for this one we are showcasing projects created with the gorgeous "Two Tone Flora" bundle! This was an absolute must have on my pre-order list and it really is such a pretty set. For my project l have combined it with the co-ordinating dsp, Fancy Flora! It is so lovely and the arty vibe is so easy to incorporate into a project. The bloom colours l have used are Calypso Coral-Evening Evergreen-Soft Succulent, these were dictated by the piece of dsp l chose. The sentiment is a retired fave and a set l still use called Label me Bold. I have added some basic pearls to add a little elegance. If you are happily hopping, you would have arrived here from Jay Soriano and l'm sure as always he has something fun, fabulous and creative to share! But if you've just landed here, you can follow the hop and see all of the wonderful crew projects by clicking the link above or "Next" banner below. Stamp Review Crew are a wonderfully talented group of Stampin Up! demonstrators from across the globe that come together twice a month to share lots of fabulous ideas using Stampin Up! products. Next up you are to see what fabulous inspiration Holly Krautkremer has for you. Thanks for stopping by! All supplies used are Stampin Up!
Stampin' Up! Spotlight on Nature Bundle, vintage cardmaking techniques, 2024-2025 Annual Catalog products, CAS(e), butterfly, flowers, leaves, friend
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the new sample book of our artistic perforated parchment stamping patterns is a catalog of designs for embroidery published by J. F. Ingalls 29 Munroe street...
Stampin' Up! Australia Independent Demonstrator, Sydney
Innovative creativity from PaperArtsy. Paint, stencils, and techniques galore for any mixed media enthusiast to enjoy.
Hello stampers and happy Friday to you. In the Moment is a brand new stamp set that feels like it was made just for me. Perhaps you will feel the same way when you see it. It resonated so strongly with me that I was inspired to create a class around it, and not just any class. Are you curious? In The Moment Day Away Class The images are all of a woman with curly hair. She is either drinking wine, reading a book or sipping a coffee looking out the window. Does that sound like me?? Not
Letzten Samstag Abend hatten wir hier bei mir zuhause noch einen Workshop. Bilder gibt es leider keine, ich hab mal wieder vergessen, die Kamera auszupacken. Unser Projekt möchte ich Dir trotzdem gern zeigen. Da wir beschlossen hatten, einen gemütlichen kleinen Workshop Samstag Abend anstelle von Sonntag Mittag zu machen. Hatte den Vorteil, dass wir alle […]
If you love the rustic look of woodcut prints, you’ll love using botanical rubber stamps you design and make yourself. An envelope made of repurposed brown bag paper– then stamped with …
Hello and happy Friday! This week’s fun fold is a bit different, it isn’t the card base that’s been folded differently it’s the designer series paper instead… It’s the Flowers For Every Season designer series paper to be accurate! This is a real throwback for me, I made a lot of this Dahlia folds a ... Read More about Fun Fold Friday – Flowers For Every Season Dahlia
Well the province went blue last night with a majority PC government. I'm not so sure it was an overwhelming vote FOR the PC's as much as a big vote against Graham's Liberals. Regardless, much as I love the color blue, I'm in love with green today. Here is the top for the tablerunner I told you of; I am very pleased with how it turned out. The pattern/directions are from a magazine I picked up this summer. It's called More Fast and Fabulous Quilting Ideas , part of the Better Homes and Gardens Creative Collection. It had a few projects in it which interested me, but this table topper really caught my eye. I used 9 different green fabrics, most of them batiks or hand-dyeds. This first photo is what the pattern called for. As I was putting it together, I wondered how it would look without the center section so I basted it together just to see (below). I like them both! What do you think? Sorry these photos are both just a little crooked... And look at the color difference- one was taken indoors, one outside... The one below is truer color... I hope to get it layered and quilted tomorrow. I'm going to use a variegated green King Tut thread, by Superior threads. The backing is a beautiful leafy print, with some gold, I think it suits very well although it's more of an Olive green tone. It will be bound with one of the darker greens. I promise a (straight!) photo when it's all finished... Piece, Linda "I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree..." ~ Joyce Kilmer
Forays into visual journaling, stamping, scrapbooking and altered art of all persuasions.
2016 Topic 21: Typography,Fonts and Quotes Naboko Well hello everyone, Darcy here with a new topic, this time we are exploring Typography, Fonts and Quotes. This is a huge, gigantic topic as there is almost an unlimited supply of fonts, especially if you take into account your own handwriting. Before we start, let's see who won the Topic 20: Squares and Grids Challenge... What a great challenge, it really opened us up to seeing all the squares and grids that are around us. The pieces you submitted were wonderfully varied with lots of textures being added and a good mix of regular and abstract. Lovely to see our latest stamps from Elena making appearances too. The winner of Squares and Grids is: Sue from Sue the Iron Email Darcy to claim your prize. [email protected] Written communication with letters and symbols began around 5000 years ago, this development enabled various cultures to record their own histories, laws, stories, experiments and advancements. Within around 500 years we were moving from tablets of clay to papyrus. Not only did this speed up the process it also meant that letters and symbols shifted from being very angular (carved) to a rounder style (brush and ink). Around this time the scribes also began to change from a top down system to a left to right system. The rise of the Roman empire enabled formal lettering styles to spread across Europe, and by 400 AD this was an everyday style used in transactions and bookkeeping. As more people used written correspondence the writing style became looser, letters began to flow together and we saw the beginnings of lowercase. Of course all regions and religions also had their own style of writing. The ones we are most familiar with are the Celtic styles that we see in Illuminated manuscripts. These began very formally over a 1 inch grid, over time this decreased to a 1/2 inch system, the letters became more and more rounded and spacing became more regular which improved readability. Benjamin Harff By the 1400's the movable type press was in use and we saw printed material being commonplace, over time, and with the introduction of copperplate engraving, the fonts used became more delicate with many flourishes being added. Interestingly the printed word encouraged a loop back to hand written documents. Handwriting masters began to appear, and their services were in high demand. Having elegant handwriting became a status symbol. Nowadays, handwriting in everyday use is no longer valued as much, now that we can have printed words at the touch of a few buttons. The love of typography and especially fonts has not diminished though, in fact it is increasing, especially when used in creative ways. Anahi Decanio When you choose a font or quote, there are a few things to consider. Firstly of course you may have favourite fonts, but then there are the considerations of size, spacing, style and general appearance. Just like you deliberate over colours and images your addition of text should be an integral part of your design, never an afterthought. Text can be supporting, enhancing or distracting, it can be in the background or a focal point. Making even small changes to which font or size that you use can hugely effect the overall appearance or impact of your project. Scrap Art Studio Of course you could work in a more intuitive way like Tracy Scott and just go for it. Fonts and quotes can be found everywhere, we are surrounded by them Inspiration is not lacking. Look to magazines or free leaflets for background material like this piece. Pixel Fantasy Never underestimate your own handwriting though, you can learn some amazing lettering techniques. Valerie Sjodin Here is a great video from Shayda Campbell to get you started, but do check out her channel as she has lots of lettering videos. Once you have practiced styles and placement you can add amazing text to all your work. Sam Cannon It is worth while searching for quotes that really speak to you, Pinterest is a great place to look as is The Quote Garden. Why not decorate a notebook and fill it with just your favourite quotes. Another source is your own bookcase. Quotes from children's books always make me smile, they tend to be full of innocence and nostalgia. As for ways to use all fonts and quotes available, how about this fabulous staircase. HouseofTurquoise This would be easy to replicate with Fresco paint and stencils. I really like the mix of upper and lower case plus numbers. Song lyrics are also a great source of wordery, this beautiful piece is made using Bob Marley lyrics.note how the different fonts and sizes are used to suggest shape and direction. Something else that is making this have such impact is that the piece is on a black background. Cris Wicks Here Jose Naranja makes notes in his journal while he reads a book, Anna Karenina. the end result is a mind map of sorts. At first glance it looks jumbled and chaotic, but look closer and each character is written beautifully, the colours, style, sizes are considered and make for a lovely journal page. Don't assume your use of words needs to be flat, why not think about how you can add texture and dimension. This stitched journal is just lovely, with it's mix of watercolour paint and thread. Danielle Sayer More stitching, this time machined words on a water soluble fabric. Maria Wigley This canvas makes great use of different fonts , sizes and placement to suggest the form of the petals. Another example showing how the font and size choice can enhance the design. Glen Wolk A great example here how the size of the text compliments the artwork, it does not overwhelm. The coloured letters add a childlike quality and the quote itself is completely in keeping with the sentiment of the image. Studio Duda Remember to mix up your fonts and sizes to add interest. Gina Take this next two weeks to show us your favourite quotes. Try out different fonts on your computer, search for free fonts, there are thousands available, see what you can find. Work on some hand lettering, how can you change it up? Whatever you do, have fun and share your projects with us as we love to see them. Don't forget to follow Darcy and Leandra's Pinterest boards if this topic pushes your buttons, you will see plenty more examples to whet your appetite there! I am really looking forward to seeing what you create over the next 2 weeks! Darcy Topic 21: Typography, Fonts and Quotes PaperArtsy Blog Challenge We'd love you to share your ideas and link up your creative response to our current blog topic. Take a minute to read the challenge guidelines below. All links go in the draw to win a voucher to spend on products of your choice from the PaperArtsy online store. The Typography,Fonts and Quotes link will close 17:00 (London Time) Sunday, 13th November, the winner will be announced 2 hours later at 19:00. 1. The challenge is a for you to show how you are inspired by the current blog topic. Your entry should contain: - a mention of which post inspired you and why, and - a link in your blog post to that original post on the PA blog. The whole concept of this challenge is 'play along with us'. You are encouraged to put your own twist on ideas you see on our blog, do your own thing - whatever grabs you! 2. The link you put on our linky page must lead directly to the specific post on your blog where you have explored the technique/ idea mentioned in point 1 above. Don't link to the home page of your blog. 3. We prefer your challenge blog post is created exclusive to our challenge, but if our topic fits perfectly with another challenge, then you may link to both if appropriate. 4. You are most welcome to use stamps/ products/ substrates you have to hand from a variety of companies, we do not expect you to exclusively use PA products - it's lovely when you do though! 6. You can enter as many times as you like. We don't want to restrict your creativity! NB. Link closes at 17:00 Sunday 13th November (London Time) 7. The winner of the random draw will receive a £50 credit voucher to be redeemed on the PaperArtsy Website. The credit voucher includes VAT and postage. We request that one of your purchases is an A5 rubber stamp. You can add any other items to your basket, but the final total should not exceed £50. 8. Each fortnight on Sunday, the winner will be announced at 19:00 (London time). In the same post, the link for the next fortnight will be posted. 9. It's your responsibility to claim your prize coupon from Darcy. email: [email protected] Good Luck! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!
Innovative creativity from PaperArtsy. Paint, stencils, and techniques galore for any mixed media enthusiast to enjoy.
With the launch of the new Annual Catalog, came some fabulous new In Colors. I'm very exited about the 2021-2023 In Colors collection. Each year I put together Color Comparisons and share a card that features each new In Color. Take a look... 2021-2023 In Colors Polished Pink Fresh Freesia Evening Evergreen Soft Succulent Pale Papaya www.DOstampingwithDawn.com Polished Pink 2021-2023 In Color Comparison Polished Pink Magenta Madness Melon Mambo Flirty Flamingo www.DOstampingwithDawn.com Fresh Freesia 2021-2023 In Color Comparison Fresh Freesia Purple Posy Highland Heather Gorgeous Grape www.DOstampingwithDawn.com Evening Evergreen 2021-2023 In Color Comparison Evening Evergreen Shaded Spruce Garden Green Mossy...
Aren't little vintage bisque dolls so sweet? Many artists use them for their mixed media & altered art projects... I'm sure avid antique doll collectors still seek them too... It is said that they were produced in France & Germany circa 19th century... This image could make a darling card or crafty project: {Click to download/save jpg image...} Or maybe you prefer a different background? {Click to download/save jpg image...} ~~~ A la cart bebe... {Click to download/save PNG file...} The above image has a transparent background. {Click to download/save jpg image...} Just in case you need another lovely vintage background. ~~~~~ Be sure to sign up for email updates... or Become a "Blog Buddy" (follow) You don't want to miss out on a special giveaway announcement that will be made...(very soon!) to celebrate the one-month anniversary of this site... ~~~ With sincere gratitude to all...xoxo!!!
Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Pootles - Tip Top Taupe Triangular Treat Box Tutorial Squeee! I wonder if I ought to make 'mini stuffs' a regular day of the
Stamping AND cookies, seriously, what could be better!? The Lovely Cupboard has a recipe for yummy shortbread cookies and directions for adding a special personal touch by stamping the cookies too.…
May 2006 - Girl Picking Flowers
What to share, what to share?! There are soooooooooo many great new products in the upcoming 2016-17 Annual Catalog (being released June 1st)!!! And those of us that attended Stampin' Up!'s
The Abigail Rose Suite of products are soft and feminine and feature beautiful muted tones and textures. These timeless products will soon be your ‘go-to’ for creating lovely cards and ... Read More about Abigail Rose Fun Fold & Treat Bag
It’s Monday again and you know what that means…it’s time for another AWESOME inspiration! This week it’s a fun outdoor display… I thought the colors were so pretty in this… Here’s the details… Don’t forget to head over to Create with Connie and Mary to check out Connie’s ADORABLE card! And now for our latest collection… The HEY CHUCK BUNDLE […]
