I get a lot of questions about creative block (something we’ll talk about more another day!) as well as “ok but HOW do I take a project I find inspiring and apply it to my own creations? Today I want to give you a five ideas. Continue reading “Five ways to be creatively inspired by others:”
Watercolor Princess card featuring Sweet Stamp Shop
I love working with stamps to create cards – but sometimes a little planning really goes a long way! Today I’m playing with a stamp set that is just so simple & lovely… can I plan an equally simple & lovely card?
I am loving this dream princess set from Sweet Stamp Shop. Reminds me of Mulan which got me thinking about how to best create a card. In my video I talk you through the process – including my “hidden” stamping to help me keep track of my color use. Here is my YouTube tutorial– I hope you enjoy!
In the beginning of the video I mention that I struggle with “less”. I get to playing and man I just want to keep going! There are a number of ways to control – including coloring on wet paper as you saw me do in the video. Other ideas? Continue reading “Watercolor Princess card featuring Sweet Stamp Shop”
Make a plan: craft time
It’s easy to blow off creative time. The kids need stuff, there are errands to run, work to do, fires to put out. I get it – believe me I do because crafting IS MY JOB and yet it still happens to me and is a daily battle. If you give me a day where I don’t have to leave the house for ANY reason and everyone is healthy I can create at least 12 but I believe 23 is my record # of craft projects in a single day over about 16 hours. Obviously, that is an ideal situation for creativity because you get me rolling and watch out!!
There is just one catch. Food wasn’t prepared. The house isn’t cleaned. Kids are 100% ignored. I’ve not even made time to shower. So while that’s obviously my “optimal” situation for creating it’s the WORST for every and anything else. Those kinds of days tend to happen 2-3 days per year at most under extreme deadline/mandatory creating pressure situations. Continue reading “Make a plan: craft time”
weekly round-up!
Camp Scrap rolls on – and many prizes are still open and ready for you to enter to win. So be sure to double check and keep up – a whole week of posts and prizes is still ahead.
stamping on photos: tips, tricks, and ideas
Today I want to share a kind of stamping I don’t do nearly enough: on photos and in my scrapbooks. For 2016 my scrapbooking basically didn’t happen. In order to get some stories told while I remember them and have an album made I’ve decided on simple. Pocket pages that I filled (over the course of two evenings as I sat in bed enjoying TV shows) and now just need to add embellishments + stories as I have time.
I’m featuring a few sets from Sweet Stamp Shop – a California based stamp company that is new to me and so fabulous. You can win some of their great products – stay tuned for that opportunity later in this post. There are many ways you can stamp onto photos (and scrapbook pages) including:
- stamp onto cardstock or sticker, then add to page
- stamp directly onto photo
- stamp and heat emboss directly on photo
- stamp at the corner or edge of a journaling card
- on top of letter stickers (for title)
- as background/subtle accents
In short, there are MANY ways! Continue reading “stamping on photos: tips, tricks, and ideas”