Easy Craft: Napkin Decoupage!

Hi friends! I am always looking for cute mugs to hold my pens and brushes. A couple of weeks ago my pens were getting a little too cramped in their current condition. Then I saw a brand new plant pot in my stash and I know what I had to do…Decoupage!

Learn how to deal with the delicate nature of printed napkins in today’s quick and easy tutorial then make one for your brushes!

Supplies: (Affiliate links used)

• Printed napkins by Jane Davenport
• Mod Podge
• Acrylic paint in white and accent colors if desired
• Paint brushes
• Terracotta pot

Directions:
1. Paint pot white (You need to do this because the napkin will become sheer when you adhere it. Let dry.

2. Separate the printed napkin sheet from the white backer and tear into manageable pieces and then adhere the napkin pieces to the pot overlapping where necessary to achieve the coverage and look you want.

3. Accent the rim with a contrasting color if desired.

Oh, one more thing…

Just a heads up that my online school may be down from 11pm Eastern Time tonight (June 6) for about an hour for scheduled maintenance. I apologize for any inconvenience.

Thanks for crafting with me today and til next time happy crafting!

What I got at the stamp show…

Hi friends! I got my bags unpacked from the Heirloom Stamp show yesterday and it was so fun to go through the treasures I picked up while I was there.  I wasn’t able to attend the show last year so it was especially fun to explore all of the booths and see what the vendors had to offer.

In this video I’ll show you what I got at the show and also tell you how I plan to use it! If there is anything you’d like to see me use first let me know in the comments below, honestly, I just want to play with all of it right now!

Here is a list of the store where I got the stuff in order of appearance in the video. If you visit any of the folks below tell them I said hi!

1. Stamp on it: PK glitz glitter embossing powders
2. Impression Obsession (Balzer Designs stamps, valentine stamp, take out box grab bag)  (Affiliate link)
3. Rubbernecker (Flamingo watercolor stamp and Versafine Clair ink)  (affiliate link)
4. Elizabeth craft (flower dies)
5. Double Trouble Scrapbooking (The Stacy Stamps large line work stamps I’ll stamp or doodle in)
6. Marco’s Paper (stencils)  *The cardboard stencil packs can also be found on amazon (affiliate link) *I also saw a demo from Sally Lynn MacDonald in this booth, she is awesome! You can watch her demo here. 
7. Tessler Crafts (Jewelry kit)
8. Lost Coast Designs and Carmen’s Veranda (funky stamps, funny sayings, smug cat, dreamcatcher, flying collage ladies, american gothic steampunk stamp) * Discount code for 15% off: the frugal crafter
9. Creative Vision Stamps (Gold fish, and funny friend)
10. Local King Rubber Stamps (flamingo stamp set) *Lisa has really nice stamp demos, she makes it so easy!
11. Denise Sanner from Close to my Heart (mason jar lemonade stamp)
12. Technique Junkies *10% off discount code: LINDSAY10TJ
13. Gary Burlin (Wood and plastic x-mas charms)
14. Eyelet Outlet: (brads, eyelets, epoxy shapes and pearls)

Let me know what you want to see first because I am itching to use it all! Happy crafting!

I’m Back From my Trip & New Paintings in the Shop!

Hi friends! I got back from teaching at the Heirloom Stamp Show last night. I had a great time with my classes, seeing old friends and checking out the new goodies the vendors had to offer! I’ll have a show and tell of what I picked up at the show on my blog tomorrow (or tonight on YouTube if you are really excited to see!) It was such a fun time and I can’t wait to play with my goodies! I think I am going to try some techniques that I learned this afternoon while I rest my voice since I don’t think I stopped talking for 4 days LOL!

I also wanted to pop in really quick today and let you know that we just posted the new artwork for June in the shop. They are all original paintings and prices start at $45 with free USA shipping. Paintings are available on a first-come, first-served basis as they are original so there is only one of each.

 

Thanks for having a look at my art and til next time happy crafting!

Sketchbook Sunday: Apple Blossoms

Hi friends! I was so taken by the beautiful apply blossoms I saw on my walk the other day I decided to paint them in my sketchbook!

The ordinary can be so beautiful!Here is a time-lapse video of the process. I really like the way these turned out!

Supplies:

• Sketchbook: Fabriano Venice book
• Rembrandt Watercolors
• A variety of round watercolor brushes, I used a hodge podge but this is a good set
• Fountain pen
• Waterproof ink-fountain pen safe
• Colored pencils (I am using prismacolor) Arteza is also good and much cheaper

What are you sketching today? Happy crafting!

Paper Quilt Card Using Texture Paste & Tiny Stamps!

Hi friends! This card was so fun to make and I really Like how it turned out!

Watch the video and get ready to get inky!

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Supplies:

• Peg stamp sets: Catnip Garden, Sweet Everlasting, Summer’s End
• Unmounted stamp set: Uplifting Sentiments
• Ink blending brush
• White and kraft cardstock
• Dye inks in 4 coordinating colors
• Liquitex heavy gloss gel or clear texture paste
• Brads
• Paper peircer
• Stencil (Kite stencil by Judikins)

I love the puffy surface of this card. I took a photo at an angle but didn’t manage to get all of the puffiness to show up but you can see that in the video better I think.

And if you don’t want to bother with all of the steps it’s still pretty with no texture paste. You could even ink the whole thing with clear embossing ink while the stencil is on, then remove the stencil and sprinkle with embossing powder and heat for a similar effect. Make this idea your own and have fun! Til next time happy crafting!

The Other Giraffe…

Hi friends! I am still traveling but I wanted to have a watercolor video for you today so I decided to record the “other giraffe” example from the rainbow giraffe livestream a few weeks ago.

Enjoy!

Supplies (affiliate links used)

• bright watercolors
• Watercolor paper
• Watercolor brushes
• Pattern to trace

Happy crafting!