Hey friends! Today I am sharing how you can create your own Scrap Die Cuts. If you’re anything like me, you buy stamps sometimes when they’re on sale (or too cute to resist), but then rarely use them? This quick tips is for you! I think the idea of stamps is great, but they work […]
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Art Journal Peek: Put a bird on it!
Hello my friends! It has been a long time since I did an Art Journal Peek, don’t you think? Sharing what’s in side my super secret journal is one of my most favorite things about having this blog… So today I’m sharing a whole spread and the creative process that lead me to that finished […]
Stamping Patterns with Found Objects
Making hand made patterns with Found Objects is always satisfying and fun. My most recent explorations into stamping on fabric involved a garden hose stump found in the grass, among other things… I used the end of the garden hose stump to stamp circles, and couldn’t stop. It made such a pretty pattern! I liked […]
Quick Craft | Stamping & Coloring in
What the New Year brings to you will depend a great deal on what you bring to the New Year. Vern McLellan On scraps of watercolor paper I did some idea sketching, and mentioned that scrap papers can be used in a lot of fun ways. You could stamp your own note paper, for instance. […]
Art Journal Detail: A Row of Cats
Another art journal pages from my handmade pink-orange journal: Transparent pocket with new jeans label inside. The right page is made from a paper bag, and has a row of cats at the top. Here is a close up: Related PostsArt journaling explorations with portion control Before and After Art Journal Elk Page Art Journal […]
The Sketchbook Project
I signed up and got my sketchbook a few weeks ago, so it was fun that so many mentioned this project in the comments yesterday. We are so many that already has signed up. It will be fun to follow along with those who post their progress online as I plan on. Well, if you […]
Custom made alphabet stamp set
I don’t know if anyone (except the four that commented) was interested in How to custom make a unmounted letter set but I personally love the photos, so here are some more! Hehe. This is the finished set, though I need to start using it too. I had a look into the giftwrapping shelf and […]
How to mount & custom make a alphabet stamp set
This is how I did create a very pink iHanna set of cool letter stamps! It’s might not be the usual way to do it (I think) but it worked for me. I thought I’d share my how-to-photos today! Enjoy! Unmounted sheet of rubber stamps from Traci Bunkers at Bonkers Studio. This font is called […]
Stencils, plaster and a cork stamp
I gave stencil cutting another go, this time cutting out numbers for a mixed media piece I’ve been thinking about. Very Lynne Perrella inspired (and Michelle Ward too I guess) who is my favorite mixed media inspiration. Only when I cut the last line of the last number (9!) I cut myself and there were […]
Day #100 of daily art cards
Today is day 100 of this year and that means… yes, I’ve made 100 Daily Art Cards! Today I did a collage with a big eye in the middle. The all-seeing eye. Like many of my collages this one just “happened” with the magazine cut out that fell out of my sleeve today. They come […]
On a Crusade to Carv my Own Stamps
For this months crusade Michelle Ward have been kind enough to send me a small package of printing block material to use when I carv a stamp! Isn’t that girl the best? You just can’t find this stuff here in Sweden, and I have wanted to try carving a stamp from soft printing block material […]
Book of dreams | Cats & butterflies
Did I show you these stamps that I found in a thrift store a couple of weeks ago? Some letters are missing, but most of them are there. I used it in my Book of Dreams (a project that artsy mama started a couple of weeks ago) for a “letter layout”. Letters is not a […]