Club Scrap: Chris’ View (0)

By: Chris M. Herrmann, Artistic Guide

It’s Not Easy Being Green 
Finished card size: 4.25″  x  5.5″
I received this great box from Club Scrap a few days and could not wait to dive in and get creative with whatever was packed inside. Oh my, what a surprise to see bright lime green card stock looking back at [...]

Guest Artist: Kathie McGuire (4)

Kathie McGuire, Artist

What a treat we have for you this month. Kathie McGuire, of Gilbert, Arizona, is our guest artist.  Kathie’s creative talent never ceases to amaze those who follow her. The creative process seems to come effortlessly to her!  You will enjoy thewonderful project she is sharing with us this month. It uses some [...]

Inside Out: Cooking Tilda (2)

by: Bob Lieby, Artistic Guide

Finished card size: 4.25″X5.50″
My favorite way of decorating the inside of my cards is to mimic the front of the card. Because of bulk, I do not andd anything but the flat elements. I do add items such as stickers and Stickles. This method of decorating the inside of the card [...]

Inside and Outside Part 2 (1)

You have seen what you can do to provide an easy writable surface on the inside of a dark card base.  Now we are going a step further to what can be done to make the interior of your card match the exterior.
In card front 1a you see a very simple elegant design.  On the [...]

July Trail Map: Marion’s View (7)

Faith Hope, Love
Finished card size:  5”x7”
This card is going to a friend who is recovering from surgery. Itr can also be a very different sympathy card. I love the sentiment because it can apply to so many different situations.
Supplies:
Stamps:
Kanji Faith Characters (Stampendous)
Fanciful Leaf Filaments (Hero Arts)
Sentiment – GW0625 Healing (Verses Rubber Stamps)
Paper:
Cardstock Dark Orange, Natural, [...]

Those Pesty Reverse Stamps (12)

Hello  Faithful Artists!
Have you all seen all those new reverse stamps that Hero Arts has come out with? I would look at them and think, “What the heck?!  I can’t use these!” I would just pass them by without another glance!
 
While blog hopping one day, I came across a video by Jennifer Maguire using these pesty [...]

Watercolor Pencil Tip! (9)

By Roni Johnson, Artistic Guide
There are so many wonderful stamp images in the market place that can be personalized by coloring them with a multitude of inks, paints or other medium.
One of my favorite techniques for coloring this type of image is an oldie but a goodie…watercolor pencils.  I prefer to use Staedtler watercolor pencils because they [...]