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First Artwork From Artiste Cricut Cartridge
3D Object From Page 35 CTMH Artiste Collection This adorable purse was created in mere minutes with the new Cricut Cartridge. I used the instructions in the booklet and cut it at 3″ out of CTMH’s Lucy paper. Folded it up, added some feet and some bling and voila! So easy! Some miniature Hershey’s candies…
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Christmas In July – Canvas Wall Art With Paper and Clay
Martha Stewart Craft Clay Frame Painted With Pearl Paint Mixed with Reinker It is hard to find inexpensive, yet pretty home decor pieces. So, I was pretty excited when I found these little stretched canvases at Jo-Ann’s on sale for $.50 each! That meant that whatever I made with them would still fall into the…
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Dyeing Martha Stewart Craft Clay With Reinkers or Pearl Pigment Powders
Pearl Ex and Perfect Pearls Mixed with Martha Stewart Clay A couple of months ago I discovered Martha Stewarts Craft Clay. A few weeks ago I made oodles of shapes and colored them after they had dried. Then I realized that it would be easy and fun to color the clay before molding it. Here…
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Embroidering on Waffle Weave Dish Towels
My dd is moving into a new apartment today. She will need some new things to make it feel like “home” so I quickly embroidered these store-bought microfiber towels. In case you are new to machine embroidery, you might wonder what type of stabilizer should be used for this type of towel? There are different…
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Thinking of You – Art Philosophy Card
Four Layer Six Inch Square Card Today’s card is another one made from an intricate cut using the Cricut. It looks so impressive, but there is very little work involved! The bottom Outdoor Denim shape is the one pictured in the Font Layer box on page 66 of the Art Philosophy booklet, cut at 6…
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What Inks To Use With Copic Markers?
Supplies Used For Comparing Different Ink Pads There is a reason I have so many different types of ink. They really do serve different purposes in life and this was a good project for me to justify their existence in my craft room. 🙂 It all came about because of a question posted on a…
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Memento Versus Brilliance Ink With Copic Markers
Copic markers come in over 300 beautiful colors. They are versatile in their application techniques: Direct to paper, airbrush, refills for backgrounds, etc. They are ethanol based and are safe to use on scrapbook layouts. There are a wide variety of materials that they can be used on – porous and non-porous surfaces alike. However,…
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Christmas In July – Part 1 – Advent Calendar Wreath
Countdown to Christmas Wreath Now that the Fourth of July is over it is time for me to get ready for Christmas! Just kidding. I actually made this advent calendar last winter and I am finally getting around to posting the video tutorial. It has been in the video camera for months! Here is the…
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Wishing You Well
Six Inch Square Card Making cards with minimal effort but big wow factor is one of my goals every time I work on a card. This card was quite simple to do using the Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge and the CTMH Say it in Style stamp set. It is a 6″ White Daisy square card…
