#sparkle blends

I needed to whip up a quick card this evening for a teacher friend of mine, and I wanted to play with one of the Design Team Collection blends over at Doodles Paper Playground so I pulled out a gender neutral stamp from The Rabbit Hole Designs and Phoenix Fire Sparkle Blend. I stamped the image onto some watercolor paper and pulled some Zig Clean Color Real Brush pens out that would match the…

So I’ve pulled out my blend EK’s Dragon Fire from Doodles Paper Playground and played with it today. I have heard grumblings that this mix is just a little too dark and grungy, and I wanted to show that I could brighten it up and make it feel more main stream. I started by stamping a Stamplorations floral image onto some watercolor paper with waterproof ink. Using a combination of both black…

So I know I am not ‘suppose’ to have favorites, but I do. I know I am not ‘suppose’ to use old stamps and instead invest in new, but I don’t. I know I am not suppose to reuse a stamp set for another project, but I do. And this is one of those stamp sets. I used it any time I need a think of you or sympathy card. And frankly it has become one of my favorite stamps when I want to show off a…

Eating Disorder Awareness Hop

Welcome to the #EDAWCardHop  A whole crew of crafters are getting together today to help bring awareness and discussion about Eating Disorder on both Instagram and Youtube. Each platform is showcasing a whole slew of different crafting projects sport the color purple, the color that represents of Eating Disorder Awareness. Eating Disorders are complex mental illnesses with physical…