Hello hello! Hope you are having a great weekend! I’m at a crafty retreat and my MIL is here too, I brought this card to give to her. Was so good to give her a card in person! The brushstrokes were done with acrylic paint — I got the idea from Wilna’s Color Theory class […]
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Terrarium :)
I finally had a chance to play with my Studio Calico Terrarium set today, yay! This is one of those sets where as soon as I saw it, I had to have it! You see, I’ve had a terrarium almost exactly like this for years — well minus the little sparkles that are there, ha. Mine […]
Gouache, by gosh!
You guys! Have you ever tried gouache? (Rhymes with squash.) It’s like watercolor, kinda. Only it’s usually more opaque — you can add water like you do with watercolor to lighten it, tho. Well, I came across these fluorescent red and pink ones and HAD to have them. And then! I got this I Make Things […]
Studio Calico Mini Book Workshop with Tina Aszmus
Do you have any fun plans this weekend? Me? I have to work. Hoping to squeeze in a little crafty time Sunday eve. But! I took some time out to drool over my Studio Calico goodies that arrived on Wednesday. Most of what you see here is from a kit for Tina’s Mini Book workshop […]
hey!
Hey hey! Hope you’re having a great weekend so far! Me? I’ve been making cards and having a blast. Finally had a chance to try out an idea I’ve had kicking around using the “hey” plastic word that comes in this month’s Studio Calico Odyssey kit. And here are my results! I made 5 cards, […]
Stamping in acrylic paint.
You guys! I have tried stamping in acrylic paint before and just didn’t like the results — was too messy! But! I love how this card came out. I decided to give it another chance after watching Wilna make it look so easy + fun in the first Studio Calico Color Theory lesson. So glad that […]