30 Minute Card Ideas: Butterfly Silhouette Tag

When I look at this tag, I feel like belting out a line from a Julie Andrus number in The Sound of Music: "These are a few of my favorite things." What could make it any better for a stamper than Tim Holtz™ Distress Inks and a great collage image? Only sparkle, and there's lots of it in this tag published on page 73 in the April 2011 issue of Crafts 'n things®. Black Sparkle embossing powder, Sparkle Sunflower Perfect Pearls™, Suze Weinberg's Beadazzles™, lots of Tim Holtz™ Distress™ inks, Stickles™ Glitter Glue, and of course Inkssentials™ Glossy Accents™.


As always, the instructions for 30 Minute projects are online. You can find the details here.

Better Backgrounds: A Twist on Bleach

I've always enjoyed working with bleach and never cease to be amazed at how two pieces of identical looking cardstock can produce completely different results. There's magic in the technique!
In these two cards, the magic was enhanced with the new Jenni Bowlin dye inks and Claudine Hellmuth's Studio Extra Time. You'll find all the details here in this April 2011 Crafts 'n things® bonus on-line project.

The All New Crafts ‘n things

If you haven't seen the April issue of Crafts 'n things®, you'll not want to waste any time in finding a copy. I love the added "white space," larger photos, and easy to read instructions. It's all new in look from the cover throughout.

Beginning with this issue, Painting, The Cross Stitcher, and Pack-o-Fun have been rolled in for a larger publication. While I've never been a painter and my cross stitch days are probably in the past, I still find inspiration in these projects. Pack-o-Fun may have targeted inexpensive crafts for children, but I've often found ideas that could be adapted to a different audience by adding a sophisticated twist.

So much fun! So much inspiration!