30 Minute Card: Inspiring Butterfly

Subtle is not a word that I would normally use to describe my stamping style, but the subtlety of this watercolor technique is truly inspiring. No one need know that all that is required is the ability to ink your stamp and mist with water.



You'll find the directions for this project from the August 2011 issue of Crafts 'n things, page 78, here. The Inspire Butterfly Collage stamp is from Memory Box. The inks are from Jenni Bowlin's palette. Try this and your friends will believe you’re a fine artist.

ATCs - Beyond Trading: Pop Up Surprise

I love the names of the colors: Stick Candy, Lemon Drops, Chicken Feed, and Cough Syrup to name a few. The colors are delicious as are the paints and inks in Jenni Bowlin's new line of paints and inks for Ranger®. I paired them with Inkssentials™ Sticky-Back Canvas ATCs and the Claudine Hellmuth Studio Creative Layers stamps to create these ATCs and the pop-up surprise card.




You can find the direction to create your own "happy thoughts" on pages 96 - 97 of the June 2011 issue of Crafts 'n things.

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.