Sponging with classic ink was the technique that I used to create the card that I share with you today. I made this card using two stamp sets from Skipping Stones Designs: Imagine and Hearty Hello. Take a look at my card: To create the background of this card I used four different colors of Classic Ink that I applied with jumbo daubers. First I created a masking area to concentrate the color. I first applied Soft Sky Classic Ink on the left...

Pencil Cup Personalized. Now creating your own version is very easy with Deflecto Pink Pencil Cup and today I will show how to make this is just a minutes. Hello crafty friends, Martha Lucia here to share with you a Deflecto Pink Pencil Cup that I decorated using black vinyl and a butterflies thin lits or die cut. I am not a pencil person, because I forgot my pencils every where, so I preferred to use my cup to keep and store the brushes that I...

Hello crafty friends, during this month I am using my favorite products and to create this card I used my favorite colors for spring that are part of Winter Bliss Collection. I also used a butterfly image that I colored with my favorite colors of PowderPuff Chalk Ink. But first take a look at my card to understand what I am talking about: Creating this card was very fun. I used as base color the turquoise and the Winter Bliss collection has...

Shapes is the theme for Joy Clair Challenge this month and I found the perfect reason to play with this Tufted Buttons Background stamp that I have from Joy Clair since a few months and by the way show you a sneak of one of the new stamp sets, Hello Sentiments (…my new favorite scrip set!!!). To created my card I used the color inspiration that the Challenge gave to use and you can do the same to make your creation and play with us. This...

Stencils are my passion and the effect created with the Creative Medium Iridescent is simply gorgeous. In one simple design, texture, color and sparkly shimmer work in unison. I decided to use the Iridescent Green over black card stock to catch your eyes! I took a stencil and secured it to my craft mat then applied the creative medium over the free areas of the stencil using a palette knife. If you want you can cover the entire area or just...

Bienvenidas a Retarte 94- Anything Goes! Para nosotras ha sido muy grato regresar de vaciones y encontrarnos con un gran número de participantes en nuestro Retarte Challenge. Gracias por su acogida y gracias a nuestros sponsors. Pickled Potpourri fue nuestro patrocinador en Retarte 93 y tal como lo anunciamos, entregará a la ganadora que anunciamos hoy un Certificado de Regalo de $7 dolares para que ella escoja las imagenes de su preferencia en...

Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop with Joy Clair. We are Super Sponsor of Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!!! We are celebrating to be part of this wonderful event this year. You know that I love to participate in this blog hop and I love Joy Clair Stamps and matching these brands is a real pleasure. The theme of Coffee Lover is spring and I decided to combine two different stamp sets, the Prickly Happy stamp set and the Coffee Lovers stamp set. Take...

Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop with Hero Arts. Today I have a third coffee creation to share with you. I made this using a digital file from Hero Arts, this file is called Caffeine Fix Coffee and Latte. Take a look at my card: To create this card I used spring colors. Spring is the theme for Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. The first thing that I made was create the card base using Melon Mambo card stock. Then I pasted a tiny border with a decorated...

Would you like a Quick Quotes Coffee? While we drink the coffee I can share wonderful news with you! Hello crafty friends, I am here with amazing news and a coffee project to share. I created a card using the coffee theme which is great for coffee lovers. Take a look at my card, and then I will reveal the good news: If you don’t recognize these papers it is because they are from a new collection called Mulberry Paper Pack and this is one...

Creating texture using Kaleidacolor Ink. Kaleidacolor inkpads are one of the most versatile inkpads I’ve owned. This month our challenge on Imagine is texture and I decided to create an optic texture using a sweeping technique. It is fun, easy and the result varies because it depends on the weight of your hand. Using this technique will spark creativity and hopefully inspire more creative projects with Kaleidacolor palettes. Directions: Place a...