Hi friends! Today I want to share an easy mini-folder project featuring a new obsession for me: Rice paper! Rice paper is something like a cross between mulberry paper and tissue paper. It’s patterned with beautiful images and designs, slightly…
Hi friends, and happy (belated!) New Year! I re-organized my time lately in light of our Corona restrictions here in Germany… my fourth-grader has been remote schooling since the middle of December, which means my workday activities (and computer availability)…
Hi friends! I told you last week about the box of handmade cards I made for an auction for the American Women’s Club of Hamburg. Here’s another one of the designs inside! This card uses coordinating papers and embellishments from…
Hi friends! Last month I created a box of handmade cards for an auction for the American Women’s Club of Hamburg. The auction proceeds combine with those of American Women’s Clubs around the world, and go to help the folks…
I’m going to consider this a Throwback Thursday kind of post—the Vintage Flowers stamp set I’m using today is one I’ve had for 6 years… I got it when I was demonstrating on an Altenew show on Create and Craft…
Hi friends and a happy Thursday—and a happy Thanksgiving, if you’re celebrating. Last night I hosted a Facebook Live for Altenew, featuring their Ornate Foliage stamp and die set. This is one of those stamp sets that can be used…
Tinting Grunge Paste with acrylic paint is a tried-and-true way to get custom-colored texture for your cards. Most often, we stencil with the tinted medium… but another fun application is with an acrylic stamping block. Simply apply the paste to…
Last week I hosted a Live session on the Altenew You Tube channel, featuring the Winter Wonderland Watercolor Brush Marker collection. These are just what they sound like: Water brushes, with watercolor inside. Of course you can use them to…