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  • Just Because - Shimmerz Paints

    Spring Shimmerz Butterfly

    April 29, 2019 - By Ericka Strange

    Happy Monday! I’m over at the Shimmerz Paints Blog today. I hope your weekend was fun and you had a chance to be creative or enjoy the outdoors. I finally got my garden started which is a little late here in Texas but hoping to have lots of vegetables soon. …

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  • Just Because - Topflight

    Bright Flower from PaperArtsy

    April 24, 2019 - By Ericka Strange

    I’m over at the Topflight Stamps Blog today with a Bright card perfect for spring. I hope you had a wonderful Easter and spring has come to your part of the world if not hopefully this card will brighten things up. I love this big bloom and its fun doodles.…

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  • Just Because - Pinkfresh

    Glitter and Sequins . . . Oh My

    April 22, 2019 - By Ericka Strange

    I hope you had a wonderful Easter and had lots of family fun. We had some great weather here in Houston, TX which was perfect for the Easter Egg hunts and hanging outside. I also had a little bit of a chance to play in the craft room and made…

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  • Erin Lee Creative - Just Because

    Sketched Floral Background with Color Bursts

    April 19, 2019 - By Ericka Strange

    Today I’m playing with a beautiful background stamp from Erin Lee Creative and some Color Bursts from Ken Oliver. I started by stamping the background on watercolor paper using Versamark ink and heat embossing it in WOW Metallic Platinum. The fine lines of the flowers are so pretty and the…

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  • Happy Birthday - Topflight

    Ink Smooshing with Crafty Individuals

    April 17, 2019 - By Ericka Strange

    I’m over at the Topflight Stamps Blog today with two quick spring time cards using the ink smooshing technique, which is basically putting color on some plastic, adding a little squirt of water and smooshing it on the cardstock to get a random watercolor look. For the first card I…

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  • Altenew - Just Because - The Flower Challenge

    The Flower Challenge Reminder

    April 15, 2019 - By Ericka Strange

    We have a fun sketch challenge over at The Flower Challenge this month, have you had a chance to play along? Here is the sketch and the card I made for the challenge. I love these Altenew Persian Motifs flowers and all the fun ways you can color them. I…

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  • Just Because - Love - Masculine - Topflight

    Stencil and Alcohol Pearl Inks

    April 11, 2019 - By Ericka Strange

    I hope you are having a beautiful spring day. I’m over at Topflight Stamps  playing with a technique I saw watching Jennifer McGuire use here. I was so inspired I had to get out my alcohol pearl inks and my favorite Alexandra Renke stencil and play. Here is one of…

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  • Miscellaneous - Shimmerz Paints

    3 Ways to use a Cut File

    April 10, 2019 - By Ericka Strange

    Happy Wednesday! I hope your week has been going well and you have had a chance to get creative.  I’m over at the Shimmerz Paint Blog today with three examples of ways you can use cut files on your cards. Today I’m using the beautiful April Missy Whidden Color Kit…

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  • Just Because - The Flower Challenge

    A Sketchy Challenge

    April 4, 2019 - By Ericka Strange

    I hope you are having a wonderful day! It’s the beginning of April and that means it is time for a new challenge over at The Flower Challenge. This month the challenge is to make a card using the following sketch below. Here is our sketch below. Here is my…

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  • Topflight

    White Crayon Resist

    April 3, 2019 - By Ericka Strange

    Happy Thursday! I’m over at the Topflight Stamps Blog today with a fun technique using a Darkroom Door White Crayon and Distress Oxide Blending. I’ve been playing with this white crayon and  wanted to see how well the it would work with some ink blending and small flowers. I think…

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