Hello friends!Today I’m sharing a mixed media journal page that’s all about second chances and creative surprises. I’ll admit it—I didn’t love the gel press prints I made with alcohol ink a while back. But instead of tossing them, I saved them… and I’m so glad I did! Those “meh”…
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Creating Holiday Magic with Gel Press: A Festive Christmas Card
Hello friends! I’m back with some crafty inspiration to get you in the holiday spirit. Today, I’m sharing a mixed media Christmas card featuring a gorgeous background made with my gel press and alcohol inks, paired with the elegant Christmas Tree Fancy Swirl stamp. If you’re looking for a fun and…
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Altenew April Challenge
Hello friends. Today I am playing along with the Altenew April Inspiration Challenge and creating a card for The Cards for Cubs. I love this color combo and used the Altenew Alcohol Markers in Snapdragon, Burnt Red, and Nimbus with the Build A Garden Pristine Peonies set. I started by…
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Crackerbox Stamps Happy Thanksgiving
Hello friends! Today I have a Thanksgiving card I made using alcohol inks on photo paper with some Crackerbox Stamps. I used one of my favorite stamps, the Blowing Leaves Tree, and stamped it with Archival Ink. I love all the Blowing Tree stamps as there is one for every…
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Lavinia Fall Sunset Journal Page
Happy September friends! Today I am playing along with the Topflight Stamp DT team and creating a fall scene. It’s a bit hard to get into the fall theme when its still 104 degrees Fahrenheit here in TX but I am trying lol. I created a background using alcohol inks…
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Lavinia Alcohol Ink Card
Hello friends! Today I am playing with some Lavinia Stamps on an alcohol ink background I’ve had in my stash. I had created this background on Yupo paper and had added some foiling to the alcohol ink parts that we a little sticky. I created a moon with the alcohol…
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Stretch Your Stamps – DIY Collage Paper
Happy Friday crafty friends! Today I am sharing a fun way to make collage paper that I learned from Catherine Rains on Instagram. I love this fun technique and it is a great way to stretch your stamps as well as use up the loads of tissue paper you may…
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Visible Image No Filter
Hello friends! Today I’m so excited to share with you some of the Visible Image new release. Today I am playing with the beautiful No Filter stamp set along with the Off The Grid stencil. I made two cards using similar techniques with a gel press and alcohol inks. I…
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Visible Image Grow Stronger
Hello craft friends! Today I’m playing with the Visible Image Into the Woods set. It’s been raining here in Texas for the last two weeks which has made everything bloom again even though we are technically in fall. I decided to play with this set and create some blooms on…
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Lavinia Journal Page with Alcohol Lift Ink
Happy Friday crafty friends. Today I’m playing with some Lavinia stamps and creating a journal page using the new Bearly Arts alcohol inks along with some Ranger Lift Ink. I’ve been watching videos from Tracey over at Lavinia and wanted to try her technique using alcohol lift ink. I started…