Paper Explosion

Tim Holtz – Mini Book

tim holtz – valentine mini book – YouTube. A great little mini book made from one sheet of 12 x 12 paper and tissue tape. There’s room for ticket stubs, small photos, etc.

This past year, I wanted to give each of my coworkers a small gift for the holidays. I had some leftover canvas from a project I’d done the year before, so I decided to make simple round ornaments. I traced around a drinking glass, then painted each circle a solid color: red, green or blue. […]

Blown Glass Ornaments

In mid-December, my husband, a friend and I all took a glass blowing class in Janesville, WI at the Glass Garden. It was fun, and I hope we try it again sometime. We now have some fairly unique ornaments to hang on our tree! We used Glaskolben pre-blown clear glass cylinders with blow pipe ends […]

Artist Spotlight: Clayton Singleton

Examples of my portrait painting – YouTube. Back in the early 1990s, I was working in an art and craft store that also did custom picture framing. We happened to hire an exuberant, vibrant young college student named Clayton Singleton to help us in the framing area. Talent seemed to burst from his pores; he […]

Circle Album

A couple of years ago, I started a circle album. It was an art album, not a scrapbook. The theme was songs, interpreted on paper. I purchased a 6 x 8 Cachet spiral book from Dick Blick, along with an iPod shuffle from the Apple Store. I found a small Speck case with a carabiner. […]

Small Theme Albums

Every year, my friend Tonia creates small, 8 x 8 albums as Christmas gifts for her family. She uses ideas that are fairly simple and easy to replicate. Her family loves them, and I think these pages are perfect examples of how a simple design can be just as beautiful, if not more so, as […]

Thank You Card

My project today was thank you cards. I needed more than just a couple, so it was important to design it in a way that would be easy to create in an assembly line process. I chose stamps that were solid, so that I did not have to any hand coloring. The first image I […]

Make Your Own Glue Dots

On a budget, looking for ways to save some money? Don’t pay for pre-made glue dots – make your own! Using a sheet of parchment paper and a bottle of Aleene’s Tack It Over and Over, you can make any size you want. You can also make lines, which are good for ribbons.

Scrap/Craft Room

I’ve taken quite a bit of time over the last couple of years trying to organize a space for crafting, scrapbooking, stamping and related activities. I used to work in a craft & hobby store, so I have a lot of supplies (probably an understatement). I’m at a point that feels comfortable and workable. Here’s […]

Line Image or Solid Rubber?

Which do you prefer to stamp with? Is it both? Personally, I love sets that contain a line image with a solid, block image. Being able to put the solid image down on paper, then stamp over it with the line image is so easy and immediately satisfying!