Hello my fellow crafters, and welcome to my blog. In this blog I am reviewing the Make Art Stay-tion by ranger. Since I started I used the sticky grit from Sizzix and I really like that stuff, however after a few uses it looses it’s stickiness and that’s why I was looking for an alternative. And that’s why I found in the Make art Stay-tion. I have used it a couple of times since filming this video and it is brilliant! at the end of this blog you will find… Read More
Hello my fellow crafters, welcome to my blog. today I am playing around with a lot of different inks to create two different backgrounds. the ink smushing technique is a lot of fun and packs a punch! it can really create a lot of depth. Especially when using different sort of inks. in this case I am using ink stains, mica stains, oxide inks and sprays and that really helps to create a layered effect as these all have different opacities. Now this die set form Concord and 9th makes… Read More
Hello my fellow crafters and welcome to my blog! In this blog I am making a simple card but with a high impact! Just one-color ink and a big sentiment! I am using distress ink for this card, and these tend to blend a bit blotchy. At least with me… however I do like the bright and intense color pay of these give you. And because we are using a stencil over the blended background there is nothing to worry about. I really love the simplicity of this card, and… Read More
Hello fellow crafters! Today I made this fun little Gnome get well card. How cute is he! The inspiration came to me just by looking at the Lawn Fawn die set. Now, at some stage you see me struggle with blending but… it all came together in the end! I heard Gina K. mention in one of her video’s: this isn’t horrible so its good enough. Well as a perfectionist this has become my mantra! I apply the same rule as I do with my acrylic painting: if your happy… Read More
Hello fellow crafters, welcome to my blog. I had so much fun making this card! And I am still not over it how impactful, yet simple this technique is. To be honest, when I saw you could use bleach on a card, I could not wait to try it. And I will most definitely do this again in the future. I would love to try on different colors and more complicated stamps. But ok, that’s the future. Let’s look at how I made this card. At the end of this… Read More
Hello fellow crafters! I am going to continue the experiment with the retiform technique. In my last blog I spoke about this and this time we are taking it a step further. Now to do a quick recap, what is retiform? Retiform card is composed of crossing lines and interstice. And by all means, this is not a new technique. If you search the Internet, you can find many examples. I got inspired to do this beautiful card and I’m happy to share the result with you. At the end… Read More
Hello fellow crafters! Welcome to my blog. For this card I took inspiration from a couple of different artists but this is mainly inspired by the lovely Gina K. The retiform technique is so much fun to do, quite easy and it gives you a unique card. What is retiform? Retiform card is composed of crossing lines and negative space. And by all means, this is not a new technique. If you search the Internet, you can find many examples. I got inspired to do this beautiful card and I’m… Read More
