Napkin Collage Cards Using Perfect Paper Adhesive (PPA)
About two weeks ago, the Create & Craft team and I taught a collage frame class at Red Letter Journals in Grove City, Ohio. The class was inspired by the Botanical Paper Napkin Collage Frame I...
View ArticleGlazed Surfaces Catch My Eye – Happy Birthday Columbus!
click to enlarge photo Glazed surfaces always catch my eye. Seeing a photo, stamp or drawing under a translucent layer of color adds a rich, dimensional aspect to any project. If things are whitewashed...
View ArticleSpring Bird On Nest with Dicrofibers
I first saw Dicrofibers at a scrapbook convention. Susan Pickering Rothamel from USArtQuest was demonstrating how these fibers can be fused together to create exceptional textures for use on cards, in...
View ArticleMan’s Tie Collaged with Napkins and Perfect Paper Adhesive (PPA)
Earlier this week I was at lunch with Joe Morgan and Carole Lassak, and, as usual, we were talking about crafting. We work together at our “real job” (Delphia Consulting) and have lunch together every...
View ArticleMermaid Tag with PPA Napkin Collage, Artist’s Cement,Fibers and Mica Watercolor
In early August, 2012, in Cincinnati, Ohio, I’ll be teaching four classes at Stampaway – one of the best stamp shows in the country. One class, Retro Deco Revival Art Tags, features 5 tags with 5...
View ArticleGeisha Bookmark Tag With Mica Watercolors, Embossed Mica and Gilding
In early August 2012, I’m offering 4 classes at Stampaway – in Cincinnati, Ohio. One of those classes focuses on tags and I turned to Susan Pickering Rothamel from USArtQuest for advice. Just days...
View ArticleGilding Using Metal Leafing, Duo Adhesive and a Rubber Stamp
The term gilding covers a number of decorative techniques for applying fine metal leafing (usually gold) or powder to solid surfaces such as wood, stone, or metal to give a thin coating of metal....
View ArticleWood Frame with Gilded Chipboard Leaves
It can be easy to look at chipboard embellishments and imagine how you would use them on a card or scrapbook page. But I think its fun to look at the same embellishments and find ways to use them to...
View ArticleWho-o-o, Who-o-o Did That!
Who-o-o, who-o-o did that…our friend Joe Rotella of course! He was kind enough to let us share his ‘Dlightful’ Owl Card that he taught earlier in the year at a convention. Joe is always teaching...
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