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For today’s Project Ideas Newsletter I created this Merry Washi Tape card. By sticking coordinating pieces of Washi tape on various angles, over the White CS, I was able to create a unique pattern on my card. The angle of the top piece of Washi tape became the angle that I aligned my greeting with. Newsletter subscribers …
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Can you believe it’s less than two weeks until Christmas? Which of course means that time is running out to find that perfect gift for those hard-to-shop for people in your life. In our family that’s typically grandparents and great-grand parents. Despite the fact that they always say there’s nothing they really want, there is …
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This Let’s Chill card features the North Pole DP by Doodlebug Designs. I jused my Corner Chomper to round the right hand edges of the two DP’s as well as the card base. I also used the paper piecing technique to create the snowman image on the card. The snowman was then colored in using Copic …
We have been working very hard to bring you the Christmas designs showcased this week. I hope that you enjoyed all of our creations and can draw some inspiration for what we have brought to you! Wishing You Peace, Love and Joy To create this card I started by simply die cutting a tree shape from this beautiful …
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Today I thought I’d pop in and share an art journal page I created for my personal blog www.andreawalford.com – my place to share my mixed-media work. I use my art journals for a lot of different things – exploration, experimentation, reflection….The beauty of art journaling is that you don’t really need many special supplies …
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Today I wanted to share with you another of my mixed-media canvases that is part of the same series I’ve shared with you over the last few weeks. You can see the first on HERE, and the second one HERE. You can click on any of the pictures to get a close-up. Of all three …
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For months now, my just-turned-8 year old daughter Julia has been begging and pleading with me to teach her how I create my Mixed Media pieces. Now don’t get me wrong – Julia has pretty free access to many of the supplies in my studio and already really enjoys making cards. In fact she’s been …
As I reflect on my life, I can’t help but notice how often I’ve let my fears stand in the way of me doing or trying something that deep down inside I’m longing to do. It’s not so much that I’m actually afraid, as in feeling scared, but rather, I think, feelings of inadequacy. For …
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Every since becoming a blogger – the side of me that you’ve known and seen has been my paper crafting side – card making, scrapbooking, and 3D projects. I think that today, I’m finally ready to start sharing with you all an aspect of my art that up until now I’ve kept on the private side …
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