Technique Thursday: Gradated Wash

   Today, we are looking at a very beautiful and versatile technique in the watercolor family.  It is called the gradated wash, and is perfect for showing of the beauty of a sunrise or sunset, or the mysterious duskiness of evening or dawn before the sun rises.  If you like to portray a certain moodiness …

New Dreamerland Crafts Stamps: Box Train Express

*please scroll down as we have two posts for you today* Ok, so I have to tell you about this absolutely fantastic new stamp company called Dreamerland Crafts.  These stamps are in the style of Japanese Anime.    I don’t know how many of you are familiar with this style, but as soon as I saw …

Makeover Monday Challenge #2: Snowflake Card…& a Winner

Welcome to our *NEW* Make Over Monday Challenge – a weekly challenge brought to you by the Paper Crafter’s Library and Sunny Stampin’ Studios.  The purpose of Makeover Monday is to help you learn how to take the ideas and inspiration you find on the internet, and make it your own. This challenge is strictly …

Product Review: Spellbinders Grand Calibur & Freebie Friday…Enter To Win Spellbinders Nestabilities!

*This give-away is now closed –winner was announced HERE.* As long time fans of Spellbinders Paper Arts, we were absolutely thrilled when Spellbinders sent us the Grand Calibur, some Grand Nestabilities, as well as a box filled with other Spellbinders goodies to test drive and review.  For today, we’re going to review the Grand Calibur in …

Product Spotlight & Freebie Friday: My Mind’s Eye Mischievous Collection….Enter to Win!

  The Mischievous Collection by My Mind’s Eye is one of those paper lines that you have got to love!  With a nice vintage feel, perfect for Halloween, Thanksgiving or even a variety of other themes (although some of the elements are good only for Halloween), you will find it to be the perfect choice for your projects.  …

FREE Digitial Tutorials of ALL our Sunny Stampin’ Store Project Kits?

There’s a ton of reasons our Paper Crafter’s Library members rave about their memberships.   Here’s what a few of them have to say: Thank you for this opportunity to use the Club 52 as being a member of the Papercrafters Library.  This is the best tutorial site I have ever seen.  Your clear pronunciation of …

Halloween Candy Box Dispenser Featuring The Silhouette SD

Today’s cool treat dispenser is a new favorite of mine!  Perfect for any occasion, but fitted out for Halloween, I created this using my Silhouette Studio Designer Edition Software.  For Papercrafters Library members, you will recieve both my Silhouette files so that you can cut it out on your Silhouette machine, or if you do …

Happy Halloween Spider Card

I don’t know about you all, but I just love Halloween.  We’re not one of those families that go all out and decorate our house for Halloween or throw Halloween parties, but we enjoy taking the kids out trick or Treating, and I enjoy creating all sorts of nifty Halloween projects.  We’ve got a whole …

Silhouette Cauldron Card

    Today’s card perfectly highlights the wonderful versatility of the Silhouette machine! For this card, I purchased and imported this adorable graphic from the Lettering Delights Spooky Soiree set.  Using the Print and Cut features of the Silhouette Studio Software, I was able to make layers for my image and then create a welded …

Happy Harvest Pumpkin Basket on the Silhouette

The weather is definitely cooling off, and today’s project is meant to celebrate the change of the seasons.  I love this little rustic basket, and the 3-D pumpkins which inhabit it!  Of course, my trusty Silhouette was part of my project lol.  I simply can’t get enough of this machine, and I know that when …