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Bokah Creations →

May 22, 2021

Bokah Creations! Hello friends and welcome to this week’s Demo!! This week I wanted to share ideas with you for creating the “Bokah” effect. Check out the Video Tutorial here:

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In Card Ideas, DIY, Video Tutorials Tags Bokah Background, Stencil Ideas, Distress Inks, Wednesday Demo
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Art with Circles →

May 13, 2021

Art with Circles!! Hello friends!! Welcome to this week’s Demo Blog!! This week I wanted to show you some fun ideas using CIRCLES in your art and card making creations!! Check out the Video Demo below:

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In Card Ideas, DIY, Video Tutorials Tags Circles!, card ideas, Wednesday Demo, video demo
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Envelope Books →

May 12, 2021

Envelope Books! Hello friends, welcome to this week’s Demo!! This week I wanted to share ideas with you for creating … Envelope Books!! I always find myself with WAY TOO MANY envelopes!! Do you have this same problem?!?

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In DIY, paper, Video Tutorials Tags Envelopes, books, Paper Crafts, Patterned Paper
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Banners and Hanging Things →

April 29, 2021

Banners and Hanging Things. Hello Friends!! Welcome to this week’s Demo Blog!! This week I wanted to share ideas with you for making a Birthday Banner or making hanging things to hang from your ceiling!! Check out the Video Tutorial below

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In DIY, paper, Video Tutorials Tags Banner, Paper Lantern, Happy Birthday
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Fun Origami Ideas →

April 22, 2021

Fun Origami Ideas. Hello friends!! Welcome to this week’s Demo Video!! This week I wanted to share ideas with you using Origami in your card making or for sharing happiness with others!! Check out the Video Demo below

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In Card Ideas, DIY, Kid Crafts, paper, Video Tutorials Tags Origami, Paper Crafts, DIY, card making
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Ideas with Black Paper →

April 17, 2021

Ideas with Black Paper. Hello friends!! Welcome to this week’s Demo Blog!! This week I wanted to share with you ideas for using your Black Paper or Black Card stock!! There are SO MANY AMAZING THINGS you can do!! Check out the Video Tutorial below:

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In Card Ideas, DIY, Inks and Paints, Video Tutorials Tags Paper Crafts, Black Paper, Mica, Pearlescent Watercolors, Glitter, video demo
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Aqua Shimmer Pens →

April 10, 2021

Aqua Shimmer Pens and Ideas. I LOVE these amazing Shimmery Pens, the Aqua Shimmer Pens!! They are like a Waterbrush except that they have a Liquid Shimmer that runs through the pen making your art EXTRA Shimmery! Check out the Video Tutorial below

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In Video Tutorials, stamps stencils dies, paper, Inks and Paints, DIY Tags Aqua Shimmer Pens, brush pens, Paper Crafts, Patterned Paper, stencils, watecolors
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Suede/Velvet Paper Ideas!! →

March 25, 2021

Suede/Velvet Paper Ideas!! Suede (or Velvet) Paper is AMAZING!! The paper has a texture and actually feels FUZZY!! Did you know it is also a type of Book Cloth? Check out the Video Demo below!!

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In Card Ideas, DIY, Video Tutorials, stamps stencils dies Tags Suede Paper, Texture, Die cuts, DIY, Distress Inks, watercolor ideas, Heat Embossing
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Colorburst (Powdered Watercolor) Ideas →

March 17, 2021

Colorburst (Powdered Watercolor) Ideas. Hello friends!! Today I wanted share ideas for using your Powdered Watercolors!! You may know them as “Colorburst, Color Sparks, or Brusho” Check out the Video Tutorial below:

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In DIY, Kid Crafts, Inks and Paints, Video Tutorials Tags color burst, watercolor ideas, Powdered Watercolor, rainbow, Kromekote, stencils, Stencil Ideas
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Non-Adhesive Mini-Books →

March 11, 2021

Hello Friends!! Today I wanted to share some fun ideas with you for creating little books that require NO ADHESIVE. That’s right… no glue or tape!! This is a great project to do with kids and only requires things that you probably have laying around your house! Check out the Video Demo here:

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In DIY, Kid Crafts, Video Tutorials Tags Pockets and Mini Books, books, book ideas, non-adhesive, score board, Decorative Paper, elastic
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Making Boxes!! →

March 3, 2021

Making Boxes!! I hope you are all having a WONDERFUL DAY!!! This week for Demo, I wanted to share ideas with you about making BOXES!! Check out the Video Demo below

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In DIY, Video Tutorials Tags Boxes, Box ideas, Handmade Boxes, video demo, Wednesday Demo, DIY
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Ideas with Ribbons and Bows →

February 25, 2021

Hello Friends!! I have had a number of people ask me about ideas with ribbons and bows (or how to get a bow that sits more”straight”). Check out the Video Tutorial below

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In Card Ideas, DIY, Video Tutorials Tags Ribbon, Bows, Ribbon Ideas, card making, card ideas, Cards, Texture
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Cut and Paper Layering →

February 17, 2021

Cut and Paper Layering

Hello friends!! For this week’s Demo Video, I wanted to share ideas with you using the paper-layering effect!! I LOVE the look of dimension in cards, and if you have an image that seems to have a lot of layers, this is a great way to bring the image “to the next level” Check out the video Demo below:

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In Card Ideas, DIY, Video Tutorials Tags Paper Crafts, Patterned Paper, DIY
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Watercoloring with Oxide Spray Inks →

February 10, 2021

Watercoloring with Oxide Spray Inks I LOVE playing with these AMAZING spray inks.. Oxide Spray Inks.. and you are about to find out why!! These colors are SO VIBRANT!!!

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In DIY, Card Ideas, Inks and Paints, Video Tutorials Tags Distress Oxide Inks, Distress Oxide Spray Inks, Coloring Ideas, watercolor ideas, watecolors, Embossing Powder, Resist
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Ripped and Deckled Edge →

February 10, 2021

Ripped and Deckled Edge I love the look and effect of the deckled edge!! It always adds just a bit more fun and texture to cards!! Check out the Video Demo

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In DIY, Video Tutorials, paper Tags Deckled Edge, Ripped/Deckled, Distressing, Handmade Paper, DIY, Paper Crafts
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White Gel Pen Ideas →

February 10, 2021

White Gel Pen Ideas I love using my White Gel Pens whenever I’m using a dark colored paper.. but there are SO MANY other ideas for using your pens!! Check out the Video Demo

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In DIY, Lettering, Video Tutorials Tags White Gel Pen, Gel Pens, Paper Crafts, Paper, watercolor ideas, watecolors
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Clear Sealing Wax Ideas →

January 26, 2021

Clear Sealing Wax Ideas!

In the world of Sealing Wax, we usually use the standard Drip Wax… but what about CLEAR?!? Instead of using WAX, we are using HOT GLUE!! Check out the Video Tutorial Below:

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In DIY, Video Tutorials, Sealing Wax Tags Sealing Wax, "Clear" Sealing Wax, Hot Glue Gun, Wax Seals
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Textures from Around the House →

December 21, 2020

Textures from Around the House! I love finding things around the house that make TEXTURE!!! Watch the Video Tutorial Here:

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In Card Ideas, DIY, Video Tutorials, Kid Crafts Tags Texture, Art at Home, Art around the house, Stamps
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Weaving Ideas with Paper →

December 2, 2020

Weaving Ideas with paper. Hello friends!! Welcome to this week’s Demo Video!! Today I wanted to teach you some fun ideas for doing WEAVING!! Check out the Video Tutorial below:

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In Card Ideas, DIY, Kid Crafts, paper, Video Tutorials Tags weaving, DIY, Wednesday Demo, video demo
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Gift Wrapping Tips and Tricks →

November 25, 2020

Gift Wrapping Tips and Tricks I LOVE Gift Wrapping ideas!!!! Check out the video tutorial below!!

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In DIY, Local Art, Gift Wrapping, Video Tutorials Tags Gift Wrapping, DIY, Ribbon, Paper, Paper Crafts
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