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4 steps to pretty watercolor tags with Perfect Pearls

October 6, 2010
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(Click here to view a larger version.) Hello! Today I’d like to share how I made the pretty watercolor tags shown above, using Distress Inks and Perfect Pearls. How I made my tags To start off, I got out some manila shipping tags that are 4 3/4″ x 2 3/8″. I removed the twine and [...]

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Painting a stamped image with Distress Crackle Paint

August 27, 2010
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(Click here to see a larger version.) Hello! Today I’d like to share how to paint a stamped image with Distress Crackle Paint, as I did in the tags shown above. On Wednesday, I showed a pair of brightly colored tags that I made using Distress Crackle Paint. So, this time I thought I would [...]

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4 steps to light acrylic paint resist tags

August 13, 2010
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(Click here to see a larger version.) Hello! On Wednesday, I showed how to make a pair of tags using Ranger Paint Dabbers, which are basically matte finish acrylic paints. Many of the techniques that work for Paint Dabbers will work using any kind of acrylic paint – whether matte finish craft paints or more [...]

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Thinking of You Butterflies

May 28, 2010
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Hello! Today I’d like to share a pretty card with butterflies! To make this card, I started with a piece of Fadeless Art Board, which is like posterboard. It has a coated surface on one side, like a manilla shipping tag or like glossy cardstock, that accepts dye inks well. Distress Inks are a type [...]

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You Are Amazing ATC

January 15, 2010

Hello! Today I’d like to share an artist trading card (ATC) that I recently made for a friend. I was inspired to make this ATC after seeing my friend Donna Mikasa’s House ATCs in the Hero Arts 2010 Catalog Blog Hop. You Are Amazing ATC: (Click on the image to view it larger.) I made [...]

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Vintage Snowflake

December 30, 2009

Hi there! Hope you stay safe this New Year’s Eve! And wishing you a happy, prosperous New Year! Vintage Snowflake: (Click any image to view it larger.) This is another cute shaped card that I made recently. The background is glossy paper that has been stamped with VersaMark and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. [...]

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