April 3rd, 2018
Inside: how to doodle the right way in your art journal I don’t know how to draw but that doesn’t stop me from making amazing art journal pages. This is because I doodle instead of draw so I don’t have to worry about accuracy or realistic resemblance I just draw meaningless shapes and abstract lines with out rules at all. WHAT IS DOODLING A doodle is a drawing made while a person’s attention is otherwise occupied. Doodles are simple drawings that can have concrete representational meaning or may just be composed of random and abstract lines, generally without ever lifting the drawing device from the paper, in which case it is usually called a “scribble”. Although it is mostly common with kids, doodling is very common with adults too especially in art. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DOODLING AND DRAWING The verb, drawing, means to produce a picture or diagram. Drawing is a work …
March 9th, 2018
Inside: how to make DIY custom chipboard for any craft project Chipboards are amazing and easy to use and they come in all shapes and sizes but there is always this one time where you need a certain chipboard that you just don’t have! I hate it when that happens because it can make or break the project I’m working on. So I came up with a way to make my own chipboards! This way I always have what I need and I also save some money! WHY MAKE DIY CUSTOM CHIPBOARD Making your own craft supplies can take time BUT when you consider the benefits it’s definitely worth it! You can make a chipboard in any size or shape that you need. Control the thickness of the chipboard. Save money on buying chipboards. Have any chipboard available exactly when you need it! Easily painted with any color or medium like acrylic paints, markers, crayons, …
March 2nd, 2018
Inside: how to make a DIY configuration box with old toys I don’t consider myself a hoarder and I have no problem throwing things away. But some things have special meaning and I want to keep them. Like some old small toys my boys used to play with when they were little. But instead of just keeping them in a forgotten box I made a configuration box to display them. WHAT IS A CONFIGURATION BOX? Configuration boxes are a modern take on the old printer’s tray, they are a collection of small boxes in different sizes, which are connected together that can be painted and embellished. You can buy them or make them yourself. HOW TO MAKE A DISPLAY CONFIGURATION BOX FOR TOYS What do you do or did with your kids old toys? I’m a sentimental girl and it’s hard for me to throw things away especially if they have a …
February 23rd, 2018
Inside: how to make a clever infinity card I’m a daughter of an engineer and although I’m terrible at math (why is a question for another post…) I love paper engineering. I love coming up with elaborate moving mechanism in cards and mini albums. Making these types of cards requires a lot of trial and error, maybe because I’m bad at math 🙂 but the end result is always worth it! WHAT IS AN INFINITY CARD Infinity card is a card that you can open indefinitely. This type of card is sometimes also called a never ending card. The way you build it allows you to open it in a very clever way. HOW TO MAKE AN INFINITY CARD All you need to create this card is a piece of 6 x 12 double sided cardstock. This cardstock will be enough for the base of the card. However if the paper has …
January 16th, 2018
Inside: how to make an easy and quick Valentine’s mini album Time is flying so fast it’s almost Valentine’s Day. So today I want to share a Love Notes Mini Album with Graphic 45. It’s a fast project you can make for someone special as a card and a gift! You don’t have to buy expensive gift for Valentine’s day. A handmade gift definitely expresses much more than something commercial from the store. You can easily make a Valentine’s mini album with pockets and fill it with cards, coupons or other small gifts. Here’s how to make it! VALENTINE’S MINI ALBUM 1. Use six ATC envelopes to create the pages of the mini album. I used Graphic 45 envelopes but any size or design of envelopes will work. 2. Punch a hole on the closed side of each envelope and bind with a ring. Make sure not to punch the opening …
January 7th, 2018
Inside: how to decorate a box with chipboard My one great craft supply weakness is boxes! I admit I can’t throw them away and every box I see is a potential craft project for me. So I have a pile of boxes from all materials in my craft room and I get to stare at them daily. But sometimes inspiration strikes and I take one box and make it into something beautiful… ALTERING AND EMBELLISHING BOXES Boxes are a great thing to alter or embellish: They are made of materials that are easy to cover with paper, paint or color. Boxes are useful so altering them is not just taking care of the environment but also creating more storage for you. You can find boxes in all shapes and sizes. They are 3D which allows more design options. You can decorate them with almost any object or embellishments. DECORATE A BOX WITH CHIPBOARD …
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