Hello, and welcome back to Featured Product Friday! Today’s featured product is brought to you by…the letter C…for Claudine Hellmuth and her fabulous Sticky-Back Canvas! You don’t have to be a fine artist to work with canvas. Claudine’s Sticky-Back canvas is perfect for a plethora of artistic ventures and works well with a multitude of
I’m on a creative craft supply storage kick! With all the new crafty goodness that has recently joined the ranks in my studio I’m running out of space to put things. Why not kill two birds with one stone by creating craft supply storage while creating with new supplies? Genius…I know Today I’ll be sharing
As promised I have a fun Distress Paint project to share with you. Today I’ll be showing you how to alter a wooden word sign with stamped quotes and Distress Paint! I’ve used my favorite word in the universe to create my quote sign…”Inspire”. I thrifted this wooden Inspire sign several years ago with every
Hi! I’m Elmer the elf and I’m so happy to be guest posting on Plucking Daisies today! I’ll be sharing a tutorial on how to make a Christmas Tag with all kinds of fun products from Ranger Ink! I love sharing almost as much as smiling, because smiling is my favorite! Amy got a
My friend Johnnie recently posted an awesome roundup of Bunting, and Pennant Banner crafts. When I saw it I said to myself “Hey I’ve made a few Pennant Banners in my day!” You know what I haven’t made though? A tutorial. That just isn’t helpful is it? I like to be helpful. Today I’m going
Ah Art Journaling. It’s just plain FUN isn’t it? Since I have run out of pages in my Octopode Factory Storybook/Art Journal I’ve been going back over previous pages trying to find creative ways to add text and interactive features. My latest obsession has been movable parts. Even in adulthood I can’t resist a
I’m going full tilt with this art journal thing…it really is amazing how the pages of The Octopode Factory storybook are unfolding! This week at TOFF our challenge is Red, White and Blue. Since I have used the challenge themes at TOFF as prompts for my pages I must admit I was a bit stumped
I recently finished a scrapbook for a friends 30th Birthday gift. Originally, I had planned to make her jewelry because she often admires the jewelry I make for myself. While attending her 30th birthday party she informed me that she had forgotten her camera so I offered to take pictures for her….that’s when I got
Another Monday and another challenge over at the Kraft Journal. This weeks challenge is “It’s a Guy Thing”. Not only are guys hard to shop for there not exactly easy to make cards for either. I’m soooo sick and tired of all the mass marketed cards featuring decoy ducks and golfing scenes, so naturally I
I wanted to have this project done by Memorial day but alas all my projects took a backseat to long weekend festivities. I finally finished it last night. I’m actually glad I waited because I was able to grab a new stamp set yesterday which was pretty much the basis for my design.
My name is Amy Bowerman and this is where I share my adventures in creativity. I have been creating since I could hold a crayon and telling everyone to color on both sides so it stays pointy!
