Starry Christmas Night

Last minute card making?! What about this winter scenery card? The background can be easily achieved by adding some Sparkle marker inks on a acrylic block (choose a bigger block) and spray the scribble with water then push a piece of watercolor cardstock onto the inky surface. Apply some equal pressure on the back of the cardstock to spread the ink evenly across the paper. Add more ink and repeat...

Spectrum Noir AquaBlend Pencils And Embossing

Another card using Sheena's embossing folder - Baubles Baby. The dimension is so beautiful I decided to color it with Spectrum Noir AquaBlend pencils. These pencils are so cool it let you add water to the colored image and create a watercolor effect! If it isn't on your Christmas list you should add this to it! :)  Supplies: - Sheena's Embossing Folder (Baubles Baby) - Spectrum Noir...

Happy Christmas Card With DIY background pattern

Have you sent all your holidays card out yet? Sharing this card using Chloe's stamps and die today. I used foil over the holly leaves instead of stamps. The background was made by coloring a silver glitter stock with a green Spectrum Noir alcohol marker! Love the look of it, who says you need to use patterned paper all the time?! :)  Supplies: - Crafter's Companion Luxury Cardstock...

Hey Santa!

It's the month of the season and it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Here I am sharing one of the holidays cards I made to join the countdown spirit! I created this card using Sheena's embossing folder named "Hey Santa!" on a watercolor cardstock and then colored it with sparkle markers! To make the Santa stand out from the overall design I simply outlined it with black Aqua marker and left...

Giveaways Winner Announcement!

It's time to reveal the winners selected for the two giveaways on my Instagram and Blog last week! If you were entered to win the 400 Instagram Followers giveaway, the lucky winner is Carol Casavant, Instagram ID: momgram69! Congratulations Carol! Please send me an email with your name and shipping address (you can do so through the contact form on my blog) so I can get the prize out to you soon!...

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I just want to tell you how grateful I am to have you all wonderful supporters, couldn't have come this far without you. Thank you!! I hope you are having a good time with friends and family today and eat that Turkey while it's hot! :) If you missed the post on Monday, check it HERE to enter yourself a chance to win a $10 gift certificate to Crafter's Companion online...

The Week of Giving Thanks at Crafter's Companion

Come join the celebration! To show our appreciation of your love, Crafter's Companion is giving away a $10 gift certificate to one lucky winner to shop at Crafter's Companion online store! All you have to do is leave me a comment here on this post OR on my Facebook post (two chances to win!). Winner will be contacted before the 27th of the same month! Good luck and Happy Thanksgiving to you and your...

Foiling On Acetate Holidays Card

After a long hiatus my Etsy store is once again active! I just listed two holidays cards for sale few days ago, click HERE to check it out! Besides I also have more washi tapes for sale and it comes in different designs for you to choose from!  Here is the new card I made with foiling on acetate, I like to try  out different medium on my card to add special feature for the card. What...

Spectrum Noir ColourTint Pencils

Check out this new ColourTint pencils by Spectrum Noir! If you haven't heard of Graphite pencils before, check out HERE. The product ColourTint is the Crafter's Companion's version of Graphite pencils. These pencils are wonderful, they are many good reviews you can find about them if you follow Spectrum Noir on Facebook. Many users/crafters have shared their opinion about why they choose to work...

Crafter's Companion on HSN today!!

Crafter's Companion is on HSN today!! Sara is demonstrating the NEW Gemini Junior machine right now and tune in to see how powerful this machine is! It cuts through different thick materials such as metal sheets, cork, wood veneer, fabric and so much more. You won't want to miss it and the price is amazing! It's less than $150 dollars for the bundle which includes dies, stamps and embossing folders...

What's Coming To HSN?!

Love what you see?! This is the new Stamp and Die from the Flutterby collection by Sara Davies that will be soon on HSN in just a couple of days!! Mark your calendar for this November 6th  (or set your DVR to record!) to watch the all day long craft shows on HSN, see Sara in action to demonstrate you how to work with these beauties and show you what you can create with them.  Look at...

Pull -Up Card Using Digital Images

Have you ever looked into the CD content that comes with the magazine? You should! I don't usually make a card with digital image but this is gorgeous and guess what, they are much more images to choose from the disc. This is one of my favorites, the background pattern is so beautiful too. If you always struggled to create a stamped image card now is the easier and quicker way to make cards! Imagine...

DIY Stylist Tree Home Decor/Ornament

What's the project inspiration for today? Make this cute holidays decoration using recycled items and cutting dies by Crafter's Companion! Doesn't this look adorable? If you haven't noticed, there's a jingle bell inside the tree itself! How cool is that?! No doubt I would hang this on my Christmas tree, that's right it makes a super adorable ornament too. :) I used the Stylist Tree die from the...

Collage-A-Card For Him/Her Card Kits

Did you purchased the Collage-a-Card kit from Crafter's Companion? They are still available on HSN! These are so fantastic, easy and quickest card making ever. Moreover they are lovely, creative and interactive. I'm so in love with this bride dress especially, so real and elegant! Crafter's Companion you have outdone it again!  I used to be a computer geek, fyi I was a software engineer...

3D Christmas Decor House

Here is a flash back of one of the projects that I made that was on Crafter's Companion's last HSN in October! Had so much fun making this 3D decor house filled with Christmas characters. You can still find these fun characters dies on HSN! This Cute Christmas collection is so popular and I can say it's one of my favorite collections ever!  Honestly it took me awhile to construct this decor...

Sara Davies Signature Black & Gold Collection

Black and Gold, it's one of the best combination of colors ever (in my opinion). The crafting expert Sara Davies (also the mastermind behind Crafter's Companion) came up with this collection Black & Gold and I think it's a fabulous idea! The patterned papers look good for making elegant project like one I did below. A home decor frame that will fit in any room perfectly. I'm thinking kitchen,...

Hunkydory Twist and Pop Kits

Looky here! Have you ever dreamed to make one of these fun interactive cards but don't know where to begin because of the complicated/confusing steps? Measuring, Scoring and folding to make a card like this can be time consuming but with this twist-and-pop card kit you can make this effortlessly!  You can't believe how easy you can assemble these, they are pre-cut and scored, all you have...

Christmas Card Making Season

It's Christmas in September! Here are some more cards made with Traditional Christmas card kit, I had so much fun assembling all the cards from both Traditional and Contemporary card kits and made a total of 60+ cards!! That's a lot of greeting cards that I can send out this year. :)  ...

Traditional Christmas Cards

Sharing more Christmas cards using the Traditional Card Kit by Crafter's Companion with you today! Check out all the styles you can create using the kit! I think I have made enough cards than I would need to send out this year, I have made 30 cards each for both Traditional and the Contemporary kits! WOW!! Right?! And that's like the best $40 (less than 70 cents/card) you could ever spend on handmade...