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Bold Minimalism with Justine’s Farm Collection
Hello crafters! Joan Bardee here. Today I’m using the fun and unique (check out the sentiments!!) Justine’s Farm Collection to explore a design trend called Bold Minimalism. Before we discuss Bold Minimalism, let’s review the Collection. It includes 5 sets of BetterPress LetterPress plates and dies that have farm animal themes – a farmscape, cow, sheep, rooster/hen, and pig. These sketched animals lend themselves beautifully to water coloring or using alcohol markers or colored pencils. But coloring is not my thing, and since I’ve been interested in exploring Bold Minimalism, I decided to experiment. Could I use sketched earthy images in a bold, minimalistic way? Let’s see! What is Bold…
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Crafty Lessons Learned with the Happy Hour Collection
Hello crafters! Joan Bardee here. The fantastic Happy Hour Collection consists of 2 cocktail glasses and other unique items to use with or without the glasses. It’s clever and my favorite of everything Spellbinders has released so far this year. Today I’m sharing a brayered background, an explosion of color blocking, and a cheeky Halloween card. None of these contain new ideas, but I learned a few things along the way that I will share with you. I hope you enjoy the cards as much as I enjoyed making them. CHRISTMAS COCKTAIL WITH A BRAYERED BACKGROUND A holiday card with a martini glass and a brayered background are both out…
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The Snow Garden Cards with Bonnie!
Hello, fellow cardmakers! Bonnie here from Bonniecarollee Makes Cards. As an avid gardener, I appreciate the beauty of the garden during all four seasons. In my region, the Winter garden is draped in snow with some of the evergreen foliage providing a muted backdrop. As the snow begins to fade, brave early bloomers like the crocus and glory of snow add little splashes of color. Winter gardens have a beauty all their own and these cards featuring THE SNOW GARDEN COLLECTION celebrate that! Hemlock, Cones & Chickadee A panel 4 1/4’ by 5 1/2” Bristol Smooth was ink blended with Distress Oxide Inks applying Unchartered Mariner in the center and…
