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Modern Art Valentine

A clean, graphic Valentine card inspired by modern art Short process video: https://youtu.be/WYXJXQg3lwM  The sculpture and original art are by Robert Indiana.  This piece started its public life as a Christmas card sold by the NYC Museum of Modern Art beginning in 1965.  The first sculptural version dates to 1970, was made in aluminum, andContinue reading “Modern Art Valentine”

Stash-busting cards using circle punches

Let’s use our circle punches (or dies) to convert a pile of scrap paper into cards. Short process video: https://youtu.be/kLSOMOM184s Split Circle For the green, pink, and yellow cards: Use a variety of circle punches to punch 3 to 5 circles in various pieces of scrap paper.  I used a 2 1/2”, 1 3/4”, 1Continue reading “Stash-busting cards using circle punches”

2024 Planner – February

This is the spread after the month title that includes the planner space and some elements that reference Valentine’s Day. Short process video: https://youtu.be/O267cWE8CJI I’m working in my 2024 planner that I’m creating following the prompts of #junkjournaljanuary hosted by Meg at Megjournals in collaboration with Get Messy Art. Sign up for free here to downloadContinue reading “2024 Planner – February”

Craft room tour

Craft space tour, short video here: https://youtu.be/TiDXU0zI0Rs Small, multifunction room using low-cost storage Download my labels here: https://papercraftcrystal.com/2023/04/30/your-craft-space-can-look-better-in-an-hour/  Room is about 11.5’ x 11.5’ and it serves as guest bedroom (hence the futon), work from home office, family records storage, and craft space.   That’s 3.5 meters per side, or 12.3 square meters.  It’s 132Continue reading “Craft room tour”

Junk journal ephemera, including a super-easy zipper bag shaker

Dephemerember2023 hosted by @49dragonflies and @luiseheinzl. Find them on YouTube or Instagram! Short process video: https://youtu.be/SPhTlMzGoPI 25. FRIENDSHIP BRACELET Today’s friendship bracelets are usually braided from embroidery floss; some of the designs are really elaborate and beautiful.  Back in my younger days, though, it was all paper gum wrapper chains.  Not much gum is soldContinue reading “Junk journal ephemera, including a super-easy zipper bag shaker”

16 ways to bind a mini album or junk journal

A quick review of sixteen ways to build a mini-book or bind a junk journal. Mini-books are a fun way to show off your paper crafting skills.  I love to use these as mega-cards and mini-scrapbooks.  Junk journals are a great way to use leftovers from other paper crafts, junk mail, and old magazines.  AContinue reading “16 ways to bind a mini album or junk journal”

FAST personalized tags with minimal supplies

FAST personalized tags for your holiday gifts, using minimal supplies!   Short process video: https://youtu.be/CQMQ5SJkS-0 Resist tag – use a white crayon to write the recipient’s name on a white tag, then add a little watercolor paint.  This will work best on heavier paper like a 3 x 5 index card rather than thin copyContinue reading “FAST personalized tags with minimal supplies”

Let’s make ephemera!

I made this group of ephemera as part of the challenge of #dephemerember2023, hosted by @49dragonflies and @luiseheinzl. Short process video: https://youtu.be/L_EUl5I5rQg The prompts are: 11. Halloween meets Christmas 12. Kintsugi houses 13. Magical creatures 14. Mushroom robots HALLOWEEN MEETS CHRISTMAS AND KINTSUGI HOUSES I removed the tabs since I’m not building the 3-D versionContinue reading “Let’s make ephemera!”

Fun bubble technique

This is a project following the prompts for #dephemerember2023 hosted by @49dragonflies and @luiseheinzl. 6. Selfie in a bubble 7. Clocks and wings Bubble:  Combine water-based colorant (watercolor, dye reinker, a little acrylic paint, coffee, whatever you’re going to use) with water and a few drops of dish detergent and water. Use a straw to blowContinue reading “Fun bubble technique”