Author Archives: Diana Opiela

Spectrum Noir Pens

Spectrum Noir is the revolutionary alcohol coloring system brought to you by Crafter’s Companion. The range combines affordability with versatility across a vast color spectrum which has been designed specifically for the crafting market, to make alcohol pen coloring achievable for colorists at all levels of confidence and ability. Whether you’re brand new to coloring, […]

 

Capturing Twelve Going On Twenty

The drippy ink technique used by this designer, Stacey, is always attractive to me.  I especially enjoy it on a teenager page.  Stacey used this sketch challenge for inspiration.  The only thing Stacey wrote about in her blog, Seaside Scrapper, is that she used paper from the Seen and Noted line from Pebbles Inc.  I […]

Cricut Magazine from Northridge Publishing

Once upon a time, die cutting was limited to the realm of industrial manufacturers. Well, it’s a whole new world now! The Cricut® personal electronic cutting system has brought the ability to cut precision shapes right into your home, right onto your craft table. Northridge Publishing, together with Provo Craft, bring you Cricut Magazine, THE […]

Make Your Valentine’s Day Eggs-tra Special

Truthfully, I’ve never thought about shaping a hard-boiled egg, but we found this cute idea on a blog by Anna the Red and she was gracious enough to allow us to share it. Her first post of this type shows how to make cube shaped & pyramid-shaped hard-boiled eggs (see how to mold a hard-boiled egg.) […]