Thursday, 20 October 2022

2022 Christmas Craft Fair Ideas: Laminated Bookmarks and More!

It that time of year again, when it’s time to start getting ready for the Christmas Craft Fair. 

These laminated bookmarks are among my best sellers and cost just pennies to make. I also have some laminated craft sheets that are super easy to make. enjoy!

What are your best sellers? 

Have a marvellously creative day, Vicki πŸ™‚πŸŒŸ





 

Wednesday, 19 October 2022

2022 Christmas Baubles Watercolor Painting: Tips and Tricks.

 This watercolour painting was made using a small ceramic dish as a stamp to create the 3 circle shapes. 

I show you how to create easy dimension in each bauble by lifting out the colour using a simple tissue. Gently “kissing” each circle together creates beautiful bleeds. 





Tuesday, 18 October 2022

2022 Christmas Cards: Easy Masked Watercolor Trees.

No fail Watercolor technique, perfect for beginners. These trees were a breeze to paint ( I painted the whole 3 at once! ,) if you haven’t tried the Chux magic Eraser on your Watercolor yet, you’ll be amazed to see how easy it is to fix mistakes. I used my Daniel Smith paints for this, but budget watercolour paints would work too. 





Have a marvellously creative day! Vicki πŸŒŸπŸŽ„πŸŽ…πŸΌπŸ™‚
 

Monday, 17 October 2022

2022 Christmas Craft Fair Ideas: Stamped Herb Bookmarks, and a Posy of Fresh Herbs!

I am stocking up on goodies to sell at this year’s Christmas Craft Fair. So far I have made masses of Christmas cards, and I think these cute herb bookmarks will be top sellers. 

I have a raided my herb garden for a sweet smelling herb bouquet, and I’ll show you how to make a posy of fresh herbs. 

The bookmarks can also be used as gift tags. The tassels came from Amazon , in a pack of 200! 

I will have bookmarks for days. LOL 

Have a marvellously creative day, Vicki πŸŽ„πŸ™‚
 





Sunday, 16 October 2022

2022 Christmas Cards: Glimmer Baubles With Gold!


These three cards have a beautiful sheen, thanks to the red glimmer paper, and gold foil diecuts.
I found the small ornament dies on Amazon, and paired them with the lovely detailed dies from Stampinup. I added adhesive paper to the small ornaments, so they wouldn’t cut all the way through, but give an embossed look, which makes them look metallic. The gold twine is by ValueCraft, which I found at the local dollar store.
Have a marvellously creative weekend!
Vicki πŸŽ„πŸ™‚ 

 





Saturday, 15 October 2022

2022 Christmas Cards: How to add Depth with Inktense Pencils.


 Take your Watercolor pencils to the next level with this glazing technique. I use glazes in all my Watercolor paintings to intensify the color. These cards were a dream to make! Easy, no muss, no fuss watercoloring. 

Have a marvellously creative weekend. Vicki πŸ™‚πŸŽ„πŸŽ…πŸΌπŸŒŸ





Friday, 14 October 2022

Christmas 2022: Six fun doodled Christmas Trees!

 


This clever tracing hack helps you align your sketches perfectly every time.

I used Winsor and Newton Promarkers for these doodled trees, but any marker would work for these cards. A stamping platform aligns your stamped greeting. I used Canson XL Watercolor paper, but you could use smooth white card. If you wanted to use Copic markers then layer onto a card base, as alcohol based markers will bleed through.






Have a marvellously creative day! Vicki πŸŽ„πŸŽ…πŸΌ

Wednesday, 12 October 2022

Christmas 2022: Seven Snowy Gnome Cards.


Part of the 2022 Christmas Series of cards, these seven snowy gnomes are stamped on Crumb Cake card ( or Kraft would work as well.) See how I create dimensional snow , and see how you can personalise the scene with a scene building stamp set. Stamps are from Amazon.