PaperFections

12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist 2012 - Day 1

Today over in Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom, we're starting off our annual tradition of a feminine twist on Tim Holtz's 12 Tags of Christmas. It will be a fun-tastic 12 days filled with wonderful guest designers and fabulous stamping techniques in the CLASSroom, so you won't want to miss it! I get to kick things off today with my tag -- I hope you'll join me to find out how I created it AND for a giveaway! ~ Sharon Read more →

Fall Rolled Felt Roses

Good morning and welcome to a fun Friday! This morning I have a tutorial to share with you over in Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom, on how to make these beautiful felt rolled roses . . . I hope you'll join me! I'll be back shortly with a fun blog hop and GIVEAWAY!! ~ Sharon Read more →

Tissue Pear

Hello, I hope you are having a good start to your weekend! I've been playing in the CLASSroom today and having fun with dimensional tissue paper shapes. I hope you'll join me to see how to create this fun card! ~ Sharon Read more →

Copic Embossed Watercolor Technique

Today in Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom, I share one of my favorite coloring techniques, watercoloring with your Copic Various Ink Refills . . . I hope you'll join me there! Happy weekend! ~ Sharon Read more →

Copic Double-Embossed Background

I hope you'll join me over in Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom to learn how to achieve this double-embossed background with your Copic markers! Happy weekend! ~ Sharon Read more →

Newsletter, Christmas Album and Sales -- Oh My!

It's the 15th of the month and time again for another newsletter from Ellen Hutson! I had a blast making this sweet holiday mini photo album project for the newsletter: You can find all the details of my holiday album and some scrapbooking tips I'm sharing over at the InTouch Newsletter blog HERE. If you are not already signed up to receive Ellen's mothly newsletter (it usually contains exclusive discount codes!), you can do so at the top far right green button on her homepage HERE. Just in time for Christmas and putting together all of YOUR last minute holiday gifts (or working on your own holiday albums!), Ellen is having a Warehouse Santa Sale . . . everything in the category is 25% off! Tons of Christmas and other holiday products at great deals -- I hope you'll check it out HERE! And if you like Hero Arts stamps (and who doesn't?!!), Ellen has all of the new 2012 catalog debut items at 15% off in this category! But please hurry -- the sale ends today! Happy shopping! Read more →

Faux Dry Embossing With Die Cuts

Hello, friends! Today I have a faux dry embossing technique tutorial over in Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom. I hope you'll join me and find out how to make this wine bottle gift tag! Read more →

Solid Background Stamping With Copic

(Hero Arts Stamps ... click on photo for a larger view) Hi, everyone -- Today I'm sharing that solid background Copic stamping technique I showed you a sneak peek of on Sunday HERE (3 posts below this one). You can now find the full tutorial for these cards and Copic technique over in Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom today, so I hope you'll join me there! Today you'll also find a wonderful Product Focus over at Splitcoaststampers.com that I was delighted to participate in. A Cricut For Beginners instructional DVD set helped me understand all the bells and whistles of my Cricut Expression, so I'll feel more comfortable using it to create all kinds of projects and getting the most out of this wonderful electronic die cutting machine! A LOT of mysteries were unlocked and explained extremely well by the hands-on instructors in the videos. You can find the Product Focus with reviews from four different papercrafters HERE and a gallery of Cricut For Beginners projects on SCS HERE . . . enjoy! Read more →

Copic Markers Available at Michael's!

It's time to let the proverbial cat out of the bag . . . Copic Sketch markers are now available at Michael's! If they aren't already in your local store, they should be on their way very soon. Here's a link to the Michael's website page which describes the Copic products they will carry, including the Airbrush System and 60 Sketch markers! You'll also find links on that page to these two online projects I created, with all the project details for each. Above is a 5" x 7" Hero Arts Framed Flower Garden (project details located HERE) and below is a pendant I created with Inkadinkado stamps and Ranger 1" x 3" Memory Glass and Chrome Memory Frames (project details located HERE): You can look for new online projects periodically, and I'll also be sure to let you know when new ones are available! Michael's created their own color chart of the 60 Sketch marker colors they will carry -- you can find the link to their chart on their web page HERE. I also created a hand color chart (previewed at left) which you can color with your own markers, to see a true representation of what the... Read more →

Copic Shaded Delicate Blossoms

Hello, I hope you are enjoying the first of Summer wherever you are . . . I know it's certainly kept me busy these first two weeks! I did find some relaxing time to sit down and Copic color one of my favorite new (to me!) Hero Arts images -- this beautiful Delicate Blossoms. I hope you'll join me today over in Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom for all the details, tips and hints! And on an additional Copic note -- my Copic Certification Class page has been updated (and usually is updated weekly). I hope you'll check that out, for the dates and places either a Standard or Intermediate Certification class may be near you this Summer! Read more →

Happy Birthday Lori!

Today my dear friend, Lori Craig, is celebrating a special birthday and I wanted to make her a special card for it! I hope you'll hop over to her blog, Make a Difference, today and wish her a very happy day! If you know Lori like I do, you know SHE "makes a difference" in anyone's life she touches! I hope your day is fabulous, sweet friend -- HUGS!! You can find out all the details of my Copic watercolored card over at Ellen's CLASSroom today. Thanks for stopping by! Read more →

Framed Stencil Flower

This afternoon over in the CLASSroom, I have this 6-1/2 inch framed piece of artwork to share. I hope you'll join me to see how you can create an easel frame for any sized piece of artwork or scrapbook page! * Hero Arts Stencil Flower Stamp * Copic Markers * Webster's Pages Trendsetter Paper * Read more →

April Calendar

(Stamps by Hero Arts) April is here and hopefully Spring is also here to stay! My April calendar, using a bunch of the new 2011 Copic Sketch marker colors and gorgeous Hero Arts stamps, is posted today over in the CLASSroom. I hope you'll join me there for all the details! Enjoy your weekend! Read more →

Copic Colorless Blender Bleaching

Today’s tutorial on Splitcoaststampers was written by my awesome Copic team mate Colleen Schaan. It’s a great way to use the Copic Airbrush System and Colorless Blender solution for a bleached out look! You can follow the step-by-step tutorial linked above; here are a few details about how I made my Mother's Day tag: For my sample I started with Glossy White cardstock and airbrushed my layers of color in this order: R83, R85, and R89. Using a chunkier bold/solid stamp will yield some fabulous two and three-tones of colors (you can see a whole gallery of samples HERE), but I was also pleased with the outcome of these more detailed floral stamps (Hero Arts Layered Flowers)! After airbrushing, I spritzed the stamp with Copic Colorless Blender and then quickly stamped onto my airbrushed cardstock. The Hero Arts Celebrate Everyday Mother's Day sentiment was also stamped onto glossy cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then airbrushed with my lightest R83 marker. I tried different combinations of colored and black Memento ink and airbrushing both first and over the stamped ink, but this is the combination that worked best for me. Stamping with colored sometimes smeared both before and after... Read more →

Copic Airbrushed Direct To Rubber Technique

I have a fun Copic background technique to share with you today, using a solid stamp and your Copic Airbrush System! (Stamps by Hero Arts) I love the rain or water-like effect this background ended up having! I hope you'll join me over at Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom for all the details on how to create this awesome background! Stamps: Hero Arts Cling: Large Blossom & Clear Design: Find Joy, Paper: Copic X-Press It Blending Card; Memory Box Sunflower cardstock & Ocean notecard OR Cardstock Collection: Summer Brights, Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers: B23, V0000, V12, V15, V17, G21, G24, G28, Y21, Colorless Blender Solution, Lemon Atyou Spica Glitter Pen, Tools: Copic Airbursh System-1, Sparmax Windstorm Air Compressor, Accessories: Ranger Mini Mister, Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Squares, Read more →