by kristen | Jul 5, 2019 | Tutorials, Videos
I’ve been wanting to try out the Liquitex Pouring Medium for a while now and thought it would be fun to expand on the Liquitex theme and use Liquitex acrylic paints, too. So, this is an all Liquitex (plus a little bit of water and some silicone oil) pour...
by kristen | Jun 21, 2019 | Tutorials, Videos
Flocking adds such a fun, textural touch to cards, but up until recently most of the products on the market involved shaking a little jar of flock onto your design, and as a super clumsy person I wasn’t going near that. So, when Deco Foil released their Flock...
by kristen | Jun 7, 2019 | Tutorials, Videos
As a longtime sticker lover, I’m all about making stickers in whatever format I can. So, when the Foil Quill was released, one of my first questions was, “hey, how cool would it be to make stickers with this thing?!” And let me tell you, it’s...
by kristen | May 17, 2019 | Tutorials, Videos
The Deco Foil Metallix Gels are a new product this year, and they’re currently available in 6 different colors. In this video, I’ll test out 4 of the gel colors ( Champagne Mist, White Pearl, Pure Gold, and Black Ice ) as stencil backgrounds for cards....
by kristen | May 10, 2019 | Tutorials, Videos
One of my favorite things about the We R Memory Keepers Foil Quill is that it can foil on surfaces that are difficult, if not impossible, to foil with the laser toner / heat laminator foiling method. I love both of these methods for foiling, but each has its strengths...
by kristen | May 3, 2019 | Tutorials, Videos
Today I’m taking a look at how the We R Memory Keepers Foil Quill performs on surfaces besides cardstock, including clear acetate, vellum, Dura-Lar (an acetate alternative), and wood veneer sheets. I tested all of the surfaces with both the fine tip and standard...
by kristen | Apr 26, 2019 | Tutorials, Videos
Last week, I shared results with the We R Memory Keepers Fine Tip Foil Quill, and this week I’m sharing my results with the Standard Tip Foil Quill. The results do vary a little bit, so if you’re thinking about purchasing or have purchased the standard...
by kristen | Apr 19, 2019 | Tutorials, Videos
One of the first question that many of us, including myself, had when the We R Memory Keepers Foil Quill was announced was whether the Foil Quill works with other brands of foil. In the video below, I tested the fine tip Foil Quill with several different brands of...
by kristen | Apr 18, 2019 | New in the Shop, Product Releases
New in the shop this week is this fun and colorful Flower Pot Card, which is designed to fit an A7 size envelope. There’s plenty of space on the pot for stamped sentiments, as well as die cut sentiments, and this would make a great card for Mother’s Day,...
by kristen | Apr 13, 2019 | Freebies
The We R Memory Keepers Foil Quill is the talk of the town, and for good reason. This new craft tool fits right into the tool slot on a number of popular brands of digital die cutting machines, including Silhouette and Cricut machines, and it creates crisp, detailed...
by kristen | Apr 12, 2019 | Tutorials, Videos
Sometimes, you may want to create a multicolor sketch design instead of a one color design, and Silhouette Studio offers us the option to do just this! In the step-by-step tutorial video below, I’ll show you how to set up a multicolor sketch design in the...
by kristen | Apr 5, 2019 | Tutorials, Videos
Sketch files for digital cutting machines are a smaller sub-niche within the larger SVG file category, and these files work with sketch pens, gel pens, markers and, more recently, the We R Memory Keepers Foil Quill to create everything from sentiments to ornate...
by kristen | Apr 4, 2019 | New in the Shop
This week, I’ve added this pretty pitcher of flowers cut file to the shop. Last year, I released Mother’s Day themed clip art and digital stamps that included full color and digital stamp versions of this image and wanted to convert the image to a cut file...
by kristen | Mar 29, 2019 | Tutorials, Videos
The We R Memory Keepers Foil Quill is the hottest tool to hit the craft market in a while, and I’ve really been looking forward to trying it out. In the video below, I’m testing out the Foil Quill All in One Kit, which includes all 3 tip sizes that are...
by kristen | Mar 28, 2019 | New in the Shop
New in this shop this week is a sweet rainbow cut file. This includes a mat with a border and a solid backer for the rainbow shape, so you can easily use it for paper crafts, as well as with vinyl. Think of the cute t-shirts and cards you can make! I couldn’t...
