Posts Tagged ‘Viva’

Smokeless Art

Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
box w color correct

I mentioned earlier in the week that I hadn’t completed my project from last Saturday’s River City Stampers meeting. Well, now I have. I also extend special thanks to my bud Marguerite Harty for furnishing the great cigar box for this project.

It only uses one sheet of double-sided paper, but I kind of went overboard on the embellishments. I guess I figured that if a little bit o’Tim was good, a lot was even better.

I used the border on the box because it was too pretty to cover up. I also left the Dominican Republic label in the lower left corner for interest. I just couldn’t bear to do more than add some wax rub-ons to tone down the color a bit. (more…)

Outside the Box

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
box & chipboard w paint 2

This is really thinking outside the box. I have a birthday gift to mail and hate to have just a plain box. I may have gone just a little overboard, but the recipient is just like that, so I guess it will be ok. (more…)

Sisters, sisters, there were never such devoted sisters…

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
sisters title page

I love that old Bing Crosby-Rosemary Clooney musical. I heard my mother and her three sisters refer to it often throughout their lives and thought how it applied to most all sisters, no matter what the age difference.

I’ve had the idea in the back of my mind for a long time to make a handmade book about (more…)

Adding Color

Friday, August 6th, 2010
pear final

I wrote about the Viva® Paint Pens, Soft Color and Metallic Colors a few days ago and finally had a chance to play with them today. I used plain cardstock which I had on hand, but Viva also makes a nice cardstock that is formulated to work well with their products. (more…)

CHA Report

Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
viva placemat

I returned from the Craft and Hobby Convention and Tradeshow and the CHA Consumer Show Sunday. I had a great time seeing new products, new ways to use old products and meeting friends.

This time, I saw a lot of new products. Maybe they aren’t new, but at least new to me.

1. There is a new portable scanner (more…)