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Hi, it's Jean I am so enjoying our PRIMA month.  It has truly made my creativity spark to life.   Flowers, papers and YES ~ Sandra Evertson's Relics and Artifacts are among my playthings this month.   I started with a white relic and started adding stain and color with my Splash Inks.  The composition of the relics allows the inks to slightly absorb, allowing time to rub and move the ink around. The reverse side before I started adding layers to the front.   Each color added another dimension, I rubbed magenta and then Azure and even mixed some together and rubbed them on.  Then I used the Liquid Delicata for an extra royal touch. I also adore the Delicata gold ink you have seen me use before, it is from Imagine Crafts.   The richness of color is astounding as you layer the inks.  With Splash Inks , you make any color you want.   You can add it to a water brush or place it in a spray bottle or simply a bot...

I have a sweet treat for you today.    Sweets are so much a part of Holiday celebrations throughout the year.   It doesn't matter what your faith is or where you come from.   Read all the way to the bottom...... Some around the world favorites are:                             Austria Linzers Tropical Pineapple Tarts Italy Struffoli           Germany Pfeffernusse                          USA Lemon Meringue Hamantashen New Zealand & Australia ANZAC                        France Almond Lace We have a new kit ready for Holiday decorating and giving. The kit includes 3 tart tins with prepunched holes for hanging, glitter, chipboard snowflakes, mini mirrors, snowy...

Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Most Joyful Season of Love and Peace. . Hello Everyone, Jean Moore here. I could not allow December to go by without an ornament creation. Cookie cutters are not really used at my house for cutting cookies, rather for so many other things!   Depending on the Holiday, it could be a shamrock, a bunny, a star or tree.   Today I offer a Christmas Tree inside a Christmas Tree. Supplies needed are; Metal cookie cutters Music Sheets Glitter Glues Sisal mini Trees Twine or ribbon scissors and/or a cutting tool paint brush Dremel tool or sharp nail & small hammer My main focus was to make these as hostess gifts I will give at parties and events of the season .   First step is to punch or drill a hole in the top of the cookie cutter (ornament) to allow it to hang.    If you cannot do this, you can simply thread ribbon through the top portion and tie into a loop. I measured & cut ...

Hi Everyone,  Jess here with some crafts you can do with the kids in your life.  I have so enjoyed working with the Activa product this month.  The clay is beyond amazing.  My daughter and I made these ornaments in no time at all.   Start by using a cookie cutter to cut the shape of your choice.  We used a tree and a star.  A small hole is poked in the top for an ornament hanger or string.  We used alphabet stamps to stamp in our words and set them aside to dry.  Once the ornament was dry we used Perfect Pearls (alternatively you can use MICA pearlescent paints) to color the tree.   We glittered the edge.  For the final touch we colored little pearls with alcohol ink to look like tiny ornaments.   The photos don't capture it, but we used the iridescent Perfect Pearl on the star. Another fabulous iridescent product is the NIJI pearlescent paints available HERE We didn't blin...