Who is excited for the Calgary Creativfestivalwest this weekend?  We would love to see you and as a gift to you all...here is a 2 for 1 coupon ..read more

Hi everyone, Today on the blog, I am showcasing the incredible work of Lorna and her mini album from Heartfelt Creations using the Graphic 45 Tropical Travelogue collection. Listed are the supplies she used: Graphic 45 – Tropical Travelogue – Deluxe collector’s addition Basic Grey Magnetic Discs (2 packs) Heartfelt Creations #D Flip fold album and page inserts in black Black Pop dots Glue dots Distress Ink pads and round blenders *Black Soot *Salty Ocean *Cracked Pistachio *Abandoned Coral *Vintage Photo Misc. Prima flowers and embellishments 0.50 and 0.75 rolls of Sookwang Scrapbook Ad ..read more

Hi everyone I am so obsessed with mermaids lately and I gasped when I saw this beautiful work that Lorna created.  Supply List   *Prima Water Color Panel – 8X10 *Julie Nutting “Cordelia” stamp and die set *Prima Say It In Crystals “Havana” *August 2018 Scrap Fan Kit *Nuvo Crystal Drops             *Sunlit Meadow             *Pink Champagne *Dylusion Paints             *Vibrant Turquoise       ..read more

Hi everyone, Chantal here...to give you a little bit of background on me, I love all things cute and punny.  If I could move to Disneyland I would.  I have always been a traditional scrapbooker who would document our Disney family adventures.  I have only in the last year or so started discovering my love of card making, mixed media playing and anything that gets my hands full of ink. I got so overwhelmed with all the ink choices and what was for what that I made myself a little cheat sheet.  Trying to figure out what ink pad was to be used for what was a frustrating and e ..read more

Hi everybody, I was lying in bed one night getting sucked into scrolling through Instagram and looking at all the beautiful things people create.  Jennifer McGuire's video of a technique called paint dragging caused me to sit up and take note.  What an easy yet dramatic process. I decided to try it myself and I love the look it created! DISCLAIMER: Ignore my dirty work space...I hadn't planned on using these pictures as a blog post, otherwise I would have tidied if I knew I was having "company". I started off  by putting a few blobs of each of these beautiful colours from Dy ..read more

Chantal here, and I am a self professed Doodlebugaholic.  Admitting it is the first step, right? I needed a few cards today for three co-workers that loved cats and because this was last minute and I didn't have lots of time; I went right to the Doodlebug Essentials, Kitten Smitten package. This collection was purr-fect and I am not kitten around, they were a big hit ..read more

Hello to Scrapbooking Fanatics blog readers Connie Fossenier here today I am sharing a  Happy Birthday Card done with those fabulous stamps from the  Tim Holtz collections Crazy Birds.   The background is my creation  using Dyan Reavely Paints..  These paints will leave you magnetized to your media and transmit a wonderful glazed veneer finish on your cardstock. The stamped bird is colored using Tim Holtz Distress Markers. Die Cuts  used are from:     Tim Holtz Alterations Thinlets - Celebration Words   T ..read more

Hello Connie here for Scrapbooking Fanatics online store.  View the "what's new" in the store and take a tour of the wonderful product lines.  Today, I am sharing a card I made using Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Cling Mounted Stamps. The cute little bird was water colored with Ranger Distress Markers and Tim Holtz Water color brush.     The stamped background was wet embossed on water color paper. The background was created using a technique with Tim Holtz Alcohol inks called Alcohol Ink Float on water.  Here is a link of a wonderful tutorial  by Andy Ski ..read more

Hello Scrapbooking Fanantics readers.  I know I am a little late for the Christamas season in posting this card.  Be sure to click on links to visit the online store to purchase these products.      I created the background and the Poinsetta flower with Tim Holtz Distress Stains. I love the die cuts from the  Tim Holtz Alterations line,  Holiday Knit  Happy Holidays Distress Stains and Paints Poinsetta Dies (out of stock) thanks for stopping by Scrapbooking Fanatics online store.   Connie Fossenier ..read more

Hello to Scrapbook Fanatics Fans.  I hope the season is keeping you warm and getting ready for the  holidays. Visit the Scrapbooking Fanatics "What's New" and feast your eyes on some new paper lines by:   Bo Bunny  Blue Fern Studios  Kaiser Craft  I have a card to share I created, with Ranger Products and Sizzix dies.. Here is a video clip inspired by Tim's 12 tags of 2013 using a combination of Ideology products and Ranger Distress stains.  Products Used for this Card Dies: Memory Box - Grand Forest Archway Sizzix  Bigz Dies - Alterations by Tim Holt ..read more