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Hi, Artsy Friends! I'm so excited to decorate for the holidays! I found these little house shaped boxes at a big store and knew that I wanted to create some snowy holiday decor with them. I could use them for gift boxes but I think they are so cute that... Continue reading
Posted Dec 6, 2015 at Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft
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Hi, artsy friends! Each day this week, we’ll post a new project on our blogs. Make sure you hop to both blogs and the Facebook page for more chances to win and more inspiration! Leave a comment here and on the Xyron blog for a chance to win $50 in... Continue reading
Posted Nov 16, 2015 at Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft
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Hi, Artsy Friends! I am sharing a project I made with the new Tropical Mixed Media Kit! I was walking in a big craft store recently and came across this canvas letter! I thought it would be perfect to add to my mantel decorations for either Fall or Spring! It... Continue reading
Posted Nov 7, 2015 at Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft
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Hi, Artsy Friends! I had to opportunity to go to an all weekend scrapbooking retreat this past weekend and had a blast creating, eating, and laughing! I had the photos from my trip to the Faber-Castell warehouse and had been meaning to scrap it. It was two years ago... see... Continue reading
Posted Nov 3, 2015 at Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft
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Hi Artsy Friends! I have a fun Autumn/ Thanksgiving project for you! I found an adorable blank bunting at the dollar spot in a big name store all ready for decorating! It is kraft and came with eight triangle pieces already threaded on a piece of long twine. It was... Continue reading
Posted Oct 30, 2015 at Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft
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Hello Artsy friends! It's that time of year when the air grows crisp with cool weather and pumpkin everything! I created this page with that in mind! I used a lot of mediums on top of the fun wood patterned paper. I started with a layer of Gesso. Just puddled... Continue reading
Posted Sep 27, 2015 at Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft
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Hi, Artsy friends! Thanks for stopping by our blog hop with Linnie Blooms! We'll be sharing easy, mixed media projects this week. To enter in our giveaway, make sure to stop by each day and leave a comment. One winner will receive $50 in Design Memory Craft products. The giveaway... Continue reading
Posted Sep 21, 2015 at Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft
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Hi! It's Jen Matott here and I have an adorable wearable art clutch purse to share with you today! I love getting dressed up and going out on the town and having your handmade accessories creates "Wow" factor in style! This week the New York State Fair is opening which... Continue reading
Posted Aug 25, 2015 at Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft
Hello everyone!! I have a little canvas project to share today. I created this with a burlap covered canvas board. I added lots of fun Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Textural Accents and miscellaneous pieces from my stash. I wanted a gorgeous art decor with lots of circles and arrows. First... Continue reading
Posted Aug 16, 2015 at Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft
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Hi artsy friends, Jen here on Day 3 of our Graphic 45 blog hop! This week we're so excited to be hopping with Graphic 45! Stop by our blog every day this week to see craft inspirations! Don't forget to leave a comment on the posts to be entered in... Continue reading
Posted Jul 28, 2015 at Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft
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Welcome back to another week of sharing our journals with you! We are embellishing this week. I started to go through my hundreds of photos from my trip to Italy in 2011. I picked some of my favorites. Those that have a story to tell or that represent my trip... Continue reading
Posted Jun 15, 2015 at Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft
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We started this journey last Monday and encouraged readers to join the designers every week for a month to create their own art journals. I hope you have your journal and inspiration piece picked out. Last week, I showed you how I prepped my pages with some Faber-Castell Design Memory... Continue reading
Posted Jun 9, 2015 at Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft
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Mou started the challenge this month that coincides with Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft's Art Journaling month. I also encourage you to start your own Art Journal this month. Like the designers of Design Memory Craft, choose an inspiration piece and choose a journal. Based on the inspiration, start working on... Continue reading
Posted Jun 1, 2015 at Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft
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Hello friends! We're so excited to be hopping with Waffle Flowers this week! Here's some information about this wonderful company via their website: "Waffle Flower started in April 2014 to explore possibilities in product designs. like to think of ourselves as a tool company. We hope our stamps and dies... Continue reading
Posted May 12, 2015 at Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft
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Hi artsy friends! I am sharing a scrapbook layout with you that I used some of my favorite Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® products! I used Inside Out Journaling's April Kit for the papers and embellishments as well. I started with the Gelatos® Double Scoop® Color in Guava that came in... Continue reading
Posted May 1, 2015 at Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft
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Hi everyone and welcome to day five of the blog hop with Canvas Corp! To win Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft®'s $50 prize, comment below each day this week. One random winner will be selected on April 20th. Hi everyone! Jen here to share with you a project that creates with... Continue reading
Posted Apr 16, 2015 at Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft
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We’re hopping with May Arts this week! We’re so excited to be partnering again with them and crafting with their fabulous ribbons. Are you ready for an inspiration filled week with giveaways? Here’s how you can enter: Stop by our blog and the May Arts blog each day this week... Continue reading
Posted Feb 10, 2015 at Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft
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Hi crafty friends! I am here to share a project that I made using the new Texture Lux and our new Texture Stencils! I love this stuff! The Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Texture Luxe in gold is gorgeous! Actually, ALL three colors are gorgeous but I used Gold on this... Continue reading
Posted Feb 7, 2015 at Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft
Spellbinders + Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft= Fa la la! I was lucky enough to get some fun dies to play with in my project. Here is the pretty holiday card I made with these fun dies... I got the Spellbinders® Nestabilities® Card Creator Elegant Labels Four dies. They are not... Continue reading
Posted Dec 14, 2014 at Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft
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As much as I love dressing up for Halloween, I love dressing up to educate my students in my art classes! I went as a Day of the Dead Mexican Sugar Skull last Halloween. I painted my face and created a headband of blossoms to celebrate not only our Halloween... Continue reading
Posted Nov 9, 2014 at Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft
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I love a good selfie once in awhile but I hate the silly faces people make. I just had to take one when I was in the subway in New York City a couple years ago for an Art Education Association Conference. The NAEA conference travels around each year to... Continue reading
Posted Oct 19, 2014 at Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft
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I have an art journal page to share with you today! I used lots of Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft mediums and Gelatos® colors. Unfortunately, I was so into making this page, I forgot to take too many in progress photos! I started with Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Whipped Spackle and... Continue reading
Posted Oct 4, 2014 at Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft
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It is no secret that I love texture AND color! I can't get enough of bright, gorgeous color and patterns and textures. This project has both in large doses! I started this project while I was at the Faber-Castell headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio! I had it sitting on my desk... Continue reading
Posted Sep 20, 2014 at Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft
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We have a blog hop with Unity Stamps this week! We’ve always been really impressed by their stamps so we’re so excited to be hopping with them! Today, I'm happy to be posting with my project using Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft products and Unity Stamps! I used this adorable set... Continue reading
Posted Sep 19, 2014 at Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft
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Hi everyone! I have a visual journal page that I created using Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Textural Accents Gel Medium and Glass Bead Glitter Gel! I used materials from the August Scrapbooking From The Inside Out "Liberation" kit along with the Textural Accents. I first used the Textural Accents Gel... Continue reading
Posted Aug 24, 2014 at Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft