As the summer sun begins to rise and the temps heat up, what better way to beat the heat than crafting! Join us all this week for a special collaboration with Penny Black. We're sharing fun projects here on our blog using Penny Black stamps AND you'll find projects from... Continue reading

Hi, it's Jill here with a quick and fun project for you...a watercolor bookmark! Here's how you can create this look in three easy steps. 1. Stamp your image by coloring with the Black Stampers Big Brush Pen directly onto your stamp and then stamp it down onto watercolor paper.... Continue reading

Hi, crafty friends! It's Jill here with a little inspiration! One of my favorite products to work on are small wooden home decor pieces purchased from my local craft store. Today's project uses a wooden flower and the wooden word "inspire." To color the leaves, stem, and base I simply... Continue reading

Hi everyone! Jill here and today I have lots of cards to share with you featuring Little Yellow Bicycle and my favorite Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft supplies. I was soooo inspired by the pairing of these products that I think perhaps I went a little crazy making cards! Here's a... Continue reading

Hi All! It's Jill Foster here and I'm so honored to be sharing a couple of projects that feature Color Me Crazy flowers with Ranger products. The new Ranger Distress Paints work beautifully with all of the flowers in the Color Me Crazy line. I've used a variety of flowers... Continue reading

Hi! Jill here and I've had so much fun combining Gelatos® and Stamper's Big Brush Pens with Pink Paislee Artisan Elements. For this first card, I colored directly onto the butterflies with Gelatos® and then blended with my fingertip. I lightly dabbed on top of the colored pieces with a... Continue reading

Mother’s Day is around the corner, and this year, we wanted to do a special take on it. There are times when we look back on our childhood, and treasure those special moments when our guardians taught us something new. For this year’s Mother’s Day, we wanted to help create... Continue reading

Hi everyone! It's Jill here with a project using Stamper's Big Brush Pens. Step One: Color directly onto a stamp with lot of solid area using Stamper's Big Brush Pens. Mix and match different colors to add depth to your project. Stamp onto white cardstock. Step Two: Color onto outline... Continue reading

Hi everyone! It's Jill here and I recently had a crafting party with my nieces. We used Gelatos and Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive along with a Spellbinders die to create these 3-dimensional flowers. Here's a look at our creations: The kids (and the adults, of course!) had a ball... Continue reading

Hi, Jill here, sharing a trio of cards created by simply stamping a large background stamp and coloring with PITT® Artist Pens and Stamper's Big Brush Pens. Next, die cut these backgrounds using Spellbinders Nestabilities and adhere to your card! All stamps by Penny Black. Jill Foster Preschool teacher by... Continue reading

Hi! It's Jill here sharing a card I created with simple stamping and coloring using our Art GRIP® Color Pencils. I love how smooth and effortless these pencils are when it comes to blending and shading. And of course, you can't beat the vibrant colors. Continue reading

Hi, it's Jill here with a card made bright and fun with the use of PITT Artist Pens. PITT Artist Pens are perfect for coloring in stamped images that are tiny and require lots of detail. No worries about going out of the lines as the fine tip of the... Continue reading

Hi! It's Jill Foster here with a special Technique Tuesday post. I'm thrilled to announce that I will be featuring the entire Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft line on the blog of my local scrapbook store, Mementos. So... we're not just talking about ONE technique for this Tuesday... we're talking about... Continue reading