CURIOUS CABINETS MINI-ALBUM A little while ago I came across a wonderful YouTube video showing how to make a "one-page wonder" mini-album from a single sheet of 12 x 12 inch card, which you score and cut, and then fold and glue. This results in a 3 x 3 inch mini-album with alternating…
STUDIO HOUSEKEEPING, CURIOUS CABINETS, DECORATIVE STRIPS AND KITTIES I've been pretty busy lately with a lot of cooking (why does everything run out at once in the freezer?) and various other domestic tasks, and by the time all that gets done, there's usually no energy left for studio time which is very annoying.…
EXPERIMENTING WITH MY NEW LASER PRINTER, FOILING, STENCILLING AND A NEW PUNCH TOOL Discovering new features on my laser printer I've been having some fun and games with my new laser printer. The first prints I made came out beautifully, but when I attempted to print on 160 gsm card, the toner was…
PHOTOSHOP AND FAUX CYANOTYPE, AND MORE ON MY CURIOUS CABINETS Photoshop Elements 2023 For more years than I can remember, I have been using Serif PhotoPlus as my photo editor. This software has been unavailable for several years, and I did venture into their replacement software for a while but never got on…
TISSUE BOX CARDS Over the past couple of days I have made two cards - a birthday card (due next month) and a Valentine card for my hubby (cutting it fine - got to be ready for tomorrow!). I thought I would make the two cards together as they would be using the…
NEW INSPIRATION IN DIGITAL DOWNLOADS, MY NEW PRINTER, AND STEAMPUNK ASLAN Graphics Fairy For several years I have availed myself of the many beautiful free images downloadable from the Graphics Fairy website, and was aware that there was a Premium Membership section for paid content but never took much notice of that. The…
A LITTLE BOOK OF ENCOURAGEMENT A very dear friend of mine is currently facing some distressing family news. I thought I would make her a little gift to encourage and bless her at this hard time. I made this over a week ago but couldn't upload this post until I had given it…
STEAMPUNK CLOCKS BOOKLET Another gorgeous little project from VectoriaDesigns. It's actually more of a mini-folio than a booklet. It is one of her free printable downloads, and I made it over the past couple of days. Steampunk Clocks Booklet Here is the video showing how this little project is made. This time I…
VINTAGE BUTTERFLY MINI-FOLIO, AND A LITTLE BONUS Another gorgeous free download from VectoriaDesigns! I made this lovely little project yesterday, with a few extras this afternoon. Vintage Butterfly Mini-Folio Here is the YouTube video with the tutorial on how to make this. As with the Forgotten Library Accordion Folder, I had to make…
"FORGOTTEN LIBRARY" ACCORDION FOLDER - AN EXCITING NEW PROJECT USING PRINTABLES I haven't ever done very much with downloadable printables in the past - just some small images for collage and things like that. It is only recently that I have ventured into downloading kits and collections. This is something different from my…
