Crafty Secrets

A “Friendly” Blog Hop

Posted by on Apr 24, 2010 in Blog Hops, Crafty Secrets | 21 comments

Welcome to the Paper Garden Projects Friendly Garden Walk Take a stroll through the blogs of all the Paper Gardeners and enjoy some friendly inspiration.  We’re introducing some new gardening buddies so be sure to say “hi” to our new design team members. While you visit, subscribe to each Gardener’s blog and take note of each designer’s name and their Friendly Word in their blog post. Once you finish your garden tour, send an E-mail to...

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This is the day…

Posted by on Apr 14, 2010 in Crafty Secrets | 5 comments

I needed a Christian themed thank you card for my husband to give to his sponsor.  Here is what I came up with.    I used the sketch over at Card Positioning Systems – changing it just a wee bit to add the verse.  The stamp set is Crafty Secrets Home Sweet Home.  I really like the images in this set -  I’d love to vacation at this house in the woods.  I colored the image with copics and just double matted it. The verse is a stamp that I got at a convention ages ago and I...

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Welcome to the new Paper Gardeners

Posted by on Apr 7, 2010 in Crafty Secrets, Tutorials | 4 comments

We have a few more talented artists to help us tend our little Paper Garden.  I’m so excited to introduce our new Paper Gardeners!   (Sorry for the washed out photo – my usual picture spot is full of tomato seedlings!) First I want to say thank you to each and every artist who applied.  I know people say this all the time, but you can’t believe how incredibly difficult it is to narrow all those wonderful applications down to only 2.  It is just agonizing.  (If I were...

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Birthday Card for DH

Posted by on Mar 27, 2009 in Crafty Secrets | 9 comments

Believe it or not, DH’s B-day is in March too!  Today in fact – but not to worry, he never reads the blog.  Here is the card I made for him. I was going for a manly, cabin in the woods kind of look.  How did I do? I used the Crafty Secrets Home Sweet Home set (can’t help myself – I just love coloring those little scenes!).  Its stamped in Memento Tuxedo and colored with Copics.  The paper is old, old Basic Gray and the cardstock is Prism. Here are the marker colors...

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I Have Big News!

Posted by on Mar 20, 2009 in Crafty Secrets | 3 comments

I’m so excited to announce that Debbie has agreed to join the Paper Garden Projects Design team!   I just love Debbie’s irreverent style.  And the woman’s coloring is absolutely amazing.  What she can do with colored pencils just blows me away.  Any now she has picked up Copic Markers too – look out!  Take a look at her blog, you’re in for a treat.  You can see it here. Speaking of coloring with Copic Markers… I’m still playing with this Crafty...

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