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Looking for QUALITY paper crafting products?  We will be carrying a small variety of products from:

• Lawn Fawn
• Honey Bee Stamps
• Echo Park Paper
• Tim Holtz/Ranger Ink
• Hero Arts
• and more...

Can you help us out?  Let us know what products you like?  Please comment with the brand name and type of product you like to use for crafting: for example, Spellbinders Wax Seals, Lawn Fawn Stamps and Coordinating Dies, etc.  

Mention this blogpost on Saturday, November 11, 2023 and receive a FREE gift, while supplies last.

-Happy Crafting and see you in the store!

Frightful Fun Layout Class

Do you have Halloween pictures ready to scrapbook?  We have the solution for you, our FRIGHTFUL Fun Layout featuring paper from Authentique Paper (from our vault)!   Join us for the layout class on November 12, 2023.  See all the details and register here. 

Can't make it?  You can pick it up, the kit includes a colored image and detailed instructions so you can assemble when you are ready. 😁

Close up of the bottom right page.

Kit Contents

Looking for card classes? Check out the website.  We will be adding classes for December and January over the next couple of weeks.  

Color glitter paper to match Tim Holtz Distress Inks

Experimenting and thinking out of the box is so much fun!  Something was "cooked" up this evening.  First things first, if you want to try this technique, I recommend doing in a well ventilated space, and only use Doodle Bug Designs Sugar Coating Glitter paper (Recollections glitter card stock is not recommended).

Supplies:

• Tim Holtz Distress Embossing Glaze
• Doodle Bug Designs Sugar Coating Glitter paper
• Tweezers
• Coffee filter, copier paper, or tray to collect embossing powder
• Heat tool
• Heat resistant working surface
• Dies cuts (optional)
• Versamark Watermark Ink Stamp Pad

Apply Versamark ink to the glittered side of the cardstock.  

Coat generously with dry embossing powder, put embossing powder back in the container and cover to avoid the powder blowing everywhere. 😁

Using tweezers, hold the card stock and apply heat with heat tool to melt the embossing powder.

Let cool and cut

Super duper easy.  

Let me know if you try this and what you think.  I am digging it.  Best of all, it coordinates with the Distress Inks.  Don't forget to sign up for our email newsletter by visiting www.craftsonthemove.com

Learning, evolving, and self kindness...

We are changing our platform a little today, but I think it is imperative that we remember to be kind to our creative self especially when are learning something new or hit a creative roadblock.  Learning how to paper craft comes with some challenges and can take some time to learn/master.  I was reminded of this recently when my mom shared some photos of cards I made for her over 10 years ago.  During that time, I was a novice card maker, and not all of my creations were, what I considered, spectacular.  Even now, I make cards, that I am just not feeling.  Can you relate?  

I realized not all of the cards have to be "the one", and that I might not appreciate some of my work, but others do, and I remind my inner critic to be kind.  

While the evolution of the paper crafting industry has made a profound and positive impact to my creations, so has practice.  I also think it is important to remember that most designers make mistakes and have oops moments, which are not typically captured in the videos and posts we ingest, but it happens to all of us.  It is all a learning experience.  Our work evolves with practice, and it is supposed to be enjoyable.  

The point is, keep creating and learning.  Don't let the inner critic steer you away from crafting.  Even it you aren't consistently producing the results you want, you are learning and progressing.  

Please comment and/or share one of your first projects, it is fun to travel down memory lane from time to time. 😀😀😀😀

Happy Crafting! 

Oops.... Plus a quick video tutorial

Oops, I completely forgot to make a post last night to be released first thing this morning.  Have no fear, I have a lovely minute and a half video tutorial showing you how to use watercolors and clear dry embossing powder.  There are a little more details provided here, or  you watch the video below.

Here are some images of the final card created with the technique.

The final product is a lot of fun, and I love the texture that is on the water color paper. 

What technique(s) would you like to see?  Are you going to try this?  If you do, please share.

-Happy Crafting!

Easy to create backgrounds

Looking to use up some of your extra strips of colored cardstock? I love the look of using strips of coordinating cardstock as a background. Check out the quick video tutorial on how to make your own back ground. You can also use the panel for die cuts. 😀

                                            

Get the look

Cut or gather strips of coordinating cardstock. Another option is to color your white cardstock strips with ink.

FYI: there are a couple of ways to adhere the strips, but I prefer to use the tape runner for adding the paper.

Supplies:

• Tape runner (the preferred method): run adhesive from your tape runner over the entire base of paper
• Liquid adhesive: dispenses liquid adhesive on the backside of each strip
• Double sided tape: adhere a sheet of double sided tape to the front of the entire sheet of cardstock.
• Copier paper
• Cut strips of paper
• Paper scrapper (optional)
• Die cut (optional)

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of copier paper or cardstock for your base panel
2. Cover the copier paper with adhesive, copier paper works best if you are going to die cut, if you are not going to die cut after you add the strips, I recommend using cardstock for a little better stability. 😁
3. Lay the strips down on the paper - covering at an angle works best, because it helps "hide" any mistakes if the paper is not cut straight
4. Trim the excess off, buy turning over to the back side and trimming along the straight edges of the base panel.
5. Die cut
6. Bam, it is done! So easy.

I have been using the packs of cardstock from Michaels. Here is the link for the fall colored paper pack.

We would love to see what you create with this fun and easy technique.  

-Happy Crafting

We have upgraded!!

Woohoo, we upgraded our blog to account for more interaction between you and me!!!  I am excited to make some improvements that will allow us to interact and communicate through a comments section.   Other upgrades include:

• List posts by relevant topics
• Shared downloads
• Easier to navigate
• Search option

I also have a great tutorial I want to share with you about designing making use of scraps and making your own background. Therefore, today there will be two blog posts. This first one sharing our new look, and a second one later this afternoon with a fun tutorial on how to make

Unfortunately, our older posts will only be available for a short period of time here, and you will need to set up as an account user for access to previous posts.  As a reminder we post twice a week, Tuesday's and Fridays.

I also ordered some new equipment to assist in making video tutorials to share with you. Do you love video tutorials?

In the meantime, leave a comment on tutorials you would like for us to share, and don't forget to check back this evening for the updated post on creating easy backgrounds.

-Happy Crafting