Update
Hi,
It’s been a while since I’ve posted… my apologies! It’s tough to be active – but I’m trying…
So what’s new? (drum roll please)…..
Creativation 2017
So I just got back Monday night from Creativation 2017 in Phoenix. Big news is that CHA (Craft and Hobby Association) has rebranded themselves as Association For Creative Industries (AFCI). This was the first year the show was in Phoenix, and they did a great job!I haven’t been on facebook as much since the political posts are ruining it for me… so I mainly posted my photos on instagram… if you’re not following me yet, you can find me here or on twitter as @CraftyCardGllrySo what were my favorite things???? Here are my top 10 in no particular order…. (and the pictures are below because I’m trying out a new blogging tool and I can’t figure out how to move them around where I want them!!!!)
1) I totally want to get the Anna Griffith Couture Creation Go Press Foil so I can use my die cutting machine with foil!
2) Loved way too many of the new Lawn Fawn sets… I’m convinced they can make anything cute!
3) I finally learned the proper way to use the Art Impressions water color stamps that I love – the key is stamping everything 5 times!
4)Thought the cactus dies from sizzix (and the cool cut out embossing folders) were cool!
5)Enjoyed watching the Bob Ross painting -who knew you could watch it on twitch and that they had a creative video channel?
6) Craft fan girl moment – we got to meet Lori Whitlock. It’s always neat & exciting to meet the people whose designs you love! We also saw (but didn’t talk to) Tim Holtz, Vanna White, and Becky Higgins, Gina K….
7) Thoroughly enjoyed making a painting (my own mini Jackson Pollock style) in the Splatter Room (and wearing the cool bunny suit!)
8) Getting made into a color by number picture – photomatic by gifted custom art
9)Going to the Prime Blogger Event and meeting representatives from a lot of creative companies and getting ideas on what to do with my blog
10)Learning more about the size of the craft industry & learning that most of us participate in more than one craft (which I think is because we end up buying all the stuff & it works for other crafts)…
But my favorite part of creativation is checking out all the cool new stuff! I love shiny and new… the only upside is you can’t buy there…because I could probably spend all of my money!!!And the trends we noticed this year?
– planner stuff – stickers/stamps/binders/etc
-painting – both on canvas, cardstock, and actual objects
-succulents – there were cactus dies, stamps, themed paper, etc
-positive sentiments – there were a lot of positive, optimistic, inspirational sentiments everywhereHope you enjoyed my recap! If you have any comments – or want more pictures, please comment!
I’ll be sure to post more later!
CHA day 1
Hi! It’s Jennifer here and I want to share some pictures and news from our first day at CHA.
If you love lawn fawn http://www.lawnfawn.com
or taylored expressions https://www.tayloredexpressions.com
be sure to message me as we may be able to get a discount on an order!
We got to see some of design team member Tonya’s projects out on display (very cool!)
We saw Tim Holtz do some demos of the new YUPO paper and got to feel the new distress crayons
Got to see the Mint machine in action (I may have to get one)
I got to go to a blogger event – will share details later 🙂
Off to a class!
Be sure to follow on Instagram or Twitter posting a ton of pictures
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On Instagram @craftycardgallery
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Fall Blog Hop
Welcome to the Crafty Card Gallery Fall themed blog hop!
We have 9 very talented card makers who have each designed a fall themed card.
If you’ve never done a hop before, it’s a group of bloggers that have joined together. You hop from blog to blog using the links in each post.
Be sure to visit each of the blogs and comment on the posts. Some of the bloggers are giving away prizes – so you want to be sure to comment so you can be eligible to win.
Be sure to read the full post because I’ll be doing a giveaway!
You’re at the first stop!
I’ve been sort of slacking in the blogging department (don’t know if any of you can relate to that)… and I wanted to have a blog hop to celebrate the fact that Crafty Card Gallery App has been in the apple store for 5 years! I can’t believe it’s been that long – and it’s been a great time! I’ve met a ton of cool people and had a lot of great opportunities from the App. If you don’t know about the app – it’s an iPhone app that has cards so you can look for ideas. You can find designers and read their blogs…
You can find Crafty Card Gallery in the App Store! here.
I also wanted to celebrate the app being featured in Craft Industry Today. Sort of cool to have your app in the magazine for the Craft & Hobby Association! I’ve been a member of CHA for a few years now and it’s been a great opportunity!
So I know you’re here for the card….
I recently went to scrapbook expo and took a watercolor class and bought these Zig Kuretake Clean Color Pens (note – much better price on Amazon than at scrapbook expo)… and I also bought a ton of other fun stuff – including some super cute stamps from Stamps by Judith & Heather. This was my first time seeing their stamps and I loved a ton of them (so of course I bought them)!
So here’s my first attempt at using the watercolor pens & the new stamps:
Twine on the leaf that was a Lawn Fawn Die Cut – and the letters are Lawn Fawn as well….
Wink of stella on the leaves
And the leaf in the corner is on an Action Wobble…. Those are always fun!
So please be sure to follow Crafty Card Gallery on Facebook and if you haven’t seen the app, please check it out!
I will be selecting 2 winners at random on Monday night from the comments on my blog.
Prize #1 – Free copy of Crafty Card Gallery App
Prize #2 – envelope with some mini stamps
Thanks for joining us in the hop!
Your next stop in the hop is: Kerin Sylvester www.onecraftycorner.com
Here’s the full list in case you get lost:
Jennifer Restivo http://craftycardgallery.blogspot.com/
Kerin Sylvester www.onecraftycorner.com
Tonya Tratham http://creativeaddictiontopaper.blogspot.com/
Shawnee Penkacik http://www.sunshinythought.com
Francine Clouden Http://www.callaloosoup.com/crafts
Thia Gielow http://bluemooncreation.blogspot.com
Carla Blake Craftingonhat.blogspot.com
Beth McGee http://thecraftyscrapyard.blogspot.com/
Christina Sedor http://christinasrainbow.wordpress.com
Create A Pumpkin Card Without Pumpkin Stamps
Hi Crafty Card Gallery Friends! Thia here from Blue Moon Creation Crafting Station with my first WATERFALL card featuring pumpkins! Funny thing is, the stamps I used to create these pumpkins came from 4 different stamp sets!
When I heard we were to create something with pumpkins, I wanted to be creative with mine but didn’t know how. Then as I was looking through other pumpkin cards, I thought of what I wanted to do! (I was seriously at a no mojo moment too, when this idea hit me!) I had the perfect stamps to create unique jack-O-lanterns at my fingertips!
Using an oval stamp set, I stamped my ovals onto punched ovals. Then stamped a cute Peachy Keen Pumpkin Face. The stem is the trunk of a Christmas tree, and the leaves are holly leaves. Creative, don’t you agree?
2014 CHA MEGA SHOW Highlights
Hello and Happy 2014! It’s Jennifer’s friend Rhonda (aka Daria for those of you on Facebook), one of the many designers in her Crafty Card Gallery App and her co-conspirator on the Creations by Crafty Card Gallery magazine. Many, Many Thanks to Jennifer for making possible another fun and amazing trip to the CHA 2014 MEGA Show! Along with being a great friend and person, she is definitely a positive influence on improving my crafting skills and introducing me to new interests.If you haven’t already tried it, Zentangle® is a surprisingly easy and very cool method of using repetitive patterns to create art. Please visitwww.zentangle.com to learn more. Founders Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas are very inspiring! Here’s the tile I made during their workshop:
3D printers, conductive paints and fibers, and laser cutters are a few of theexciting technologies finding their way into the everyday crafter’s world. Maker Spaces are helping to make this happen and the possibilities really are endless. Tony and Matt from Maker House are awesome. Check out their website and YouTube channel: http://makerhouse.org;http://www.youtube.com/user/artfirevideos/videos. I still have to find a shepherd’s hook that I like to hang it on, but I already put together my own DIY solar light hummingbird feeder after watching one of their videos. It was wonderful to see so many newer companies. Here are some of my favorites:As you can tell, my Copic coloring skills on their make-and-take tag are not the best, but Some Odd Girl Stamps (http://www.someoddgirl.com;http://www.youtube.com/user/SomeOddGirls) designs and people are very cool.
Freckled Fawn (http://freckledfawn.com) also has delightful people andsome super cute embellishments, including these Wood Chips:
This is a lovely sample that Taylored Expressions (http://tayloredexpressions.com;http://www.youtube.com/tayloredexpressions) gave us. I am excited that one of their design team members said she teaches at a stamp storerelatively nearby. Please check out her blog: www.ablogcalledwanda.com.
Since I could not find a direct website, I am hoping that our stamp store will carry Little B products. They have a Perfect Positioner and Designer Dies that are ingenious; Noell Hyman of Paperclipping.com has a great overview video on YouTube: http://youtu.be/TuT1v8Dy_6M. Little Bembellishments also have amazing detail; hopefully you can see the leather like quality of the baseball:
You can never go wrong with Lawn Fawn (http://www.lawnfawn.com)! I love their stamps with coordinating dies. And I really like their new paperdesigns and lawn trimmings colors. If you ever need inspiration, their YouTube videos are really well done: http://www.youtube.com/lawnfawn. Here are a couple of the cards that their awesome team showed us how to make:
And then there are the companies that continue to surprise. We all know the paper stacks from Die Cuts With A View(http://www.diecutswithaview.com), but did you know they also have Blue Moon Beads and are introducing chalk pens? So much fun:
I was drawn to the new midi StazOn colors in their beautiful packaging (http://www.tsukineko.com;http://www.youtube.com/user/ImagineCraftsvideos):
My favorite class was the one with Karen Burniston featuring her new dies, which can be seen on her YouTube channel: http://youtu.be/-EovQwpI_BI . She has teamed up with Elizabeth Craft Designs (http://www.ecraftdesigns.com;http://www.youtube.com/user/ecraftdesigns). They are known for their wonderful Peel-Off stickers, but are now also bringing us these innovative dies.
Finally, can you believe this was put together in literally 6 minutes at theFiskars booth?
Granted, most of the pieces were ready to assemble. All we had to do was punch the Daisy Mae Intricate flowers, decorate the hexagon foil embellishment (cut and embossed with the Fuse Creativity System) with alcohol ink, spray the paper pieces with an iridescent spray mist, and assemble. Some other CHA exclusive projects can be found on Fiskars website: http://www2.fiskars.com/Inspiration-Projects/CHA-Exclusive-Projects.Thanks again to Jennifer for this amazing opportunity and Thank You for reading this post! I hope you enjoyed seeing the 2014 MEGA show with me. Yes, I do believe art (and crafts!) really is (are) for everybody.
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