Uniquely Yours Craft Journal

Beach crafts

Dear Fellow crafters, Ok, I admit it – I am not a summer person. But I love coastal crafts so this article was so up my alley! Creatively yours, ~Sallie https://craftsbyamanda.com/beach-craft-ideas/  

Ombr`e coloring

Dear Fellow Crafters, Ombre is a fun color technique that started with home decor and clothing and made its way to paper-crafting. Usually it’s the other way around! Think of creating a sunset and you’re on your way to crafting with this color technique. One of the easiest way to use ombre coloring is to […]

Large backgrounds

Dear Fellow Crafters, Lately, rubber stamp and die-cutting companies have introduced card-sized images to create entire card fronts. This trend in the rubber stamp field is nothing new, but die cut enthusiasts are somewhat dismayed especially if the design is an abstract. Large background stamps and embossed images can turn plain cardstock into interesting patterns, […]

Sketches

Dear Fellow Crafters, Card sketches are blueprints for greeting card designs. That being said, paper crafters always ask the inevitable questions: ” How do I use them?” and “What’s the point?” Here are some of my thoughts: The background of the card sketch is usually the largest part of the design that is laid down first. Sometimes […]

Kite cards

Dear Fellow Crafters, To me, this Kenny Chesney song “Summertime”, always reminds me of lazy days and kites. Enjoy!   When I think of the summer season, I think of lemonade, the beach, vacation days and flying kites. Back in the day before the internet, SmartPhones, video games you made up your own games outdoors […]