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I have some exciting news! I got a little part time job that I wasn't even looking for! It sort of found me and I swear we are a match made in heaven. I am now the Social Media Connector for Canvas Corp Brands, LLC . No, that doesn't mean I get to play on Facebook all day long but it does mean that I get to do what I already do and use what I've already learned to help a company that I've fallen in love with. Everybody wins. Canvas Corp Brands (CCB) is the parent company of 7gypsies , Tattered Angels , and Canvas Corp (or Canvas Home Basics) . It is based in Springdale, Arkansas and owned by Randy and Christine Meier. Most of the products they carry are made at their facility in Springdale while a few things are sourced globally for more variety. CCB has a fantastic blog that provides a daily dose of inspiration, an online shop where you can pick up one of each of all their product lines, and an actual outlet store there in Springdale where you can find some incredib...

Get ready for the easiest awesomeness ever! Okay maybe that's overstating it a little bit but this video shows how you can get spectacular results with minimal effort and just a few inexpensive DecoArt products:   Here is the list of supplies used this video, all from DecoArt : DecoArt Media Gesso- Black DecoArt Media Gesso- White Crafter's Acrylic- Tutti Frutti   Crafter's Acrylic- Pure Pumpkin Americana Acrylics- True Red Americana Neon- Sizzling Pink Americana Neon- Thermal Green Americana Neon- Scorching Yellow  Andy Skinner Stencil- Hippy Chic Craft Twinkles Writers- Gold You will also need: Text weight paper, any size  Inexpensive 2" chip brush like these Sponge or other applicator for stenciling Optional: Americana Stencil- Scribble Talk about a lot of bang for your buck! What you do with your finished piece is up to you. I'm using mine as journal covers but you can collage with it, frame it as abstract art, use it in a scrapbook layout or on an art journa...

I was very fortunate to have been able to attend NAMTA 's Art Materials World here in Houston last week. It's a trade show similar to CHA but caters more to those in the fine art world. The show was held in conjunction with CAMEX , the Campus Market Expo for college stores. NAMTA occupied one exhibit hall in the George R. Brown Convention Center and CAMEX filled up the other four so there was lots to see. The amazing folks over at Canvas Corp Brands had a booth at NAMTA and so graciously allowed me to attend with them. I helped them to set up and tear down their booth as well as demoed some products and helped out where I could. I've pimped myself out for way less than that so I think everybody won! I thoroughly enjoyed spending some time with CCB's Randy and Christine Meier as well as all my other best friends who I just met. Erin Reed and Heather Kindt were on hand to help in the booth and I had a great time getting to know them. Ken Oliver Crafts shared booth s...

This videos shows a detailed flip-through of the Wanderlust Artist Book I made for Canvas Corp Brands . Following the video are lots of photos. Enjoy!

This is a simple technique for making paper look like polished stone or pieces of agate! These are the supplies I used in the following video: Glossy pages from a magazine or travel brochure (request free US travel brochures here ) Polycrylic Gloss Varnish diluted by half with water (available from Amazon ) Rubbing alcohol (or surgical spirits) diluted by half with water (available from Amazon ) Water soluble graphite pencil (available from Amazon ) Tattered Angels paint as follows (available at Canvas Corp Brands ) Plain Jane Baseboard Mist - Purple Pansies & Sunburst Plain Jane Simply Sheer Mist - Peony & Safety Orange Chalkboard Mist - Seven Seas & Ruby Slipper Glimmer Mist - Key Lime Pie Glimmer Glam - Tinsel & Cupcake Glimmer Glaze - Blue Cheese Decor & DIY Paint - Crystal    Check out these gorgeous results! **affiliate links provided where available

I recently made a fun junk journal out of junk mail that was destined for the trash. In this video you can see how I added some color to all those fun junky pages! Here are some of the products I used: White Gesso Golden Heavy Body Acrylic Paint in raw sienna applied with an old gift card Golden Heavy Body Acrylic Paint in primary magenta, diluted and brushed on as a wash Homemade spray ink in some kind of blue  Something sort of purple, may have been another homemade ink Oil or wax pastels or crayons (I'm not exactly sure) from a kids art kit Gamsol Odorless Mineral Spirits and an old rag

These gorgeous papers are the impressive result of not very much effort! All you need is some Citra Solv Cleaner/Degreaser and a National Geographic magazine. Check out these awesome results: