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Birdhouse - more color

Not quite finished yet, but getting there.  The last post for this birdhouse featured adding the color to the roof.  For this post, I added a bright cheery yellow Ohuhu marker to the house in hopes of bringing some cheer to what is normally a pretty dreary January around here.  More details and the final project coming soon.  

Once again, I used the eBrush and the hacked adapter.  If you're a copic marker user, make sure that you have a second adapter on hand. 

Need to hack an adapter?  This youtube video that Mitsyana (UpOnTippyToes.com) created is a super reference video.  You'll find more helpful hints on the eBrush page on Facebook.  Link below.    

Craftwell, is offering a special deal this first week of January!   If you've been wanting an eBrush, now's the time to get it! 

Head over to the Facebook eBrush, AirBrush Fun page for all the details.  The special is only good until January 9, 2021!  This is a fabulous deal, so don't miss out.  Order yours today!  

And while you're waiting for your eBrush to arrive, hope you have some creative time set aside for some play time.  I'm looking forward to sharing more eBrush fun with you in the weeks ahead as well as other fun ideas that have been filling my mind in recent weeks.  

rolling into 2021 -- lots of changes ahead

While the pandemic (COVID) continues to create new "normals" on a daily basis, there are more new beginnings for us as well this year.

My plans to retire late 2021 were sped up a bit in late December of 2020 and I was launched into the realm of being free to rethink the timeline.  There's a part of me that is ecstatic about new opportunities and more time to craft and create during the hours I used to spend working. 

New opportunities await  -- ideas and projects that were pushed to the back burner are now moving to the front and may finally see the light of day much sooner than previously thought.

Looking forward to new beginnings starting now.  

Let's begin with a stack of Thank You cards. 

CAS panel - 3.5 x 3.5 print 2 cut on Kraft 
card base - 4 x 8 colored base, scored at 4 along the 8 inch side.  
Adhere panel to card base front*.  
** I chose to insert one of the thank you cards in a frame as a gift for a special friend.  The "box" also contains a small gift.  

All Occasion cards



Panel - 3.75 x 5.00 speech bubble cut out with word (designed in eCal3 and cut on eclips2
card base - 4.25 x 11.00, scored at 5.50 along the 11 inch side.
Attach panel to card base.  
Glue another copy of the word on the card panel

And lastly, Photo print Cards



Panel - print 2 cut image panel (4.00 x 5.25), designed in eCal 3 and cut on eclips2 (photo credit to Debi Tullier)
Vinyl - cut and apply focus word (631 vinyl)
Card base - 4.25 x 11.00, scored at 5.50 along the 11 inch side.
Attach card panel to card base. 

*Scor-tape and Lineco glue used for these projects.  

Hoping your outlook for creating time is looking great this year!  Let's get ready for some major creative play!   

 

Birdhouse project - adding color

It's been a couple of weeks and a trigger thumb flare... so working on this project has been a bit of a hit and miss as far as crafting is concerned.

The new markers posed a bit of a problem in that they didn't fit into any of the adapters made for the eBrush, however I was able to hack one of the Copic adapters to work.  You can learn how to hack the adapter in this youtube video  The barrels of the markers are the same shape as the copic markers but differ just enough not to fit into the adapter.  

The  markers are from Ohuhu. They're a good price for the larger bundles and are juicy from the get go.  The only drawback to using them is you would need to buy bundles in order to replace individual markers once the color was used up in an individual marker.  They aren't refillable and the nibs cannot be adjusted like some other brands.   

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The color I got while spraying was perfect with a limited amount of fiddling to find the sweet spot for each of the pens I used.  
This is a sneak peek of the roof after using the eBrush and a warm gray to color. 

More to come as I continue to work between the flares....  In the meantime, I hope you're carving out some creative time and nurturing that part of your being this season.  

2020 - 12 Tags of Christmas Tag 12

The tree is a sweet reminder that Joy can fill our hearts this holiday season.  eCal's triangle, vertical and horizontal rectangles and a star from the basic shapes library make up the base of this tag.  Print 2 Cut option for the "faux stitching" and Joy.  This was inspired by a clay ornament I saw on Pinterest.  A little bit of gingham ribbon for the hanger completed the tag.  

This is the final tag for the challenge this year.  It's been a delight to play and create this year's tags.  

I appreciate your stops throughout the last 12 days -- I hope you'll continue to drop by occasionally. I'm looking forward to new endeavors, play and creativity in 2021 and hope you are too.  

Happy Holidays and best wishes for a wonderful New Year!  

2020 - 12 Tags of Christmas Tag 11

This challenge is drawing to a close and you really don't want to miss any of the other contributions.  So hop on other to our Facebook page and take a peek at all the phenomenal designs that have been shared.  There are a LOT! 

I"ve kept this year's tags on the simple side for sure.  Maybe next year there will be a little more time to spend creating.  I've got a few ideas sketched in the "idea" book that I hope to have a chance to bring to life in the coming year.  

Here's Tag 11 -- The design is a copycat shape of a previous tag (.  The stamp is from Crafter's Companion and is colored with Ohuhu markers and set on a wobble.  I really like the little bit of action on this tag.   The sentiment is Print 2 cut.  Text on arch  inside and outside.  Font is from CreativeFabrica.  You could use print 2 cut, draw or the foil quill for the lines.  I decided to hand draw them with an ultra fine sharpie pen.  

thanks again for stopping by.  Hoping your holidays are filled with joy, wonder and creative time!