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Craft Your Joy Video: Watercolor Effects with Background Stamps
In today’s technique tutorial, I’m sharing a few ways you can use background stamps to create patterned paper and achieve gorgeous watercolor effects. Diggin’ the new background stamps from Gina K Designs.

Craft Your Joy Video: Patterned Paper Wreath Builder Style
In today’s card tutorial, I’m using the Gina K Designs wreath builder along with my Hello Beautiful stamp set to create symmetrical patterned paper backgrounds for a card base.

Paint Whimsical Flowers in Watercolor + Ink with Me
Hi Friends! I’m super excited to share that I launched my very first painting class on Skillshare. If you are interested in taking an online course with me, this may be for YOU!

Craft Your Joy Video: You Make Me Smile Card Tutorial
In this video I’m sharing a fun masking card AND I’m also sharing a very personal story about something that happened in my life that influences how I create and what shows up in my work.

Craft Your Joy Video: Watercolor Flowers 3 Ways
In this video, I’m getting a bit nerdy about watercolor mediums for cardmaking and I’m sharing three of my favorites. I know I say they are all my faves, but these three are super fun for cardmaking.

Craft Your Joy Technique Tutorial: Creating Patterned Paper with Stamps and Ink
How about a technique tutorial ON THE FLY. Today’s quick tip is all about creating patterned paper using stamps and super bright inks.

Craft Your Joy Video: Friendship, Flowers + Love
This card tutorial is big on color layers. Using a technique I’m calling watercolor ghosting, I was able to achieve a reaction on the paper with dye inks and oxide inks. This “reaction” helped create multi-color layers on one piece of watercolor paper.

Craft Your Joy Technique Tutorial: Watercolor Stamping Wet Wash Effects
How about a technique tutorial ON THE FLY. Today’s quick tip is all about wet washy stamp effects to create patterned paper.

Craft Your Joy Video: Friendship, Flowers + Love
Today’s card tutorial has a little bit of masking, free-range stamping and watercoloring. I’m also sharing a fun technique to help make watercolor’s more opaque. It’s a fun one and super easy to make.

Craft Your Joy Technique Tutorial: Creating Watercolor Patterned Paper
How about a technique tutorial ON THE FLY. Today’s quick tip is all about creating patterned paper with water-based markers.

Gina K. Designs 2018 New Colors Release
Welcome to the NEW 2018 Color Release with Gina K Designs. Holy smokes I’m super excited. Super excited! I know I say that a lot, but seriously… I AM! The colors are bold, bright and exploding with happy. Lot’s of inspiration to share and a video too.

Craft Your Joy Video: A Mother’s Love
In this card tutorial video, I’m sharing how to create this single-layer card that’s big on COLOR dimension and whimsy. It’s the perfect card for Mother’s Day or anytime.