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An engineer's creative corner studio.

Cards

Craft Hauls and the joy they bring.

Cards, Crafts, Reviews, Paper crafting, Shopping, Craft HaulGabriela SimsComment

So I spied an Office Max going out of business and I had to stop in just to see if there was anything worth picking up...and I found some awesome stuff.  If you've got the time, check out this craft haul video!

I also want to take the time to mention that this store is merging with another nearby store and people are expected to keep their jobs! :) Next post will feature some cards I made with my digistamps and then a look at the October Paper Pumpkin Box. Happy crafting!

Treat yo' self!

Stamps, Reviews, Digis, Drawing, Graphic, Cards, Diy, Paper crafting, CraftsGabriela SimsComment

So I have been playing with the idea of making a card for one of my favorite phrases and here it is... 

 

Sonia being fabulous. 

Sonia being fabulous. 

This is a birthday card for one of my girlfriends! I drew Sonia a while back and just cut her out with Print & Cut on my Explore so I could attach her to this card. I used glitter vellum in a Cuttlebug embossing folder, some pink glitter card stock, and a Recollections edge punch.  The card size is 5" X 7". 

I also received my Dazzles in the mail today from Hot off the Press and used them to make this...

Done using double sided adhesive, micro fine glitter, and Copics. 

Done using double sided adhesive, micro fine glitter, and Copics. 

So that's it for today's projects, happy crafting! 

Wacom pads are amazing!

Paper crafting, Reviews, Digis, Cards, Tutorial, Drawing, Graphic, Graphic design, CraftsGabriela SimsComment

So I LOVE trying new products and techniques, but I just fell in love with the Intuos tablet. It makes it easy to clean and perfect your drawings. I have the Sketchbook Pro option and I can honestly say it's totally worth it. The tablet and software allowed me to turn this... 

 

Finished sketch

Finished sketch

Screenshot  

Screenshot  

 

Into this  

 

Digi!! 

Digi!! 

It took some time, but I am SUPER pleased with the result. It opens up a whole new way to make cards and scrap pages! Happy Crafting! 

Making Digistamps

Diy, Cards, Paper crafting, Drawing, Stamps, DigisGabriela SimsComment

So I had the idea to start turning my drawings into digital stamps so here is my first sketch. This little geisha will be the first in a series!  

Pencil outline first. 

Pencil outline first. 

Marker

Marker

Now she's all done. 

Now she's all done. 

I will start posting these in my etsy shop for people to download and color! Happy Crafting!  

All colored in with Copics

All colored in with Copics

All colored in with Tombows  

All colored in with Tombows  

I really liked both, but the Tombows started to bleed at the end 😭. I still love them for watercolor paper though.