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Poinsettia Tag - Technique Tuesday

November 27, 2018
By Tobi Crawford
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Hi, how have you been?

Long-time-no-see again! I have really slowed down on my crafting because, if I'm being honest with myself, I've really stepped up my teaching game at school and over the last couple of years I've become the Fine Arts department head, lead teacher of Student Council, and really just committed myself to being a better overall teacher to my kids....

I used to feel a lot of guilt about putting crafting deadlines and projects/classes ahead of my family and work, and it feels good not to have those commitments in my life any more.

I am still designing for Technique Tuesday, but not in a formal design-team sort of way, and I'm very thankful they let me play with their stamps and dies!

This project is a nod to my crafting roots (Copic markers) and new products/trends (Distress Oxide Inks). It's so interesting to watch trends come and go, and the new thing is inking backgrounds instead of patterned paper, I guess. (Not NEW, new, but you KWIM).

Stamp Set: Perfect Poinsettia by Technique Tuesday

I don't know how many cards or projects I'll get done for Christmas, but this was certainly a good step in the right crafting direction....

Another thing that's been happening in my life is: Keto. I actually did Keto 20 years ago when I called it "Atkins" (I never did the high protein thing... just little-to-no-carbs - so essentially Keto) and I lost over 100lbs. What's different now? More resources like Instagram and Pinterest, and also, I just genuinely wanted to lose weight again... it was time... i was feeling it...

I've been on Keto for three months and I'm doing pretty well! I don't weigh myself because my goal is not a number, it's a feeling, but I can tell you that all of my clothes are feeling pretty damn loose, and that's all the inspiration I need to keep on going... If you're on a similar journey you can join me on my Keto Instagram @tobidoesketo

Anyhoo.... That's all for now!

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Thanks, mate! MFT Stamps

January 29, 2018
By Tobi Crawford
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Hi there! I had a few minutes to throw together a card for a couple of coworkers who are leaving our school mid-year. They are a couple from Australia so I knew that the set would be perfect for them!

Yes, I know that the masking it’s not great, but like I said I only had about 30 minutes to color and put everything together so there was no time for perfection! And the reality is that non-card makers would never notice the mistakes so I decided to not stress about it... that was a first for me, ha ha.

I’ve been a little low and Moto lately so I turn to MFT‘s color challenge #86 for the color scheme

Thanks for stopping by!

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We’re Stinkin’ Cute Together - Technique Tuesday

January 14, 2018
By Tobi Crawford
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Something you should know about me: I HATE poo. 💩 A phobia of poo, if you will...

this stamp set, though, is kinda funny!

Reminiscent of the famous 💩 (poo emoji) this set is cute, and paired with some punny sentiments it’s a good fit for people with a dirty sense of humour!! I pulled out the ol’ Copics to color the images, and added some brown shading with chalk pencils.

Thanks for checking out my dirty little card!

Supplies:

Simply you 2.0

Love Stinks Stamp Set

Yummy Signs Crafting Dies

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Fiesta Llama: Technique Tuesday

July 29, 2017
By Tobi Crawford
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Hi there! Can you believe it's almost August?

Being a teacher, I have the summer off and that means I fly home to Canada and get some much-needed hang-time in with friends and family, but I also get in some craft time. I bring a very small stash with me so I can make a little project here and there.

It's good for my mental health!!

The background is SO simple, so quick, and so cool! (I think....) I just used the round ink applicator (Ranger) to smoosh some circles of Distress oxide ink into kraft cardstock, and done!

Find this set (Lorenzo the Llama) here at Technique Tuesday!

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Happy Owls - Technique Tuesday

June 19, 2017
By Tobi Crawford
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Whoooooo says owls have to be black and brown?

Not me!

No idea why, but I went with kind of an ombre wing on these beauties.

I made a few different designs with the same basic layout:

I don't normally make duplicates (boring), but when I do I like to at least change the papers and background colours a little.

You know what's cool? This set is only USD $2.99!

CLICK HERE to go to Happy Day Owl

Sentiment from Sassy Birthday Stamp Set

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Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop: Altenew

March 26, 2017
By Tobi Crawford
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This weekend was all about organization for me but I'm glad that I got a chance to play along with the Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. I got three new sets of Tim Holtz distress crayons today (sets 7/8/9) so I thought I would use those as a feature in today's card.

On the left you can see that I just scribbled a bunch of the distress crayons on to the already embossed piece of watercolour card stock. To activate the crayons I used a few spritzes of water and a baby wipe to move the colours around and blend them.

Thank you for stopping by and have fun on the blog hop!!!

Supplies:

Stamp set: Altenew Coffee Love Stamp Set

Tim Holtz distress crayons

MFT Decorative edge die

The Twinery Twine

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25 Days of Christmas Tags - Technique Tuesday

November 11, 2016
By Tobi Crawford
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I have the pleasure of participating in another great 25 Days of Christmas Tags along with Technique Tuesday and lots of other great companies!

I tried to stretch my creative muscles and come up with a rustic and pretty tag for this year's celebration and I think I hit both points...

To colour the penguin I just used chalk pencils - he stayed old and worn-looking on purpose!

The other supplies are from MME "Sugar Plum" line.

I actually created two tags with this design!!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies:

Technique Tuesday: Penguin Pals (13 left!!!)

Twine: The Twinery

Wooden Snowflakes: Docrafts

Papers and Embellishment: MME Sugar Plum

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Using My Stash - a Moving Thank You

November 06, 2016
By Tobi Crawford
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I have so many great stamps in my stash from companies still alive and well, as well as some who had to close their doors. As a crafter we always want to use the newest and shiniest things and tend to forget our old goodies. I just moved and it was a chance for me to re-evaluate my stash, especially considering I moved it all the way from Canada to China, haha... I made a conscious decision to push the old ones to the front and to use them right away. So.....

Here are my cards:

The image is from There She Goes - one of my first design teams and a company where I made a lot of great friends and was able to play with some amazing stamps!

So now that we're all moved in I have just a few last-minute touches to do around the place, and then I'll share some photos of my new craft space! It's small, but I'm happy!

Thanks for stopping by!

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YumYumYum - Technique Tuesday Handmade Card

September 01, 2016
By Tobi Crawford
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There's a new stamp set in town as part of Technique Tuesday's September release!

The background on this card turned out so pretty! I used pigment inks (Memento) and the Ranger blending tool to get the colours super soft. I'm so glad to be back home with my stuff and that includes my die cuts, inks, and of course my Copic Markers. This stamp is such a fun one to colour!!

I took inspiration from the paper collection I got the stickers from and had a lot of fun getting back into the swing of things colouring-wise.

Supplies:
Stamp set: Technique Tuesday Mouse Chef

Sticker: Photoplay Fresh Picked (a new company for me and I love it!!)

Die Cut: Lawn Fawn Hillside Borders

Memento Inks: Dandelion, Morocco, Love Letter

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It's Your Special Day - The Twinery Handmade Card

August 31, 2016
By Tobi Crawford
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Hi there!!
I'm back in China and getting settled into the new school year.
I'm here today with a project for The Twinery and it's all about DOGS!!
I have two that are currently living with me and they are the light of my life - especially when I get home from work!! Needless to say I've got quite the little collection of dog-themed stamps going and this card uses one of my fav's:

I kept this card really neutral with a POP of colour to keep it on the masculine side. One thing I love about incorporating twine into my cards is it can help to tie-in those random colours in the project:

I only used red on the mallets and the dot on his t-shirt, but by using Maraschino twine it TIED it all together... (See what I did there... a little twinery pun for ya!!)

Thanks for popping in!!

Other Supplies: Stamps: Mama Elephant Sentiment: SRM Stickers Patterned Papers: Echo Park & Simple Stories

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Mama Elephant: Hope Your Day Rocks!

August 23, 2016
By Tobi Crawford
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Hi there!

Today I'm playing along with the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Make For The Border!

I've used a set from Mama Elephant called Rock And Paws.

I used a really neutral colour palette because this card was for a guy (my Dad!) and I wanted to keep it nice and simple.

The "border" for the Border Challenge was cut with a Cricut.

The little dog was coloured with Copic Markers and to finish it all off I stamped a sentiment from the Technique Tuesday stamp set: Turn Up The Volume!

Thanks for stopping by!

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Celebrate: June SFYTT

June 30, 2016
By Tobi Crawford
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I finally got my hands on some Reverse Confetti stamps so I inked them up just in time for the current Sketch For You To Try:

I've been playing with my new set of Zig Clean Color Brush pens and this image was a great way to test out some colour combos. It's interesting what happens when you add water to them... Sometimes the colours do things you wouldn't expect- but that's the fun part about learning.

White embossing was definitely the right way to go with this card and I really love how soft and pretty it ended up looking.

Supplies:

Stamp sets: Reverse Confetti "Rose Garden" and "Bitty Banners"

Simple Stories burlap banners

Bazzill card stock

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Warm and Fuzzy

June 22, 2016
By Tobi Crawford
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Who doesn't love roasting marshmallows over a campfire?!

The sights, the sounds, the smells - it's all an intoxicating reminder of how great summer is.

Cute, right?? I finally got my hands on some Clean Color Real Brush pens by Zig and have been having some "fun" getting to know them. Like all new mediums they're going to take some getting used to, but I love how vibrant the colours stay even when blended out... I'm gonna like them, me thinks!

Supplies:

Stamp set: MFT Warm & Fuzzy Friends

Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens

The Twinery Twine: Midnight Blue

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Adventure Galaxy Card

June 22, 2016
By Tobi Crawford
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My poor Copics... I am obsessed with watercolours and my other colouring mediums are gathering dust, SO, today I decided to combine mediums: watercolour background, and Copic-coloured images.

The night sky on this card was created with various shades and values of blue with dark blue being the final layer. I've done similar backgrounds before with black, but I wanted this one to be not-quite-night.

For some extra bling I added some sparkle with a Wink Of Stella brush pen.

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Gone Camping by Technique Tuesday

Watercolour paper - Prima

Bazzill Cardshoppe Cardstock

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Yappy Birthday

May 25, 2016
By Tobi Crawford
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I have a quick card to share today using Critters At The Dog Park by Lawn Fawn:

So funny... I set up this shot, took it, thought "OK!" and didn't even look at the crazy twine, hahaha.. I must have been in a hurry that day, right? Anyway...

I hope you're having a great week!! Thanks for stopping by!

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You're The Pot Of Gold...

May 21, 2016
By Tobi Crawford
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Hi there! I took a much-needed day off yesterday to de-stress and took a little time to play with some new goodies and the current MFT sketch challenge as well as the current MFT Colour Challenge.

The background was created by sponging inks through the Chunky Herringbone Stencil.

I coloured the unicorn/Pegasus with Copic markers and added shadows with chalk pencils.

Thanks for stopping by today!!

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You Are My Sunshine

May 19, 2016
By Tobi Crawford
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Planner stamps...

Got a lot of them???

Don't use some of them?

Stick 'em on a card!!

I made a custom background by combining different stamps from different sets with the same general theme. I stamped them all with Memento ink and coloured them with Copic markers (which was both therapeutic and fun) and stamped the sentiment in vellum so the little stamps would still shine through!

Stamps: (All Technique Tuesday)

Planner - Outdoors

Planner - Beach

Sentiment: Retired...

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I'm Singing Your Praises

May 07, 2016
By Tobi Crawford
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I've just had a very luxurious week off and I've got some much-needed rest and relaxation, and a SWEET NEW TATTOO!!

I sat for 6 hours, the last 2 were quite painful, but it was all worth it to get one of my favourite and most influential singers immortalized on my arm forever!! (Ella Fitzgerald) I was also super excited to get a tattoo while I lived here in China. Something to remember forever...

So while I nursed my throbbing and swollen arm I also got some time to get some just-for-me crafting done!! I've purchased a few new stamps and dies, but also some foil products so I did some experimenting!

I cut out the "Thanks" die with normal cardstock and then covered it in adhesive using the Deco Foil Adhesive Pen. Then, (following the directions on the back) I ran the die, covered with foil, through my die cut machine. To my amazement, it worked!! hahaha...

Using this week's MFT sketch I incorporated the die into the design along with the stamps from Birds of Paradise. I coloured the bird with copics and added some shading with my General's Pastel Chalk pencil and blending stump.

Thanks for stopping by!!

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Fantastic Fuchsia

May 01, 2016
By Tobi Crawford
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I've got a really pretty card to share today!

It's with the April Greenhouse Society stamp from Technique Tuesday.

What I love most is how the stamp and the background paper go together so nicely. I had a bunch of watercolor leftovers just sitting around and the colouring matched one of the pieces perfectly!

Thanks for stopping by!

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Technique Tuesday: March Release

March 01, 2016
By Tobi Crawford
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It's March!! Yikes!

Technique Tuesday has some great new stamps for all kinds of "-makers" out there, including... Card-makers!!

This card features the super-cute Chicks Rule stamp set and just for fun, the Postage Card die cut.

These birdies were stamped onto white cardstock then I built a scene around them. I wanted them to pop out a little more, so I stamped and coloured them again on a separate piece of paper and cut them out. Pretty simple technique, but it makes for a fun result.

Thanks for stopping by today!

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Poinsettia Tag - Technique Tuesday

Thanks, mate! MFT Stamps

We’re Stinkin’ Cute Together - Technique Tuesday

Fiesta Llama: Technique Tuesday

Happy Owls - Technique Tuesday

Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop: Altenew

25 Days of Christmas Tags - Technique Tuesday

Using My Stash - a Moving Thank You

YumYumYum - Technique Tuesday Handmade Card

It's Your Special Day - The Twinery Handmade Card

Other Supplies: Stamps: Mama Elephant Sentiment: SRM Stickers Patterned Papers: Echo Park & Simple Stories

Mama Elephant: Hope Your Day Rocks!

Celebrate: June SFYTT

Warm and Fuzzy

Adventure Galaxy Card

Yappy Birthday

You're The Pot Of Gold...

You Are My Sunshine

I'm Singing Your Praises

Fantastic Fuchsia

Technique Tuesday: March Release

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