Handmade Halloween Card and Kaleidoscope

Handmade Halloween Card and Kaleidoscope

I have a lifelong love of Kaleidoscopes! Any shape, any size any kind. Do you remember the wonderful cardboard “kids” Kaleidoscopes manufactured by Stevens Mfg. of Missouri. They are still available on line for a lot more than the 59 cents they use to sell...
Create Your Own Background

Create Your Own Background

Hello everyone! Martha Lucia here with a great technique to share with you on how to create your own background using distress inks and stencils. Materials: Blackberry Bliss Cardstock Whisper White Cardstock Distress Ink Seedless Preserves, Spiced Marmalade and...
Shadow Box Memories

Shadow Box Memories

Remember making shoe box dioramas in school when you were a kid? I thought it would be fun to make a grown-up version with my stash and a shadow box. A shadow box is like a 3-dimensional scrapbook layout to commemorate your favorite vacation, party or picnic....

Sea Shell Journal with Coptic Stitch Binding

Hello and thanks so much for visiting because I am sharing a Sea Shell Journal with Coptic Stitch Binding video with you today on the Bella Blog. I have a basket full of junk  stuff that I know I will use to craft someday, but rarely actually use it.  But when I heard...
Hello Sailor Card

Hello Sailor Card

Hello dear friends! Martha Lucia here with my Hello Sailor card. I live in Florida and this summer has been very hot. This heat inspired me to create a card with a fresh colors, using the sea water and wood for inspiration. Materials: Cardstock: Marina Mist, Orange...
Marbleized Effect with Alcohol Inks

Marbleized Effect with Alcohol Inks

Today I am sharing with you how to get a marbleized effect with alcohol inks! It’s fun and easy to marbleize a smooth, non-porous surface with alcohol inks. For my #craftyourstash project today, I grabbed a white, coated paperboard box and some citrus shades of...