New Tim Holtz Stamps & Stencils

More creative goodies from Tim Holtz released at Creativation 2017. We love his new stamps and stencils and can't wait for them to join our existing "Wall of Tim" products:

Art journal class

Yesterday's class was full of colour and drippy paint with loads of fun. 
Here is a brief video of one of the pages created:

You can view more of the process and pages on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/CatchyCrafts

'Tis the Season to be Jolly

It's not too late to get started on your Christmas cards and this video shows some great techniques to get you motivated:

The Tim Holtz stamps, dies & stencils are available in store and on-line 
Stamps here
Dies here
stencils here

Layer upon layer

This was a fascinating video to watch and would be great in an art journal:

Art Journal
Dylusions Paints
Gelatos
Donna Downey Stencils
Archival Ink
Blending Tool
Brushes
Tim Holtz Handwritten stamps

A better way to use masks

Masks have been around for years, but I actually had an ah ha moment when I watched this video by Balzer Designs. Absolutely brilliant and will now be doing this to all my masks...and the new ones I plan on purchasing (you can see our latest shipment here )

Adding Texture

If you love playing with mixed media, then you know all about texture and how much oomph it adds to your projects. There are many ways to add texture, but one of the easiest (and coolest) ways is with the Finnabair Art Stones and Texture Powder.

This video shows you just how easy they are to use:

You can find the products on our website and in store:

Mini Art Stones

Art Stones

Texture Powder

Double Ended Brush Set

Heavy White Gesso

Prima Stencils

Donna Downey Stencils

Donna Downey keeps coming up with the most amazing stencils to add fun and personality to your mixed media projects. We have lots of these amazing stencils available in store and online here

And here is a video showing a creative way to use them:

Art Journaling

One of our most popular classes is Art Journaling with Terri. She comes up with such inspirational ideas and great techniques. We understand that sometimes you can't get to our classes, so would like to share a great Art Journal page by Jennifer Engle using Donna Downey stencils and Dylusions paints.

You can find the Dylusions paints here and the Donna Downey stencils used here. Enjoy the creativity.

The Crafters Workshop stencils

Wow! So many to choose from - love the variety. The same designs are available in 12x12 and 6x6 depending on what you need them for. Great for scrapbook layouts, cards and of course art journals. This video shows them used with Ken Oliver Color Burst and Liquid Metals to achieve some creative cards:

The Crafters Workshop Stencils are available in store and online here
Ken Oliver Color Burst and Liquid Metals are available in store and online here
Versamark ink is available in store and online here
Embossing powder is available in store and online here
Craft Mat is available in store and online here
Heat Gun is available in store and online here

Tim Holtz Layering Stencils

So many great products by Tim Holtz...so we are trying to share their uses with you. The new layering stencils are a must have in any paper crafter's tool box - card makers, scrapbookers and multimedia artists alike can find a use for them. We thought we would share this really cool technique with you (if you try it, why not share it with us on Instagram @catchycrafts):

Tim Holtz Layering Stencils available in store and online here
Tim Holtz Distress inks available in store and online here
Craft Mat available in store and online here
Round Blending tool available in store and online here

Gelatos & Stencils

We love mixed media and especially love Gelatos (we now have them for sale as individual colours as well as sets). They are so easy to use and our teachers use them in a variety of classes. We don't have any videos of our own teachers at the moment, so we are sharing this cool tutorial:

If you would like to see our range of Gelatos, we have them here

our stencils are available here

and our gesso range is available here