Tag: Paula DeReamer

  • Simple Hello Card with Background Basics

    Simple Hello Card with Background Basics

    Hello everyone! Paula here today, showing you a Hello Card using Ann Butler Designs Background Basics. OK, crafters – do you ever start with one idea in your mind and the final project took a complete 180? This one did for me. I still like the final project, so I guess that original idea will…

  • SunRay Rainbow Card with Ann Butler Designs Background Basics

    SunRay Rainbow Card with Ann Butler Designs Background Basics

    Hello, all! Paula here with a SunRay Rainbow Card with Ann Butler Designs Background Basics. We had a few warm days here in the Northwest, but the last few have been rainy and overcast. I wanted a little sun, so decided to do a very bright and fun sunray card! Let’s start! This truly is…

  • Bookmarks with Background Basics

    Bookmarks with Background Basics

    Hi crafters, Paula here today with some Bookmarks using Background Basics, Ann Butler Designs Iridescents, and Colorbox Crafter’s Inks by Ann Butler Designs. So, you’ve probably seen the technique using shaving cream to make backgrounds. Well, today, I’m using Cool Whip. Yes, yes, you read that right. Cool Whip. Keep reading to see more. Supplies:…

  • Choose Joy Frame

    Choose Joy Frame

    Hi friends! Have you ever been in the mood to make a quick and easy, less than 15 minute project? Well, today I have just that for you! Although I live in the midwest, my parents and siblings still live in our hometown in the south. We finally now have a home there as well,…

  • I ♥ U Card

    I ♥ U Card

    Hi, everyone! Today, I’m sharing a fun “I Love You” -I ♥ U card. I happened to be looking through my fabric scraps recently and saw a piece that screamed ‘Ann Butler Designs colors. Supplies: Ann Butler Designs Iridescents Paint in Lilac Ann Butler Designs Colorbox™ Crafter’s Ink in Limelight, Lilac, and Blueberry Ann Butler…

  • Polka Dot Snowman Card

    Polka Dot Snowman Card

    Hi everyone! Paula here today with a cute little Polka Dot Snowman Card project. No major snow here in the Midwest yet, but we have had flurries; just enough to start thinking about these fun little guys. Recently, I joined a holiday gift swap and the person I am sending to loves black and white…

  • Repurposed Table using Ann Butler Art Screens

    Repurposed Table using Ann Butler Art Screens

    Hi everyone! Paula here today with a fun way to repurpose an old or outdated table. Supplies: Piece of furniture to alter/paint Primer paint Paint (I used a product called Wood Icing Furniture Glaze) in Black Ann Butler Art Screen in Waves Painters tape, paint brush, dropcloth to protect floor I found this old table…

  • Faux Watercolor Card with Iridescents and Re-inkers

    Faux Watercolor Card with Iridescents and Re-inkers

    Hi all, Paula here today and I’ve been playing again with reinkers and Iridescents to make fun backgrounds. I’ve called this faux watercolor, only because that’s what it reminds me of. Let’s get started! These are the supplies I used: White cardstock Iridescents by EarthSafe Finishes in Tangelo Colorbox Crafter’s by Ann Butler Re-Inkers in…

  • Blend Iridescents and Inks to Create Unique Background

    Blend Iridescents and Inks to Create Unique Background

    Hi, everyone! Today, I’m showing you how to blend Iridescents and Inks to create unique backgrounds. Blend Iridescents and Inks to Create Unique Background with Design Star Paula #DIY, #mixedmediacard, #AnnButlerDesigns Click To Tweet To do this particular one, I used the following: Earth Safe Finishes Iridescents by Ann Butler in Tangelo Colorbox Crafter’s Inks by…

  • Flower Canvas using Reinkers and Alcohol

    Flower Canvas using Reinkers and Alcohol

    Hi everyone, I will preface this post by saying that I am ‘not’ a painter. However, I love to play around with techniques. Today, I created a canvas using Colorbox Crafter’s by Ann Butler inkpads and reinkers, and isopropyl alcohol. Materials: 8×10 Canvas Colorbox Crafter’s Ink ® reinkers by Ann Butler Designs  Earth Safe Finishes™…