Bella Carta at Art 'n Soul

Yay! The Fabriano Medioevalis folded cards, envelopes and single panel cards are at Art 'n Soul. Made in Italy by the Fabriano mill, Fabriano cards and envelopes are perfect for the 'very special' card presentation you want to make for that extraordinary person or treasured event. This is a mouldmade paper that is perfect for pen, pencil, charcoal, pastel, light washes, and stamping; the cards make excellent pages for handmade books, too.

Also at the store, more Memory Box A2-sized cards in various colors. The inside of the card is white which is perfect for your inside messages.

The one-layer card Play Day at Art 'n Soul was a very inspiring session. Sue Moffat made so many inspiring card designs. Check these cards out . . .

by Sue Moffat
Flower stamp by Penny Black

by Sue Moffat
Word stamp by Magenta

by Sue Moffat
Leaf Stamp by Magenta
Heat embossing

by Sue Moffat

by Sue Moffat
Flower stamp by Magenta

by Debbie Gaetz
Flower Stamp by Magenta
Word Stamp by JudiKins
Prismacolor colored pencils

by Debbie Gaetz
Both stamps by Magenta
Prismacolor colored pencils

by Dianne Johnson
Both stamps by Magenta
Watercolor technique

by Dianne Johnson
A work-in-progress using Magenta's templates
for the rolling hills. Dianne likened the red 'plume' to
an aurora borealis in Iceland, her new favorite country!

You're welcome to look at these and other card samples 'up close and personal' at Art 'n Soul. We hope that these samples will inspire you to do the quick and easy one-layer card design.

If you're looking for ribbon that will exactly match your card colors, check this special ribbon from Ranger. It accepts water-based ink colors wonderfully . . .

This ribbon is located at the front demo table.

Lea Kimmel has made a beautifully colored card using a Dreamweaver Stencil design, stencil pastes and Copic markers. Check it out . . .

by Lea Kimmel for Dreamweaver Stencils

Click on this link to Lea's blog posting for the details: http://ink-positive.blogspot.com/2014/06/old-new-borrowed-blue-again.html#comment-form

And this is another example of combining the inks from IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko with the Dreamweaver Stencils. Pam Hornschu has created this beautiful card by using the 'ink-stencil' technique. I think the over-all color design is gorgeous.

by Pam Hornschu for Dreamweaver Stencils

This is the link to Pam's how-to directions: http://www.1pamperedstamper.blogspot.com/2014/06/dreamweaver-stencils-feeling-old-and.html

I love this card from the Memory Box blog that uses the Tremaine Square die.

by Jenny Griffiths for Memory Box

This is the link to Jenny's posting for the directions: http://davebrethauer.typepad.com/outsidethebox/2014/06/my-entry-3.html

I am sharing this photo from the Savvy Stamps' blog. I saw this blog posting and one other blog posting somewhere that mentioned the Koi Watercolor set. I've been looking for something very small and very compact for traveling . . . and this is it!

I ordered it and when it arrived, I was very pleased with the size, compactness, portability, and light weight. The only thing I will need to go with it is water to fill the watercolor pen brush. The pallet, brushes and colors all fit together very nicely and can fit in a small purse. My set has 24 colors and measures approximately 6.25 inches wide and 4.5 inches vertically. It is available through Notions by special order at the store.