Why do you make your handmade books? Just love to make them, to remember small events, as a gift, to capture a special moment, for someone who means a lot to you? There are so many reasons and sometimes there isn’t one. In Crew Member Ilana Polakiewicz case, she made this special book for someone very special…
Today is national coloring book day. We are not sure exactly what you have to to do to be a coloring book and with what you must color to qualify, but we are pretty sure if it is black and white art and we add color it counts. We have been having so much fun with…
When a message from Ken Oliver that says “Hey guys I would love to come and spend a few days with the Canvas Corp Brands team” comes across your email, what else are you going to do but jump up and down and try TO wipe the smile from your face?! So with the anticipation…
We enter into summer with a challenge we are all very excited about…”Summer at the Beach.” Whether you have been to the beach, live by the beach, plan to travel to the beach or just love the beach, this is the challenge for you. We are looking for creative projects that remind us of the…
Have you been to a Scrapbooking Show lately? If not, here is a bit about a recent show we attended in Arlington, Texas. If you have not been to a show in a while maybe this will inspire you to plan for the next show in your area. On June 16, 17, and 18 of…
Butterflies are a big part of our creative world, not only are they fun to make, but they represent new beginnings, spreading our wings and venturing in new directions. If butterflies inspire you, here are a few creative ideas for making butterflies, creating with butterflies and just pretty butterflies. Mixed Media Butterfly Card by Linda Sandblåst Skotheim I wanted…
Liquid watercolors are hot right now, and Tattered Angels has a full collection of beautiful watercolor paints with and without glimmer. The results are stunning when you shake, pour and brush on Glimmer Mist and Simply Sheer Paints. The other mists Chalkboard and Baseboard work well too, but they are more opaque and the look is a bit different….
Today we travel to the Center of the US to the small town Gypsum, Colorado. The town was named for nearby gypsum deposits and was incorporated in 1911, located in Western Eagle County. This beautiful region is the current home of our next spotlight artist, Donna Budzynski, a designer for the Canvas Corp Brands Design Team, aka the “Creative Crew!” Its in…
Why is the adult coloring craze so big? For many reasons, it is relaxing, it brings out the creativity in all of us and it is just plan fun. If you are into adult coloring books you probably have filled them up with colorful pictures and beautiful art, so why not color outside of the book and…
Today we are going on a journey across the Atlantic Ocean to the West Coast of Norway was has two official names: Noreg in Nynorsk (Old Norse: Noregr) and Norge in Bokmål (Old Norse: Noregi, dative of Noregr). The name Norway comes from the Old Norse word Norðrvegr, “Northern Way” which the Geats and the Danes named the coastline…