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    Paper Crafters Unite Against Racism
    Darcy Edl
    • Apr 24
    • 5 min

    Paper Crafters Unite Against Racism

    You cannot wake a person who is pretending to be asleep. ~ Navajo Proverb Welcome to the Blog Post accompanying the IG Hop...
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    No-Line Watercoloring of Snowman's Gift
    Darcy Edl
    • Oct 17, 2021
    • 2 min

    No-Line Watercoloring of Snowman's Gift

    No-line watercolor is one of my favorite techniques. Watch a few videos by Kristina Werner or Kathy Racoosin, and I'll bet it will...
    58 views0 comments
    Alcohol Ink Flowers
    Darcy Edl
    • Sep 7, 2021
    • 3 min

    Alcohol Ink Flowers

    We hope you are all rested from the long weekend! I have been busy making a huge mess in my craft room today by creating Alcohol Ink...
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    Ink Trap Technique
    Darcy Edl
    • Aug 15, 2021
    • 2 min

    Ink Trap Technique

    Ink Trapping is a technique that I am sure some of you have seen before. The video that I saw used masking fluid to trap the alcohol ink,...
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    Kindness Begins With Me
    Darcy Edl
    • Aug 15, 2021
    • 4 min

    Kindness Begins With Me

    Today is Saturday, August 14th, 2021. I flip through Instagram like I usually do when I notice an Insta-Hop called the Crafty Hugs Hop....
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    What To Do With The Freebie Stamp Set From Gina K Designs
    Darcy Edl
    • May 23, 2021
    • 3 min

    What To Do With The Freebie Stamp Set From Gina K Designs

    I love it when stamping companies send free products with orders. Most of the time, I buy something to get the free item, but this time...
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    Happy 7th Birthday to Altenew!
    Darcy Edl
    • May 22, 2021
    • 3 min

    Happy 7th Birthday to Altenew!

    Recently I noticed that several of our cardmaking friends were posting on Instagram that they had received a layering stamp set from...
    21 views0 comments
    Colored Pencils & Gamsol
    Darcy Edl
    • Apr 2, 2021
    • 1 min

    Colored Pencils & Gamsol

    This is a video only tutorial, meant to be relaxing and informative. We hope you are inspired to break out your colored pencils and gamsol!
    27 views0 comments
    Quick Quilling
    Darcy Edl
    • Apr 1, 2021
    • 5 min

    Quick Quilling

    Today we want to share a short video showing how to create the quilling shapes we used to make this simple card. I have enlisted the help...
    12 views0 comments
    Metallic Gilding Polish Background Tutorial
    Darcy Edl
    • Mar 14, 2021
    • 4 min

    Metallic Gilding Polish Background Tutorial

    Hi everybody, today we've picked a quick and easy technique for making several backgrounds in a short period of time. We will be using...
    148 views0 comments
    Quilling 101
    Deborah Jay (Djay)
    • Mar 6, 2021
    • 1 min

    Quilling 101

    Quilling, also known as paper filigree, was born over five hundred years ago when artists discovered that narrow strips of paper could be...
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    Arizona Through Slot Canyons
    Darcy Edl
    • Mar 4, 2021
    • 3 min

    Arizona Through Slot Canyons

    Antelope Canyon, located in Page, Arizona, has quickly become an iconic landmark of the Southwest. The multi-colored sandstone pictures...
    17 views0 comments
    Twisted, Rolled, Fringed, and Scrolled
    Darcy Edl
    • Jan 25, 2021
    • 2 min

    Twisted, Rolled, Fringed, and Scrolled

    Cactus Collaborative is proud to announce the newest member to our artsy team. Deborah Jay (DJay) is a native midwesterner, born and...
    53 views0 comments
    Stamp & Die Organization
    Lexi Poundstone
    • Jan 7, 2021
    • 4 min

    Stamp & Die Organization

    There is no better feeling than the satisfaction of being organized. I love to organize and have a tidy craft room. Everything in my room...
    63 views
    From All Of Us
    Darcy Edl
    • Dec 2, 2020
    • 2 min

    From All Of Us

    Do you love to color? I am by no means a pro, but I do enjoy it. Whether it's watercolors, Distressed Inks, Oxide Inks, or Copic markers,...
    25 views0 comments
    Arizona Hummingbird Festivals
    Darcy Edl
    • Nov 23, 2020
    • 2 min

    Arizona Hummingbird Festivals

    The festival offered me the opportunity for my first glance at Rufus and Calliope's. It's incredible the number of birds that come ...
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