cReative Team Tuesday. hybrid crafting.

Look at these amazing hybrid crafting ideas! With your computer, digital designs, paper & even fabric....you can cReate amazing projects! So, let's sprinkle a little cReativity around on this cReative Team Tuesday!

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I'm in LOVE with this work in progress. Melissa Mortenson is working on this pillow! Can you believe it? She's used some of the Spring Mix pieces along with the Honeycomb Pieces to create this amazing design.  You can see she's embroidering, too...sooo inpsiRing!!!

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And how about this darling hybrid to-do list? I'm in love with how Rosemary Watson has created the border with the Honeycomb Background kit & added some flair around with the Honeycomb Pieces kit! Notice how the honeycomb brushes from the 6 Week Brush kit coordinate, too! Love this so much! It makes me want to get my to-do list going!

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Creating a digital scrapbook layout with the Uplifting Kites kit is gorgeous...but, I LOVED how Susan Weckesser also created the border with the bonus Brush set that comes in the Uplifting Kites kit..brilliant! And of course, loving the re-colored Quatrefoil tag and the bits of Washi Tape sprinkeld around.  Great job! 

So...on this Tuesday, what is inspiRing and uplifting YOU? We want to hear!  

I've been a bit on the down-low...recovering from my marathon on Saturday...but, I'm also excited to share my experience with you this week! So...until then...

digital designs & at home printing

I have loved answering questions on formspring lately. I do get a lot of the same questions, so if you don't see your question answered, hopefully I've answered it in another person's question.

But, sometimes a question just needs more of an answer than on the formspring forum. Like some of the biggest questions I get about using House of 3 digital designs:

How do you print?
What kind of printer do you use?
How much ink does it use?
What kinds of papers do you print on?

How do I print? I print at home usually. Part of the creative process I enjoy so much is actually seeing it come out of my printer. I seriously get giddy & do a happy dance when I see it! So, you better believe I've done my fair share of finding the best papers, inks, printers, & experimented with it all!

What kind of printer do I use? My love: my Epson stylus printers! I've had several, but the one I've been using for the past 3 years is the R1800. It's been a dream. I have loved the rich, vibrant colors I get & when I want to print large format I want to sing its praises. When I print regular format, I still sing its praises.
But, alas, I have printed the life out of that baby! It's seen its last days. *mourn* Thankfully, Epson is having a FABULOUS rebate sale on their R1900. yeeehaw! So, yea, I will continue to print with my fave printer: Epson!!!!

How much ink do I use? Well, for those of you that have purchased my 100 Creativity Exercises & watched the bonus video...you saw how many ink cartridges I had stacked up. That's a common site in my studio! *wink* I was NOT exaggerating! I do a LOT of printing, troubleshooting, experimenting & so I use a LOT of ink! So, for typical use I would say I go through about a new set of cartridges every couple of months. But, to me, it's well worth it!

What kinds of paper do you print on? This is one thing I love about printing at home: the various mediums I can use in my printer with the House of 3 digital designs! From clear sticker paper to transparencies to white sticker paper to heavyweight matte photo paper to fabric papersfine art papers!

Printing at home & House of 3 digital designs go hand in hand. & for my hybrid craftiness, I adore the endless possibilities for printing the digital designs on just about anything that my printer can handle!

What are YOUR favorites about at home printing & House of 3? You might just find someone will *win* some House of 3 wall art! *wink* talk to me, girls! Leave a comment here!

dear readers,

In the recent Aug/Sept. issue of Better Homes & Gardens' Scrapbooks, Etc.

your votes for your favorite products were announced.

All I can say is,

thank you.

from the bottom of my heart.

you made my day.

smooches!

R