The Great and Random Ramblings of Cannwin

You know how everyone seems to have those super cute wording on every craft they make? The one's that are for sure made with a bunch of equipment you don't have... and probably can't afford. Well I recently discovered a cheaper method. Maybe not quite as cute... but it works for me. The trick to this project is that, as any artist knows, everything looks different from a distance.... and if you don't mention it, they'll never see the flaws (and if they do they're to polite to say anything). So what is it? Two words: Contact Paper. You can buy it at Wal-Mart... generally in the kitchen storage supplies... and comes in a massive roll that can be used for anything from laminating a piece of paper to covering the bottom of a cupboard. I ♥ Contact Paper. Okay here we go.... 1. Print out the words you want, in the size and font you want. You can get cute fonts from places like kevinandamanda.com . You can also read more about where I get my stuff onli...

  Last reminder to join my 'Boredom Busters' giveaway. Every follower of mine is welcome! Go here to enter. I've decided to start a new (not every week) theme called-- Cannwin's Saturday Secrets. Essentially these posts are about what I do to get around things that I don't have in my home. My friends constantly tease me that I produce random objects at will and use them in ways they weren't intended so as to get the results I want. So, I figured, maybe you guys would like to know some of those things. Today we're going to talk about the Anti-Distressing Ink method that I use all the time. I've never bought Distressing Ink and sometimes I imagine myself actually using it, but you know what... it's $8 a pop and I just don't have that sort of money sitting around waiting to be used on an ink pad. Do you? So I'm going to show you what I do instead. (note: my camera is getting old and is having trouble focusing--maybe I should get it gl...