Creative Crafts by Stef

Creative Crafts by Stef Handmade crafts for memory albums, journals, and everyday life. Mystery boxes and individual items.
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Took a break from drawing until I had a request to draw a unicorn. Here it is. I wish I drew it abstract, but he wanted ...
08/01/2024

Took a break from drawing until I had a request to draw a unicorn. Here it is. I wish I drew it abstract, but he wanted it realism.

Some collage pages I’ve been working on in my art journal. It doesn’t tell a story yet, but hopefully it will before I c...
01/09/2024

Some collage pages I’ve been working on in my art journal. It doesn’t tell a story yet, but hopefully it will before I call it “done.”

Some of my latest drawings. Experimenting with different types of ink media.
07/21/2023

Some of my latest drawings. Experimenting with different types of ink media.

Had some lead and paper therapy this weekend.
07/03/2023

Had some lead and paper therapy this weekend.

Did this cluster using my Sizzix machine, some scraps, and a brad.
03/26/2023

Did this cluster using my Sizzix machine, some scraps, and a brad.

Working on something new…Kawaii sketches. There are 20 characters in this drawing. This looks easy but the proportions h...
03/25/2023

Working on something new…Kawaii sketches. There are 20 characters in this drawing. This looks easy but the proportions have to be nearly perfect for the characters to have the “cuteness factor” associated with this type of Manga art. I’ve sketched out a scene, outlined the parts with a thick line (also characteristic of Kawaii), and colored in one section. Once it’s completely colored, I hope it depicts an adorable Kawaii scene.

Unfortunately, I’m using cheap drawing paper that eats up my colored pencils and the colors do not blend well, so it’s going to be difficult to make it look dimensional. I’m going to give it my best try.

I just think Kawaii characters are so cute!
Stephanie Inch

The first photo is a background I created for the second photo. The third is how I should be thinking about letting go o...
03/23/2023

The first photo is a background I created for the second photo. The third is how I should be thinking about letting go of an intrusive thought, I’ve tweaked the 4th and 5th images since taking these photos, mostly just adding a hint more color and something that was on my mind that I needed to get off my chest.

If you find these weird…GOOD! That is how I like them. I will post more once Google cooperates. Dyan Reaveley - Dylusions helped me quite a bit with her quirky album collages.

My virtual friend, Tara Jacobsen aka Artsy Fartsy Life agreed to do a challenge with me. While I was in the Caribbean I ...
03/23/2023

My virtual friend, Tara Jacobsen aka Artsy Fartsy Life agreed to do a challenge with me. While I was in the Caribbean I picked up duplicate magazines and thought it would be fun to send them to her to make art collage pages from the same magazines. Well, she came back with a different challenge and asked me to send her some images to use to try to make art journal pages. I liked her idea better, so I sent her some beautiful images to use. She was so kind to share her process of her page from the images I sent her on her YouTube channel. The first page is what I came up with (my 2nd attempt at magazine collaging) and the two page spread was hers. It’s fascinating to see how different we create art and how unique it is to each of us. The videos (part 1 and part 2) are in the comments section. Stephanie Inch

The very first attempts I had at creating mixed media art. I took an online class through Craftsy.com and it was amazing...
03/23/2023

The very first attempts I had at creating mixed media art. I took an online class through Craftsy.com and it was amazing! Click on the images to see the whole art piece. Stephanie Inch Vicky Papaiaonnou makes these look so beautiful and effortless. Her channel is in the comments section.

I just love this cluster! I plan on making more with some of the most beautiful papers I own and also to use up some of ...
03/23/2023

I just love this cluster! I plan on making more with some of the most beautiful papers I own and also to use up some of my scraps and embellishments. These go in a sturdy container to pull from when I’m working on an album for myself or someone else. If I were to sell these, what do you think a fair price would be?

I have a lot more examples. These are just the ones from my camera roll.

(I know some of these have been posted already)

I started a new Life Book art journal. This is complicated as it’s a mixed media book and I have to know (remember) what...
03/06/2023

I started a new Life Book art journal. This is complicated as it’s a mixed media book and I have to know (remember) what media is used for what. I’m doing this one a bit differently by adding some of my scrapbook and vintage ephemera to my pages.

My first page is Dream, Imagine, and Create. After I took this picture I filled in the pages in the journal with with what I wrote in my composition notebook for the prompts. It’s what do I Dream of, What do I Create, and What do I Imagine. My entry in the composition notebook was too long to put everything but I did my main points. The next entry is on Gratitude.

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