The world of fine art and craft draw ever closer with texture pastes and gels entering the crafting mainstream. Formerly the domain of fine artists, who used texture gels in fine art, now the average jane crafter can use products like Faber-Castell’s Asphalt and/or Concrete texture pastes to create dimensional surfaces on cards, ATC’s canvases and other mixed-media projects! Today I’m taking a look at them both. Disclosure: samples were provided for review purposes. Opinions are my own and based […]
Review: Faber-Castell Gel Crayons
What do you get when you cross a twist-up crayon and watercolor paints? A GEL CRAYON from Faber-Castell! These “crayons” are very soft and creamy- like a lipstick- and they are water-soluable, too. So it’s a two-fer. Here’s how they are described on the website: Budding artists ages 3+ love to experiment by drawing on different surfaces. Gel crayons are a great way of drawing on large surfaces, with their soft stroke and bright colors. Super soft and buttery Gel […]
CHA Show 2014 Product Update: Gelatos Double Scoops!
Remember how I shared some of the new/and or improved products of CHA show? Well, this is the first one I’ve gotten in my hot little hands- Gelatos Double Scoops! Look at ALL THE YUMMY COLORS. Yes, even the metallics have been “super sized.” Compared to the original version (bottom one) you can see that it’s about twice the size. And you get a LOT more product in the tube. So of course I had to play with them! (By […]
Product Review: Creativity for Kids – Tie Dye Kit
I admit it, I have never, ever tie dyed anything before. It’s always seemed messy and a little daunting to me. My oldest daughter Emma picked up this Tie Dye kit by Creativity for Kids (which is owned by CTD favorite, Faber-Castell) up at the local Target with some of her allowance money. I kind of rolled my eyes when she and my husband brought it home and he disappeared into the other room. Upon closer look, I noticed that […]
Craft Product Review: Faber-Castell Paper Crafter Crayons
Today we are playing with Faber-Castell’s Crafter Crayons. These are part of their Design-Memory-Craft division that is geared towards using high-quality art products in mixed media and paper crafts. So, these aren’t your average crayola’s! According to Faber-Castell, “Paper Crafter Crayons™ are highly-pigmented wax crayons that can be used on all types of crafting surfaces.” These crayons pack a powerful punch of color when using. They are housed in a plastic casings that have a twist-top which is great for […]
How-To: Stenciled Mug Rug featuring Stamper’s Big Brush Pens
Yesterday I showed you how I altered fabric with Gelatos™ Colors from Design Memory Craft and made a sassy sunglasses case. Today I’m gong to continue the fiber arts theme, but focus on a different product from Faber-Castell: Stamper’s Big Brush Pens. Just to refresh you memory, here is some information on Stamper’s Big Brush Pens: • Perfect for even, crisp and controlled stamped images • India ink won’t bleed through paper crafts, cards or journals • Unsurpassed lightfast quality • […]
How To: Sunglasses Case From Custom Fabric Featuring Gelatos™ Colors
Have you ever looked at a craft product and wondered “How else could I use it?” I asked myself that very question last week while I was playing around with some Gelatos™ Colors in the Design Memory Craft Collection from Faber-Castell. Now, just as a refresher here’s a bit of info on Gelatos™ Colors from Design Memory Craft: Gelatos™ Colors are creamy sticks infused with brilliant color. The color slides easily onto papers and can then be dissolved with water to […]
Craft Product Review: Faber-Castell Aquarelle Watercolor Pencils
I love the look of watercolors, but I’ve never felt like I had the skills to be able to use professional artist watercolor paints. Â Thankfully, watercolor crayons and pencils have made it easy to incorporate watercoloring into my art without feeling like I have to learn a whole new art skill set. Â I was really excited to review these Aquarelle Watercolor Pencils from Faber-Castell, because I hadn’t really found a set of watercolor pencils that I was in love with […]
Craft Product Review: Color Gelatos by Faber-Castell
I really love how art supplies/products are migrating into the crafting community. Such is the case of a number of cool supplies by Faber Castell in their “Design-Memory-Crafts” line, including Gelatos. “Gelatos?” you ask. I know, me too. I had no clue- so I looked them up. Here’s how they are described on the website: Gelatos: Creamy rich colors blend smoothly • Transform opaque Gelato colors into translucent tints with water • Great for adding color and sheen to chipboard […]
Craft Product Review: Faber-Castell Pitt Artist Pens
I love India ink…in fact, I love it so much that I even have a dip pen and a jar of ink, which I sometimes use for journaling in my art journal. Â I love India ink because it is waterproof and permanent, and it works great for writing over (or under) layers when I’m doing mixed-media work. Â But I only have black ink, and I love color. Â So imagine how excited I was to learn that the Pitt Artist Pens […]
