Wow! Life seems to have really gotten away from me! It has been crazy around here and unfortunately my blogging time has suffered. I am hoping that I can begin to set time aside strictly for me and From Art To Hippos (I mean who am I kidding there is no life outside of what…
Category: Holly’s Ramblings
Better Together
Yesterday FromArtToHippos had an amazing moment! One of the tags I made got shared by The Crafters Workshop on Instagram!! I may have been geeking out a little bit and had to share the news with Lisa! That brought up a conversation we have had on multiple occasions. It is important to us that each…
Gelli Play Tools
Good morning everyone! It has been such a crazy summer for us here at From Art To Hippos! “V” has been keeping me very busy on her summer break and I am starting to get just as excited as she is for school to start again. This means more play time for me! Lisa and…
Gelli Play Wednesday 6-15-16
Good morning! I was very excited to try out a new technique that I saw for this installment of Gelli Play Wednesday! I love the look of gelli prints that are full of layers. Sometimes I can get them to work and they are amazing. But for the most part I get a muddled mess…
Mixed Media Monday 6-13-16
Good morning everyone! Things have been so very crazy here at home. “V” is home for summer break and that means less time for crafting for mom. We just got a new swimming pool so most of our day is spent outside. With that being said, summer is going to be a bit dicey for…
Make Your Own Spray Inks!!
Good morning! I have gotten a lot of requests for my “recipe” for my spray inks. So I decided to make a tutorial and show you just how I did it. I love bright colors and most of the spray inks I have ever tried to make dried in a light pastel style. This doesn’t…
Gelli Play Wednesdays 6-1-16
Woo-hoo! I made it…on Wednesday! lol! This week I feel like I have been running years behind. Life has been so busy! It is the last 10 days of school for “V” and so there are a lot of things going on. And we are getting a pool (yay!!) so there is that craziness. Today…
Mixed Media Mondays 5-30-16
Good morning! With this page I decided to play with my gelatos which have not been getting much love lately. Usually when I create I add layer upon layer. Today I decided that I just wanted something simple and bright. It turned out perfect if you ask me. 🙂 I listed the supplies in the…
Tag You’re It Tuesdays 5-24-2016
Hello everyone!! I am so in love with these tags!! They will be amazing in the project Lisa and I are working on. It was kind of funny to me because as I was creating them I heard her in my head freaking out. This is where our different styles really come through. She would…
Gelli Play Wednesdays 5-18-2016
Good Morning! First of all, I want to say, I love how this page turned out. Now, having said that, this page is lucky to exist! I knew that I wanted to show how to use some of your gelli prints that have already been made. I dug out some of my favorites and began…
Mixed Media Mondays 5-16-16
I am absolutely in love with this journal page!! The process was so freeing. I was able to let go and just create. I needed that after this week! Supplies Used: Dina Wakley Acrylics Balzer Bits (Crafters Workshop) Umbrella Crafts Ink Dylusions spray- Black Marble Below is the link to the video. If you like…
Gelli Play Wednesdays 5-11-2016
Good morning!! I am so very excited about todays post! I love Gelli printing but all too often I make the prints and they just sit there. I saw a post on Pinterest and just had to try it. I used the Avery sticker labels (2″ round) as my paper for the gelli prints. Now…