Julia Andrus

Steampunk Birdie!

admin — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:37:24 +0000

We showed this 11” paper mache (made from recycled paper of course) Bird on a Pedestal at the recent CHA show in California. If you’re looking for something to decorate, this bird is a lot of fun. We gave a class at CHA and everyone made the most wonderful creations!

I have always loved the Steampunk art movement. For those of you that are not familiar with this style, it is (in a nut shell) art that is based on elements from the Industrial Age era (1850’s to early 1900’s) combined with fantasy or out-of-context elements. Jules Verne is responsible for much of my Steampunk enthusiasm. One of my favorite movies (visually) is Disney’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea—a perfect example of Steampunk. Anyway, when we were creating our paper mache product line (we call them “substrates”) I couldn’t resist making this little birdie sitting on a pedestal, sitting on a ball. I thought it would make a great object to do in the Streampunk style. I taught a class at CHA and all the variations of this same bird were amazing! I am always blown away by the creative interpretations of others, so here is my version and one of the class participants. They were all fantastic. I would love to see what anyone else does with this little bird sculpture.
- Julia

Click here for directions on how to make it yourself!

Click here to buy this bird!

CHA 2010

admin — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:36:03 +0000

We thought we’d share a few pictures of CHA to show what a fine time we had and to introduce you to the “Green Team”. CHA is full of energy and this winter show seems to be where a majority of companies show their product launches, so there is always lots to see and loads of activity. Eco Green Crafts made a big splash www.clnonline.com/sceneandheard.html. The Cricut Cake Machine was lots of fun and we made cupcakes at their booth. It cuts fondant. Yum!

Julia demonstrating to a crowd of buyers at CHA.

Matt and Alex are normally in the office working on graphics
and website material. However, they were great at managing
the make-it-take-it table. Hey, we found a “Stampin’Man!

Our sales team (Chris and Jake) couldn’t resist a chance to get creative.

Stephanie keeps us all in line.

Co-founders, Julia Andrus and Susan Sepaniak, put on
“orange smiles” for the camera.

Our normally dignified manufacturing partners, Yokel Kong and
David Chim were somehow coaxed into “orange smiles” too.

Our lovely Alex is also our model for our favorite ad.
Doesn’t she look dreamy in this vintage gown?

Eco Green Crafts have arrived!

admin — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:19:32 +0000

We are proud to announce that we now carry a complete line of eco-friendly craft products made by Eco Green Crafts (EGC).

This company was co-founded by myself, Julia Andrus, and Susan Sepaniak. We share a deep commitment for making the world safer and healthier for artists and crafters. To see this amazing product line, go to ecogreencrafts.com

Embellishing Flourish Stamp Set

Inspire — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:50:16 +0000

For those of you that love using Dew Drops, Page Pebbles or flat marbles in your designs, we have a fabulous stamp set designed just for your dimensional embellishments.

Use this set with rhinestones, glitter glue and any other round application. This set has flowing graphics and spaces incorporated for your favorite embellishments.

Add dimension and emphasis to your projects using this one-of-a-kind stamping application.

Steampunk Stamp Sets

Inspire — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:45:19 +0000

At last we have some Steampunk stamp images!

These two sets are made to add a touch of that vintage Industrial Age look that we all love! Use them with all your favorite images to transform your images to the Steampunk style.

Steampunk Plate 1:

This set is filled with Steampunk essentials; a ruler, steam chimney, grid, ship’s telegraph (redesigned with inspirational words), a Steampunk collage, screw tops and washer (with tiny words to over-stamp on them), and a great old railroad tag from London.

Steampunk Plate 2:

Not only does this set have a great collection of washers, metal backgrounds and grids; it has a wonderful collection of inspiring words that can be over-stamped onto any of those images.

We’ve done the math here - the words fit neatly inside and outside the washers and also into the panels on the rivet panel. Just for fun we threw in some favorite images (a yin/yang and a peace symbol) done Steampunk style.

Sarah’s Book Posted

admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:14:08 +0000

We are so excited to announce that we have just posted Sarah’s Book. The first posting in the Gloria Historia Collection.

Sarah S Woodard lived nearly 200 years ago. Read through her personal journal.

A profile sketch of Sarah S Woodard

Images from Sarah’s Book were painstakingly extracted to create theses beautiful stamp sets. You can purchase them individually or as a collection for more savings!

Sarah’s Book Digital Kit

Witchy Jewelry

admin — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:06:18 +0000

These darling pendants were created using our Witchy Halloween Stamp Set, Memory Glass, Memory Frames, a little ribbon, cording and some beads. These are so simple you can whip up a few of them up in one evening!

We are live!

admin — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:02:01 +0000

Wow we are live today!! Can you belive it! Now we just need to work out all the “kinks”

Petal Party Stamp Set

admin — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:21:28 +0000

My favorite thing about this stamp set is the “non-descript” script (pardon the pun). It gives the illusion of handwriting but it’s really nonsense scribbles and can be used any time a background of script is needed. These stamps were designed to print over the background script or to be used alone. This set is full of layering possibilities. The strong positive space on these images makes this set perfect for using a watercolor method for stamping.

Only $24.00

• Set measures 5″ x 8″
• Total of 11 Stamps
• Deep etched high quality rubber
• Mounted on EZ mount cling foam
• Comes on a pre-printed durable storage sheet.
• Easy placement and clean crisp images.

MMP Tutorial

admin — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:07:04 +0000

There has been such a buzz about our new MMP (Marvelous Matter Paper).

What is MMP?
What can you do with it?
What makes it different then regular cardstock?
How does it resist?
Can you use Alcohol Inks on it?
Is it like glossy cardstock?

Well we have all the answers for you in the great little Tutorial all about MMP!!