Episode #42 – CRAFT BOWL
January 1, 2021
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- Birthday card
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- Pastels
Element
- Zoo Animals
Random
- Tearing
About The Episode
Episode archive posted on January 4, 2021
Episode #42 CRAFT BOWL 2021
Whew! The long and the short of it is, HOW FUNN!
Guests
We had some very special crafters on the show. Each have so much to offer the crafting community. We loved them all, didn’t we?
Be sure to scroll down for their social media links, bios, and great submissions made live without any preparation! Thank you, Jayma, Ardyth, and Crafty Al. You guys got 2021 off to an incredibly cute start!
Be sure to support them by following them, liking their posts, and using their affiliate links.
PARAMETERS
Another interesting combination of parameters for our Craft Bowl Guest Crafters!
Every week there is a “curve ball” that stretches us just a little and we end up with cute cards that would never have been made otherwise. The wheel is a creativity block buster!
SUBMISSIONS
By the huge amount of submissions, all outstanding, the wheel and our Guest Crafters stirred up your creative juices! From Sweden to Australia and lots of points in between the wheel is bringing the world a little closer. WoW, you brought game!
You are invited to join the Craft Roulette Facebook group. We’ll feature many of these cute cards in the group this week, so you can encourage the contributor, share with your friends, and be inspired. Be sure to join us, but to be approved all the questions must be answered and you must agree to the rules. Thank you!
During this episode, you’ll learn….
- some tips about Distress Oxides
- how to use primary colors with a Christmas theme
- how the wheel’s parameters stretch our creativity
- what favorite color our Guest Crafters have in common
- creativity can come from parameters
- why 4.25″ x 4.25″ card is Ardyth’s favorite
- a cool technique to use with Stardust Stickles
- Ardyth’s secret for sequin placement
- about Gina K. ink cubes
- about Sheetload of Cards by Crafty Al
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CREATIVITY
Creativity is taking an idea and putting it in action. Try it, you’ll love it!
Thank you, all, and have some FUNN with the show and the submissions. See you Friday.
About This Week's Guests

Ardyth Percy-Robb
Toronto, Canada
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I started cardmaking in 2006, at a Stampin’ Up! Party and have never looked back. Before that, I would not have claimed to be crafty or creative at all – I’m an accountant (a profession where creativity is frowned upon)!
I live in Toronto, Canada, I have two ‘children’ – one in University and one in her last year of high school
I started my YouTube channel in 2017, and I love to make videos showing how you can get more from craft supplies by using them in unexpected ways!

Alicia / Crafty Al
Nebraska
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My name is Alicia, although online I am known as “Crafty Al”. I grew up in Iowa (Go, Hawkeyes!), lived in Kansas for about 19 years and currently reside in Nebraska with my husband, daughter and our two kittens.
I have been crafty since I can remember. Whether it was helping my mom stuff fabric wreaths with Polyfil as a child or pre-teen me finishing a cross-stitch pattern. When my sister introduced me to stamping around 1997 and showed me how to heat emboss – I was hooked on papercrafting! To this day watching embossing powder melt and set is one of my favorites.
My style is clean and simple and when I find a sketch/pattern I enjoy, I like to stick with it. That may be the reason why I started SheetLoad of Cards.
About 12 years ago I discovered one-sheet wonders, but wanted to stick to one layout for the paper. I started a monthly e-zine called “SheetLoad of Cards” where I shared sketches, cutting guides and design team samples that focused on creating lots of cards with just a little bit of paper.
I took about a 10-year hiatus and started the series back up last year as a monthly feature on my YouTube channel. The printable is free to subscribers to my channel and each month my collaborators and I share lots of samples to show just how versatile a SheetLoad can be.

Jayma Malme
Indiana
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I love to make pretty things. And I love to inspire others in their paper crafting journey, whether it’s Cricut, scrapbooking, card making, stamping, invitations, or home & baby nursery decor! When I found CTMH 11+ years ago, I first fell in love with the clear stamps and easy-to-match products. Then I fell in love with all the other high-quality products and Cricut collections that help me complete my projects faster, simpler, and easier — which is always a plus in my book! Join me as I share my passion for Playing With Paper! Please contact me if you have any questions!
Mary Gunn FUNN



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Whyalla, Australia

Tennessee

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California

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Alberta, Canada

Landskrona, Sweden

Whitmore Lake

Wisconsin

Kirwee, New Zealand

Washington

Utah

Michigan

Montana

Essex, England

Sydney, Australia

Florida

Missouri

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Wisconsin
Awesome cards, ladies! Sorry that participation did not fit into my schedule this week. Hope to see you Friday.
Hope to see you Friday with bells on!
Wow, so much eye candy in one post!!! Love seeing everybody’s take on the wheel spins. 🙂
Good way to put it! Eye candy! It is FUNN and good for ideas!
Wow, I love seeing all the beautiful submissions and how different they all are! Nicely done, everyone!
Lots of cuteness coming out of that wheel! From butterflies to hippos!
Awesome collection of parameter based cards! Hopefully I’ll be able to add something next week!
These are all fantastic!
TR
You can always use old parameters and post to our Craft Roulette FB group! I’ll be watching!