Mixed media artist and painter Julie Fei-Fan Balzer experiments with supplies and techniques to create a wide range of crafts in this series from KS Inc. Productions. Dedicated to anyone interested in preserving memories -- whether it be with scrapbooks, paper crafts or cards -- the series offers a wide range of ideas for any skill level. Projects include simple art journaling, a welcome banner featuring old photos, a family tree album, a travel journal with painted images, and stenciling.

A magnet board with bottle caps; family tree album; pop-up place cards.

Creating stencils; embellishing patterned paper with gesso and watercolors; "my girl" page.

Adding depth to designs with shrinking embellishments; designs with misty effects; storing tiny letters and embellishments; 3-D designs with fringed fabric and felt.

Embellishing tags with a floral watercolor design; using flowers on a scrapbook page; using flower designs as card embellishments.