New Button Badges hit the shop today!

Yes! I got a new toy!

I’m so obsessed with these new badges, I keep coming up with fun ideas and projects to make for you all. I’m excited that they are such great quality and a fun way to flair up your outfit, bags, lanyard, and bulletin boards!

These new badges are all metal parts with a sturdy mylar cover to keep your button going strong even in rough conditions like on bags and backpacks.

I’m coming up with new ideas but would love to hear more about what kind of flair you want for your style.

Check out our new Button Badges in our shop HERE!

Patishop Art - Watercolor Procreate Brush Review

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Welcome back or welcome in, if this is your first time here. I recently decided that with so many friends who use Procreate and those who are just getting started, doing a weekly (Or as often as I can) Procreate brush review was going to be the best way for me to help others find the best tools to create their next masterpieces.

So here is the 2nd brush review for The Cactus Patch. I hope you enjoy it!

I don’t know about you, but for me, Watercolor painting has always been a dream of mine. I most recently went to Michael’s Craft Store and bought a whole set plus a ton of other brushes and papers that set me back quite a bit of money. Likewise, I’ve purchased quite a few Procreate Watercolor brushes and honestly never quite got the hang of them…talk about money down wasted!

But, when planning out a review for this week I knew that getting my hands on an amazing set of watercolor procreate brushes, had to be my very top priority. I have to admit, it didn’t take me long to find these and now I’m OBSESSED! I’ve had these brushes for less than 24hrs and I’ve already made 3 different pieces and have so many more planned in the future.

So let’s not keep you waiting…here are the pros and cons of these Patishop Watercolor Procreate Brush Set.

Patishop Art Watercolor Brush Set on Creative Fabrica

INCLUDED
17 watercolor brushes (plus 6CD brushes, 5 watercolor texture brushes) | .BRUSHSET file
5 Watercolor Paper Canvases for painting 4800×3600px | 300 DPI | .PROCREATE files
5 color palettes | .SWATCHES files
PAINTING: Paint in “Watercolor ME” file on a “Paint Here Layer”, if you need just add more layers.

My first piece and trying out the new Patishop Art Watercolor Procreate Brush Set.

My 2nd attempt with a might lighter hand and more prismatic color scheme.

Attempt No. 3 was just a little fun taco that I decided to paint on a quick lunch break.

Free Watercolor Reference Design

So let’s start with what is included.

You get 17 brushes that come well planned out and organized to help you find just the right brush for the job. Plus, you get an amazing collection of Watercolor Paper Canvases. and a full instruction guide to help you know what each one is for and how to use and install the brushes and papers.

One thing I have learned over the years with trying out different watercolor procreate sets is that the canvas will make or break a watercolor brush. Without the right overlays of texture and grit watercolor brushes just don’t look the same when done digitally. So the fact that this set comes with 5 different paper canvases really makes this set worth it.

These Paper Canvases come in a size 16x12 which really helps to make a difference when you want to make a larger piece. So many other packs that I’ve purchased over the years, typically just come with an 8x10 for the largest size and that just doesn’t cut it for me.

The CONS

So, not every brush set is perfect and sometimes it just takes some getting used to. I’d say these are in the latter category. I really couldn’t find much wrong with these brushes and the papers are so amazing! The one, I would say “Drawback” to these are colors. This set does come with some watercolor pallets and they were interesting but not necessarily something that I was going to buy a set for.

When using the brushes I started with some of my favorite color pallets that I’ve spent the last 2 years perfecting for my art and style. However, every time I would use one of my favorite signature colors…they were just not right. I think that the fact that there are 7 different layers of overlay to create the watercolor paper texture above the area that you are coloring has a way of changing the colors slightly…even drastically in some cases.

For instance, a soft tan would look like a dark chocolate brown and a light green would look neon green. This did slow me down a bit when drawing my cactus picture, seen above, however, it also made for some very interesting happy accidents.

Over all, I would say that this set is definitely my new favorite set and I’ll be working on so many more watercolor digital pieces now that I have this tool in my toolbelt.

If you are interested in getting your hands on this set, please go check out this LINK HERE to purchase your very own set.

BONUS: You can click here to download my free watercolor reference outline for the Crystals and Succulents. FREE FILE HERE

Patishop Art Watercolor Brush Set on Creative Fabrica

Thanks so much for joining in on this amazingly fun brush set and stay tuned for more reviews and fun updates by signing up for our newsletter in the column to the right.

Christy

Mid Century Black Cat Halloween Decor

Free SVG file for our mantle Bats, Spider and Web!

Read more to find out how to get these free files!

I’ve had so much fun making these signs and going all out this year with our Fireplace Mantle decor.

If you know me at all I am a huge fan of all things Retro and especially love the old traditional black cats they used for Halloween.

This is our second Halloween in our rental house and since we finally have a fireplace to decorate I’m going all in this year. Plus, you know, last year was so sucky with quarantine and such.

@coppercactuscreations Just two days till these awesome black cat Halloween signs will be live on our Etsy Shop! #spookyseason #blackcat🐈‍⬛ #thisishalloween #shopsmall #woodsign ♬ Why are u people using this - Flower man! ✨🌼✨

This mantle has been so much fun to craft and create. Especially, the black cats.

Just for fun this Halloween we are giving away our free Bats, Cats, Spider and Web cut files that you can cut at home on your Silhouette or Cricut machine. These work great when cut out of thick card stock or heavy weight paper to place on the wall or mantle. I simply place some rolled over painters tape to the back and stick to the wall for a no damage decoration.

I prefer this heavy weight card stock for all my wall decor and paper crafts. It cuts so well and has a nice clean edge when cut out of my Silhouette Cameo (Original).

I prefer this heavy-weight card stock for all my wall decor and papercrafts. It cuts so well and has a nice clean edge when cut out of my Silhouette Cameo (Original). #ad

Download the free SVG cut files below by signing up for our newsletter. We will also let you know when new cut files and more are available.

Were giving away 3 free SVG cut files of our Black Cats, Corner Spider web and Jerry the spider.

Why is he named Jerry, you ask?

Well, the day we were going to hang up our newly cut Halloween Decor we found a quite large spider hiding in our mantle garland. We carefully caught him and studied him for a bit (as us Homeschool moms do) and then turned him loose outside. While looking over our catch, my youngest daughter (who is 7) decided that he looked like a Jerry. And the name stuck. I have to admit, he did look like a Jerry to me.

Thanks for reading and stop by again to find out more about our fun home decor projects and more.

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Valley Lemons and the good ol' days!

When people think of citrus in the US they don’t usually think of Texas. However, there is nothing better than a Texas Navel or the prized Valley Lemons.

My childhood was filled with the sweet smell of orange blossoms and the feeling of rich dirt and mud between my toes. My grandparents how 7 acres of orange orchard just outside of the town that I grew up in the Rio Grande Valley. I was so close to my grandpa who spent nearly every day out in his beautiful lush orchard. Grandpa Fox was a perfectionist. He never let a single weed grow in the orchard or in his yard for that matter and took such great pride in making sure he had the best fruit in the area.

I can still remember the crisp fall days and sitting with him in his old jeep with the trailer hooked up to his 1930’s Ford red tractor. That trailer was overflowing with freshly picked navel oranges and ruby red grapefruit. He taught me so much when I would go out and spend the days with them. He taught me how to be kind but firm with customers. He showed me how to give the best customer service and always make sure the customer was getting the best fruit possible. It was a simple time and yet it is part of the reason I am who I am today.

It’s hard now that my grandparents are gone and that majestic orchard with is lush dark chocolate dirt that seemed to be magic and could grow anything is now covered over with caliche and cattle…but the memories and lessons that I learned from that place and time live on in me and how I run by business and live my life today.

I hope that when this sign hangs in your home that the pleasant memories and nostalgic feelings will fill your heart with as much happiness and love that I feel when thinking of the good ol’ days back on that little orchard in Texas.