The Happy Hippos stamp set from MFT Stamps was too irresistibly cute for me not to order it! The little hippos and birds made me want to color them. MFT Stamps has so many adorable critter stamp sets that it’s hard to actually select just one stamp set. I love to shop in their store on Wednesdays. Wednesday… Read More »
You are cordially invited to join the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge Design Team to play along with our sketch challenge this week! The sketch is a nice clean and simple sketch. This is another one that is going in my digital file because it is another classic sketch with lots of possibilities. I decided to tip this sketch… Read More »
I bought this adorable digi image from Lee Holland Art on Etsy quite a while ago. I’ve been taking classes and learning different techniques and today I was finally brave enough to print it out and color it in. And now, in a real act of courage, I’m sharing my efforts with you! How cute is this image? … Read More »
That’s right! I cleaned my craft room today to pack up a few things that I want to take home with me and I found some watercolor pieces that I had made a couple of months ago. I added some marker touches and created a very quick card out of the leftovers. I hated not using them! I… Read More »
Have you ever watched several different people teach the same skill? They all teach the skill differently. That’s true when you are learning to watercolor or to color with alcohol markers. I’ve taken classes with many different people and they all have their own styles. I find myself practicing their techniques and then combining the tidbits that I… Read More »
Have you ever spent the day immersed in your creative projects only to realize that you had tools and papers everywhere? You know the feeling you get when you realize you’ve had a great day, but you really should tidy up before you call it quits. But WOW! Cleaning up is going to take an hour. You know… Read More »
Catherine Pooler’s latest release, Flutters and Blooms, is simply beautiful. It’s full of butterflies and florals with some of her prettiest colors used in the papers and embellishments. The card that I’m sharing today uses her Wings of Joy stamp set which is a giant butterfly and lots of little florals. It’s just a stunner! You can also… Read More »
Last February I purchased Joanna Gaines Magnolia Journal magazine at our local grocery store. I was looking for something that I could cut up and use for the collage I was supposed to make for my One Little Word challenge for February. I loved the magazine so much I couldn’t bring myself to cut it up. When I… Read More »
Are you looking to take your card making and scrapbooking to the next level? One great way to do that is with die cutting. Inlaid die cutting is one of my particular favorite techniques that really gives your cards a WOW factor. Welcome to Technique-a-Week Beyond the Basics Video 2! I have several different inlaid tips and… Read More »
A nice quick way to make a background for your card is to use some Prism Glace or embossing paste with a stencil. Vicki Boutin recently had a new release and I was over the moon with it. It’s intended for scrapbooking, but I created a card with several elements of the release. I might add that I… Read More »
Yes. I’ll clean tomorrow. Today, I’m playing with my new Vicki Boutin mixed media goodies and starting a new art journal. I started creating an art journal to practice techniques and experiment with different mediums. It has quickly become something I love doing. I generally don’t share it with anyone because it’s…well, an experiment process. The scientist in… Read More »
I’ve been watching a lot of Vicki Boutin Live lately. I just love Vicki Boutin. She’s a mixed media artist with a product line through American Crafts and she makes it seem perfectly normal to love experimenting with different mediums and materials. Plus, she’s all about getting messy in the process. She’s my hero! I love to experiment… Read More »
I have 2 cards to share with you today that go along with a couple of the latest stamping trends that I used in my Technique-a-Week video: Rainbows and black outline stamps with no color. The first card I created quickly using some rainbow patterned paper from MFT Stamps. I love shopping at MFT Stamps. They always have… Read More »
Life has a new normal since I retired. There is a nice cadence to the days. Now that I’ve moved and settled in, I have time to do the things I’ve been putting off for the last 30 odd years or so. You know the stuff you put off: walks, bike rides, painting, needlepoint, DIY projects, scrapbooking, reading,… Read More »
Tuesday is always the day that I work on my design team cards for the weekly challenges. I started with this week’s layout for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. I’m not gonna lie…it has a crazy number of wonky layers. I’ve been on this design team for a little over a year and I have really been enjoying… Read More »