Once a month I try to spend some time cleaning up in my craft room. I can’t work on a messy table, so my actual work table gets cleaned off every day. Sometimes it is before I start for the day and sometimes when I’m done. One thing that I do have trouble keeping up with is the… Read More »
Welcome to my project for the “It’s A Girl Thing” Turner Syndrome Awareness Inaugural Blog Hop! Turner Syndrome is a genetic disorder where a female is born with only one X chromosome instead of two, leaving her with life-long medical issues and learning disabilities. This condition occurs in one in 2,500 female births worldwide, but is more common… Read More »
I accidentally fell in love with another stamp company! Picket Fence Studios. This wonderful place created the Life Changing Blender Brushes which I decided to try because of the arthritis in my hands. When I checked out the site, I was delighted to find stamp sets that I loved! This one is called Have A Cheerful Day: How… Read More »
That’s right. This week’s Paper Craft Crew challenge got the better of me. I just couldn’t get this card to work. Or at least the one I started with! This week is a Tic-Tac-Toe challenge and you have to pick 3 in a row. You know how it works. I got 3 things from the box onto the… Read More »
I could not resist purchasing the Simon Says Stamp Limited Edition Card Kit this past month. It was packed full of crafty goodness, but it was the adorable stamp set with hedgehogs, a sloth, some fox and a racoon that captured my interest. I started with the sloth! I stamped him out in Simon Says Stamp Intense Black… Read More »
Falling in love with mixed media is so easy to do. It starts small. You try some glitter glaze here, a distress crayon there, embossing paste comes next and suddenly you are stenciling and watercoloring everything! It is ridiculously addictive. Suddenly you will own every possible color of embossing mousse and then the company comes out with the… Read More »
My Monthly Hero is a card kit from Hero Arts. I have Hero Arts stamps that are at least as old as my children. My daughter is 26. I’ve been a Hero Arts fan for a long time. One of the nice things about them was that you could purchase them in your local craft stores. Remember that… Read More »
Over the past year there have been several self discoveries I’ve made about myself as a card maker. I like clean and simple cards. I really like that white space. I’m not always good at leaving it, but I really like it. I also like single layer cards. In that, I personally include the cards that I just… Read More »
Altenew has done it again! They have come out with the Winter Wonderland Watercolor Brush Set of 10 colors that are just gorgeous. I swatched them out to see what they look like: This is the same mixed media swatch book that I’ve been putting all my watercolors and marker swatches into. It’s been so handy to have… Read More »
Less is definitely more if you are trying to create boutique cards. A bit of color, lots of white space and some shine like a heat embossed sentiment in a script font. The Rose Heart stamp set from Sparkle-n-Sprinkle just called to me to make just one more card! One of the boutique card techniques that I learned… Read More »
Stamp positioners have really changed the lives of crafters. We can do so many techniques so much easier thanks to these fabulous tools. I happen to have a MISTI and I was so happy with it, I purchased the mini and the memory versions as soon as I saw them go on sale somewhere! (Nothing like a good… Read More »
I’ve made no secret about the fact that I really like to experiment with my craft goodies. I love trying new techniques and seeing what I can do with them. I’ve taken a lot of classes over the last year and they have been a great launching point for me to really try some things on my own.… Read More »
I’m sharing a quick and easy birthday card. I’m working on creating all the birthday cards that I’m going to need for 2019 and getting my stash done early! I might have gone a little overboard with the sequins! But, hey… it’s a birthday card and they should sparkle! This was for a sketch challenge over on The… Read More »
I’m really excited to be participating in this week’s CAS(E) this Sketch challenge as a guest designer. I won one of the challenges last fall and they invited me to participate is the sketch for this week. I decided to create a watercolor piece for this card using Altenew’s watercolor brush markers. They just came out with their… Read More »
Are we getting the next storm or aren’t we? That’s the big question around my little town. Whatever happens, I know that I am in need of some sunshine! When there isn’t any outside, you have to create your own! I added sparkle and lots of bright color! The sun is colored with Copic Markers and it comes… Read More »