This was one of the projects at our Buckeye Inklings team meeting this weekend. It uses “Special Reason” and a thinlit from the coordinating Stylish Stems collection. The designer paper measures 3 1/4″ square, and the Thick Whisper White overlay measures 2 3/4″ x 4″. The overlay piece is cut with … Continue reading
As a child, I was lucky to spend a lot of time at my grandparents’ farm, where the chickens clucked around right outside the doors of the big farmhouse. We loved to feed them, chase them, gather eggs, and oh my goodness, when there were peeps in the peep shanty…that … Continue reading
It would take many words to express the feeling this emoji communicates so effortlessly. “I Love You So Much”, as indicated in the greeting, doesn’t even cover it. This smiling yellow face is absolutely wild about whatever it is looking at! It’s super-easy to make. I used a 2″ Daffodil … Continue reading
Who can resist looking back and pondering how time changes things? I am a huge fan of old pictures and preserving memories. When possible, I will include a throwback in my Thursday post. It may be an old picture, an early card sample, a new use of an old set…who … Continue reading
My thoughts and prayers are with students, staff, responders, and victims at Ohio State after yesterday’s terrifying attack. I am thankful that none of our family and friends were directly involved. However, beyond the immediate injury and effects, this does affect us all. Yet another space that should be a … Continue reading
We are working ahead tonight in Card Ministry. We will make this cute little Eskimo card to send in January. I stamped the Eskimo from “Cookie Cutter Christmas” on watercolor paper with Archival Black. I then watercolored the Mint Macaron snowsuit and Blushing Bride cheeks with my aquapainter, picking up … Continue reading
This card that I received from my upline Mindy Gray captures the feeling in the air this week. We have had such a beautiful fall in Ohio, and the weather is gorgeous at the moment. The sun is shining, and everything looks golden and seasonal. This is a stamp set … Continue reading
I am taking a little break from holidays and seasons today, but don’t put away “Cookie Cutter Halloween”! Our little mummy is great for a Get Well Card. He makes a cute little caricature of someone who is injured, but I hope you don’t know anyone that is actually bandaged … Continue reading
This is the swap card I made for this weekend’s OnStage event. OnStage is a Stampin’ Up! event that brings together Demonstrators from around the world. I attended in Atlanta, and of course, one of the favorite activities at such events is swapping. To make the background, I used a … Continue reading
We made this project in club this month to practice a watercoloring technique. See how the leaves look translucent? The stamped images have been brushed over with an Aquapainter to create this watercolored look. The leaves were stamped first on watercolor paper. Some were stamped directly with the ink from … Continue reading