Do you save your practice and warm-up painting or drawing exercises? I am using mine as additions to my handmade valentines. Sometimes a project that we are working on does not end up quite as we expected. Rather than tossing it out, consider cutting up sections of it to use in other projects. As I […]
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It’s time for a food and shopping outing, a time to be outdoors and by the ocean. I am also currently making Valentine cards to share with you in my next post. An outing with my food bestie is an energizing break. I am always ready for a food adventure and shopping is also nice.
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One of the best after Christmas activities for me is making thank you cards. This is especially fun when combining the new supplies I received this year with my timeless stash. We had a wonderful holiday celebration, eating, having our annual ping pong tournament, eating some more (dessert this time) and exchanging gifts. This year
Let’s recycle used envelopes to make gift card holders. Making your own gift card holders gives you the opportunity to personalize both the gift inside the envelope and the envelope itself. I have not transitioned to on-line billing so I end up with a few junk envelopes. There are multiple uses for them that I
I finished my wooden Christmas ornaments in time to distribute before Christmas. Last year I started a different set of wooden ornaments and time got away from me before I could complete them. Too many projects going on at the same time. Have you had that same problem? It is also helpful that I chose
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Can you believe how close we are to the holidays? I like to have my journal page layouts ready ahead of time before I put pen to the page. I am looking forward to fun family times and celebrations to write about. My journals also give me a place to write about the not so
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This week I am showing you a variety of Halloween celebration ideas. I know not everyone has a Halloween celebration, my goal is to give you ideas that you can adapt to other occasions by simply changing the theme. Additionally, Halloween cards are easily adaptable for a Thanksgiving theme. You can keep the same color
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Halloween time is almost here! The weather here has cooled down and the humidity has left us. I love fall and winter. I plan to have the fall décor on display this week and the Halloween cards are almost completed. The paper I selected for the pumpkins is a light weight mulberry type paper. I
I have a lot of wonderful summer memories as we leave summer behind us and head towards my favorite seasons, fall and winter. However, the current heatwave seems to be forgetting it is time for it to move on and allow the cooler weather to make an appearance. I am between seasonal projects and using
I finished another batch of cards using the easy bubble wrap painted backgrounds that I referred to in my previous post. This is the technique of ‘stamping’ the background papers with bubble wrap that has been dipped in paint. This adds a wintery appearance to the cards. You can still see the background color of
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