It’s time to have fun with the bonsai planting kit that my daughter gave me. I have always liked bonsai. I especially enjoy the bonsai area at our Safari Park. Some are quite old, all are beautiful. It amazes me that the gardener can achieve the variety of trees in miniature. The kit includes almost […]
My current project is making Mother’s day cards. I am using my hand painted images for these cards. The technique is slightly different from my two previous posts. In my previous posts I wanted the painted image to blend into the background. Also, the images were fussy cut to help the edges not be as
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This is the technique I referred to in my last post for quick and easy handmade cards. I find it to be relaxing because I am not a ‘stay-in-the-lines’ type of person. It is time to turn on the music, brew the tea and enjoy doodle time. Originally I only drew around the foreground egg
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An easy technique for Easter cards. Actually for any cards you enjoy making. The images shown here are cut from my practice papers. Sometimes I do not like the background of a painting. Or, I accidentally drop paint/ink where I do not want it. I save all practice papers to repurpose in other projects. As
I am finished making the handmade birthday cards for March. I have lots of celebrations to prepare for so I try to get an early start. Some of the techniques are easier than others and take longer to dry. I prefer to let my projects air dry rather than using a heat tool to speed
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Following up on my previous handmade valentines post. I continued to work with the junk envelopes and supplies from my previous post. I arranged them differently. This technique works well when you need to make multiple cards and want them to be slightly different from each other. You maintain the theme while creating something different
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Here’s a fun way to recycle old envelopes in your handmade valentines. My envelopes have a variety of patterns and shades of grey. While doing this project I also discovered some envelopes with a blue pattern. A handmade valentine is a fun way to let family and friends know that you are thinking about them.
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Three techniques for your handmade thank you cards. Handmade cards are one of my favorite projects. I am beginning 2026 with gratitude for family and friends. Actually, we also began the year with eating out, movies and meeting at farmer’s market. However, I was busy eating and enjoying family time and completely forgot to photograph
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What do you see looking back on 2025? I was going to post about the felted Christmas ornaments I made. The ones I started in a previous post. However, I seem to have accidentally deleted the photos of the completed ornaments! I have been searching for over an hour and cannot find them. The nice
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Here’s an easy technique to make mixed media cards using your painted papers. The same background paper is used in both examples. The original sheet is one of the ones I used to cover my work surface. And evidentially I completely forgot to photograph the sheet before I started to cut it apart! I was
