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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When do you start your Christmas and holiday preparations? Sometimes I feel as if I am preparing all year long. I enjoy staying ahead of our celebrations. The gift planning is year round for me as I am watching and looking throughout the year for items my family and friends will enjoy. Instead of a
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Cardmaking with patterned papers is a helpful way to start your creative process. Having the patterned background already available helps to eliminate the “white page” block that sometimes happens when we face a blank white canvas. Additionally, it is a good technique to use up the random end sections from your paper stash. I listed
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What are your favorite journaling techniques? Are you a full page decorator or do you prefer more space for writing your thoughts? There are many journaling techniques, styles and subjects and sometimes it takes a few tries before finding the ones we enjoy the best. I prefer a variety of styles. Often my choice is
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I almost started doing the yardwork then decided to walk over to farmer’s market instead. It has been a while since I have been there so the timing is good. I enjoy seeing how our farmer’s market has grown over the years. Next stop – mushrooms! There is a good variety of mushrooms and this
Here are a few easy card making techniques to use up your paper stash. Though I refer to card making in most of my posts the techniques are applicable to journal pages, bookmarks or even to decorate gift bags. As usual, the supplies can be easily adjusted to your preferred paper collection. The combination of
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Time to celebrate again. This year’s birthday celebration took me to Disneyland! In addition to being a fun time of rides and celebrating, it was also very much a food adventure. Actually, the entire day was planned around what foods we would try. The day began nice and early to be there when the park
Recently I had a couple of sentimental tea time memories. The tea time was with my grandmother. I have not heard of tea bombs before have you? They are dissolved in hot milk instead of hot water. A wonderful gift from my daughter. The ‘tea’ was actually more milk than tea, at the time
It’s almost Easter and that brings with it ideas for springtime crafts. The background paper used in these projects is from my post last Thanksgiving. There I used the muted version as the background and noted that the bolder floral prints are for a future project. Though at the time I did not have the
