Pre assembled paper embellishments are not a new thing. However – there is a (relatively) new name for such things floating around the web. The term “Card Candy” has been gaining strength amongst paper crafters everywhere and is trending pretty...
I’m living with the “less is more” theme for myself in 2017. Learning to live with fewer things and a calmer schedule. So just about anything I’m making these days is with scraps from my stash and I’m buying very few and sometimes no...
Busy, busy, busy this past week. I had several health appointments and spent a few days helping a friend move. But I still managed to get some crafting time in the studio too – Wahoo! I put together a set of mixed media ATCs and I have a couple left over if...
So here’s the thing…. Rarely do I use creative writing in journal pages anymore. Although I am a chatter box in person – I’m simply not much of a wordy person on paper. If I’m freeform writing, it’s usually because I’m...
Jump into my time machine and lets skip back to last spring. I wasn’t blogging back then, but I was still creating! I drove up to Northern California to visit a friend last March for a few weeks. We took to playing with pen and paper at her kitchen table one...
Today I have a mishmash of things to share with you. First up is a set of Mandalas. I spent some time this last year at my Mother-in-law’s home visiting and helping to get some house updates accomplished for her. And in my “off-duty” time, I...
The last time I posted to this blog was in December 2014. I think it’s time I re-engage, don’t you?! Besides manhandling a hectic travel and moving schedule (that went sideways several times), I was also dealing with some emotional struggles. So the time...
It’s Christmas Eve where I live and I know that it might be Christmas day where you are. So I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and look forward to another year doodling along side you. I don’t have a repeat pattern art piece to share with you...
Gifts for Creative Friends! Paper Flowers a’ plenty, Free Journals for Drawing, Five Golden Rings, and a Partridge in a Pear Tree… La, da, de, de, da… Just like the list of true love gifts of Christmas – I’m gathering little...
Mandala Stamping! I have a new video tutorial for you today. It’s showing my rubber stamping friends another way they can use their favorite images. This time on a mandala! :D. Check it out: . . Dicey Swap Update We have 4 gals signed up for the Slice...