My garden produced some mighty fine veggie’s this year and some beautiful flower blooms as well. And among them are a few little painted goodies here and there too. I like a bit of whimsy in the garden and since rocks are plentiful here in the high desert, I...
I love doing up birthday cards. So I decided to share a few with you hoping to inspire other card makers out there. Something for the Fellas These first two were for some of the Dads in my life. Brown-ish buttons were home made plastic drops. You know – the...
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 hosted a 3×5 card swap at LineWeaving.com this month – titled “Sweethearts and Sweets”. For the theme we considered candies or other sweet elements and/or love and heart related goodies. We were allowed to create using any type of medium as...
This is the 3rd posting in the Valentine Series. The first one was a share I did of valentine mantel decoration ideas. And in the second one I shared easy to pull together wreaths, and table vignette ideas. Cards are the theme for this final posting in my Valentine...
This is the second article in a series about Valentine Decorations and Gifts. In the first one I shared some inexpensive ways I added a touch of love to my mantel. Sharing how I pulled together a crocheted bunting and a mandala created with rubber stamps. Click...
I have a mix of several little pretty things to share with you today. These are projects that I’ve accomplished here and there over the last few months or so that have a feminine touch to them. Flowers and Flag First up is a card I did with one of my new...
I enjoy making greeting cards just about as much as most any other type of paper craft endeavor. It’s a somewhat constant in my studio. Recently I put together a card using lineweaving on stars and stacking them on coordinating papers to create the greeting...
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...