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  • Yeti Anniversary
    November 16, 2024

    Yeti Anniversary

    I created a felt yeti with Rocky, the Dancin’ Yeti for his launch. But I also wanted to color him with Distress Watercolor Pencils.

  • So Very Merry 3
    November 15, 2024

    So Very Merry 3

    On Day 3 of Online Card Classes So Very Merry, Jennifer McGuire showed us how to create Hanukkah cards.

  • Peach & Purple Mums
    November 13, 2024

    Peach & Purple Mums

    For these two cards, I foiled the flower in peach and purple. Then I added some ink blending with a pale blue dye ink centered on the flower.

  • So Very Merry 2
    November 13, 2024

    So Very Merry 2

    The first teacher for Day 2 was Laura Bassen. She created eight cards, four that use a triangle as a stylized tree shape and four that use the negative.

  • So Very Merry 1
    November 12, 2024

    So Very Merry 1

    This week I’m participating in OnlineCardClasses.com’s holiday class. It’s Monday through Saturday, so there will be a lot of cardmaking this week.

  • Snowdrop Shaker
    November 11, 2024

    Snowdrop Shaker

    The snowdrop plate is part of the January Set of Spellbinders Florals Through the Year Collection. So I created a snow-themed shaker card with it.

  • Chrysanthemum Cards
    November 10, 2024

    Chrysanthemum Cards

    I associate chrysanthemums with cemeteries. So it was natural to use the Chrysanthemum Press Plates for sympathy cards.

  • Christmas Boutique
    November 10, 2024

    Christmas Boutique

    When I got this die set I felt kind of meh about it. But now that I’ve created a card with it, I think it’s super cute! It was fun to put together, too.

  • A Yeti Christmas
    November 10, 2024

    A Yeti Christmas

    I’m now designing for Spellbinders. You know I love their products, so it’s a great fit for me!

  • Flamboyant Fall Wreath
    November 9, 2024

    Flamboyant Fall Wreath

    The theme of this month’s YouTube hop was Out of My Comfort Zone. So I tried alcohol inks.

  • Giveaway Statistics
    November 1, 2024

    Giveaway Statistics

    On the question if giveaways increase follower counts, I can definitely say yes. My follower count increased on average by 3.78 with each giveaway.

  • Felt Owl Friend
    October 31, 2024

    Felt Owl Friend

    Felt on cards seems to be having a moment. I wanted to use it on an upcoming project, so this is a practice card.

  • Sepia Cauldron
    October 30, 2024

    Sepia Cauldron

    I started by creating the shaker. For this I used the two cauldron dies in the Kat Scrappiness Witches Brew Die Set.

  • Green Craftmas
    October 22, 2024

    Green Craftmas

    First I used my Pinkfresh Solid Hot Foil Plate with all the cool-toned leftover foil to make my own foiled cardstock.

  • No Tricks
    October 21, 2024

    No Tricks

    I started by stamping the two witches from Trinity Stamps Hocus Pocus Gnomes Stamp Set and coloring them with my Ohuhu Alcohol Markers.

  • A Monster Study in Teal
    October 16, 2024

    A Monster Study in Teal

    I’m still trying to reclaim Halloween tropes from the overdone, traditionally-discordant colors. Halloween cards can be tasteful, really!

  • For the Love of Paisley
    October 14, 2024

    For the Love of Paisley

    Paisley is my hands-down favorite abstract pattern! So of course I needed the Glimmer Kit of the Month for June ‘22.

  • Blue Halloween
    October 11, 2024

    Blue Halloween

    Today’s card is a watercolored Halloween card with a witchy little quokka. I’m starting by mixing the paint I need.

  • Dainty Ghost
    October 9, 2024

    Dainty Ghost

    I glued the first vellum piece to the back of the pattern paper slightly offset, so it looks fuller. Next I glued the second vellum piece offset in the other direction to the back.

  • Birthday Quokka
    October 4, 2024

    Birthday Quokka

    This is a pretty straightforward watercolored critter card. For my palette I was inspired by Palette 176 in the Color Cube volume 1.

  • Hello Pumpkin!
    October 1, 2024

    Hello Pumpkin!

    The scene I was visualizing needed a frame of some sort. After browsing through my Spellbinders bin, I selected a die set called Essential Arches.

  • Spellbinders Fall Warehouse Sale
    September 23, 2024

    Spellbinders Fall Warehouse Sale

    Here’s my haul from the Spellbinders Fall Warehouse Sale. All these goodies set me back $62.

  • Reindeer Games
    September 21, 2024

    Reindeer Games

    The reindeer images were stamped on Hammermill 100 lbs cardstock with brown alcohol-marker-friendly ink and I colored them with my Ohuhu markers.

  • Bountiful Quokkas
    September 13, 2024

    Bountiful Quokkas

    These two little critters are the Kat Scrappiness Dress-Up Quokkas. The markers I’m using for them are Ohuhu BR3, BR2 and BR1. 

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