For every card I post on the blog, there are 2 or three that I don’t, usually because reality just doesn’t live up to the idea in my head. I realize that a lot of very creative and artistic people read this blog, so I figured that instead of just throwing out my “crap-fts” as I call them, I’d give …
Confetti Card
There is not any confetti in or on this card. Instead, the card is named for the state of my desk after it was done. Craft punches are messy business. And before my mom, my sister, my aunt, and/or my godmother go nuts, let me explain that my friend Heather asked me to make this card for a friend of …
New Toy Tuesday: Scoring Board
Ugh. I know, it’s Wednesday on the east coast. And the quality of the pictures you’re about to see is laughable. It’s been a long day; both of my cameras had dead batteries, and the one that charged fastest was of course the crappy one. Please forgive me. Today I’m showcasing another tool that I use almost daily: the scoring …
Let’s Talk About Beer
Yes, beer. I am a woman who loves beer, and I’m not talking about the mass-marketed crap sold by skinny chicks in bikinis. I love beer so much I brew my own. In fact, I used to blog about beer. I gave it up for a few reasons, not least of which being that in order to write about beer …
Fine. Anniversary Card, it is.
It’s a strange anniversary card. I was coloring this adorable Marci stamp from La-La Land Crafts that I got on Wednesday. I took Copic: Skin Tones and Hair Color with La-La’s owner, Irina, and we got to use the new line for practice. While I was coloring, I noticed that an anonymous poster (who I strongly suspect is my mother) …
Hobby Shopping
(See what I did there?) I didn’t get a chance to make anything yesterday, because I spent the day shopping instead. I found out a craft store about 45 minutes from here is going out of business, and they have their entire stock priced at 40% off. I had to go. 40% off. Since I’d already blown through my craft …