First off, this happened today, and I just about wept with joy. So while that was going on, I had plenty of time to do this. What I love about this card is the way the butterfly blends with the paper. It blends so well, in fact, that I added the curvy strip of orange glitter just so you could …
I took what I thought would be a quick trip down to MLO today to pick up some paper so I could finally get some cards designed for the class I’m teaching next Sunday. Of course I was there for over an hour. Picking paper is one of those rabbit holes that I’m all too happy to get lost down. …
I hope everyone had a happy Fourth of July. Ours was lovely. We started with a walk to the park to take Allie on the swings (I’m not sure who has more fun, her or me), then came home for a little cook out. I talked Jesse into making hot dogs for dinner. Such a guilty pleasure food. I don’t …
Templates. Some people call them stencils, but I guess that word conjures too many images of 80s kitchens with linoleum floors and colorfully “painted” flower borders. But whatever you call them, I like these things. They’re 6×6 inches, which is really the perfect size for card-making, since you can position them either way and cover an entire background. As far …
One of the most difficult concepts for people picking up Copics for the first time is figuring out the strange code on the cap of each marker. This code serves as the starting point for basic blending, so understanding it is really the key to good coloring. I talk to plenty of people who start their collections by just picking …
Some people like to put giant bows on their babies. I prefer hats, myself. And this is one of my favorites. I mentioned it last week in the Magic Circle post. The brim is just made by increasing, but there are a couple of little tricks to it, so once again I made a video. For those of you who …