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 …
I finally bit the bullet last week and bought a mom car. It was getting harder and harder to wrestle the carseat in and out of my 2-door, and I needed something that could fit the baby, the stroller, the dog, and the various and sundry other gear that I always seem to be carting around with me these days. …
I got a little adventurous with this week’s make and take. I usually avoid Copics in make-and-takes because it’s a lot to teach to a large group in a short amount of time. But this little image from Dandelion Designs is only about an inch square, and only took 4 markers to color, so we risked it. Isn’t he cute. …