For Father’s Day, I wanted to show my Dad and Moredad just how much we love them. So I used some ribbon to make their cards open real wide. You know, like when you spread out your hands? Yes, I thought it would be fun to put my four-month-old’s handprints on our Father’s Day cards. I even thought …
In looking through my archives, I noticed that as much as I talk about Copics, I have surprisingly little information about Copics in this blog. So I’m on a mission to change that. I’m by no means an expert, but I’ve certainly done a lot of coloring, and I should be doing a better job of sharing my experience. One …
I am having a major case of creative block today, made worse by the fact that my craft room is, once again, a complete disaster. I’ve almost given up entirely on trying to keep it clean, because every time I get close I end up starting a new project (or 12) and messing it all up again. Anyway, I have …
This card is a re-run. I sent an almost-identical one to my parents last year. It came up yesterday at dinner, when my brother informed his new girlfriend that “All Christy does is color and make crafts. But she’s a really good colorer…it looks like it came from a printer.” I won’t object to people thinking crafts are “all I …
Well, my blogging every day thing lasted a long time, didn’t it? We left for the airport at 7:30 yesterday morning, and landed in DC at 7 last night. That sounds like a lot more traveling than it was. The flight was uneventful and fairly painless. We did have some of the rudest flight attendants I’ve ever experienced, but since …
I’m making baby stationery, and quickly remembering why I usually only produce one of every card I design. As much as I love coloring, I’m not a big fan of repetition.