Pigsty

I made this clean and simple card to represent the opposite of my life right now. I’m coming to the realization that my supply collection is outgrowing my craft room. There’s only one solution: we have to move. Seriously, I haven’t seen the surface of my desk in over a week. The same was true for my floor until I …

Happy Birthday, Granny!

My grandmother is 87 today. She is the best. I wish I was back east so I could give her a great big kiss. But this card will have to suffice. Love you, Granny. Jesse and I miss you lots!

The Stamping Boutique Spring Fever Blog Hop

Welcome to the TSB Blog Hop! If you’ve just arrived from Amanda’s blog, you’re in the right place. If not, get back there get started. I’m stop 2, so you’re not far off track. It seems the DT ladies are sick of snow and wanted to bring a little sunshine and flowers to the blog world. Of course, here in …

I Love Teaching

Last week I taught my first 10 Cards/10 Techniques class at Memories Live On. It was such a success that I’ll be teaching it again on Saturday, March 6, from 2-5pm. This is a seriously fun class where you’ll learn things you never knew you could do with your stamps and inks. We make a big mess, but that’s part …

The Creative Process

Here’s what happens when I make cards. I color an image, then I go through my paper stash to see what patterns and colors I have to go with that image. If the answer is none (as it often is), I make my own. We’ll get to that in a second. Once I have 2-4 papers to work with, I …

Coloring With Distress Inks: A Video

Fact: Attempts to save time rarely end in actual time saved. Case in point: I have a bunch of cards to make today, so I wanted to make the one for this post quickly. So, I decided to color my image with Distress Ink rather than Copics. Then I remembered that I’ve been meaning to do a video tutorial on …