Teacher Appreciation week is fast approaching, and I’m making some extra thank you cards to gift to some wonderful teachers and staff at our local school. I decided to experiement with my new pastel and earth watercolor mini pan sets by Arteza! I just received a new block of watercolor paper and new brushes that […]
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Good day card makers, artists, and crafty folks! Bringing you another thank you card this week. I need to build up my stash of thank you cards, so the next couple of blog posts will have a thankful theme. Today’s card project features the duo hearts stencil from Waffle Flower Crafts. I used an orange
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We are in the season of thank you notes right now as my kids participate in sport and school fundraisers. So, thank you cards are being mailed out! In the coming weeks, most of my cards will have a thankful theme, so get ready! As I experiment with the beautiful world of watercolor, I like
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Simon Says Stamp Instagram Challenge Shimmer & Shine – April 2023 Today’s card design is seriously throwing some old Hollywood glamour, and I’m totally here for it! Fun Fact: I love old Hollywood films. I enjoy watching Judy Garland, Fred Astaire, Mickey Rooney, Audrey Hepburn, James Dean and more. No one else in my house
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When your days, months, or years feel as if you are in a never-ending down pour, it is a challenge to keep your head up. How blessed it is to have faith, family and good friends to shine their light and help us in our way. Sending words of encouragement and prayers to all who
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This card was a lot of fun to make. You can catch the reel over on Instagram @lanecostudio! I began by collecting some leftover pieces of bright color card stock papers and die cut them into stitched squares using a square from the Lawn Fawn scalloped box card pop up lawn cuts. I estimated where
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Happy Makers Monday! Today I am happy to share a fun card using a hand drawn image. Drawing is not my strong suit at all, but I can usually sketch out common images with somewhat success. I drew this crescent moon on a piece of copy paper with a permanent marker. Next, I scanned and
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Sometimes you just need to craft out something easy. The hardest part of this card design was trimming the paper straight. If you know, you know. Am I right? Simple doesn’t mean boring. Nope, not in the least. A card made with beautiful white space can be truly phenomenal. A blanket made of a single
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Simon Says Stamp Instagram Challenge Entry: March 2023 theme – Celebrate Spring A few months ago, I was shopping in one of my favorite stores, Hobby Lobby. To shop in an actual brick and mortar is rare for me. From time to time, I like to go and see the fun, seasonal decor and to
Happy Tuesday! Oh my, where did Monday go? I think I totally missed it. This might be a fair warning on how the rest of the week will go. Over here, we’ve got baseball practice and cheer tryouts this week. Then Spring Break week and Daylight Savings Time coming in fast this weekend which will
