I mentioned in my previous post that I’m working on my watercoloring. I recently busted out the Bella Flora stamps by Ink Road as a base to practice with. You can see my first attempt below. I kind of like it, but couldn’t figure out how to approach learning watercoloring, so I did what anyoneRead More
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Look for the Rainbows
I’ve been wanting to improve my watercoloring for a while, so I thought I’d start simple with just a basic blended swath of rainbow colors. The watercolors are Altenew’s Spring Garden Watercolor Brush Markers. I put a few drops of each color I wanted onto my glass media mat, then used a regular watercolor brushRead More
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Mawage!
Some friends of mine got married last summer and I had the best time making this rainbow-rific, nerdy card for them! The background uses Gina K’s wreath builder template and Altenew’s Feeling Dotty stencil. I can’t for the life of me remember what inks I used, but suffice to say they made pretty rainbow colors.Read More
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Be Majestic AF
I’m super excited to share with you all one of my very favorite cards I’ve ever made! First of all, the background is the Majestic AF Background stamp from Ink Road Stamps. I stamped it out in Copic-friendly ink and colored it painstakingly for nearly 3 hours before it was finally done! A little WinkRead More
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Shell-ebrate Lawn Fawn Birthday Cards!
If you couldn’t tell, I love Lawn Fawn stamps! They’re adorable and punny and I love them! So I’m happy to share a few birthday cards I’ve made with (pretty much exclusively) Lawn Fawn stamps, dies, and papers lately. This first one features Manatee-rific, their Porthole Frames, and the Really Rainbows Scallops paper pack.Read More
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For the Rest of Us…
Between my mom and a coworker of mine, I had no choice but to make a couple of Festivus cards this holiday season! I wanted to keep it simple, so I took a full sheet of red cardstock and, using the same technique as I used for my Trip to Stars Hollow, stamped out aRead More
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Farewell, Friend!
A coworker with a snarky sense of humor has just left the school I work at to pursue a career in the field she has her Master’s in. Can’t blame here, but we sure do miss her around here! As a fun farewell, I made her a couple of cards to express our regards asRead More
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A Couple of Christmasy Crafts
I love Christmas. I know it’s now past, but whatever. I can share what I want when I want. Plus, I made a few things that I found very fun and cool and wanted to share! First off, I made this set of Christmas cards with the Lawn Fawn Reveal Wheel set, the Build aRead More
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Happy Fucking Birthday, Mother
Today is my mom’s 59th birthday. In celebration of the woman who, through ups and downs, helped lead me to who I am today, I made this excellent card for her using Ink Road Stamps HFB dies, Lawn Fawn paper (Cilantro and Noble Fir), and a little Catherine Pooler ink blending. Sweet butRead More
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May the Card Open
When I first started stamping and card making, I wasn’t so sure about how much use I’d get out of the hobby. I loved creating, but most of the major companies almost exclusively made cutesy, floral, and/or spiritual stamps. I was able to find enough that suited my style to keep me interested, but itRead More