Day to Play

Day to Play

It’s New Years Eve Day. It’s a holiday but COVID sequestration keeps us home with some open time. The Christmas tree is still decorated. The wreath is lit in the window. Yet I am looking the other way. They can wait. I’m taking these two days to play. While I’ve been making Christmas cards and…

Modern Watercoloring Class

Modern Watercoloring Class

Preeti Chandran and Laurel Beard’s class called Modern Watercoloring offers some technique twists that are new to me. These cards are my interpretation of a technique Preeti teaches in Lesson #3. It has several steps including gold heat-embossing on acetate and die cutting the flower from the card front. I am really obsessed with it…

Christmas Tags 2020

Christmas Tags 2020

I mailed the Christmas tags yesterday, December 19th. I’m hoping they will get to the three California destinations in time for Christmas. Tim Holtz products Tim Holtz products including Snarky Cat and Tiny Houses. Products from Tim Holtz including Tiny Houses and ephemera Alpine, Christmastime and Holiday Village My last tag for Christmas, 2020. I…

2020 Christmas Cards

2020 Christmas Cards

These are some of the cards I made and sent in 2020. Artist Anita Jeram, accomplished children’s book author and illustrator. This was a very different stamp for me as it’s more of a sketch. I thought it required water color. I looked over several designers work with this artist and all used water color….