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This Penny Black image is so perfect for my grandson who loves to read in bed.His family goes to Universal Studios every year the day before school starts.  He’ll be having all kinds of wizzardy dreams.

My 9 year old granddaughter loves making potions.  We would find old moldy jars of unknown contents on the window sill of her toy room when she was three!This summer she discovered the Harry Potter books.  Now potions have taken on a whole new meaning.Imagine she is attending a summer camp called Potions and Lotions…

My 9 year old granddaughter loves making potions.  We would find old moldy jars of unknown contents on the window sill of her toy room when she was three!This summer she discovered the Harry Potter books.  Now potions have taken on a whole new meaning.Imagine she is attending a summer camp called Potions and Lotions…

My birthday is in August.  I am a Leo.  Maybe it’s just coincidence but many of my friends have August birthdays as well.  Or maybe I am drawn to those Leo personalities? All of the products used are by Altenew.

My birthday is in August.  I am a Leo.  Maybe it’s just coincidence but many of my friends have August birthdays as well.  Or maybe I am drawn to those Leo personalities? All of the products used are by Altenew.

Erum Tasneem posted another no-line water color video.  The lower card is what I created painting along with Erum’s video. The top card I created for the August 2019 Altenew Inspiration Challenge.  The inspiration was a photo from Jennifer McGuire of what appeared to be hot pink impatiences in a blue vase. All products are…

Erum Tasneem posted another no-line water color video.  The lower card is what I created painting along with Erum’s video. The top card I created for the August 2019 Altenew Inspiration Challenge.  The inspiration was a photo from Jennifer McGuire of what appeared to be hot pink impatiences in a blue vase. All products are…

I watched a youtube video by Jaycee Gaspar showing a technique he called crystal.My results look nothing like his but I did use a couple of his ideas.  I took inspiration from his Altenew ink colors.  I also used clear embossing powder on layer #3.  Unlike Jaycee I also used an ink color on layer…

I watched a youtube video by Jaycee Gaspar showing a technique he called crystal.My results look nothing like his but I did use a couple of his ideas.  I took inspiration from his Altenew ink colors.  I also used clear embossing powder on layer #3.  Unlike Jaycee I also used an ink color on layer…

My grandson is 5.  he loves to make up stories using a picture as inspiration.  Inside the card I’ve asked him to tell a story about this boy.Except for the Magnolia swimmer stamp all supplies are from Lawn Fawn.The claw with the lobster does move back and forth.