Poinsettia & Pine slimline

Poinsettia & Pine slimline

Prisma Pencil on Black Cardstock My quest to make slimline card continues. The flower and leaf from Poinsettia & Pine were gold heat-embossed on black cardstock using a mask when needed.  The images were then colored with Prisma colored pencils. Using a very small brush, gold paint was dotted in the open spaces. I wish…

Texture Poinsettias

Texture Poinsettias

             Elements of Floral Composition Lesson 6 Texture By lesson 6 there are so many elements to think about in one card.  Color, Shape, Line, Form, Space and now Texture. As always I have spent a lot of time on fall card-making.  Now the pressure has begun to get going…

Line Art Lotus Card

Of all the cards I’ve made over the past year, this one thrills me the most. I have been a long-time admirer of Asian art with the black ink drawings and minimal background.  My many attempts over the years to create such art has been a total failure. Jaycee’s Elements of Floral Composition gave me…

Day of the Dead tag

My friend, Jill, found an online class that teaches how to make-up like a Catrina for Day of the Dead. We’ve gathered flowers, glue guns,  make-up, sponges and brushes for our party of two.  This is my hostess gift/thank you for her.   Tim’s Day of the Dead Die Set gives license to go crazy…

Lawn Fawn Welcome Back

This card inspired by a post from Megan Quinn It’s that time of year in Arizona when our Snow Bird friends start returning for the winter. This Lawn Fawn Let’s Go Nuts set of Squirrels with their acorn house is perfect for Welcome Back cards. I can’t wait to decorate that Acorn house for a…