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…
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…
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….
Our challenge was to choose one of 12 photographs posted in the challenge blog during 2020 and make a card inspired by that photo. My photo was inspired by the July photo: I am intrigued by cards with windows. My card represents the window panes with the Garden Trellis Cover Die. The glass is created…
Thanks to Debbie Adams, a drummer in my family will get this tag/ornament for Christmas. It was the match sticks for drum sticks that really caught my attention. Debbie’s post of a similar drum really got my ideas flowing. The drum base (paper mâché box) is an Amazon purchase. The Tiny House, Tree, Deer and…
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…
