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Saturday, December 29, 2018

Couple of Cards and Happy New Year!

 Hello crafty friends!  Hope you have had a wonderful Holiday and will be celebrating the NewYear with those you love!

I have not posted in such a long time, but with the holiday I had some time off which means I had some time to create, take pictures, and upload to share with all of you.

These are totally simple cards.  But they got the creative juices flowing so I will be back soon with a couple of more cards.

The first card uses some patterned paper I had left from another project with some sparkly glitter washi tape to create a background.  I then added a couple of die cut mats.  I stamped the sentiment on the teal color and added the rest of the sentiment on a strip below it.  I then created a stitched heart using a die from some more patterned paper.

The second card uses a stamp to create the background. I used the color Rose red from Stampin up and would stamp then turn the paper using second generation stamping without reinking to get this awesome look.  I added layered washi on the top as well as the bottom to hide the imperfections.  I then added a die cut shape out of vellum with a stitched heart on top.  I added the sentiment to complete the card.

All stamps and dies are unbranded.

I hope to see you around soon.  Have a great New Year!

Sunday, September 30, 2018

Sunday, August 26, 2018

Stitched cards, other projects, etc.

Hello my fellow crafters.  Life has been busy.  As you may have noticed I haven't been posting much.  Between, school, work, and family I have not had time to shoot videos or post.  That doesn't mean I haven't been creating though.  I wanted to to stop by and show you some of the cards I have been making.  I hope you enjoy.  When I am busy like this I do have more time to get things loaded to instagram so you can always find me there or my Facebook page.  I will leave the links down below.

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Saturday, June 9, 2018

Watercolors plus Stamping


 I was playing with watercolor techniques, stamps, distress inks, and distress oxide inks.  Here is what I ended up with.  Most stamps from Unity Stamp Company.  The flamingo is from Hampton Arts.

I am entering the flamingo card into Creative Fingers Challenge blog #147.  I have missed working with those fine ladies over there.  You can find the challenge here.




I went in for two "maintenance items" and came out with a bit more than that.  Does anyone else do that?
Just sharing for enjoyment.

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This is a project from Kathy Orta that she put out for NSD this year.  I purchased the Photo mat gallery that had this in it so I could not only make this beauty but other's as well.  I am not quite finished with this one but wanted to share with all of you.

If you want to see Kathy's version go to her channel by clicking the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO7gpUQhXmM

I am going to make a few of these for gifts.  I hope you enjoy.

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Sunday, May 27, 2018

The Mojo Hit

I was able to have a a few moments to play in the craft room.  I had a lot of fun.  I hope you take a few minutes to enjoy the cards I made.