After my brayer class (with Michelle Zindorf of Freedom in Creating) on Friday, I had to go to the new Michael's in Fort Smith, AR. It was huge! I found pattern paper by K&Company that was absolutely beautiful called Brenda Walton Designer Paper (8.5 x 8.5 pad). All the paper in this pad is vintage…
Recently my friend Jane went to California. Before she left, I told her to try two things while in California. One was In N Out Burger and the other was See's Candy. I was going to ask her to bring me back a burger from In N Out, but I didn't think it would last…
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What a nice simple design for Branch Out. As you may know, I usually make flowery cards but lately I've been buying the more modern stamp sets, such as this one and Fifth Avenue Floral. I've had fun playing with them – now I all I have to do is order some of the bold bright…
I know that dogwoods are either white or pink but I could not resist making one in blue! The main image was stamped in brown stazon and colored in using reinkers and a blender pen. Using post it notes, I softly sponged blue on the card stock leaving a white border. The sentiment was…
Today's post is for Jazzy Inspirations Challenge #10. The challenge is based off artist Justin Bua artwork called Piano Man II and the colors we used this week are Basic Black, Old Olive, Whisper White, Creamy Caramel and Real Red. Check out what the other jazzy cats creations – they did an awesome job! To participate,…
I attended a brayer class by Michelle Zindorf (Freedom in Creating) yesterday, Friday 17 April 2009. I have been following her blog for over a year and have wanted to take one of her classes. She finally came to our area (Fort Smith, AR) and I had the opportunity to attend. What a class! The work/learning…
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I first saw the template for this dress on Patty's Stamping Spot (Patty Bennett). I thought it was adorable and decided to make a spring dress out of it. The dress reminds me of a dress I wore to my prom when I was in high school. Of course, it's been years since I've been…
Today's card is for the Just my Sketches Blog. Check out what the other design team members have made – fabulous cards! Isn't this girl just the cutest? I bought this stamp a while ago from Stampotique. The main image was stamped using Black Stazon and then colored in using Blush Blossom, Bravo Burgundy and Certainly…