So much fun 'homework' to do - I'd better get it done!
Saturday, September 30, 2023
Stress-free Card Making Summit
So much fun 'homework' to do - I'd better get it done!
Friday, September 29, 2023
Shucks, I missed it!
Thursday, September 28, 2023
Freshly Made Sketches #605
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Down on the Farm
I have a darling young woman in my life who lost both of her parents within months of each other this year. Lynn and her husband built their 'forever' home on property they bought from her parents when she realized they would need help - more likely so she would be close for as long as she had them.
Their darling home overlooks the vast fields of the farm, and I couldn't help but think of Lynn and her parents' farm when Marcia passed this Harvest Home set from The Greetery on to me. It was high time I used it - thank you Marcia!
I think this favorite debossing plate from Altenew gives the perfect breath of wind to give those leaves movement - of course the deep grey makes me very happy.
Thanksgiving will be very hard for Lynn and her siblings this year as it has always been spent gathered around the farmhouse table... I will be missing her mom, too. She was a best friend of mine for nearly 50 years.
I'm so blessed to have all of you in my life - thank you for your friendship!
=] Michele
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Just us Girls #698 Sport!
Beyond golf, I am the least sport-loving person you might know! Don't even get me started about watching sports on the television OY! But you know what I do love? Completing a sporty card for JUGS#698! Here's that CAS little figure skater* I mentioned...
My job here is done - for today!
=] Michele
*you will find all the details about this set on my last post!
Making a scene!
Hello, my friends! Glad you stopped in ... I shopped the Flash Sale at WF and a darling little set from Waffle Flower: Winter Fun was delivered - I'm seeing ALL their sets with new eyes and envisioning their darling characters on that Postage Collage die!
Without further ado... do you want to build a snowman?? Here's how it all starts:
Monday, September 25, 2023
Too soon for Spooky?
Saturday, September 23, 2023
I 'swiped' a card!
This is me not being able to waste a thing... remember that baby wipe trick I used yesterday? [One that I'm quite sure I learned from someone else - Loll, maybe?] Well, you didn't think I'd forget to share that card, did you?
Friday, September 22, 2023
Playing Cards with Friends - September 2023
I'm Playing Cards with my friend Richard Breaks today!! You may know him as Mr. Cardmaker? Or @rlbreaks on Instagram. A card maker by any other name has nothing on this guy - what a fun, and fantastic designer he is!
As thrilled as I am that you are back in The Mitten I DO know how unsettling a long-distance move can be, I'm gonna go easy on you! Here is our assignment:
Use a background stamp to create a emboss/resist panel then create a card [or two] from it! EASY PEASY, right? Too easy?
Make it a Christmas card! and include a sentiment on vellum!
I recently won a wonderful SSS Quilted background stamp on Instagram from Miriam Prantner - thanks again, Miriam! I stamped, and white heat embossed the image onto a 6x6" piece of watercolor card stock. Then went in search of a few inks and found some that would mix into each other with a little drama... I think I found the right ones...
Thursday, September 21, 2023
No-stamping with Therese!
That title doesn't quite get my point across but, if you watch the replay of Therese Calvird's [Lost in Paper] LIVE crafty session HERE it will become clear to you!
I had such a fun time this morning CASE-ing Therese's card. Someone told me recently that when CASE-ing a design, at least *THREE things should be adjusted to make the design your own - thanks, Jen. T!
Ready? It all started with choosing my papers:
*Where Therese used solid paper mixed with plaid paper for her flowers - I went with ALL patterned. Since this paper from PTI is very thin, I first adhered four of them to a panel using a double-sided adhesive sheet.
*I didn't use any aqua or green - instead using solid pink and orange for the stems, leaves, and ferns!
*Therese did some very subtle stenciling on her base panel - I did too but went with dots instead of stripes! Orange ink on this bright pink certainly kept it subtle. SO subtle that I feel a closeup is a good place to start...
Freshly Made Sketches #604
I happen to LOVE every card Cécile Ribon makes - so when I can, I love to create using her sketches at Freshly Made Sketches...
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Thank you, Deer!
Hello, my friends - so glad you stopped by today!
I have a few more Waffle Flower Crafts Folk Art Deer to share with you! There is a 12x12 cardstock storage container where I keep all the Christmas patterned papers I've purchased over the years from this place or that ... it's amazing how far one sheet of paper can go!
Take this one from October Afternoon for example ... it was a done deal when I found it years ago - loved BOTH sides of it... and bonus - it has a lovely Nordic feel to it that goes with that deer so well!
Monday, September 18, 2023
Waffle Flower Christmas Postage Collage!
I have about 10 minutes before my dryer starts buzzing - I warned promised to share the next batch of Postage Collage cards with you! This Christmas Postage Collage stencil set arrived on Saturday - I got to play a little bit yesterday, and once this morning!
Ready. set. here you go...