Today the very talented julie ebersole is celebrating a BIG birthday…… 30 ;) ok, ok…. maybe not thirty, but its a BIG one ;)
I’m happy today to be part of her birthday blog hop, and to be able to wish her a very happy birthday! I met Julie many years ago through my time with a muse (sharing an old pic above) and have been inspired by her ever since.
Cheers to you miss julie! Enjoy a martini (or 2 .. heck even 3!)
Be sure to continue on this hop by visiting Amber’s blog next!
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Happy December Everyone! Time for a new month, and time to finish up 2012. 2012 was a pretty goo year for me over all when I look back, more on that in a future post- but for today I wanted to share with you a card I made playing in my studio on day. The clouds are from an American Crafts paper in my stash, and the stamps are from Hero Arts/Basic Grey. I’m most pleased with how I made the “think happy sentiment” into letter fetti! I just love that look ;)
Think Happy Everyone!
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I’m still holding onto summer. I know this is crazy, fall is here, but I figure if I keep posting summer cards on my blog this can be my little getaway from the cool crisp air. I made this card for a friend over the summer. I love, love Fred Mullet’s stamps (that is the fish you see here). And Impression Obsession has awesome nautical stamps as well (the sand dollar). The “Damaged by Salt Water” sentiment is wicked old, and from Limited Edition who are no longer in business. Sinamay is always a must on a nautical card, and I love this Hero Arts Magical background stamp.
I used rock candy distress stickles all over the sand dollar and then added multiple layers of glossy accents to the fishes eye. Hope the detail photo shows this
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My friend Cheiron has a blog post up over on A Blog Named Hero. I was visiting her this past weekend, so while she was creating her cards- I decided to play along too! She is part of the *wicked* cool crafty girls I have stayed in touch with over the years, and I’m so happy we have. You know me, anytime i can toss the word “wicked” on a card a I do! I LOVE halloween cards- waaaaay better then Christmas :P
I am also entering this in the Hero Arts Contest “Fall Feast- all things fall, halloween and thanksgiving” – You should play along!!
Hope you enjoy this fun card! I have another card I made as well that I will feature later this week, and show you the awesome artsy fartsy stuff I created in Dina Wakley’s classes!
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- Just a heads up that I will be back at Ink About It on August 23rd to teach washi tape cards with Hero Arts & Lawn Fawn stamps- You don’t want to miss out ;)
- East Coast/ New England Peeps, see the info below for the next shoebox swap that Ink About It is hosting for us!!
- Also Cape Cod peeps- make sure you save the date for my next class on the cape- more details soon!!
Hey everyone! If you are looking for the TGIHarley post, that will come later today I promise. First, I wanted to direct your attention to my next card class on the cape and at Ink About It. Washi Tape, which is a Japanese masking tape is super HOT and trendy right now. I know I have collected a few rolls myself *wink*. I have decided to do a class showing you some fun easy to recreate techniques you can do with this embellishment! Using Lawn Fawn and Hero Arts stamps you will create 5 cards. The class on the cape is almost full, only 1 spot left! The class at Ink About It is later in august, so be sure to call and sign up! You can find dates and times for these classes over on my class page. Looking forward to seeing everyone, and so thanksful that I still get to teach these fun classes! Thank you!!
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Wanted to post a card for Christy, hopefully to cheer her up- you can read about what she is going through AND what we are doing for her here - hope you will take a minute to read what her family is going through and consider helping her out ( i was having technical difficulties posting the paypal donate button and this picture- go figure, so I had to make 2 posts)
I created this card with Hero Art stamps. The sentiment is part of a larger stamp that i chose to use only the sentiment, cutting it apart into “letter-fetti” (we use word and letter fetti my classes a lot) The clouds are from an older piece of American Crafts pattern paper (using my stash!!!) and then you have good old May Arts Sheer polka dot ribbon- I will never get tired of this ribbon! The not card is Memory Box.
Note: The copics linked below are for Sketch style, I use the Original Style in my studio, but wanted to link the colors used
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This is my take for the {lawn}scaping color splash challenge. I was thinking a lot of white, with a burst of refreshing color- cool and crisp. I had fun playing with Lawn Fawn’s belinda’s borders for the first time and I had never inked up the thank you sentiment from hello friend. I really love how these challenges are inspiring me to MAKE STUFF! Are you playing a long with any fun challenges? share a link with me in the comments!
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Playing a long with the spatter technique over on the Moxe Fab World blog- you have until July 4th to participate. I have never really used a spatter technique on my cards- definitely have on my more artsy fartsy type projects. I played with some ranger color washes, lawn fawn stamps, watercolor pencils and voila! I got a little under water scene! Thinking I will add this card to my “Heroes Card Drive” stash to send out at the end of July.
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Hey everyone! I still need/want to blog about my trip up north to NH to see my dad, but wanted to post this first, so stay tuned for some beautiful NH pics soon!!
I hope you will take a minute and read about the “heroes card drive” that Lawnscaping is hosting. There are a few guidelines that HAVE to be followed when sending cards to our troops, but I’m sure some of you might even have some cards in your stash that fit the criteria. I’m going to try and make a few cards here, a few cards there and send a bunch to Laurel before the end of July. I started with a few “thinking of you” type cards. I am listing the supplies below, both cards have stickles on them for glitter, because it is VERY important not to have loose glitter on your cards you send over seas (read more about the guidelines here)
The first card also fits in with Hero Arts June Contest, this is my “thinking of you” card. I was telling the “peeps” in my class at Ink About It the other night, that I am loving these challenges and contests- not to win (although that’s fun too) but to inspire me. If I think about it, for the majority of the years I have been papercrafting, I have also been teaching- so my classes are what inspired and drove me. Now, I’m not teaching as frequently (going from 3 classes a week to 1 a month) i love these challenges and contests hosted by A Blog Named Hero, Hero Arts, Lawnscaping, and Moxie Fab for inspiration and a stepping stone when i sit down at my studio table to PLAY!
Note: The copics linked below are for Sketch style, I use the Original Style in my studio, but wanted to link the colors used
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