Saturday was a really big day for me! You already know that I shared my first online tutorial with you (well, I ASSUME you know about it – if you don’t, then please check it out here before reading futher). Two really big things for me yesterday: The Tutorial Video. My day started wonderfully, with all your amazing feedback, comments and emails. You really embraced my video post, which only encourages me to make more….
On an average day, I spend quite a bit of time thinking about what project I would create and share with my beloved blog readers. I might run through my stamp sets in my mind or pick some colors or decide on a technique I want to try. Today, I didn’t think about my nightly card project at all. So, when I stepped into my craft room to get started, I decided to test fate by running my…
My boss asked me to make a wedding card for one of her neighbors. From the onset Laura let me know that her neighbor is not your run-of-the-mill bride in a fluffy white dress, so the card should be designed as such. This card was to be made for an edgy and trendy, but earthy, woman. While the bride is very girly, the card was not to be a white and silver card. Immediately, I…
I grew up as the middle child – smack dab in the middle of Matthew (3 years younger than I) and John (3 years older than I). Matthew met Anna in graduate school, they were married shortly after and they now have three beautiful children. It was probably when Marshall (their first son) was born that I realized I was really old – if my Little Bubba was old enough to be married and have…
My entire weekend was filled with stamping (sun up to sun down on both Saturday and Sunday), yet I am JUST getting around to creating my Pals Paper Arts Card Sketch Challenge. What in the world has gotten into me? The sketch for this challenge, designed by Margaret Moody, was posted on Thursday. I’m five days late, but I’m ready to share the answer, followed by Margaret’s riddle. Here’s my clean and simple card: and…
My good friend (and most excellent crafting buddy) Serina is planning periodic get togethers with our group of friends to force us to live out our Pinterest fantasies. Admit it – you have accumulated a backlog of “to do” projects on your Pinterest boards. Am I right? Whether it’s the Oreo-chocolate chip cookie-brownie you intend to bake and serve with ice cream and syrup or a series of picture frames you intend to fill with…
