If nothing else, I’ve played around with a variety of styles this week. I’ve created cards from bright & cheery to dark & dirty. I created cards that are soft & ornate, so I figured I’d give bold & modern a try. My goal? To play around with Pleasant Poppies, creating a modern interpretation of the flowers. As I started shading the elements of the flowers, I realized this wasn’t an impossible task. I am so happy to share…
I am blessed to have worked for Cox Enterprises for 11-1/2 years. It’s an amazing company, and I love my job. People tend to come to Cox and stay there until they retire. If it seems I’ve made a lot of “going away” cards for coworkers in my department lately, then you are paying attention. They aren’t retiring, but they’re also not leaving the company – they are just taking jobs outside our department. When…
I have dreamed about this card for two months now and finally sat down to make it happen. It didn’t end up the exact way I dreamed it, but that’s what I love so much about this craft – it changes as it’s created. I quite like the end result. I heat embossed Pleasant Poppies with Clear Embossing Powder on Very Vanilla card stock. In a small kitchen ramekin, I mixed several drops of Early…
I love CAS (“clean and simple”). It’s sometimes the hardest thing to accomplish – with so many ribbons, brads and other accessories available, how can you not want to add more? This is the first week I am participating in the Freshly Made Sketch Challenge, and this challenge is just that – sweet and to the point. Here’s the sketch we are challenged to interpret: I received Pleasant Poppies in the mail today and have…
