Confetti Birthday

The December #TEMakerChallenge with Taylored Expressions is to use Bubblegum, Popsicle and your choice of a third color – I went with Gumdrop. I used the three colors together with Taylored Expressions Create-in-Quads Birthday Layering Stencil. I used the confetti background with the pile of presents to create a fun birthday card. I finished with … Read more

Alabama Art Camp

I just returned from spending five days with my crafty friend Bev at her home in Alabama.  We officially dubbed the experience our Alabama Art Camp.     We had lots of different artsy things (and some non-artsy) that we wanted to try during our time together.  In the photo above, we were trying to … Read more

Animal Antics

This week at Jingle Belles our theme is Animal Antics – we're asking you to create a holiday card featuring an animal having some Christmas fun (and yes, in the Jingle Belles work, a Yeti would qualify as an animal). I remember I had the Penny Black 12 Days of Christmas set that had never … Read more

More Mini Collage Fun

I'm continuing to enjoy making collages that are just under four inches square for #februllage2025 and the @mini.collage.collective.     For Day 6 Metal theme, I used metallic Gelliarts prints and foiled papers from my stash.       For day 7, I created a collage of my favorite childhood neighborhood while singing "Who are … Read more

You Make Me Smile

When I make a hot foil card like yesterday's #staycraftychallenge card, I always use my Hot Foil Plate to attach the leftover foil – this time from Hero Arts Zen Circles – to a piece of cardstock.  I attached yesterday's silver foil to a piece of green cardstock (because that was the cardstock scrap on … Read more