Yesterday I read this article about Generation X and Quarantine, and most of it rang pretty true … seriously, I used to read encyclopedias to entertain myself. But the one thing that brought back the biggest flood of memories was the making of the perfect Mix Tape. How I would hold my cassette tape player … Read more
I've been making myself clean my studio today … I will feel much better when I can see the table tops and everything is relatively returned to its place. I took a little break and decided to make a card with some of the bits, bobs and scraps that needed to be put away. … Read more
For this week's Makover Monday I went back to October 2015 for this fun Taylored Expressions Card featuring Halloween Papers and Coffee using the Sketch & Inspiration from her now retired Share Joy Challenge. Since the February #TEMaker Challenge at Taylored Expressions included a Heart (as well as Foiling & the color Red), it … Read more
Therm-o-Web is having a Rainbow Challenge for World Card Making Day … I'd love to win their entire collection of transfer sheets. I took a page from the Jennifer Maguire Playbook and made a rainbow with scraps I had in my stash from Foil-a-palooza 2018. Since I needed a card for Mail-it-Monday, I chose … Read more
The teams at Therm*O*Web, My Picket Fence, and My Sweet Petunia are all joining together today for a Trifecta of Fun. I started with a card that combines products from both companies … the cool new Therm*O*Web Flock Transfer Sheets in Sunshine Yellow and A Sunny Day from Picket Fence Studios with the … Read more
Tonight I was catching-up on all of the challenges that were posted while I was traveling. When I saw the Don't be Fooled be Foiled Challenge at Simon Says Stamp, I knew it was the perfect opportunity to pull out all of my foiled pieces from Foil-a-palooza 2018 and make a card. I also incorporated … Read more
For our first artsy adventure at our annual Art Camp, Lauren and I tried a variety of foiling. I won a Gina K. Designs prize package at Junkiefest and another Therm-o-Web prize package after Junkiefest, so we were well-stocked with products to try. We started by applying Decofoil Transfer Gel with stancils so they … Read more
I had a very relaxing evening in my studio watching documentaries of artists Elizabeth Murray and Elizabeth King. I just love watching an artist create and getting a peak inside their head as they talk about their focus and inspiration. Both women broke ground as female artists … and it was great to also see … Read more
To celebrate my Therm O Web Decofoil win today from Junkie fest (excited about firing-up the laminator), I made a card with one of the Decofoil Tags I made at the event. This one used a Brutus Monroe Sunrise Decofoil Transfer sheet with the Brutus Monroe Mixed Media Arrow Stencil and Decofoil Transfer Gel. I … Read more
One of the new techniques I learned at Junkie fest was foiling. Christopher from Brutus Monroe shared his new foil line with us. So needless to say, one of the first tools I added to my crafting tool arsenal when I returned was a laminator … and this morning, I did my first ever foiling … Read more