My husband and I are enjoying a little early Spring getaway trip to Washington DC. I stumbled upon an art show in the airport concourse featuring art by employees of the Minneapolis Airport. On our first day, we boarded the Circulator Bus hoping we could see the Cherry Blossoms. Unfortunately, due to … Read more
Come join me at The Ink Pad Blog today where I share a step-by-step instructions of my process for creating this Mixed Media piece that is my Ode to New York City featuring Michelle Ward Stencils and Tiny Manhole Cover Stamps, Dina Wakley Acrylic Paints, gorgeous Pepin Marbled Papers (can you find them in the … Read more
Dyan Reaveley is our instructor for our Silhouette Lesson at Wanderlust this week. She taught us about the power of using 3 or 5 elements in your designs … how she thinks about her color families of warm and cold (and how purple is the exception color) and the power of adding black to make … Read more
Today I'm creating with the fun little box of Coffee Stickers from The Ink Pad. I love how the box contains a wide variety of coffee images together with coffee bean and plant images as well. I combined lots of different stickers from the set to create a card background on kraft … Read more
I love the cute little Bunny Frame Die Cut from Impression Obsession. Today I'm designing at the Ink Pat NYC Blog where I'm pairing it with the new Impression Obsession Slimline Cloudy Sky Stamp. I die cut the Bunny both from the light kraft cardstock and from the Cloudy Sky Stamped on white cardstock (so … Read more
I'm thrilled to be Guest Designing at The Ink Pad Blog today featuring Hero Arts Flower Power Layering Stamp Set, which was one of the stamp set in the Hero Arts early ShopBox Release. There are four layers for the floral hair … and another four for the face. For my first card, … Read more
Thrilled to be Guest Designing at The Ink Pad NYC today. I have started following quite a few collage artists on Instagram, and I am particularly transfixed by creations that layer translucent elements. Inspired by those designers, today I'm making some collage cards using the wonderful collection of Black & White Translucent Flower Stickers. I … Read more
When I saw the fabulous Pepin Vintage Fashion Stickers from The Ink Pad NYC that Lauren used on her Traveler's Notebook, I knew I had to have them to make some cards. And when I saw the Less is More Challenge was all about Fashion, I knew they would be the perfect centerpiece. The … Read more