One of the current Exhibits at our Cedar Rapids Museum of Art is Beyond the Object: Women in Abstraction. To honor that exhibit, the Museum's Education Director led an Abstract Art class at one of the local libraries. I chose to focus on making abstract papers using paper bags and paint, and it was a … Read more
The newest challenge at Shopping Our Stash is GLITTER Me Happy – make a card featuring glitter, which can include loose glitter, glitter glue, wink of Stella, Shimmer Pens, Stickles or Glitter paper. I decided to use glitter paper and go FULL ON GLITTER. I chose gold glitter paper for my card base … Read more
I couldn't resist trying a few more Sketched Hearts (inspired by a Reel on Instagram by Shanoukiart) for a CAS Valentine using my Lindy's Gang Magicals papers I made this weekend. I combined one larger heart with a smaller one for a CAS design for Addicted to CAS Code Word Heart. … Read more
In the spirit of using my Never Before Used Schtuff (thanks Darnelle), I spent the afternoon playing with my new Lindy's Magicals Tea and Crumpets Shakers. The shaker top make it much easier to play with them and stencils, which is what I did (although several got to wet, they turned into more of a … Read more
It's time for another Woodblock Wednesday with Amy T. I couldn't resist making another Valentine with some of my remaining ink-sprayed doodled Hearts. This time I paired them with a Woodblock Happy Valentine's Day Sentiment from My Sentiments Exactly! I attached the hearts with foam tape and mounted my panel … Read more
When I saw the newest Inspired by Challenge image, I remembered I had an XOXO print I had saved from a prior Gelliprinting Challenge, so I pulled it out. I used the Sketch Challenge as well with some fun Monsta Stickers. I added a few conversation heart stickers before attaching it … Read more
This morning I watched a Reel on Instagram by Shanoukiart where she quickly scribbled a heart on texty paper and cut it out to make her own embellishment, and I knew I wanted to give it a try. As I expected, it was a bit trickier than it looks in her video (at least for … Read more
I love sending cards to my friends and family for Valentine's Day. This one features a layout from Sketch~N~Scrap and vintage collage images from REDLead art + craft. Since they were all facing the same direction, I flipped the sketch and moved the images to the other side, so they are looking into the card … Read more
The current Lawnfawnatics Challenge is Lots of Heart – to make a card featuring lots of hearts. I decided it was the perfect inspiration I needed to make a card requested by a friend. I started by using all of the Hearts from the Lawn Fawn Just Stitching Hearts on a red gellipress … Read more
The January Monthly Mix Challenge at Gina K. Designs is All You Need is Love. I created a bit of a non-traditional valentine using one of my Gelliarts Prints with the current Freshly Made Sketch. I layered the Gina K. Designs Botanical Duo die cut from gold cardstock. I finished with … Read more