Last weekend our family went to look at lottery dream homes in our city and one of the homes was filled with gorgeous plants and succulent accents in every room. It had me dreaming of spring and getting into the … Continue reading
I have been busy the last few weeks making kids Valentine’s cards, treat boxes, cards for the flower shop, and hosting my first card class. Today I wanted to spend the day working on something new, something I had never … Continue reading
With just under 3 weeks to go until Valentine’s Day, it is not too early to start thinking about class cards for the kids. There are many options out in the stores for little cards, treat packets, and Valentine’s trinkets. … Continue reading
With Valentine’s Day only a month away, I have been busy designing cards with hearts, flowers, and I Love You’s. I think I have hearts on the brain right now because I am seeing hearts everywhere: in my cereal, in … Continue reading
Last September I released the first birthday card pack and it was such a popular item that I decided to do a second one. I had received some new Stampin’ Up! product that included a few birthday stamps and framelits, … Continue reading
Creating your own background designs for cards is a great way to add more depth, colour, and texture to the cards. Since I have been practicing watercolour techniques, I thought I would combine a watercolour wash with heat embossing. The … Continue reading
I began making Christmas cards in September this year and by the time December arrived I was glad I had started that early! So far this year I have made close to 200 Christmas cards – all cut, stamped, glued, … Continue reading
Over the past few months I have been experimenting with different watercolour techniques on my cards. I have used washes as backgrounds, colour gradations, watercolour pencils, splattering, two-step watercolour stamping, and many more! I have one more technique to share that … Continue reading
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