I made this project for the Creative Cat Crew Color Challenge #20. The colors for this challenge are Cherry Cobbler, Crushed Curry, and Perfect Plum. I do not own any of these Stampin' Up ink colors in this challenge so I substituted Distress Ink colors: Barn Door, Scattered Straw, Fossilized Amber and Milled Lavender. I filmed the creation of this project, focusing on how I created the...
I made this card from start to finish without premaking or doing a rough layout/template in advance. I wanted to illustrate how the creative process works and demonstrate changes that are made in real time to get to that perfect finished project. Video Length 12 min 24 sec.
I have entered this project in the following challenges:
We drove up to Washington on 101 through Astoria and followed the Columbia River on Highway 30 to I-5. It was a reasonable drive and took about four and a half hours. Have I mentioned DH's strange habit of pulling over when he has cars behind him? Well he does. Thinks it is the polite thing to do when he doesn't want to speed. People always honk and wave in thanks when they pass us by. This...
We have been planning for the 2017 Eclipse for over a year now. We got the idea of staying in Oregon from DH's sister who wanted to stay at TT Pacific City RV Resort. So, we made reservations there two months in advance, but alas she could not convince her family to make the journey. As the time drew close DH realized that we would need to drive inland as the weather called for clouds on the...
Here is how I organized all of the sentiments that came with my Stampin' Up and other brand stamp images. When I had to condense my sets into binders it became a challenge to find that perfect sentiment. Here is a short video explaining how I made a system to get to those sentiments quickly and efficiently. Video Length 5 min 15 sec.
BTW - Happy Eclipse day! I am here near Salem Oregon...
I made this project for the Creative Cat Crew Color Challenge #19. The Stampin' Up colors: Old Olive, Basic Black and Whisper White. I substituted Distress Ink Peeled Paint for Old Olive and Memento Tuxedo Black for Basic Black. I did use...
This short video analyses my findings for minimizing the foam sponges that I use as well as how I store them. These sponges are used for creating backgrounds and stencils. This video is 4 min 15 sec long.
I made this project for the Creative Cat Crew Color Challenge #18 Here is the inspiration image: 
I almost think the more colors in a challenge the better. I don't own any of these...
As part of minimizing our belongings in preparation for living in a fifth wheel trailer full time, I solf all of my full size ink pads and had to re-think what ink pads I would take with me on my travels. This is a video explaining my analysis and what I decided to purchase. Video length 7 min 9 secs
My husband's long time friend is getting married on Saturday and we are traveling. That means I get to make and send a wedding card. Since it is primarily from DH to his male friend I wanted to make the card mostly masculine, but still pretty and a tiny bit feminine. This week's...