For the second in this series I changed to a red and green palette, using more traditional poppy colors. The twine was colored with a light Real Red Blends marker. The gems were colored using a dark Basic Black Blends marker. I wanted more height on the small focal poppy and had a scrap of corrugated Real Red cardstock in my stash so I trimmed it down. This particular card is one of my all...
I bought the Painted Poppies bundle based on the sensational pins I saw during pre-release. So on January 3rd I swapped out another bundle for this one and I am so glad I did!
I started with a pin I liked -> link to pin. The project was created using an aqua painter. I knew I would be using Blends Markers...
This video is loaded with good information on how to make the most of the January 2020 Paper Pumpkin kit - Bee Mine. Video Length 29 min 57 sec.
Hub and I are still in our home area thanks to a big snow storm that rolled in last week. We haven't seen this much snow in years. It was 3" the first day, 8" by day three and then after it started to melt, we woke up to a fresh blanket of 3". Our new truck handles the snow and ice quite well considering we have highway tires on it.
We were fortunate enough to go spend time with hub's...
Just as soon as we could get into the rehab rental unit to put everything back together, we did. It was two full days of putting back up everything we removed for paint and floors. Then It was updates and clean, clean, clean! I made all new screens, we are not really sure where the old screens went, but all but one were gone. Hub had to work on the drainage in the front to keep the driveway...
At my last crafting day with Libby, I asked to use Country Road. We found this pin > link
The simple look of the inspiration pin is deceiving. I used current products that are listed below. As we investigated each element we realized alot of the detail was hand applied.
Here are the added elements...
I had so much fun crafting with Libby on Sunday. It was a nice change of pace as hub and I have been at our rental every day after Christmas. I still had to get up early since Libby is in North Carolina and I am in Washington state. But it was worth it. We've been working on projects that use our DSP. DSP is one of those supplies that mesmerize you. It seems no matter how much you have, the...
Boy oh boy did it get busy after my birthday!
I made all the Christmas gifts as it is the first time in three years we've been home for the holidays. I made groupings of cards to give, used my no cut no measure gift bag making technique to create cute bags to hold them ( - My [Video] - Length 25 Min 14 Sec ). Of course everyone...