Thursday, April 9, 2009
Today we had an Easter Bonnet competition at work. Basically, you create the wackiest looking contraption you can come up with that can perch on your head. This was my contribution: He wasn’t a winner – but it was still fun to join in the goofy display. The base purple “hat” is actually an easter [...]
Continue reading...Friday, January 23, 2009
I had every intention of posting some new card designs this week but haven’t had a chance to photograph them yet as I’ve been prepping for CHA. They will be coming soon. For those of you that are not familiar with CHA, it is short for Craft & Hobby Association. The winter trade show is [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Greetings to everyone. I took a lil’ sabbatical from the blog, but am back in 2009 with lots to share over the coming weeks. First off – have you seen the new Hero Arts catalog? There are some incredible new images that I can’t wait to play with! You can check out a digital copy [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Papercrafts publishes a terrific Holiday Card issue each year called Holiday Cards & More. Volume 3 was recently released on the stands & I thought I’d share one of my cards that was published in the issue. All stamps are Hero Arts & papers are Basic Grey. You can learn how to get a copy [...]
Continue reading...Friday, May 16, 2008
I absolutely love this book & movie, and I only recently found out they made the story into a 2-person play. All I can say is wow. I went to the production tonight in a small theatre in Addison. The environment was so intimate (with only 70 people) & the play was so moving that [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 15, 2008
Have I mentioned how much I love Shabby Princess? I took one of their wonderful free digital kits & revamped my blog, gallery, resume, & main webpage with the same color scheme (it was long overdue for a change!). The kit is called Express Yourself and is designed by Ronna Penner. You can download a [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, March 8, 2008
I’ve been surprised in the last year at all the cool crafting supplies you can find at your local Target store! They go on clearance on a regular basis, and you can sometimes find some real gems. I found a few treasures this week including a booklet full of die-cut flowers that you pop out [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, February 9, 2008
Ok – I just had to share this story. Mimi & I went to dinner last night with my close friend, Caroline, at downtown Disney. When we returned to the parking lot, we were having a terrible time trying to find Caroline’s SUV. As we walked through the parking lot, she had her arm raised [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Here’s a gift I made for my mom this year. It was from a Recollections class (so sad their stores will be closing soon!) The box was first painted with acrylic paints, then decoupaged with Recollections-line papers, and finally embellished with metal-embossed corners & a cross. The metal was tinted with black acrylic paint & [...]
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009
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