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Be Happy

April 9, 2010
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(Click for a larger version.) I was inspired by a card that Jennifer McGuire showed on her blog. She used Copic markers and an airbrush for her project, but I don’t have those. So I used markers that I have and colored pencils to color my flower. After stamping the clouds with sky blue pigment [...]

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Blue Dandelions and Butterflies

April 5, 2010
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(Click for a larger version.) The background of this card is made with Broken China (blue) and Shabby Shutters (green) Distress Inks on watercolor paper. Then I stamped Hero Arts CG153 Dandelion Frame over top in Sky Blue pigment ink. The butterflies are from one of my favorite new Hero Arts clear sets, CL383 Antique [...]

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Tree of Hope ATC

March 5, 2010
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I made this ATC on a Strathmore watercolor ATC blank. I used Broken China (blue) and Shabby Shutters (green) Distress Inks to make the background. First I put my watercolor ATC blank on top of a non-stick craft sheet. Then I used Ranger Inkssentials Blending Tool and Foam to swirl on the Broken China and [...]

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Spring Daisy Card Set

February 24, 2010

Hello! This is another set of cards that I made recently, when I was feeling the winter blahs and wanted to think Spring! Spring Daisy Card Set: (Click any image to view it larger.) The cute polka dotted paper is by Doodlebug Designs (2128 Sprinkles). The card base is made from yellow card stock, stamped [...]

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February’s Challenge Winner!

February 19, 2010

Hi there! As you may recall, February’s Challenge theme is… Butterflies and Spring! (Click any image to view it larger.) The challenge started on February 1st and ran through February 15th. The challenge involved making a new project using Butterflies and/or Spring as the theme. And, to then give that project to someone who wasn’t [...]

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Best Wishes Card

February 15, 2010

Hi there! Today I’d like to share a card with a watercolory background made using Distress Inks. Best Wishes Card: (Click the image to view it larger.) To make the focal piece, I started by spreading Worn Lipstick (pink), Spiced Marmalade (orange), and Broken China (blue) Distress Inks onto a non-stick craft sheet. Then I [...]

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You Inspire Me Shaped Card

February 8, 2010

Hello! Today I’d like to share a shaped card that I made for a friend who inspires me. I’m also happy to share that this card received an honorable mention during Hero Arts’ “Cards that Give Challenge.” You Inspire Me Shaped Card: (Click the image to view it larger.) I made the focal piece using [...]

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Fab Five: Butterfly Thinking of You Card

February 4, 2010

Hello! Today I’d like to share a fun card I recently made featuring a butterfly and Hero Arts’ new Dandelion Frame cling stamp. It was selected as one of the Fab Five for the second part of January on the Hero Arts blog today. This is my favorite stamp from their 2010 catalog. Butterfly Thinking [...]

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February’s Challenge: Butterflies and Spring!

February 1, 2010

Hi there! Today I’m announcing my challenge for February! We’ve had lots of wintry weather here this past weekend and I’m ready to start thinking about Springtime! So … February’s Theme is Butterflies and Spring! (Click on any image to view it larger.) February’s challenge rules: Create a new project (card, scrapbook page, ATC, felting, [...]

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You Are Amazing ATC

January 15, 2010

Hello! Today I’d like to share an artist trading card (ATC) that I recently made for a friend. I was inspired to make this ATC after seeing my friend Donna Mikasa’s House ATCs in the Hero Arts 2010 Catalog Blog Hop. You Are Amazing ATC: (Click on the image to view it larger.) I made [...]

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