I figured I would get the hang of taking good photos eventually, practice makes perfect, right? I felt like one out of every 20 snaps I took was good enough to use, and that was a little aggravating. To make my photos instantly professional (ha!), I picked up a light box. It's very fancy. It came with led lights, …
Category: Creating
My first Gelli prints
My first experimenting session with Gelli printing was a ton of fun. A Gelli Plate is a monoprinting tool that allows you to print backgrounds, unique art pieces, and pretty much whatever you want. I first heard about Gelli printing from Carolyn Dube's great YouTube videos and her website, A Colorful Journey. Her demos are fun …
Mele Kalikimaka
Is Hawaii's way of saying Merry Christmas to you (thanks, Bing). Yes, it's that time of year; snow is starting to fall, pumpkin flavor has invaded everything, all items at T. J. Maxx are now the perfect, must buy present for someone, and it's Christmas card making time. I make on average 120 Christmas cards …
Why garlands aren’t just for Christmas anymore.
We got 5 inches of snow yesterday; in April. We have packed up all the decorations, the wreaths are in the compost bin, and the winter jacket is back in the closet, but it still looks like Christmas around here. Maybe because of the white stuff on the ground, or maybe to spite Mother Nature, …
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Scraptastical!
You know when you clean out your fridge and end up making a fantastic meal out of all those leftover veggies and Chinese restaurant rice? That feeling of accomplishment, of creativity, of good do-bee-ness because it didn't all end up in the trash (or hopefully, the compost bin)? I get that same feeling from using …
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