We've just gone through a strangely warm week here. Lots of snow melt, I only needed one jacket layer to walk to work, and taking the dog outside for her morning constitutional was quite enjoyable. This sneak peek of spring got me thinking about the sun, and a few minutes cleaning up the studio uncovered …
Graph paper notebooks. Bug stamp by Stampers Anonymous. Over the Christmas season I was approached with a custom order. A weaver from the co-operative art gallery I belong to, Artistic Roots, wanted notebooks to give as gifts to their weaving friends. They wanted me to work my collage magic, but the pages had be graph …
Field of daffodils. The daffodils are out, the pear and apple trees have buds, we still have the heat on; yup, it's spring here, finally. Trillium Winter was not a creative time for me. I felt like I was doing the bare minimum in the studio; just enough to restock at the gallery. I made …
Do I write this post every year? I think so. I have begun the Christmas and Holiday creating for 2020. It always feels strange to start pulling out the reds and greens when I'm still wearing shorts to do yard work, and this year is no different, in that respect. I am so thankful to …
It is a great, and at the same time, stressful feeling to have empty inventory buckets. First, and best, it means -- hooray, you like me, you really like me, and want to purchase my notebooks. Second, it means, it's time to build those stores back up, so get to work! I'm really liking the …
I'm feeling good about the status of my card stash. Recently, it has gotten a little slim so I've been actively working on building it back up. These cards are made with Graphic 45 patterned papers, Tim Holtz paper dolls, and rubber stamps by Stampin' Up, Dyan Reavley, Dina Wakely, Tim Holtz, and who knows …
Come see me and lots more local artists and artisans tomorrow at the Mascoma Valley Regional High School Holiday Fair. You can shop from 9 am -3 pm. I have gifts for everyone on your list: notebooks in 5 sizes, notebooks with wooden covers, post-it note cozies, address books, and the pens you'll need to …
The Great British Baking Showing is my jam (ha!). Well, day two of making Christmas cards is at least feeling a little more festive. Snow has a way of doing that. I won't bring out the balsam candles and candy canes just yet (let's get through next week, shall we? I will be setting up …
We've had a pretty sad month over here at the 43Cards house. We had to say goodbye to Miss Thora at the beginning of October. She was in a lot of pain and the medicines just weren't cutting it anymore. We loved her very much, and every day with her was just perfect. Just yesterday, …
It's been brutally hot here these past few weeks, but now we're having some relief. And with that relief has come a creative flash! I even organized my stamped images, a great excuse to use my label maker! I know I've shared this before, but I love using and matching up scraps and bits to …
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