These sayings from the Dylusions set Laugh Til You Leak are so good. I can pair them with anything. Here I've used Tim Holtz and Graphic 45 stamps. Much like my taste in music, movies, and books, my taste in crafting leans a little (a lot) towards the quirky. I'm into it, I hope you …
More Gelli Prints — I can’t stop!
The possibilities are endless! These were all created with Dylusions Paint and ink spray. Now I just need a bigger space to work so I can pull more prints at once. Using stamps by Dylusions, Deep Red, Stampin' Up, Time Holtz, and Graphic 45. Can you spot my Beastie Boys tribute?
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 …
Let’s try something new . . .
with some things old! A sewing kit that's been languishing A snippet of the 1000's of feet of baker's twine I can't help but buy A favorite sheet of polka dot paper 10 sheets of card stock that I thought was too huge to use A few funky stamps that I love And I've got …
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 …
Cardigan Mountain Art Association Fair this weekend!
Just a reminder to you, Dear Reader, that I will be set up at the CMAA artisan fair this weekend. Saturday, 10 am - 4 pm and Sunday, 10 am - 2 pm at the Enfield Community Building, 308 US RT 4, Enfield, NH 03748. I'll have lots of cards, including that kind you'll need …
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Artist’s block
Okay, so I admit it, I have been sucked into the land of Pinterest-enabled malaise. I am spending way too much time envying other people's work, and not enough time creating my own. Am I afraid? Am I lazy? Am I any good at this? Maybe if I look for just a few more minutes at these …
And so begins my love affair with letterpress
Last week I was fortunate enough to take an orientation to letterpress class at Dartmouth Book Arts. For three hours, I learned the terminology: typeface, furniture, quoins, pica, Vandercook; played with lead type and wooden type; chose typeface (out of 100s of fonts!); set my quote using a composing stick; watched as our instructor proofed our page; …
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