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May 14, 2022
FLOWERY EDGE
May 10, 2022
SMILING HEART
Have you heard of CAS cards? Clean and Simple? They are cards that have the merest basics, lots of white space, but classy in their own right.
I usually don't see myself as especially talented in this area, preferring lots of layers, embellishments and techniques.
Well, seen below is one of my takes on the CAS card.
May 7, 2022
PEONY LOVE
My mom is so precious to me, so for Mother's Day, I wanted to create for her a very special card.
May 3, 2022
#dailycreating DECEMBER 2021
All I can say is that December 2021 must have been a horrible month for me as far as drawing went. And I didn't realize that until I was leafing through my December sketchbook. Yuk.
As a result of my slacking, I only have a measly seven drawings to show you as part of Terry Runyan's #dailycreating group. The members of Terry's Facebook group are encouraged to create something every single day.
At this point in time yet, I have been pretty faithful about following her prompts.
Only sharing such a small handful of creations for the month, it shouldn't take you just too much time to browse through them.
As I always do, I will note above each drawing what the prompt of the day was and any other interesting information I may have on my subject matter.
#thing on thing
malachite kingfisher/africa
April 30, 2022
SPOTLIGHTED THANKS
Are you familiar with the Spotlighting Technique? Often in doing this technique, you stamp a larger image in black, then stamp a portion of it again in black. Leaving the main image in black only, you color in the smaller portion. After the coloring is completed, the creator uses a punch or a die to cut out only the colored portion, usually in a circle or square. A narrow border in the same shape is often added.
Awhile back I'd stamped a group of Christmas-y characters, coloring in only part the Santa, which appeared in the approximate center of the image. By adding the colored Santa over the black and white Santa, it gives that portion of the image more focus and importance. You can see this card here
While I didn't do exactly that with this card, the effect is the same.
April 26, 2022
RECYCLED STARBURST
I just love to use surprising materials in my cards. Especially those things that would normally be thrown in the garbage by any other normal human.
Do you recognized the "Designer Series Paper" I used in the starburst for my card?
April 23, 2022
THOUGHTS WITH YOU
I love the combination of red, black and white on a card. It's so traditional and striking, I don't think you can possibly go wrong.
April 19, 2022
DUCKY GREETINGS
I realize that the sentiment on this card reads "Happy Easter," but don't you think this card would also be darling for a new baby or a youngster's birthday?
When I spotted Easter Friends in the mini catalog (page 27), I immediately fell in love with these cuddly critters.
April 16, 2022
HOPEFUL DAFFODILS
Middle of April. Day before Easter. Spring is almost a month old. Still snow on the ground here and there. The high for tomorrow, Easter Sunday, 44 degrees.
WHERE ARE THE DAFFODILS?
Well, I guess I'll just have to create my own:
Wishing you a safe and blessed Easter.
Spring-y
Smiles.