I didn't know what to put in my blog today, so I thought I'd talk about my middle granddaughter who will be turning 12 years old next Monday. I realize she is still a "tween", but this is her last year of being a little girl. Next birthday, she will, officially, be a teenager.
She loves to sing and dance, do crafts and even requested a Joann's gift card for her birthday. (Takes right after her Grandma, yes?) She loves shopping at Joann's, even though she has to travel 45 minutes to get to a Joann's store.
I don't see my granddaughter's very often. Upon retirement, we headed south and they live about 1300 miles north of us. We talk on the phone, but not as much as when she was smaller. When we do see them a couple of times a year, she and her sister like to put on "shows" for us and entertain us with stories, song and dance.
Back to the card, I thought I'd make a really "girlie" card, all in pink and white except for the center. I'll have a whole year to come up with a more mature card for a teenager. I must admit that I made a major mistake when making this card. I had misted the large flower with shimmer and decided to put shimmer on the colored image. Lesson learned! You don't spray alcohol based shimmer over an alcohol marker colored image. It ran!! So I did a second image and left it alone.
I don't know if you will see the glitter wings or shimmer, but it's there. You all have a wonderful evening and I'll be back soon.
Good morning all. I missed posting yesterday. Thursdays are the days that our little "scrapbook/card making group meet at the club, but it ended up just two of us able to attend. Therefore, the two of us met at my house and worked on some cards, then met a couple of friends at our club house for lunch.
I found the most delightful digital stamp site yesterday. I admired a card made by Cheryl Valadez (inktrap.blogspot.com) that featured a "karate boy". She had a link to the store called Mo's Digital Pencil and they have the most wonderful digital stamps. Needless to say, I purchased several. There were lots of stamps featuring boys, and I haven't seen many out there. Anyway, I'll color one up soon and perhaps put it on my blog.
Today's card is another flowery card that I hope you like. One of the few that is totally my own creation. In the meantime, have a wonderful Easter.
Mornin' all. If I were still working, this would be "hump" day. But since I'm retired, it's just another wonderful day in the neighborhood. I feel so fortunate that all is calm here in FL. I cannot imagine what the poor folks in Texas are feeling today after such horrendous weather yesterday.
Easter is just four days away, so I thought I'd post some flower cards for the next few days. (Be aware, they are NOT Easter cards.) I just love coloring flowers and especially with my copic markers. But... I must say that I still use my SU markers, especially the Soft Subtle colors.
Today's card was water colored using SU markers. I'm still trying to get used to the aqua painter, but have better luck using a paint brush.
Have a wonderful day and see you all soon.
Good morning all. Welcome to another lovely day. I heard that the temperature is going to break record highs today and maybe hit in the 90's. What a winter and spring we've had.
Our water heater has been replaced and is working just fine. No leaks!! Laundry day has moved, at least for this week. Catching up on that is my goal for today; laundry and ironing.
Today's post reminds me that it's time to go get some seasonal flowers to plant. (I mean for my hubby to plant... LOL.) I don't do garden work, just critique it.
Speaking of today's post, the copper watering can was a challenge, but it came out pretty "well".
My hubby, who's my best critic, wasn't too keen on the colors of the tulips, but I wanted to try different shades and I know tulips grow in a variety of colors. For those viewers that want to know the colors I used for the copper, I used E2, E8, E9, E39 and a blend of the last two colors.
Have a wonderful day, and check in again soon.
Good morning, all. I've been meaning to get back to this blog, but life sometimes gets in the way.
Our waterheater sprung a leak on Saturday, so we've been without hot water for a bit. The plumber is here as I type this, so we should be fine later today.
Outside of this, it was a quiet weekend here. I worked on a few cards, trying to get a stash going as we are having another "craft" fair in our community in the fall. I did quite well with the last one, so am looking forward to another.
The card I'm posting today was made using an INKADINKADO clear stamp set I'd purchased some time ago along with some paper I've had for a couple of years. I'm pleased with the results and hope you like the card too.
You all have a wonderful day and I'll be back soon.
Good morning, friends. I spent most of yesterday "playing" with my scrapbooking buddies at our clubhouse. Well, we started out scrapbooking and it has morphed into cardmaking.
Our original group started about nine years ago. We found a local Creative Memories consultant and she took our scrapbooking to a whole other level. Then....she felt she wasn't challenged enough, so about a year and a half later she became a Stampin' Up Demonstrator. We told her that we were not getting into that; we had enough invested in Creative Memories. Well, let me tell you, we are all stampers now and loving it. (Thanks, Debbye, you are the greatest.)
Some of us have started coloring with the copic markers, but we still use our Stampin' Up markers as well. Today's card is colored with my copics and the stamp was borrowed from a friend. I hope you like the card and that you all have a wonderful day.
It's a another lovely day in the neighborhood, folks. As I look out the window in front of my computer I see the most lovely amaryllis. Spring flowers are blooming everywhere!
I've used the same stamp before on the card I'm posting today. Here's the story behind the post. (Keep in mind that I am NOT blonde, but maybe some white counts?)
When I colored this image the first time, I colored the "ponytails" a bluish color because, now here's the laugh, I thought they were wings! Yes, that's right, wings! My darling daughter pointed out to me that it was hair, not wings. How I laughed. (I'm still chuckling over it.) Of course, thinking about it I KNOW that wings come from the back, not the head. Here's the first card once again.
Anyway, here's the image colored correctly this time. I hope you like it. Have a great day and see you soon.
