quick easy cute fun: projects for paper crafters
Look at the lovely card that recently graced my mailbox! (For a close-up view, click on the image.) This beauty is from Barb F., the newly crowned RAK Queen at VCRocks. It seems like almost every day, that girl has just come back from a post office run to mail another batch of cards. She is. . .[Read More]
How do you thank someone who is always there for you, no matter how tangled a web you’re caught in? You know, the one who carries the jumbo bags of potting soil that you can’t even budge over the the trunk’s lip. . . . . . installs the rain barrel in just the right place–which can only be pinpointed. . .[Read More]
At the breakfast table today, HL (that’d be Handsome Lambchop–but that’s another story) casually mentioned that this is National Engineers Week. I admit, my first thought was ‘There’s a week for that?’ Which, Newtonianly enough, immediately triggered the opposite and equal–but fleeting, because of course there isn’t–thought ‘Huh, wonder if there’s a national lawyers week?’ But. . .[Read More]
When I took the SAT back in 19-mumble-mumble, the test still included analogy questions. For those of you too young to know, that section gave four possible choices to best complete a phrase ‘A is to ___ as X is to Y’. Step one: figure out the relationship between X and Y. Step two: decide which given choice had that same relationship. . .[Read More]
Do you need some quick and cozy thank yous? Dude, it’s December–of course you do! So get together with some old friends in your rubbah collection–for me, that’d be Pines, the moose especially–and tear through them in no time. First, ink the moose sparingly. That allows your image to have a nice fur-like texture. Then, frame the focal. . .[Read More]
This artist trading card was made for Barbara’s ATC Swap at the Stampin’ Addicts’ 2010 Convention Meet & Greet. Though small in size, the vivid creation packs a lot of sparkle. First, the Autumn Days maple leaf was heat embossed. With just a touch of Dazzling Diamonds added to the mix, the reflective glaze catches the light with the occasional. . .[Read More]
The ‘Nice Coat, Joe’ artist trading card was created for Group 1 of the ATC swap hosted by Barbara (aka cre8tivestamper) at the Stampin’ Addicts’ 2010 Convention Meet & Greet. Traditionally, the Joseph’s Coat technique is done on glossy cardstock–apply color as desired, emboss an image with clear embossing powder, and finally cover the embossed image in a dark ink using a brayer or sponge. But wanting a little different. . .[Read More]
Much as we love those Chick-Fil-A cows, when the weather heats up, the motto around here is ‘Eat More Meat’. Grilled meat, preferably–and lots of it. In fact, at some barbecues, the question isn’t what’s on the grill tonight?, it’s what’s not? (Hey, this is Texas, y’all.) Now don’t get me wrong; there’ll be plenty of. . .[Read More]
--Holly & The Dog
