Crafting a themed greeting
These fall-themed, handmade greeting cards make a perfect little gift. I don’t know about you but I’m always in need of just the right card to send for birthdays, a quick thank you, or just a card to say ‘hi.’ This great little gift is self-contained: five cards, five envelopes, stamps and all tucked neatly [...]
It’s clearly a cover-up!
I’ve spent the better part of the day playing with rubber stamps, inks, paints and Globecraft Memories to create this cute little piece of wall art. Globecraft Memories makes these great bubbles and frames that protect dimensional memorabilia but I created dimensional art to display in mine. Here’s how: Supplies: Globecraft Memories globeframe, Ranger Paint [...]
Delving into submissions
It’s something I thought I would never get around to doing but I went and did it recently – I submitted for design teams. Oh, not a lot; just a few. I checked out http://designteamcalls.com and a couple of companies caught my eye, one of them being Heartfelt Creations. They were looking for designers who [...]
Play by design
So my kits are packed and ready to go! I’m excited for Ranger Ramblings: Part II. The teaching format for this workshop is a little different from Ramblings: Part I. The inspiration for change came from Wendy Vecchi, artist extraordinaire, instructor and all-around nice person. While sitting in her classes at Scrap Tales a few [...]
Displaying fragments of a creative soul wannabe
Remember the vintage letterpress trays I picked up at the Allegan Antique Market a while back? Yep, those trays. I think it was nearly two years ago that I came upon them thinking I’d create a shabby-chic style wall decor class. I started collecting bits and pieces of sewing items – old patterns, threads, buttons, [...]
