Art Inspired by Genetic Variability The diversity is incomprehensible! When we look at the natural world–air, land, and sea–there appears to be limitless variations of shape, form, color, and texture. As an artist and a Christian, I believe the vast array of creativity in the natural world is best explained […]
I love all the cute boot socks available these days, especially the ones with sweet crochet trim around the edges. I decided to make some small Valentine’s Day cards with some tiny boot socks by recycling a soft, pink sweater. Found these lovely crochet trims on the clearance aisle! […]
These 2 pretty sets of butterfly cards were just listed in my shop for CS research. I used the bright ‘Sweet Nectar’ designer papers from KC Company on these. The colors are so cheerful and fun! If you know anyone who likes handmade cards or butterflies, or […]
These card designs are all hand-cut using some of the super-awesome paper in the KC Company’s Que Sera Sera pack. The changing seasons always put me in the mood for cutesy things like this. These owls are enjoying the moonrise from their respective tree tops and singing sweetly in […]
Many thanks to my friend, Melissa, for letting me borrow some of her butterfly stamps. I love to stamp! There are so many cards I have in mind to make. If I could only buy time in 1 hour increments…. This set of 4 cards is available on my Etsy shop. […]
We have at least a dozen Eric Carle books around our house, if not more. We read them over and over and over… We’ve actually had to replace our copy of The Very Hungry Caterpillar a time or two after it’s been read to pieces! This card was inspired by the […]
Much like the cards I posted recently using my kid’s leftover paint pallettes, these cards were made with their spin art. They looooooove spin art and want to make it all the time. I used the same punches but I used metallic gold paper for the butterflies this time. The […]
The paper palettes left behind after my kids paint are incredible. I never throw them away. Colors swirl and mix, leaving textures and patterns I couldn’t have made intentionally. Their old palette papers made beautiful cards. I used my circle and butterfly punches and then added words clipped from newspapers. And this […]
No, it’s not my wedding anniversary. I just needed to let him know how I feel. Having a child with a serious illness puts strain on a relationship like nothing else does. Tensions are high. It’s easy to fall into traps: “This is your fault.” “If you would’ve done “X” differently […]