Tag: paper crafts

Art Cards

Antique Baby Portrait Card

When I go to antique stores I look for old photos.  I love to find baby portraits in good condition. I love the old-fashioned dresses they wore (the girls and the boys!) and their sweet expressions. I always wonder how something that was so precious to someone at one time wound up for sale in an antique […]

Art Cards

Hole-Punch Polka-Dot Card

   It doesn’t get much easier than this! I started with a pre-cut black scallop-edge postcard.  I emptied my hole-punch out onto the table. I glued the tiny little dots all over the card and then stamped “thanks”, matted it, and glued it on. Quick and easy! 

Mixed-Media Art

Sheet Music Pencils

I love to re-use boxes. I love to paint them, decorate the lids, and fill them with something fun. I came across this narrow box in my stash the other day.  It was the perfect size to put pencils in. Many of the art blogs I read are using sheet music […]