My inspiration for this week’s Summer of Color challenge came from a drawing my daughter drew last week. It’s a picture of us making strawberry jam together. It’s funny because we’ve never grown strawberries, let alone made anything that resembles a condiment out of them. But she’s not one to let lack of […]
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Happy First Birthday Knox!
Brightly colored streamers hanging in the windows….I think they were Knox’s favorite party decorations! He was able to see them really well when I opened the blinds. Here’s what I did with the leftover crepe paper rolls. Kinda cute? Happy Birthday Baby Boy! We celebrate the joy you’ve brought into our family and the […]
Tiny Oceans
I flipped when I saw these little corked bottles! I have a serious penchant for tiny objects. At first, I put some butterflies in them… But they needed something more. Then I found the Summer of Color blog challenge and read that the color for this week is ‘brown’. I immediately thought of […]
‘Simply Adorned’ Charms
This is one of my favorite things. Stampin’ Up offers these awesome locket charms and I LOVE mine so much. They are little glass covered frames that you can put your miniature creations in: poems, collages, photos, keepsakes,etc… And then wear it as a charm on a necklace or bracelet. You can also hang […]
“Endless Summer” ATCs
They are now having ATC swaps at the local Archivers here in town-yay! Before this, I’ve only participated in online and personal swaps, so this should be fun! I was told to make 10, which means I’ll get 9 new cards for my collection. (one is for the store) The theme: “Endless […]
“Butterflies of Denmark” Post Cards
You may remember the art work I did for the special family in Denmark, in memory of their two precious boys lost to Cockayne Syndrome. I decided to get the design printed onto post cards. They are wrapped up in sets of 10 and listed on my new Etsy shop for Cockayne Syndrome […]
Cards Using Kid’s Spin Art
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 […]
Self-Portrait With Butterflies
One of my favorite Renaissance artists, Albrecht Durer, created many images of himself in his lifetime; his first self-portrait was drawn around age 13. I always enjoy looking at artist’s self-portraits. They can reveal so much without any words at all. (love this one). Many times, self-portraits reveal the artist’s emotional condition and what their situation in […]
Cards Using Kid’s Paint Palettes
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 […]