It's raining hard right now and set to get progressively worse as the day goes on. Hurricane Larry is going to miss us but will still affect our weather for the next couple of days. I find myself being thankful that it's only water, I'm not ready to shovel the white stuff just yet. Instead I'm happy to stay inside and craft, especially since I realised it's only 15 weeks to Christmas! Given that cards need to be mailed weeks beforehand, it's time to ramp up production. So today I have a ... VIEW POST
Thank You Snow Much Alyssa
Whatever else I have to do, I still manage to have a daily chat with my daughter and granddaughter in the UK. Although she's only 10 Alyssa loves papercrafting and takes a keen interest in my creations. Yesterday we were taking about the recent freezing rain, and the snow that's forecast for today. Then Alyssa suggested that I make a card with "It's snow cold" as a sentiment. Sadly I don't have that in my stash, but I did find "Thank you snow much". So with that in mind I created this ... VIEW POST
Wrapping Up For Another Year
I was in Walmart yesterday and I overheard someone saying that they couldn't find any wrapping paper. Then later in the day I was reading something about commercial wrapping paper not being recyclable due to the amount of dye used. So as I sat down to create today's project I decided to create my own wrapping paper. WRAPPING PAPER Some time ago I bought a box of 100 sheets of 24" x 30" white newsprint wrapping paper from U-Haul. It's meant to be used when packing up belongings for ... VIEW POST
Winter Snow Won’t Last For Long
Two weeks today will be Christmas Eve and a week later the last day of 2020. So I suppose I shouldn't be too upset that winter appears to have arrived. As I sat down to make today's project the snow was gently falling outside. Not a lot, but enough to leave a dusting on the ground. I think it's due to warm up a little so it's unlikely to stay for long. Later in the week? well that might be a whole different ballgame. With the snow outside I decided today's project should be a Christmas ... VIEW POST
Snowflake Wishes For A Winter Frame
Today's project was another one that kind of just 'happened'. I sat down knowing I didn't want to make a card, but wasn't sure what to make instead. In the end it was a sentiment in the Snowflake Wishes Stamp Set that inspired me. SNOWFLAKE BACKGROUND With the sentiment in my head I began by looking for a background for my project. It made total sense to start with the Snowflake Splendor 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper (DSP) pack. There are so many lovely designs but in the end I ... VIEW POST
Add An Angled Layer For Interest
When I'm making cards I used to get really stressed about symmetry. Everything had to be evenly spaced, centred and straight. It took me a long time to realise that actually many of the cards I admired didn't have those characteristics. I found that having groups of three was pleasing to the eye, and sometimes putting elements towards a corner looked good too. Now I tell my classes, if you're stressing over getting a layer straight, don't, simply put it at an angle. If it's going to be ... VIEW POST
