Did you know that the red petals on a poinsettia aren't really petals at all? They're a special type of leaf called bracts which respond to changing light levels. This causes them to change from green to red (or shades of pink or white) as the plant matures. The true flowers on a poinsettia are the teeny tiny yellow things found in the very middle of the bracts. Of course this doesn't make them any more impressive, but it did influence how I designed today's gift tag project. TAILOR ... VIEW POST
Rediscovering The Sunflowers
Autumn is definitely getting a foothold here in Nova Scotia. As I drove into town yesterday I noticed quite a few trees have started to replace green with bright reds and yellows. While we don't have any fields of sunflowers, somehow when I think of autumn I always think of them. So today I decided that I'd pull out the Celebrate Sunflowers Stamp Set and coordinating Sunflowers Dies for this pretty gift tag. CELEBRATE SUNFLOWERS WITH MARKERS Instead of ink pads I thought it would be ... VIEW POST
Harvest Dies And A Faux Wood Box
Today's a big day. It's the final day of the Designer Series Paper (DSP) sale and your last chance to get selected 12" x 12" paper at 15% off. It's also the day before the new Mini Catalogue goes live and the second part of the 2021 Sale-A-Bration promotion begins. Today's final sneak peek project uses some of the DSP that's on sale to create a faux wood gift box. For the decoration I pulled out the new Nature's Harvest Stamp Set and coordinating Harvest Dies. WHEAT STALKS My project ... VIEW POST
Penguin Cuteness To The Rescue
Despite the fact that I design and make projects every day I still sometimes suffer from creative block. If I'm working to a deadline that can be particularly stressful so I try to get my projects done ahead of time. When my creative mojo deserts me my goto solution is to simply walk away. This is what I did with today's tag project. I'd made the tag and got the streamers. I had the die-cut "happy birthday" in Very Vanilla and Basic Black ready, but from there I was stumped. So I put the ... VIEW POST
Count On A Thunderstorm Today
Today is going to be one of those days to stay in and craft. Not that I mind that, in fact I love it. But the forecast calls for thunderstorms and we've already had one go through this morning. So while I'll be able to craft I can't necessarily count on having power. That means heat embossing might or might not get done. Still I've lots of other goodies to play with so I suppose I'll just have to manage. lol COUNT ON ME If we do lose power it will mean no computer or internet so ... VIEW POST
Drybrush And Blending Brushes Combined Today
Did you have a good weekend? I didn't get as much done as I'd liked, but I did solve a major problem on my computer so I'm calling that a win. Between decluttering my studio and computer I also found time for a little crafting. My plan was to try out a new (to me) background stamp called Drybrush. Me being me however, I had something a little different in mind for my first project. DRYBRUSH OVER INK Before I could get to the Drybrush Stamp Set I first needed to prepare the base. So ... VIEW POST
