Today was another one of those morning were I had just a vague idea of what I wanted to make. Quite simply I wanted a birthday gift tag using an older, but still available stamp set. Recently I've been having fun with Darling Donkeys, Hey Chick and Hey Birthday Chick, so another animal set appealed. I reached for Way To Goat, and with a surprising variety of scraps ended up with this fun tag. SO MANY SCRAPS After choosing my image from the Way To Goat Stamp Set I began looking for ... VIEW POST
Narnia Inspired Bookmark Just Happened
This morning's project is another one of those happy accidents that happen in my studio from time to time. I actually planned to make a Christmas gift tag but ended up with a bookmark. And not just any bookmark, one inspired by the Narnia books of C.S. Lewis. As it turns out my dancing goat doesn't match Mr. Tumnus' description in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, but you get the idea. NARNIA THEME This project happened when I pulled out the Snowflake Splendor 12" x 12" Designer ... VIEW POST
Simple Colouring For A Simple Sunday
This morning I awoke to a very foggy landscape. I'm always struck how the garden looks completely different when some of the major features are hidden. The garden is also very quiet in the fog, even the crow on the power pole has nothing to say. So when I sat down to create today's simple Sunday project I had that quiet, muted feel in mind. I think I achieved it with some very simple grey stamping and colouring. SIMPLE COLOURING I began with a 4-1/4" x 2" piece of Thick Whisper White ... VIEW POST
Way To Goat With The Puns
My regular readers will know I love a good pun, or a bad one come to that. So it should come as no surprise that the Way To Goat Stamp Set made it into my first order from the new Stampin' Up! Catalogue. With three goat images and associated sentiments I knew I'd have a blast playing with this set. So here's my first idea, a gift box for anything other than cake. MINI PAPER PUMPKIN BOX Making the box itself was so easy, it's a Mini Paper Pumpkin Box that comes ready cut and scored. ... VIEW POST
