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Inspired By: Home for the Holidays
What inspires your card creations? For this card the hanging home sign stretched my creativity and eventually led to a Christmas card.
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Autumn Reflections & Watercolors
Lately I’ve needed more quiet time. Do you find that creating allows you to reflect, take a breath and say a prayer? Watercolor does that for me….. Be Still my Soul….the Lord is on your side. Selah This is an old stamp set that I embellish with additional lines and swirls. What are some things…
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Choosing colors for your Cards
I do love primary colors, but prefer a muted version. Under-painting and glazing techniques with Copics gave the antique effect for this little cutie by Mo’s Digital Pencil. The key to this card was lots of white space and two main colors.
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‘Tis the Season…pre-make those embellishments!
Frame those simple images with creative details for a fun card this Christmas Season ❤️ Pre-made embellishments make this process easy and fun.
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The little things – keep it simple
When the image says it all…what more do you need?
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Sweet Baby Textured Card
If I’m stuck on a design, I pull out patterned paper, ribbons and my stash of cut bits, backgrounds and embossed scraps…….let the play begin!
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Christmas Cart Surprise
It’s easy to think you need all the products to produce a beautiful card. You don’t! I only had 1 product and still had surprising results for this Christmas card.
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Perfect Pearls sweet mouse
Perfect pearls & cut dies to make a stunning background. Use those supplies and stretch your imagination!
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Try, try again….
The hardest part of this card is not what you think! Learn from my mistakes…
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Fall Blessings & Download
Serenity. There is something about this cart full of autumn goodness that is peaceful. It certainly created that in me when I drew it ❤️ I love fall!
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Card Layout Process
I thought I’d share the process I use when creating a card layout using this adorable digital stamp from Mo’s Digital Pencil. I’m a sketcher, so I use a digital notebook I created to sketch ideas and categorize them according to my image type. While this can be done on a computer, I use an…
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Season of Gratitude – Cards & Keepsakes
Sending gratitude with an elegant card and autumn wreath keepsake. Hug someone you love today and let them know how much they mean to you. “Let your gentleness be evident to all…the Lord is near”. ❤️🍁🍂 As the saying goes, measure twice, cut once. The key to this card is your measurements. You can use…
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Sweet Happy Birthday
Such a fun set to color. This card was made for the son of a co-worker and long time friend (who happens to call me Aunt Kathy 🥰). I hope I have more opportunities to use this stamp set. So much fun! This is such a versatile set from Creative Expressions! Frame on frame with…
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Birthday Card from your Dog 😳 – Cards & Keepsakes
I run out of ideas for masculine cards, so thinking outside the box, why not a card from his pet? Card + Gift for his Birthday! The best part of this card is nothing has to be perfect. It’s from a dog…..I found this sentiment online and wrote it as imperfect as possible. I drew…
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Cards & Keepsakes – Next Level Card Creation
Are you stretching your creativity? I have to be learning to prevent boredom, so I’ve challenged myself to do two things. 1. Make the inside of the card unique and pretty and 2. Add an element that can be a keepsake. The Magnet idea was inspired by Tina at Cardsandcoffeetime.com 💝 Recently I posted a…
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Cute Mice Christmas
I’m already thinking about Christmas. The decorations are definitely going up early this year! Peeking through the mouse hole, I think the mice agree with me 🎄🥰. The Very Mice Christmas stamp from Whimsy Stamps is the star of this show. This is an A7 card colored with Copic Markers with all kinds of cuteness…
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Fun card for the golf lover
Golf – The art of playing fetch with yourself 😂. If you have a golf lover in your life, this is the perfect card for you! I had tons of fun coloring this handmade card! I originally drew this for my brother who is an incredibly talented golfer. I think he must golf in his…
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You’re Sew Special
Thinking of you – for the quilter or seamstress in your life. 🪡🧵🧵📍 Buttons, thread, hearts and hugs ❤️❤️❤️ copic colored the Sewing Notion Digital download available here: MyPaperHugs. Creation Add something surprising to your cards with paper buttons glued together, inked or colored and some embroidery thread! Tips and tricks today to turn an…
