Hello. Hope you are having a great weekend so far. I’m leaving soon to teach a card class at my church.

I made this card for a coworker who wanted a butterfly birthday card (the sentiment is on the inside. The Northwoods stamp filled the front and I didn’t want to cover up any part of the image.

Supplies: Stamp(s): Northwoods; Paper(s): Hero Arts (notecard), Recollection (black), Neenah (Solar white);  Ink(s): Tsukineko (Tuxedo Black); Copic Markers: 0, N7, B32, B34, YG23, YG09, YR15, YR16, Y11, Y13, Y15, V12, V15, V17; Other: Ranger (Glossy Accents), Viva Décor (Pearl Pen Cream)

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Joy

Here are a couple cards I made based on the Week 2 Color Scheme. Lots of fun with Hero Arts stamps and embellishments. I have fall holidays on my mind!

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Hi there. Hope you are having a good week. It is very hot and humid here.

I attended the last two painting events from PalettesIndy.com. Here are my paintings. I believe these are 16x20” canvases so they are pretty large. I’m nervous about showing these... I know they are messy but it was a lot of fun and good practice, too.

Poppies (June):

The Colors of Jazz (July):

I’m already looking forward to the August event which is a bird painting.

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Joy

Over Fourth of July we visiting the Willowfield Lavender Farm in Mooresville, Indiana. Here are some of the pictures I took. Hope you enjoy them.

Lavender, Lavender, and More Lavender

More Things on the Farm

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Joy

The winner of the giveaway is Rosemary! I emailed you for your address.

Here is the card I made for my father-in-law who retired this month. All stamps are by Hero Arts.

The background is the Happy Definition stamped with Soft Brown Shadow Ink. The sentiment is from Find Joy and stamped with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. I used Peeled Paint and Broken China Distress Inks and a mist of Perfect Pearls Mists on the Three Ferns stamp.

Hope you have a great Sunday. We’re off to church soon and then I plan to make cards for most of the day!

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Joy