Hope you had a good weekend. So sad to see Summer Card Camp ending. I used a Sizzix Die for the mitten and snowflake dies from My Favorite Stamps. The gems are Prima. The papers are Recollections and Neenah (Solar White).

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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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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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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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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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Hello. Happy Weekend.

My long distance friend and coworker is getting married today. I cut the birds and the “Angie and Bob” right out of their wedding invitation. The background is the Hero Arts CG269 Happy Definition on a Latte Folded Card. I also added a Hero Arts button from Mixed Sea Buttons and some American Crafts twine. The banner die and the dark brown paper are from Papertrey Ink. The circle / lacey circle dies are from Spellbinders. 

What did you do today? I took an Archiver’s class and did some shopping earlier today (picked up a few more Hero Arts stamps among other things).

Now we’re making Grilled Asian Drumsticks for dinner. There are only five ingredients: chicken drumsticks, balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, honey, and sambal oelek (ground fresh chili paste). Email me if you want the recipe. It is spicy but good.

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Hello. TGIF tomorrow. Why do short weeks always feel so long?


I needed some anniversary cards and I was inspired by THIS beautiful card by Kelly Booth. Here are some close-ups of each card:





Stamps: Hero Arts (S5471, CG269, CL342); Inks: Ranger (Distress Inks), Tsukineko (Versa Mark), Hero Arts (Black), Color Box (Frost White); Papers: Neenah (Solar White), Recollections (Kraft); Other: Papertrey Ink (banner die); American Crafts (White Embossing Powder), Faber-Castell (Green Colored Pencil)

Now for the giveaway! Someone bought the stamp below twice, so I am giving one of them away! Just become a follower with Google Friend Connect on the left and leave a comment on this post for your chance to win. I’ll pick the winner on Sunday morning.




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Two posts in one day? Wow, I could really get used to having Mondays off, especially during Summer Card Camp!

Here is a card I made based on the Week 2 Color Scheme. Lots of fun with Hero Arts stamps and Copic markers. I am also entering this in the current Hero Arts challenge since it is a summery card.

Stamps: Hero Arts (CL342, K5483, CG125); Inks: Tsukineko (Tuxedo Black), ColorBox (Frost White); Papers: Neenah (Solar White), Recollections (Kraft); Other: Hero Arts (button); American Crafts (twine), Copic markers (E31, E33 Y17, Y35, Y38, YG23, YG09, R02, R05, R29)

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Hope you are having a great holiday weekend if you are here in the states. 

Stephen and I took a fun little road trip to Brown County (Nashville, Indiana) on Saturday. Here are a few patriotic photos I took while we were there:

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