Aloha, all! This time of the year it's hard to think of any kind of greeting cards except Christmas (or other holiday) cards. But December is also just another month of the year, and every month has birthdays, illnesses, and just someone that I know who could use a simple "Thinking of You" card. While I do usually keep a stash of cards around for just such occasions, two things came into … [Read more...] about Cards Aren’t Just for Christmas!
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A Little Bit of Reverse Masking!
Aloha, all! When I start out to design a card, I usually think in terms of the reason for the card (birthday, thank you, etc.) and the colors I want to use. Then I go looking for stamp sets, Designer Series Papers and embellishments. But I rarely start a card design process by thinking of a technique that I'd like to … [Read more...] about A Little Bit of Reverse Masking!
More Masking for Easter!
Aloha, all! Today I really needed to get back to making Easter cards - in fact, by the end of the day I will have finished all of the Easter cards I'll be demonstrating this week! Living in Hawaii, it takes a couple of extra days for mail to get to U. S. mainland addresses. So all have to go in the mail on Monday! … [Read more...] about More Masking for Easter!
So Thinking of You!
Aloha, all! One of my favorite Stamp Sets in this year's Sale-A-Bration catalog is So Happy for You! There are FIVE stamps with greetings/sentiments and FIVE stamp sets with little images to mix and match with those greetings. What a fun and versatile set for everyone! As Sale-A-Bration comes to a close, I'm trying to use it as much as … [Read more...] about So Thinking of You!