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Styling in Card Making

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Do you have a go-to card making style you use? Certain techniques and supplies that are almost always included? Do you make multiples of the cards you make? Or are they all unique? And your style more varied and eclectic? If you follow me, you know I’m very eclectic, and always unique; utilizing many different techniques, but having a couple primary supplies that show up most of the time. I’m registered for a Card Making Summit next week.* There are about 30 instructors, and probably more than that many styles will be demonstrated, and even more styles made by the… Continue reading →

Creative Challenges

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What does your creativity look like so far this month? Drop a pic in the Comments ⬇️ or over at our Freely Whole Creative Community. After posting my first art journal page of the year, I stepped into something that’s usually not my style, as a challenge. You know. Sometimes you just have to step out of your wheelhouse and do something different. This one was a several sessions Collage class, with Cat Rains. I didn’t have time to prepare my papers, to the extent suggested. That was supposed to happen in Dec, when I was up to my eyeballs… Continue reading →

Retro Birthday Card

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Do you like a retro look in your creations? I love this Tim Holtz retro television die, and have been waiting so long for it to be available as a thin die. I’m so happy it came out as a Vault release, with the Atomic retro dies. So many fun cards to make—with so much variety possible. And good thing, because I have 7 more male birthday cards, plus a baby boy card, to make in the next month. This die set will probably make another appearance or two, or…. There’s not a lot of process or technique to describe… Continue reading →

Thankful—Birthday Cards

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Creating took a hiatus for the majority of this month when first I was gone for a week for a Retreat (where I only took yarn and needles with me, for super portable creativity,) and then I fell on ice in the mountains, thankfully just before I came home. Bilateral injuries to my wrists, hands, and arms prevented doing much of anything, let alone crafting. Thankfully, I finger pecked to get my ThanksGiving daily posts done, on Facebook. Check those out! And Thankfully, again so much to be Thankful for!, now 2 weeks more past, I was able to catch… Continue reading →