Whitewash Technique for dark card stock

Hello Everyone ~ have you tried the Whitewash Technique for dark card stock yet? I don’t know about you but I go through phases where I just need to do something different from what I have been doing.  That was what I decided to do for today’s card. When I need to shake things up a bit I always go looking for techniques.  One technique I have not used in a while is the Whitewash…

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Stampin’ Up Watercolor Pencils

Hello Everyone ~ wait until you see what I created with the Stampin’ Up Watercolor Pencils for the blog today! It seems like whenever I have a long list of things to get done I never accomplish much on it.  I was busy in the morning with my walk, water aerobics, and a conference call.  I had to go pick up some supplies for an upcoming class which I had not planned on.  After I…

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Watercolor Idea

Hello Ladies ~ I played with a new Watercolor Idea for my creation today. I was a busy lady yesterday.  I got my porch cleaned up, painted my walls that needed touching up, worked on a new wreath for my front door, painted the letter for the wreath, hung a lot of pictures in the guest bedroom and one in the great sunroom, and still managed to make 2 cards.  I also did a couple…

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Embossed Perennial Birthday Pretty Card

Hello Stampers ~ I have an Embossed Perennial Birthday Pretty Card in Highland Heather for you today. Well I managed to unload more kitchen boxes, move some of the things is the back bedroom to the other one, and make a big dent in my craft room.  Here are some pictures of the craft room progress so far. Before I started                                    Progress as of yesterday                    …

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Another coloring technique

Hello Everyone! Well our snow really surprised everyone.  We ended up with about 6 inches.  It was a beautiful snow.  I had to take Bijou out last night and it was so quiet and the flakes were huge and softly falling.  The trees and bushes were covered and everything was a beautiful white.  I love a snowfall like that.  I could have stayed outside for a while except I was tired and ready for bed. …

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Christmas Flurry

Good Morning Stampers! I hope you have a great holiday and are ready to get back to work on your crafting.  Yesterday was a rainy day for us.  I spent a little time in my craft room.  Zoie even joined me for a bit.  I babysat with Chris for the girls so Jess could go to a show and have dinner with a friend.  After she got home I had to finish up my card…

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