August has turned into the month of birthdays for us. My new baby (six weeks old already!) is first, then his oldest sister is just a few days later. Then just over a week after that is my husband. It calls for a lot of card making! I don’t mind… So I’m realizing that I’m going to have to learn…
It’s July, we’re in the middle of a record breaking heat wave, there’s water shortages from months of no rain and all sunshine, and here I am, craving a Christmas card… I just can’t help myself. My friend said it best (but she’s exactly like me, so…); “The whole year is just one big countdown to Christmas”. So true… I…
I think I’ve told you this story before… my aunt is quite an accomplished artist in Edinburgh. She teaches art courses, she sells her beautiful creations, and she is proficient in pretty much any medium she tries. My house is full of her illustrations, and I adore her work. Also, I adore her. She’s the most lovely woman, and has…
Are you over thank you cards yet? There will be more, so hopefully not! My friend’s kids had four teachers between the two of them, so she asked me to make cards for all of them, plus I had my own daughter’s teachers and principal (who is amazing, and is taking a position at a different school starting September –…
There’s a bit of a theme in my post titles here… since I’m on a roll making teacher cards! So I’ve been looking for a perfect gold embossing powder, because the only one I had was sort of antique finish, and just didn’t do it for me. But without seeing examples in person, I was hesitant to pull the trigger.…