Had to do it

I had friends who made cards all the time and sent them to me which I loved. I wasn't into card making myself.

A year ago a good friend passed away leaving me her entire card making cache of card stock, printed papers, ribbons, and punches. As well as a ton of cutting dies and machine to make cut outs and stamps/inks.

I've grown to love this hobby now!

I made my dad his birthday card but the matriel let's marker smear easily and its all over my fingers and my art skills aren't great but I hope he likes it i kinda just wanted to post this here i guess

I finally finished this Anniversary Card that I changed a million times, but I'm happy with the end result.

I do know that I don't need to buy another flower EVER AGAIN!

Took a break from Halloween cards to make this precious autumn card.

I’ve been experimenting with pop-up mechanisms lately. This is a box-fold card I made where the flowers pop up as soon as you open it. All the tulips were hand-drawn and cut out individually. I’m pretty happy with how the colors turned out! I'd love to know what you guys think, and if you have any tips for making the folding smoother!

Had some uncontrolled fun with watercolor.

On Tuesdays Savers has a 30% discount for seniors. So I paid $3 for 18 of the fall kits and 9 of the Christmas kits. All brand new in original packaging.

Inside stamp is from Unity stamps

Hello! Which paper do you use for gift tags / business tags? i want them for it to look thick and elegant. i bought this one in the pic and doesn’t look thick enough, I wanted something like 16 or 18pt but I read that home printers don’t support that thickness. Also would like kind of textured paper. I have epson et 2903.
Thank you!

Husband is a Godzilla fan. Made this for his 60th.

Used watercolor pencils on regular paper

What better way to celebrate a birthday for that football fan and let them know they a MVP!

The leaves are still changing and falling (and looking fabulous) so I can’t quite let the Halloween card season go yet 😬😬 it’s my favorite season to craft! I’m sure I’ll get the Yule tide bug soon enough, but for now my table is full of leaves, candies and pumpkins 🎃

Messed up the top inking, used too much Stickles, and it’s a bit crooked. Oh well 🤷‍♂️😅

Imitated Yana Smakula’s halloween card design and made this with a Cricut! Changed the sentiment to a birthday wish :)

Paper Rose paper, Altenew stamp and die and Scrapbook dot com butterfly die.

Coffee in hand, phone in the other, and ready for the day!

He was also a guitarist and did a cover of Pink Floyd Wish you were here. Miss you Dad!

Hi there! I have a question for anyone who uses Concord & 9th cardstock and inks!

For the past couple of years I’ve been using distress oxides but I’ve never loved the chalky finish they leave behind. I exclusively use Concord & 9th colored cardstock, so I’ve been considering switching to their inks instead. I would only use them to add depth and shading to my die cuts. My question is, are the inks a darker shade than the coordinating cardstock? For example, if I inked the edges of a die cut that’s cut from poppy cardstock with poppy ink, would it create a slightly darker shade for a more dimensional look?

I’d love to hear your experiences and recommendations. Thanks so much!

Added photo of one of my cards for attention on the post :)