Today is Inspire Your Heart with Art Day. It seems straightforward enough: go to a gallery, theatre, cinema, music venue. Maybe you want to stay home and make your own art. Remember the instructions though: it has to inspire your heart, fill your bucket, make you feel good. So choose your activity wisely! So what …
Homemade valentines cards are the best! That is because every time you make something and give it away, you send a little bit of yourself with it. Valentine’s Day is certainly one of the best days to do that. In addition, the greeting, Happy Valentine’s Day, is really quite versatile. Therefore, you could give this …
We all have old scrapbook paper in our stash! Imagine the satisfaction of using it all up. I don’t know about you but I get a big sense of satisfaction and accomplishment when something get finished up. When I have used up all my old scrapbook paper, I know that it was a good purchase. …
Feathers and frost fit my life right now. Frost, well, it’s winter; it’s cold; there is some snow on the ground… Feathers… Let me explain. I have chickens in my backyard in Kitchener. Urban chickens. Last winter was a challenge with them but I thought this winter would be easier after all I learned last …
Is it snowflakes or flowers? Look carefully at the card. Don’t you love it when you can use something for more than one thing? I certainly do. The Snowflakes Showcase, of course, has a lot of snowflakes as well as other images. But even the snowflakes can be altered to look like flowers. Just trimming …
When you make a friend a greeting card, you make someone’s day. That is in part why I love making cards and I love teaching others how to make cards. A handmade card sent to someone brightens their day. This card is unusual in that it is made with a stamp set that is part …