I received an e-mail from Terri Honz “thonz on SCS”, she wanted to know what White Gel Pen I use.  Well Terri my current favorite is a White Gelly Roll Pen.  All it says on the side of it is Gelly Roll, Med, Sakura/Japan.  I picked it up at Michaels for around $2.00, if my [...]

I was trying to create a dragonfly peering at his reflection, but I think I might have missed the mark on this one.  Oh well, here it is anyway.  Supplies: Stamps: Stampin’ Up Wonderful Wings & Delight in Life Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Not Quite Navy and Certainly Celery Ink: Stampin’ Up Basic Black, [...]

I created a more Spring like card this morning.  Supplies: Stamps: Stampin’ Up retired sets Birds & Love Blooms Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Groovy Guava, Cool Carribean, Taken with Teal Ink: Stampin’ Up Basic Black & Groovy Guava, Adirondack Stream, Lettuce & Aqua Accessories: Cuttlebug embossing folder, Brads, Ribbon, Versmark Pad, Yellow Ochre Prismacolor Pencil, [...]

I created this card and tutorial last night after checking out all the snow we received here in my neck of the woods.   We got a foot of snow and drifts of at least 4 foot.  Winter is not over in Ohio. This is my man, best friend and love of my life, Russ clearing a [...]

I get questions all the time about my brayer.  It’s a regular old Speedball brayer with a rubber roller, nothing magical about.  The roller, when new, was tan in color, but as you see it is stained black from lots and lots of use.  How do I get it to work so well for me?  [...]

I’m still working on sympathy cards.  I realize it may be a bit depressing, but we need them just the same. Supplies: Stamps: Stampin Up Long Stemmed Paper: Stampin Up Whisper White, Soft Sky, Apricot Appeal Ink: Stampin’ Up Re-inkers Soft Sky, Garden Green, Certainly Celery, Really Rust, Palette Noir Black Accessories: Tim Holtz Alcohol [...]

I seem to never have enough sympathy cards on hand.  I keep a basket of cards at work for staff to purchase and for agency use.  Sympathy cards never last long in the basket I’m afraid.  I try to keep the price of my cards down.  I’m currently charging $4 a card.  I’m not into [...]