Shaker Swing Card – With Tutorial
It's going to be my dad's 80th birthday soon, and I knew I wanted to make a very special card to help celebrate this milestone birthday. This swing shaker card (my first shaker!) was just the ticket. I followed the swing card tutorial recently posted by Peggy (YT:...
Butterfly Kisses and Sweet Dreams Birthday Card
I'd never made a swing card before because I thought you needed a special die to make it. Then I happened across a great, detailed swing card tutorial on Youtube by a wonderful crafter, Peggy (YT: jppeggy2). She shows how you can make it with simple shaped dies or...
Fathers Day Card from the Fur Babies!
This was a quick clean and simple card that I made this morning for my hubby. I was giggling the whole time, and when I gave it to him, he could not stop laughing. YAY! Success! I used stickers for the sentiment on the front from Studio Calico and Karen Fosters...
Homemade Embellishments – Part 1
Making homemade embellishments for cards, layouts, altered item projects, etc. can be quick, easy, and give you a great sense of accomplishment. Another bonus? You will have embellishments that no one else has! I had never tried this before, but I think going forward...
“Kitty Wants to Play” – free digi!
I drew this digi for a friend of mine whose last cat passed away in December. She has recently felt the time was right to adopt a new kitten, which she did on Mother's Day. How appropriate! She's a new mom! 🙂 My friend sent me several pictures of her new kitten,...
Single Layer Fathers Day Card!
As you may have noticed recently, I have been doing a lot of clean and simple (CAS) cards. Well, to be honest, I am finding that with caring for my dog, Biscuit, working on illustrating a book with my father (more on that later), and my consulting work accelerating I...









































