Clayton Hill Studio
Site of my fused glass life
Tag: card making
Yeah, so …
I’m taking this “NOT ADULTING” to a WHOLE new level… DH is cooking dinner – IF/WHEN he wants to eat; I haven’t done laundry … in a REALLY long time; I am stocking up on stamps and card making supplies – LIKE A BOSS(!!!); I’m keeping the sisters fed and happy. [Here’s Ro, soaking up …
Ahhh …
RELIEF! Got through the annual tax date with our favorite accountant. We really cut it down to the wire this year, finishing our sorting and tallying for the 3 businesses/4 jobs just 2 short hours before our appointment (with a 45 minute drive to make!)! YIKES! After that painful deadline, I am so not ‘adulting’ …
Finally!
But – not what I’m supposed to be doing … Yeah, well – we’ll get to that.* I made cards. Bona fide, ready-for-giving greeting cards! And, I’m playing with up-next designs. I stumbled on some of my long-ago handmade paper (from 6 years ago!) – and decided it would be a great background for a …
I’m no Hallmark, but …
I played with background techniques this week. I started with alcohol inks … Some are gorgeous, some so-so, and some will just have to grow on me … I used different background medias (Yupo, Futura, and even acetate). It’s all learning … (I’m almost ‘fluent’ in watercolor paper manufacturers, too!) And, I’m discovering …
OMG’osh … Look!
WELL … Look at THAT! I ALMOST made my first card … I’m just waiting for a couple (hundred dollars worth of) supplies to arrive!(!?!) Oh, if only I still had a pen-pal in Australia … Tony, where are you???
Card Making Crazy continues …
I spent time this week watching Youtube and scoping blogs for stamping, card making and paper-crafting ideas. Ah, the internet – such a great way to occupy an insomniac’s mind! I’m no expert – yet, but I have a decent handle on the stamping, so I made a sheet of focals to color. Now, this …
New ‘art’ and other news …
I became (re-)obsessed with stamping, coloring and card making this week. I know … It’s been a strange week! Ahem … back to card making. I’ve reorganized those supplies, dusted off my stamp storage, dug in to my water colors, copic markers and distress inks. So, yeah … MAYBE I ordered a few more things. But, …
Clayton Hill Studio 