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March 2016 Calendar

I’m ready for March wind (and sun!), flowers and warmer weather … how about you? Hopefully this flowery little lamb March calendar will help! You can find out how it all came together over on the Taylored Expressions blog today ... I hope you'll join me there! Read more →

New Copic Marker Case!

There's a new Copic marker case in town! The new Copic marker Art Case will hold all 358 Sketch markers, with room for accessories! Any style of Copic hard plastic cases perfectly fit inside this sturdy case. Durable, colorful and portable, it's perfect for taking your collection anywhere! Features: Lightweight 13.5" x 18" x 7" Rubberized foam interior Lockable latches with keys Comes with detachable shoulder strap Constructed of aluminum and plastic Available in Gray, Blue, Carmine Red, and Purple Until I have a need to transport all of my marker collection to use somewhere (like maybe our whole house move next month!), I am currently using this sturdy case to house my extra Copic supplies -- Seven different hard cases full of extra/class Sketch markers, special edition Sketch marker set, extra Glue Markers, Colorless Blender solution, and a 72-marker wallet . . . And I still have room for more! It is very nicely constructed, with reinforced corners, and sturdy! Read more →

Hello Envelope

Hello and happy weekend! Today I have this sweet stitched envelope Hello thank you card over in Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom -- I hope you'll join me there for all the details! Read more →

Shooting Stars

Are you like me and always have good intentions on mailing out birthday cards on time, but life gets in the way? Then I have the perfect card for you today and this sweet Taylored Expressions Shooting Stars stamp set has the perfect sentiments! I hope you'll join me today over on the Taylored Expressions blog for all the details! Read more →

Essentials by Ellen Winter 2016 Release!

Hello and welcome to the Essentials by Ellen Winter 2016 Hop … I’ll be showcasing several of the new stamp sets and dies on my post today! And be sure to read through to the end of this post for GIVEAWAY details! Here's a peek at the entire release, which you can find in the store HERE, or click the graphic below: For my first project, I used Copic Various Ink Refills to "water"color Julie's gorgeous new Mondo Hydrangea! (Click on any photo for a larger view): I started by gold heat embossing the flowers onto watercolor paper and then simply filled a water brush with Copic Colorless Blender and used it to pick up the Various Ink Refill color from a palette to "water"color with! Did you know Various Inks are computer matched from batch to batch, to guarantee a lifetime of consistent color! Here are the steps to color this pretty variegated hydrangea: 1. I started with my darkest green, YG23 Copic Various Ink Refill, and colored the blossoms in the background or anywhere I wanted a darker green. 2. Using lighter green YG01, I colored the petals in the foreground or near the top of the bloom... Read more →

Sunshine Bear

Today over in Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom I'm sharing a sneak peek of a new upcoming Essentials by Ellen stamp and die release ... I hope you'll join me there for all details of this sweet bear card! And we hope you will join us next Tues, Feb. 9 for the release blog hop we have scheduled for you! Happy weekend! Read more →