Category Archives: Fabulous Florets

The Earth Laughs

My friend Liz has been using alcohol markers for some of her projects.  Since Stampin’ Up! will be offering Blendabilities – our version of alcohol markers – sometime this year, Liz graciously agreed to demo how to use them.  We … Continue reading

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Secret Garden in Bermuda Bay

I thought I’d pop off a quick post before we leave today.  We’re getting a later start than we had hoped, but what’s new, right? My dear friend Janet Crossman sent me the most beautiful birthday card.  I didn’t take … Continue reading

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Summer Blog Hop

  Welcome to the first Summer Blog Hop!  I’m so excited about our projects, and don’t you love the buttons this time?  Stephanie Osgood designed them again using MDS – and she’s amazing!  If you’re hopping in order, you’ll arrive … Continue reading

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Eleanor Laughs

I’ve mentioned before that when I get new stamps, I tend to ignore my lovely older ones.  So I pulled out some “old” stamps today from the Stampin’ Up! annual catalog.  Actually, Everything Eleanor has only been in the US … Continue reading

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Delight in Daffodil and Starfruit!

Have you been to the blog hop this weekend?  Wow!  I’m so impressed with all the projects my friends created – and some of them just blow me away.  I hope you get to run through the hop, if you … Continue reading

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Distressed and Blue but not Sad!

We had a great time at the technique class today!  Our techniques were distressed flowers and color layering with watercolor pencils.  I love, love, love our watercolor pencils, because they blend so beautifully.  You can get any color you want … Continue reading

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Garden Stakes

Come down off the chair, Mom.  It says, “Garden Stakes,” not “garter snakes!”  My parents have one of the loveliest yards I’ve ever seen.  The grass is like a carpet, and Dad has flowers everywhere.  The other day, they were … Continue reading

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!  I almost missed it.  This isn’t really a St. Patrick’s Day card; we usually do a shamrock or a leprechaun with a pot of gold or a rainbow at our March workshops.  I was going to … Continue reading

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