My First Spring Card

This is my first attempt at a "Spring Card". The folds can get kind of messy but it's different and I think it displays nice. This is the Fifth Avenue Floral stamp set which I colored with watercolor crayons and a blender pen. The background squares are made with a black SU marker, then I went over them with a bone folder. After I finished making the squares, I used the crayons and blender pen again to put a little color in each square. I ended up cutting out the lilies and gluing them over some that were already there to give some depth...actually it was because I was getting better and better coloring the lilies with each one I did. You can just leave it one-dimensional and make the indented lines up to where the lilies are. The squares are a very nice accent.

Love these Tri-Shutter cards

I've had plenty of occasions to practice making the tri-shutter cards lately. Here are a few that I've put together. They aren't difficult to make and give you plenty of space to get creative:

August 15th Workshop

I just finished preparing the cards for our workshop Saturday. Maybe it'll snow to get us in the mood for the first Christmas workshop this year...or at least get below 90 degrees here in Georgia.

The stamps for the Tree Trimmings card are in the new 2009-2010 catalog and the stamps and punch for the Delightful Decorations card are in the new mini-catalog which will take effect September 1st. The mini catalogs will be sent directly to the homes of my top dozen customers so be looking for them if you're in that select group. There is going to be a nice incentive for people to host parties in the next few months so keep that in mind and talk to me about setting up a date for a party and inviting a few of your friends.