BKAC: Part 2 of a 10 Part Series

In part 2 of our 10 part series: Better Know a Cupcake, we’ll meet the Valentine Cupcake. Sitting on top of a heart flourish, this cupcake is sure to capture your sweetie’s heart! Oh and that’s chocolate cake, too. Wouldn’t be a proper Valentine without chocolate! Supplies: All stamps, gemstones and paper by Hero Arts. […]

BKAC: Part 1 of a 10 Part Series

If you’re a regular blog reader, then you’ll have gained ten pounds after reading this post. Ha! Starting today, I thought I’d share some of the cards I made during my “cupcake frenzy”. I decided to call this series “Better Know a Cupcake”, or BKAC the way Steven Colbert has his “Better Know a District”. […]

Busy busy.

And did I mention busy?  What a weekend!  It all started on Friday when I went to a special yoga night with a friend that included a gong concert.  Saturday I went to Fredericksburg — about 2 hours west of here — for a Native Plant Society of Texas board meeting.  Then Sunday I finished […]

Gotta love these love birds!

This CardArt Love Birds stamp is one of my faves from the 2008 Catalog because it can be used so many ways and for so many kinds of cards — valentines, weddings, anniversaries or “just because”. I really love stamping it with a light colored ink and going over detailed areas with colored pencils — […]

A great weekend.

Hope you had a great weekend! Saturday I took down the last of the Christmas decorations — had to leave them up for Russian Orthodox Christmas. Then I made a big pot of chili and cornbread and did the winter pruning of the back garden. Looks so strange now with everything pruned — I’ll have […]