It’s 77 F right now here in Austin, Texas — it’s supposed to get to a record high of 83 F. I want snow! Don’t think we’ll be seeing any soon, so I decided to try and make some instead! This is white puff paint with clear glitter glue on top. The white puff paint […]
Hang in there!
These cards are for a friend’s daughter who just had surgery. Supplies for the left card: I cut a petal shape out of a scrap of cardstock as a template and then used it to cut petals out of scraps of patterned paper. All stamps by Hero Arts. I stamped on the button using Staz-on […]
It’s December!
Can you believe it’s December already? I can’t! How did that happen? This picture was taken near the Chisos Mountain Lodge at Big Bend National Park. I heard bells and saw a flash of red — next thing I knew this deer was standing a few feet away. Guess he didn’t make the sleigh team […]
South Rim Part 2: Boot Canyon
Continued from South Rim Part 1: Laguna Meadow In climbing up from the trailhead to Laguna Meadow we went from from 5,400 feet to 7,460 feet. Walking the South Rim trail was pretty easy at this point — level ground, woo hoo! Next we headed down into Boot Canyon — if you look at the […]
Matchbook Cards
Here’s how to make the matchbook cards — I take no credit for these — I learned how to make them at a demo at Stamp Antonio, an awesome rubber stamp store in San Antonio! See my write up about my awesome visit and more matchbook cards here! Once you get started making cards like […]
South Rim Part 1: Laguna Meadows
28 October 2005 Hiking Big Bend by Laurence Parent says: The South Rim is probably the classic hike of Texas. Although the trip is fairly strenuous, almost any Texas hiker worth his or her salt will someday try to hike the South Rim. Few other hikes in Texas can surpass the the quality and sheer […]