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Pentecost: Hope Springs eternal

Posted on May 19, 2013

Let it freely burn, till earthly passions turn.

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Stamp carving

Posted on May 15, 2013

Had a very productive afternoon of carving stamps on Mother’s day. I cut these out of one slap of speedball rubber. I’m pretty happy with how these came out, and I’m loving working with the slabs of pink bubble gum. … Continue reading →

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Paper scraps – now we’re talking!

Posted on February 17, 2013

I have, as I’m sure most do, piles and piles of paper scraps. I canNOT throw the bits awa. I have a REAM’s worth of scraps after trimming a book signature to size and a bag of triangles left over … Continue reading →

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Valentine ATC

Posted on February 12, 2013

So our next ATC exchange at work coincides with Valentine’s Day. We decided this round instead of using the standard 3.5 x 2.5 ATC size, we’ll use 3.5 x 5 – some needed more space to work with.   I … Continue reading →

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Santa Hat Brownies

Posted on December 17, 2012

For our group holiday party at work tomorrow I signed up to being brownies, then stumbled upon this little gem on Pinterest. Here’s my version:

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Trash to Treasure: Part 2

Posted on November 10, 2012

Had a great time at the green craft fair at Watkins Nature Center (Upper Marlboro, MD) today. Our Scrap DC table was awesome and we had tons of kids come buy and make bookmarks from laminate samples. A bunch of … Continue reading →

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Trash to Treasure

Posted on November 10, 2012

Trash to Treasure is today at the Watkins Nature Center. Maeline and I will be there at the ScrapDC table doing craft projects with the kids – big and small I suspect. Can’t wait to see who stops by and what other cool … Continue reading →

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Paper Passion Perfume

Posted on November 7, 2012

My lovely family gave this bottle of love to me for my birthday – from Steidl.  It does smell like paper, but it has so many other “hues” to it. It seems to change through the day when I wear … Continue reading →

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10 Things: Free Mixed Media Tutorials

Posted on November 6, 2012

In the age of YouTube, I think I’m done paying for classes – there’s tons of stuff free online.  Here’s some of my favorites: Jennifer McGuire’s Thinking Inking Classes (Two Peas in a Bucket) Julie Balzer Designs – very crafty … Continue reading →

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Fall Tag

Posted on October 15, 2012

I just did a tag for an exchange at work. I used the Tim Holtz September tag as my inspiration. I love the click pen technique for making rivets in the foil. I used three shades of brown ink for … Continue reading →

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