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March 2025 Procreate Designs

Looking back on the art I’ve been making for the past few months I’ve done quite a bit of digital work.  I started really delving into Procreate when we went on Vacation earlier this year, and I haven’t stopped exploring the possibilities since.   While planning for our vacation in late February and early March of his year I opted to take only my camera and iPad.  No knitting, no sketch book, no art supplies.  This was the first time I’d ever taken only my iPad, with the intent of creating art while on a vacation.  I had a plan to limit my supplies and challenge myself to only using procreate.  My plan worked, I learned a lot about procreate and I enjoyed to process.   The biggest thing I learned was how very freeing being able to sit on the couch or the porch at night with just an iPad and a pencil was.  There was no figuring out where to put supplies, or how to juggle a sketchbook on my lap, or being confined to the table.  The other bonus ...

Pen & Ink

So a few years back I picked up a sketchbook, my micron pens, and a zentangle book. While I never caught the tangle fever, I did reignite my love of pen and ink drawing. Pen and ink are super portable, all you need is a few pens and the paper of your choice. I love drawing on 140-pound watercolor paper and the smooth finish sketchbook I picked up at Barnes & Noble. Over the last month, I've done three custom pieces and a gift for a friend. If you'd like to see more of my work please visit My Shop . "B" Monogram (SOLD) "K" Monogram (SOLD) "K" Monogram (SOLD) "N" Monogram (SOLD) "A" Monogram ($15.00) Winter Tree ($15.00)

An Update From The Studio Desk

Wow! It's been a month since I put up a post. My how time flies. I'll spare the long explanation, but we had company for a month and then it was a game of getting caught up on things around the house. Our beautiful Alaskan Summer really flew by this year. While we had house guests, I took time away from the studio. Now that things are caught up and school is gearing back up, I'm back to creating more regularly. There is hope that I'll be posting here more as well. So let's take a little look at what's been going on lately. This stunning card set was made for a friend whose response to me wanting to send her a care package was - Could you please send me some of your fantastic cards, I have a lot of thank you's to send out. Of course, I can do that, and I'd love to. I created these sets with an embossing resist technique and distress inks. Die cuts were added to create the messages. They look like I spent days making them, but they are so easy and the...

Tie-Dye Butterfly Card

Technique Used: Embossing Resist Retired Products Used: Stampers Annonymous Art Butterfly Links to products used: Kokuyo Tape Glue Dot Liner Long tape, Refill cartridge 5 Pack, AZ | SSS Kokuyo Tape Glue Dot Liner Long-Blue AZ | SSS Simon Says Stamp MARYANNE SNOWFLAKE Craft DIE SSS Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad FADED JEANS SB | SSS Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad PEACOCK FEATHERS SB | SSS Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads CHIPPED SAPPHIRE SB | SSS Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads SEEDLESS PRESERVES SB | SSS Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads WILD HONEY SB | SSS WOW Embossing Powder OPAQUE BRIGHT WHITE SUPER FINE SSS | EH Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD Watermark AZ | SSS EK Tools Powder Tool AZ | SSS EK Tools Powder Tool SB | AZ | SSS Ranger Ink - Inkssentials - Reusable Non Stick Craft Sheet - 15 inch by 18 inch SB | AZ | SSS Ranger Ink - Tim Holtz - Mini Ink Blending Tool - Round SB | AZ |...

Iris Silhouette Card

Techniques Used: Jennifer McGuire's Ink + Embossing Folders Technique Video Retired Products Used: We R Memory Keepers Lifestyle Crafts Goosebumpz Embossing Folders - Butterfly Memory Box Righteous Rings Die Links to Products Used: Kokuyo Tape Glue Dot Liner Long tape, Refill cartridge 5 Pack, AZ | SSS Kokuyo Tape Glue Dot Liner Long-Blue AZ | SSS Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad CRUSHED OLIVE SB | SSS Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad PEELED PAINT SB | SSS Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads DUSTY CONCORD SB | SSS EK Tools Powder Tool SB | AZ | SSS Ranger Ink - Inkssentials - Reusable Non Stick Craft Sheet - 15 inch by 18 inch SB | AZ | SSS Ranger Ink - Tim Holtz - Mini Ink Blending Tool - Round SB | AZ |  SSS Ranger Ink - Tim Holtz - Mini Ink Blending Tool Replacement Foams - Round SB | AZ | SSS

Orange and White Embossing Resit Card

Inspiration Source: The inspiration for this card came from  this pin Techniques Used: Embossing Resist Background Panel Hombre Inked Word Die Distress Inked Butterfly Links to Products Used: Kokuyo Tape Glue Dot Liner Long tape, Refill cartridge 5 Pack, AZ | SSS Kokuyo Tape Glue Dot Liner Long-Blue AZ | SSS Simon Says Stamp SMALL HELLO Craft Die SSS Technique Tuesday - DIY Steel Die - Happy Butterfly SB Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads VINTAGE PHOTO SB | SSS Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads WILD HONEY SB | SSS WOW Embossing Powder OPAQUE BRIGHT WHITE SUPER FINE SSS | EH Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD Watermark AZ | SSS EK Tools Powder Tool AZ | SSS EK Tools Powder Tool SB | AZ | SSS Ranger Ink - Inkssentials - Reusable Non Stick Craft Sheet - 15 inch by 18 inch SB | AZ | SSS Ranger Ink - Tim Holtz - Mini Ink Blending Tool - Round SB | AZ | SSS Ranger Ink - Tim Holtz - Mini Ink...