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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 ...

Blog Update

Hello Lovely.  I know it's been radio silence here for quite a while.  blogging just isn't where my heart is.  I love making and posting on Facebook, but writing a post about each card with all the gory details isn't working for me.  There are so many that do this so much better than I do.  I'll be returning to the Project Journal format I was doing some time ago, which will include a photo of the card, links to what inspired the cards, notes about retired products and affiliate links to shops for available products used.   I'd rather be making than writing blog posts in a voice and style that aren't very natural to me.  I've never been a good "how-to" post writer and I need to put my passion to work making.  I hope you'll understand and continue to follow this blog for inspiration.  I will always answer questions left in the comments of any post if you need more details on how I created a certain card or element. Thanks for s...

Gerda Steiner Penguins

Hello Lovely.  Let me just say I LOVE this little guy!  Today's cards were created using the Gerda Steiner Long Time No See set.  If this penguin doesn't melt your heart, I'm not sure what will.  He's just so stinking cute! I started these by stamping the little penguins on Neenah Solar White 80# cardstock with Gina K. Amalgam ink.  I colored these little guys with my Copics, including a little yellow on the bottom of his belly.  I won't lie, I saw Laura Bassen do it and I loved how it looked so I stole the idea.  Do you follow Laura?  If you don't you really should.  She makes some fantastic cards, and if rainbows are your thing she's your gal! Once I had these little guys all colored up I did some fussy cutting and used Kelly's trick for outlining them with a little Momento marker to cover the white edges.  We all know I love Kelly Latevola , if you're new and you didn't know, now you do.  You should follow her t...

Kitty Hello Cards with Older Stamps

Hello Lovely.  Today I want to talk about using the stamps in our stash.  We all love to buy, I know I do, but are we using what we already have?  I have some stamps that are from when I first started card making over 20 years ago.  They've been acquiring dust, because like every other crafter I'm attached to what's shiny and new.  I've vowed to change that habit or to set the older stamps free by selling or donating them.  First, I need to use the stamp to see if I still love it. I'm starting with this kitty and this ballon.  I'm sorry I don't know the brands because I unmounted them ages ago.  If you're looking for great kitty stamps to color I suggest you check out Newton's Nook , as they make some really cute kitty stamps. I used Copics to color these cute images.  Kitty one is done in Earth tones, Kitty two is done in the Cool Gray tones and Kitty three is done in Warm Gray tones.  When I colored these I had no real plan...