Happy Everything!

I enjoy making blank cards; ones that can be used for any occasion.  I had some gorgeous designer paper (but of course it was left over from another project and I can’t remember who makes it), and really wanted to highlight it.  I really loved the bright colours, and the little birds.  I found some buttons that matched up well and glued them on.  I layered three paper flowers to keep the colour theme going.     I cut the tag with my Slice machine- I’m loving this little machine!  I haven’t had a lot of time to play with it, but it came in really handy for a wedding order I had (more on that later).  ...

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Slice of Life Saturday

Last week I started for Darrah Parker’s Slice of Life Photography class. I now have three cameras (four if include my cell phone, which has taken the place of my old Sony point and shoot), and needed some motivation to get back behind the viewfinder(s). From left to right- I have my dad’s Canon AE1, an SLR camera my uncle bought for him in Japan in the late 70’s; a Nikon A70, an SLR given to me by a long-time friend, and my own Sony HX1 bridge camera. My bipolar love affair. Both the Canon and Nikon are film. Film!? Is she serious? Yes, they still sell film. Yes, they still develop film. I brought the Canon...

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A Note of Thanks

I was recently, and most generously, given a very good film camera.  I wanted to create a special Thank you card, and have it reflect photography in some way.      I found a line drawing of a camera, and then shaded it with a grey marker to give it some depth.  I cut it out and matted it on a circle to make it stand out.       I wanted to keep the card simple, so I used a small tag for the sentiment, inked in SU Crumb Cake and the edges distressed.     Cardbase: SU Pear Pizzaz Mat: SU Baja Breeze Ink: SU Crumb Cake   Happy Monday!...

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Hello strangers! and a post for Nat.

Well, we’re back into the swing of things here…the postal strike is over! I’m hoping to add some new items soon, and have been putting some things on sale to clear out some stock. I’ll post more on that later, but this post is for my friend Nat. This weekend I celebrated my birthday. I spent it with friends, including one from out of town. Which means, I got to be the hostess-with-the-mostess. I love entertaining and cooking for people. With busy schedules and many friends living in other cities, I don’t get to do it as often as I would like. Nat, knowing my craftiness in the kitchen, wished me a “happy birthday” on Facebook all the way...

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