Friday, July 29, 2022
Country / Rural Address Post / Sign
Friday, December 25, 2020
Thursday, December 3, 2020
Winter Snow Globe
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Friday, October 30, 2020
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Autumn 3D Diorama
Although the house die kit did not have instructions, (AliExpress purchase, because I'm not rich), it was super simple to put together. I used an embossing folder to give the house the stone look, then went over it with Distress Ink. The bottom of the house has flaps that can be adhered down. I chose to leave them loose to insert a battery operated tea candle. Tissue paper or parchment paper to back the windows and the door. Except for the house, the other items are adhered to the base and can be folded flat for storage.
The dies for the turkeys are just flat and have no indications where the coloring should be. So, I looked on-line. I was surprised to see just how many different breeds of turkeys there are and the variety of coloration. Most appeared to be various combinations of browns, oranges, white, and grays, with black and white striped feathers. However, there were a couple that were very brightly colored - I mean like peacock feather colors. Just spectacular. Who knew?
This little house is plain, leaving it to one's imagination to decorate for any occasion. Pretty sure I'll be making more of these.
Friday, August 7, 2020
Winnie the Pooh Carousel
Changed this 3-D Carousel by adding Winnie the Pooh die cut characters instead of what came in the kit.
A Telephone Booth - or, maybe not . . .
Ok. So when is a 3-D telephone booth die set not a telephone booth? Just received this die set from Andy's Store at AliExpress. Had to turn it into something other than just a phone booth. Well, how about a garden trellis, of sorts. I found this die set to be very versatile.
The only thing I would recommend is that on the boxes that are 2x2 inches, cut additional (2x2 inch) pieces and adhere to the box openings on both sides. (you will have to cut these pieces yourself, not part of the kit) By adding these pieces, it adds stability and ensures the boxes are "squared".
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Friday, February 28, 2020
Did It Myself Blog Header
There are numerous YouTube tutorials that will walk you through the steps of how to create your own Blog Headers and Backgrounds. My blog is powered by Blogspot. I found for a "Simple" layout Header, 840 wide x 382 high in PIXELS works very well. Of course the pixel size can be adjusted to fit your layout. To create my Header, I used Corel PaintShop Pro.
Friday, February 7, 2020
Saturday, January 25, 2020
Horse Wrangling
Friday, January 10, 2020
Saturday, January 4, 2020
Phoenix From The Ashes
Colored the Phoenix with Pentel Dual Color pens. Which definitely adds a lot of sparkle. Adhering to a black background brings out all the colors.
Warm Winter Wishes
To create the "steam" from the cup, I simply used a white PrismaColor pencil, coloring horizontially.
Monday, October 28, 2019
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Paper Lantern
Deer Scene
Ice Skaters
Tuesday, October 8, 2019
Sunday, February 17, 2019
Thursday, January 17, 2019
Baby Girl Birthday Card
Tuesday, January 8, 2019
Saturday, January 5, 2019
Campfire Cowboys
Both the "Cowboys" and the "Desert" dies are unbranded dies from AliExpress. Very simple easel card. Fairly quick to make.