This video starts where my stamp storage video ended. We move over now to the entertainment center. All the space except behind the TV is dedicated to my craft supplies and I show you everything I have tucked away in each cubby. Video length 5 min 56 sec.
I enjoyed my first set of Distress Oxide inks so well that I just bought the summer release, or set two. I bought the re-inkers and then had to buy more Stampin' Spots so I could get them ready for use! You actually can do alot with the re-inkers but in my opinion you end up wasting too much ink which I want to avoid. I was able to video my process of setting up useful indexes on the top of...
The key new skill to learn on this card was how to create a shadowed background. In this case we stamped dark orange flowers on the orange background, then used white inked flowers stamped offset over the top. this was a very fast card to make. I liked the die cut leaves and berries. I like everything about this card.
We had a very long day yesterday, driving 9 1/2 hours from Mount Vernon to Bend-Sunriver Oregon. It was worth the long trek. We arrived just before dark and took the first site that was deep enough for our rig. Parking was a little bit tricky thanks to two slender trees that someone let grow right in the middle of the site entrance. They have lots of dings on them. I was careful not to add to...
The project for this week's Creative Cat Crew Color Challenge #28 is loaded with a variety of colors! This weeks color range is Night of Navy, Real Red, Powder Pink, Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz, Bermuda Bay, Pool Party, and white. Here is our inspirational image:
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We just moved from way up north in Washington - Mount Vernon, down to Bend Oregon. It was a grueling 9 1/2 hour trek. We needed to get camp setup before dark so we left at 7:30am in the pouring down rain, which meant crawling on I-405 from Bothell through Bellevue which is the worse for rush hour traffic. From there it was just a long, nice drive. But enough of that, Now I can start my...
I thought this was a nice CAS (Clean and simple) Christmas card. It was the first project we worked on. I learned two tips about working with metallic thread. First how to unravel it and second how to make a nice looping figure 8. I will include a short video on this because the tricks were so easy! I struggle to make my looped threads nice and tidy and now I know the secret! I liked the mix...
I have been so busy this week getting ready for our winter trek to Texas that I haven't had time to post about the stamp camp I just attended. I am grateful that I was able to go, we ended up having to push out our departure by a week. I really like this particular location, it is spacious and has good lighting. Some folks said it was too cold for them. I wore layers and was just fine. In...
Here is the next episode in my storage series. I talk about how and where I store my stamp sets with their matching dies in our fifth wheel trailer. The entire back space around the couch is my dedicated crafting storage space. I use the narrow end tables for the heavier items. In the long overhead storage I have 15 x 3" binders for stamps and dies, my crop bag, some paper, 4x zippered bags...
We woke up to a sunny day and decided to go play a round of golf at Bakerview park. It was perfect weather with a great view of Mount Baker. We did end up buying four new discs after losing one in Leavenworth. Hub got a replacement Daedelus* 166g. And, after playing a few different putters, he decided to go back to the...