In less than six weeks, I'll be packing my suitcase and heading to Attleboro, Massachusetts for a fun filled weekend of classes at "Right at Home Scrapbooking". I've been working on two new classes for the big trip. The first class, Adoring Autumn, is near completion. I spent a good portion of...

Where am I going? A little art book of photos and patterns. The colors in this simple book are favorites right now. Creams, blues, greens, and yellows. Not exactly fall colors but fun none the less. Pieces of this book are going to be available in a kit for Wednesday's update. ...

Close to my Heart: 2009 Online Catalogs I'm a huge fan of "Close to my Heart" clear acrylic stamps. For years, I've admired their stamps from afar without access to a local consultant. I've finally located myself a consultant in the nearby town of Hudson, Wisconsin. Her name is Taren Weyer. I ...

1. Untitled, 2. Untitled, 3. XO., 4. Untitled, 5. RS :: Melissa and Jon, 6. -, 7. green party, 8. Dandelions, 9. Something Sweet, 10. 16th Street!, 11. shoes, 12. wind, 13. Untitled, 14. Amy, 15. moi, 16. life in a hiding place, 17. 15 january 2009, 18. Coming soon to Half Caf, 19. alice, 20. ...

this weeks inspiration wednesday just kinda happened. i began painting and dripping washed layers of acrylic color over the page and the brush i was using was really kinda gnarly. when i looked at the bristles they were no longer smooth, but rather clumped and icky. so i stared dipping the ...

I spent the better part of the weekend building the new workshop blog, crafting (and re-crafting) projects and making lists upon lists. This workshop will be different than "Get Crafty" which I ran in April and again in June. For one, it will be a little bit slower pace - we are stretching the...

Hi Cloud Nine, it's Elise. I'm just going to hang out here for awhile. Photography by Lisa Welge.

Sorry for the late entry everyone, but check out how cool this is. Tim Holtz emailed me when the sneak peek went up last week and asked if he could use our Earth Love papers for his Make and Take at CHA. Well, you know it took quite a bit of arm twisting..... I mean really it's not like he's t...

for this weeks inspiration wednesday i worked on the back of last weeks journal page. to be honest, the page was kinda ugly with the wire before i painted the background and now i love it! i painted first with white acrylic paint, stamped the numbers (and another one of my favorite tim holtz...

congratulations to Cindy, Heather, Jenny & Christy!!!! you win "kits de somni's" july kit. email me ([email protected]) ASAP with your address and i will forward it to Mireia and have your kit delivered to you! 3 Cindy McDannold said... Beautiful juicy colors in her kit and who would...

So here goes the news - the Peonies Garden Project Kit is "sold out". There are still many of you inquiring about the kit, so I've decided to organize a "wait list" for those interested in owning the kit. If enough people sign-on, I'll create another round of kits and have them available for pur...

Thank you to everyone for the kind responses to my last post. The grieving process is one of progress and setbacks. I'm either having a good or bad week, depending on whether or not I'm caught deep in grief. This is the usual track for most widowed spouses, so it's of no surprise that I conti...