Hello! Hope everyone is having a great weekend. Since I was a little girl, I have been crazy in love with sunflowers! So much so that of course the flowers at my wedding were sunflowers. When I saw the new Painted Harvest stamp set from Stampin Up!, I was like “I have to have this”... Continue Reading →
For My Family, For Puerto Rico
Hi everyone! Today’s post is one that’s very personal and dear to me. I really wanted to do something to cheer my family who’s going through a bit of a hard time. As many may know, on September 20, 2017, hurricane Maria (Category 4) struck Puerto Rico causing catastrophic damage and leaving millions without electricity... Continue Reading →
Balloon Adventures
This card is something very simple for when I need something quickly, like the many times someone's special day creeps up on me (oh my). I used the Stampin' Up Balloon Adventure stamp set. I chose to use Real Red as my card base. I wanted the card to stand out, so I did everything... Continue Reading →
Watercolor Journey #4: Derwent Inktense Pencils
Happy Wednesday! I hope everyone had a fantastic Halloween! On today’s post I will be covering the Derwent Inktense Color Pencils. These color pencils are one of my favorite watercoloring mediums! I find them easy to use and vibrant. To start with I wanted to show you what the colors look like, so I created... Continue Reading →
Painted Harvest
Hi, This is Lori. This will be my very first blog, so please excuse me if it's not really the way it should be. 🙂 I'm totally new at all this computer stuff, so it might take me awhile to catch on. I have a nurse at work who recently had a daughter who was... Continue Reading →
Watercolor Journey #3: Faber-Castell Gelatos
Hello there! Ready for post #3 of my watercolor Journey? On this post, I will be covering the Faber-Castell Gelatos. A few months ago I had seen a video from Simon Says Stamps in which Nina-Marie featured the Gelatos using the no-line watercoloring technique. Of course, as soon as the video was over, I drove... Continue Reading →
Watercolor Journey #1: Daniel Smith Watercolor
Last Summer, I got the June 2017 Simon Says card kit called Blissful. The kit contained the following items: Simon Says "Floral Bliss" clear stamp Daniel Smith Watercolor Palette (contained 4 drops of paint) Tim Holtz Distress Oxide ink pad in the color Worn Lipstick 12 double-side 6x6 inch sheets of pattern paper from the... Continue Reading →