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Over on the Altenew blog this month, the inspirational image really resonated with me. I love roses; absolutely my favorite flower. Roses remind me of summer and my grandfather who had an amazing knack for getting them to grow; his secret was composted manure.  To start off on this card, I had to use Altenew’s […]

Decorations and Thank You Cards What is a party without decorations? Decorations bring excitement as to what is to come and festive feelings to your guests as they approach your party. I love to do decorations myself because I can really customize for: color, size, personalization and activities. I also hate wasting money on things

Party Favors Party favors can be difficult to grapple with. How does one provide a great thank you to your guests, but make sure it’s not too expensive or cheap or tossed away later on. Each party I throw, I really try to make the party favors connect to the theme and be comprised of

On the Altenew blog in June, the challenge is about white on white. The inspiration comes from a bouquet of flowers featuring white roses and the inspiration colors are: burgundy, pink and white. I had a difficult time with this challenge for two reasons-1) burgundy reminds me of my elementary school uniform and 2) how

May Park is hosting Altenew’s May Challenge. May’s inspiration comes from a photo by her brother of Waterlilies. May described that she loves images of her South Korean home and the waterlily was one such inspiration. The colors and image reminded me of a trip to Luoyang China when we visited the Longmen Grotto and

Sentiments from: Hero Arts My Monthly Hero January 2017, Altenew Adore You and Clearly Besotted Dandelion Dreams. Hello, friends. Today’s card was drawn heavily upon a card design by Jennifer McGuire who drew inspiration from a card designed by the owner of Waffle Flower, Nina Yang. Here is the link to Jennifer McGuire’s original blog