Seaside Inspired Starfish and Clam CARD
Mariah Rushing2023-03-01T07:53:20-05:00Previous Next Take a trip to the sea with our Starfish Clam Shell Card featuring the Tess-A-Penpal Stars patterned paper. A delightful paper that inspired our journey of starfish and clamshells to say Thank You for an act of kindness that has made you "Happy as a Clam". Enjoy! THE SUPPLY LIST: PRINTABLES...
Unique Stamps Part II, Cameo by Izzy
Mariah Rushing2023-03-01T07:46:58-05:00The stamp in this video is a small, unassuming little slice (and we aren't just talking about a surprise but its potential is as big as the imagination of the wielder! These are a few examples and in writing more come to mind as so often is the case. Limitations...
Making Stamps, What you “Knead” to Know Part One
Mariah Rushing2023-03-01T07:38:32-05:00Making Stamps, What you "knead" to Know. Unique, personal, artistic freedom from the mass-produced stamps. Does that sound appealing to you? Then this stamping process will allow you to experience all that and more. Be it cards, journaling, artwork, or collage, the way you use the stamps that you create is...
As Seen in The Sachse News
Mariah Rushing2023-03-20T01:23:23-05:00Posted By: Morgan Howard Posted date: February 06, 2020 In: Latest
“Love” CARDS Behind the Scenes
Mariah Rushing2023-03-01T10:21:45-05:00Flexibility is paramount when initializing a design--jumping to a solution too early eliminates others, possibly more pleasing:). A majority of these “Love” cards started out their lives as the spray catch-all paper for other cards/artwork. The imperfections, the wobbles and squiggles, and the marker ‘warts’ are all left on, as...
Dinosaur Death A Story of a Stamp
Mariah Rushing2023-03-01T10:21:56-05:00Ok...so I had the dinosaurs, a mommy and a baby, on my work table that I had made for Izzy earlier in the week and she played with them, squishing them slightly out of shape but enjoying them for a time. They looked ever so sad and bedraggled so today...
Death of the Dinosaurs Revisited…
Mariah Rushing2023-03-01T10:22:15-05:00After the tags came this: "Rainbow Reflections" AKA "Magic Cheetah"So many times the remedy, "the fix" is what makes a ho-hum piece into a stunner. This is what I mean when I say, "Push it!". Resist the urge to relegate that ugly art to the bin and try out this...
Always Flowers Artist Book
Mariah Rushing2023-03-01T10:22:32-05:00As promised! Journal pages for “Always Flowers” ???????????? are sort of finished…I still mess with them and probably will even after they are bound. The weather was beautiful the other day so conditions were ideal for making the coffee-stained signatures. There are a couple of pages that require further attention...
Love Cards
Mariah Rushing2023-03-01T10:21:30-05:00The Love Series has not always been “love at first sight” but more of a “let me get to know you” kind of relationship. As the blogger/artist, (P in the PM:) what is happening as the card part develops is not so obvious from across the table but little peeps...
Ah…the Holidays! ???? Making Cards
Mariah Rushing2023-03-01T10:27:07-05:00Such a mix of emotions accompany each day and a sick 2 year old adds an extra complication that makes creating a bit like chasing chickens—sometimes a handful of feathers is all that results. Fortunately there are three of us to care for our little chick safe.Ok. Back to the...