Since starting my Zazzle store, (and in keeping with my long-time goal of being "discovered" by the greeting card industry) I have started practicing with my photo editing program. For years I had used PaintShop Photo Pro Version 2 (I think it was new in 2006), but I recently upgraded it to the current version, Version 9. …
The good thing about butterflies is that, like peacocks, they lend themselves nicely to being whimsical. So it follows naturally that I would have at one time gone through a "butterfly period". When you look at these remember, none of them will look "real", but they will look "real whimsical"! This might be my very first …
Who doesn't love paisleys? (Don't raise your hand, I already know some of you don't!) But whether it's from growing up during the 60s and 70s, or just because paisleys are so "artsy-looking", they have always been one of my favorite motifs. These are two "Vera Bradley" pencil boxes I bought, just for the designs …
Since whimsical always makes you feel better, it's time for some more pictures. These are mostly from 2011 and 2012, but there are a few recent ones as well. What started out to be a page of flowers turned into Bears' Wedding. I also used this for a wedding card for some friends in 2012. Heart and …
This post will give you an idea of how artwork can help you get through an uncomfortable time in your life. These are my first notebooks from 2011, the year when everything changed for us. I have notebooks like this from as far back as 2005 but what I noticed in looking through them is that until …
This is the excerpt for your very first post.