Distress Ink Watercolour (+ a trick for labeling the Tim Holtz Palettes)

So, my BFF Kimmy wanted to make a card for her friend'swedding shower, but she just had shoulder surgery.Good excuse for me to pull out a flowery stamp fave, hey?Hero Arts Large Flower Background cling stampIt's stamped on 140 lb watercolour paperand I used Distress Ink refills to paint with.These are the two Distress InksThat I used to paint the flowers:Spun Sugar and Worn Lipstick (some watereddown & some full concentration Distress Reinker).The...

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at a snail's pace...

...that's how fast things are moving around here this week(at a snail's pace & we're keeping it simple).And I kind of like it that way, the odd lazy spring day.How about You?This is another clean and simple card:This little snail fellow is called Tuckerand he's from Purple Onion Designs, here.(The leafy branch & sentiment are there too!)To make this card I simply did this stuff...1) Stamped & heat embossed Tucker the snail in silver.2)...

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all of my free paper sets (and overlays) at a glance

Confession time: I just can't stop making these silly papers!And couldn't wait any longer to share the new ones with you.There are 64 here, (about half are new ones)...more patterns to come...I probably have another 40 to add to these, already, but I willadd new ones here as I make the circle thingies (with any older papersthat I've missed as well) ...but 40 sets seemed like a good start. ;-)Hope you enjoy them!Please note: They're hosted on flickr,...

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