Less is More

I had an art professor that frequently said, “less is more”. That is what I was thinking about with today’s card. The die was part of Club Sursee kit from Catherine Pooler. The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp and the card panel is embossed with an old Swiss dot embossing folder. This is a …

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Change

A brave man once said, “You must BE the change you wish to see in the world.” This brave man was Mahatma Gandhi. I really cannot think of a better mantra to follow today. With everything going on in today’s world I think if we spent more time BEING that change instead of talking about …

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Thanks!

Today I am posting a “Thanks!” card as well as a photo of our rescue dog who is not very thankful :). I am thankful for my sister who helped me get my Etsy shop off the ground today. The card is made with a border die from Joggles which can be found here. It’s …

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Birds Everywhere….

So yesterday I stamped these marvelous hummingbirds from My Favorite Things (I stamped A LOT of them). I never really feel that I use my stamp sets enough and was determined to do so. I made a goal to enter them in a couple of card challenges and make some cards that I don’t seem …

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Happy Hummingbirds

Who doesn’t LOVE hummingbirds? They are my favorite bird in the world. Such an amazing tiny creature. This year we were lucky enough to have a hummingbird nest in one of our bushes and it was truly amazing to see these tiny little birds. They have always made me think of my mom as she …

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Why Expressive Paper?

So people are asking, why the name Expressive Paper? There are really a couple of reasons. The first and most important is that paper breeds creativity. There are so many things that can be done with a simple sheet of paper. Think about it…how do most works of art start? We know they start in …

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