Bennett's Birthday Card

Attached is the birthday card that I created for my youngest grandson, Bennett, for his first birthday.   I found the basic design on the internet but then made my own modifications.   I know he probably doesn't appreciate the creativeness at his age now but maybe he will be impressed some day.

I decided to try out my alcohol inks today.    Unfortunately I don't have the Yupo paper which would really show off what you can do with the inks but think my first attempts were not so bad (humor me).    First I tried it on mixed media paper.   Wasn't sure if it would work and unfortunately it was a hot mess.  However I'm not one to throw things away so decided to play around.    This is with added doodling and Copic markers.    Actually looks better in person and it was not what I was expecting but it is interesting and as long as you call it art no one can argue, right?    Will have to experiment more with that paper until I can find the Yupo.

My next attempt was using a porcelain tile.    I REALLY liked the effect that you can get.   I think I'll call it "Floral Fantasy".

Would love to hear from my friends and family if you are following my blog!   Please leave a comment.  Hope you are all having a great day!  

Little Blue Truck birthday invitation

Here is the birthday invitation that I created for my grandson, Bennett!    I didn't even know what the Little Blue Truck was until my daughter told me that was the theme of the party.   Needless to say, I'm thankful for the internet to help me get educated!    

I was able to use a lot of punches and dies to get the different pieces.   The most challenging was the front fenders of the truck.   It was a lot of fun to use my imagination and the numerous dies and punches to get the right look!   If anyone is interested in how I did it, let me know.

Day 1 of my first Blog!

This blog has been a longtime dream of mine so that I can share my papercrafting inspirations!   I will start posting as soon as I get more of a feel for how blogging works.   Hope you enjoy it!  

In the meantime, I want to wish my husband a happy 37th anniversary!    You are the love of my life!   (...and thanks for helping me set up my blog!)

    Happy Anniversary!