Hello Reader, I hope this finds you well and that you had a fantastic Easter weekend. We traveled up to Bellingham, Washington with Winnefred this Easter (Winnefred is our new camper, whom we love). Sidebar - You might be surprised to hear that for Easter dinner we had tacos and watched the original Jaws with friends. It was the most unique Easter we can remember and it was perfect! Anyway, back to the sketchbook: The Value of a Watercolor Sketchbook Having a little watercolor sketchbook has...
15 days ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader, I'm super duper excited to share that Delores Nascent of DeloresART asked me to be a guest on her podcast, The Creative Jugglejoy Podcast. I found Delores last year when she hosted one of her 5 Cards in 5 Days Challenges. I had just finally settled on my 'niche' which was greeting cards, so this challenge came at the perfect time. In fact, it set me up for some amazing success! You'll have to listen to the podcast to hear the whole story. Listen to the Podcast Meanwhile, If you...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, Friend, Valentine's Day is TOMORROW! If you haven't gotten your card yet, like me, you don't have much time. So, If life has been lifing for you as it has for me lately, and you haven't gotten out to get a card for your sweetheart yet, I've got you! Here is one of my most favoritist Valentine's Day cards I made this year and I've included it here for you for free. You just print it out, cut on the cut lines, fold it in half, write your special sentiment on the inside and act...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, Happy Love Month! I've been working hard on Valentine's Day Card art and am excited to share these cards with you! Wouldn't a one of a kind card from an artist you know be a wonderful gift to your sweetheart for Valentine's Day? In my Zazzle store, all cards can be purchased as a download only for you to print yourself, or you can just order the card. Zazzle's cards are high quality, beautiful, and very reasonably priced! Browse the V-Day Card Collection And then there's this...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, In my last newsletter I shared Pantone's color of the year, "Cloud Dancer" which is basically white. Underwhelmed? Me too, but don't worry, Pinterest has come out with their 2026 color palette and there's no white involved. If you want to see the full article, including how they choose these colors, click this link. These are not the colors that I would naturally gravitate towards, but this morning I thought I'd give them a whirl and create a greeting card using only these...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, Happy New Year! Can you believe we are saying the words, "Two thousand TWENTY SIX"? My husband and I were reminiscing about Y2K the other day. Remember that? We all thought the computers were not going to roll over to 2000 after 1999 and everything was going to crash. People were stocking up on supplies etc. It was crazy. Now 26 years later, tech is still going but more crazy than ever with Artificial Intelligence (AI). As creatives, we have mixed feelings about AI. We hate it...
4 months ago • 3 min read
Hey Reader, how is your holiday season going? If you are a typical human like me, this season is probably not all sugar plums and fairies (is that how you spell the plural of fairy?), as holidays can bring up issues that you can ignore most of the year. Sometimes there are unmet expectations and disappointments, sometimes there is a loss that feels more heavy than ever at this time... BUT, I'm here to tell you that your art supplies are always there for you! Pour out your soul on the page...
4 months ago • 1 min read
Friends! I'm a bit late in sharing this with you all, but it is my way these days sadly! So I'm sorry AND you are WELCOME! For the last couple of years, I've taken part in something called Care December which is 15 days art journaling with Kasia Avery (one of my absolute favorite mixed media artists) and this year's theme is "Green Edition". Did I mention it's FREE?! Even if you aren't sure you like mixed media, I think you might fall in love with it after watching these daily art journaling...
5 months ago • 1 min read
Friends! In my haste to get the Black Friday deal out to you today, (50% off Christmas cards!)I forgot to tell you WHY you would want to buy your cards from Zazzle. Here are the reasons: High quality paper and printing. You can choose an 'instant download' and get them immediately. If you want them to print and send them to you, You get lots of great choices! They have great customer service is there's a problem with your order for any reason. Choices if you want Zazzle to print and send them...
5 months ago • 1 min read