Welcome to Day 5 of 31 Days of Handmade Cards! A simple, graphic statement on a birthday card can be appealing to both young and old. Add in the rainbow colors and you are golden as you will be guaranteed a smile and a hug from the recipient.
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31 Days of Handmade Cards – Day 3
Welcome to Day 3 of 31 Days of Handmade Cards! You can never make enough birthday cards and I am always creating new designs. Birthday imagery is ripe for endless interpretations so you can never get bored with it.
Creativity: Why It Is Good For Your Soul
What is creativity? The dictionary definition is the ability to transcend traditional ideas, rules, patterns, relationships, or the like to create meaningful new ideas, forms, methods, and interpretations. Creativity is the process of bringing something new into being. It covers the entire spectrum starting with art and music to cooking to web design to anything…
Get Well Pop Up Card
Another pop card I made last year for two very special people. Same steps as in the previous pop up tutorial and I selected all of the doodads from the Cricut cartridge. A very cheery, get well card that was well received by the recipients. I created the card using the original Cricut and now that…
7 DIY Folk Art Cards
Folk art is always in style and we’re sharing some whimsical DIY greeting cards. Whether you love flowers or animals or both, you’re in the right place. By following the simple step-by-step tutorials, you’ll have beautiful cards in under an hour. Happy card making! Colorful, fun folk art card ideas: Folk Art Egg Card Folk…
Utility Box #10
The last utility box in the first phase of this series. Beautifully executed and filled with images of daily life in South Pasadena. This box depicts the busy intersection where the light rail meets cars and pedestrians. This rail line was originally used for freight and Amtrak. It is close to the South Pasadena…
Utility Box Art #9
This utility box pays homage to South Pasadena’s designation as a Tree City USA community. Sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation, the community must achieve four core standards of sound urban forestry management: maintaining a tree board or department, having a community tree ordinance, spending at least $2 per capita on urban forestry and celebrating…