Look At What You Missed! April Art du Jour at the Queen’s Ink

Last week, we had another fun filled day of coloring and cardmaking at The Queen’s Ink for their monthly Art du Jour. I had two cards available which were really simple to color and put together. Details are below. Mark your calendars now for the next Art du Jour on May 8th!

Check my teaching schedule for upcoming classes and events. I’ll be at Photo Scraps on Saturday, April 21st for Demo Day and on Sunday, April 22nd for another Copic card class featuring stamps and papers from Dare 2B Artzy. Hope to see you there!

Below are the supplies I’ve used for today’s project. Items marked with an asterisk (*) were provided by a store or the manufacturer for free or at a discount. All other items were personally purchased. Read more.

Supplies

Rowhouse Greetings | How Does Your Garden Grow by Dylusions Paper: Neenah Solar White 110#; Orange Plaid from the Fields of Joy Collection by Dare 2B Artzy; Bazzill Basics in Admiral
Stamps: How Does Your Garden Grow by Dylusions; Handwritten Quotes by Dina Wakely Media (Ranger)
Embellishments: Festival of Lights (sequins) by 28 Lilac Lane
Copics: Y32, Y35, Y38, BG11, BG13, BG15
Rowhouse Greetings | How Does Your Garden Grow by Dylusions Paper: Neenah Solar White 110#; Orange Plaid from the Fields of Joy Collection by Dare 2B Artzy; Bazzill Basics in Admiral
Stamps: How Does Your Garden Grow by Dylusions; So Much to Say by Lawn Fawn
Embellishments: Wink of Stella (clear) by Zig
Dies: Zig Zag Rectangle Stackables by Lawn Fawn
Copics: Y32, Y35, Y38, BG11, BG13, BG15

Join us for April Art du Jour at The Queens Ink featuring Dylusions, Ranger, and Lawn Fawn Stamps

Join me at The Queen’s Ink on Tuesday, April 10th for Art du Jour! Kate, Kim and I will have a variety of make and take cards, tags, and ATCs to help you build up your stash at this open house style event. We’ll be on hand from 10:30 AM to 4:30 PM so stop by on your lunch hour, on your way home from work, or stay all day! Work at your own pace and relax! Projects are $3.00 each and new projects are available each month.

The Queen’s Ink
Savage Mill Box 2048 | 8600 Foundry Street | Savage, Maryland 20763
phone(301) 497-9449 | websitehttps://queensink.com
Tuesday, April 10, 2018, 10:30 AM – 4:30PM

Here’s what I’m offering this month! Both cards feature stamps by Ranger with sentiments by Dina Wakely and Lawn Fawn. I will have markers on hand for you to share, but if you would like to bring your own, here’s the list of colors: Y32, Y35, Y38, B11, B13, B15. Just be sure you mark them with washi tape or some other identification.

Hope to see you there!

Rowhouse Greetings | How Does Your Garden Grow by Dylusions

Rowhouse Greetings | How Does Your Garden Grow by Dylusions

This Age Looks Good on You!

Last week, we celebrated my father’s 90th birthday. He doesn’t get around as well as he used to – I bought him one of those four-wheel walkers a few months ago – but he’s doing the best he can to remain independent for as long as possible.

Dad always loved fishing – surf fishing to be exact – and I have fond childhood memories of all the weird looking creatures that he’d reel into shore. So when I saw the Under the Sea stamp set by Dylusions, I knew that I’d found the sort of quirky sea life images that he’d appreciate. I wasn’t really sure what direction my coloring would go so I just started pulling out markers, primarily among the YGs, and kept adding colors and texture until I got something I liked. I paired it with a sentiment from Paper Smooches. Quick, simple and got me out the door in time to deliver his birthday cake!

Supplies

Paper: Neenah Solar White 110#; X-Press It Blending Card by Copic; Aqua Wave by American Crafts
Stamps: Under the Sea by Dylusions; Happy Birthday by Paper Smooches (front sentiment); Birthday Sampler by Paper Smooches (inside sentiment)
Dies: Stitched Squares by Simon Says Stamp
Copics: Y02, Y15, Y19, BV20, BV23, B000, YG03, YG07, YG09, YG17, YG67