yellow house studio

 With just how little can you make a card? My previous cards have been very labor and material intensive, it was time to try to make one wit...

Jean Sibelius was a Finnish composer in the late 19th and early the 20th c. His symphonies are still played, but his Christmas song "Jo...

 First snow arrived today - how beautiful. Of course it prompted me turn to some challenges for inspiration. I found a few, and as a result ...

 I  have wanted to make an old-fashioned botanical "copperplate illustration" for some time. I put it in quotes, because I am usin...

 I love this crocodile stamp for its touch of humor and how it can make potentially overly sweet cards look less so. "Love" and ...

It's time for some flowers. Today I challenged myself to move away from my favorite colors (which are plenty) and try to use my least fa...

 That's always the question I pose when starting out - will the card have soft or strong colors? I don't have an absolute preference...

This cheery Congrats or Happy birthday card (the sentiment can mean either) was made with several gelli printed papers and my new stamps. I ...

Today I am showing a clean and simple card, although I should add that it is not CAS since it's not predominantly empty. (Which I believ...

 I had tremendous fun trying to bend my brain to use shapes, stamping and one color. I used paint chips for gradation of orange, the flower ...

 I love new stuff - I mean who doesn't? But then there are papers, paints, stamps and ephemera just lying around and asking to be used. ...

 I have had a busy year, and finally have some quality crafting time again. One of my favorite challenges is Use your Stuff - mainly because...

UseYourStuff challenges you to use something old and something new in one project. Not that this might pose a particular challenge, we all ...

It's almost September, for most people the vacation is over and it’s back to real life and regular daily rhythm. For me it marks the en...

Today I was inspired by colors. Lots of them. It all started with a piece of paper with random splashes of watercolor. Intriguing, and begg...

It has been busy times here with summer guests and my stuff moved about from the living room to closets - I even lost my ATC trading stash i...

The ultimate summer theme - for me it's butterflies. We don't have many in our yard even though I try various flowers each year, per...

 On my recent scavenger hunt I came across a postage stamp album with flower motifs. I do collect stamps myself, but a lot of the stamps wer...