Getting into the nooks and crannies of chipboard

I’m working on a project that is going to use some chipboard that has been colored with Basic Black Classic ink. I’ve been struggling to get the color into the nooks and crannies using my sponge dauber. Three separate attempts over the past couple days, all resulting in more ink on the scrap paper and my hands than on the chipboard.

I just realized that I could use the black marker that has been sitting next to the ink pad and chipboard.  I’m laughing at myself right now, because it is so obvious and it hasn’t occurred to me in more than 2 year so stamping. Everyone else knows this already, right? Silly me.

Add a personal touch to digital journaling

While watching the Phillies fight their way through the game tonight, I finally tried fontcapture, a website that will convert your handwriting into a font that you can use on your computer. I’ve read about this site several times, but was a bit dubious…mostly because I don’t have the most attractive handwriting around.  I decided to try it tonight because I’ve been struggling with font choices when using My Digital Studio. While I love using a polished font for somethings, I was missing the personal touch of actual handwriting.

The process is really simple, download the template, fill it out, scan it, and upload to their website. Minutes later you’ll see your handwriting on the screen and get to test it out for yourself to see how it looks. If everything is ok, you download it to your computer and install to your fonts folder.

So how did it go? I’m in love! Here is my sample card, 100% MDS…the main type is a computer font, but the note in the lower right corner is my “handwriting”:

Color Inspiration – Summer River

I recently received a hand-me-down 1st gen iphone and have been having a ton of fun playing around with it. I downloaded the Evernote app because I keep hearing how great it is at keeping track of the things that you run see everyday and think “I should blog about that”.

So when I was walking the dog the other day I saw these beautiful flowers growing on a rock in the river. I loved the combination of pink and green, so I snapped a picture and added it to Evernote to remind me to write this post!

Here are two color combos to work on from this photo. First, the obvious, which pulls the colors from the plant and the river:

Second, the not-so-obvious, which pulls the colors from the shadows:

So have fun with these, I know I will. I’ll post what I come up with sometime this week. Please share your creations in the comments!

Want to know how I picked these?

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Cupcake Challenge #36

Today I was a bit stuck on what to do for my 2nd Make-and-Take for my Open House tomorrow. There are some great blogs out there that feature weekly sketch/color/inspiration challenges. I’ve been adding them to blogroll on the left, so if you are stuck, check them out! Today I was inspired by  Taylored Expressions’ Cupcake Challenge #36. Here is the result of my playing around with her sketch:

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Garden Whimsy Mini Album

I’m donating a card making gift basket to my neighborhood block party’s Chinese Raffle, and in it is a coupon book. Rather than just providing a sheet of coupons, I made a mini album to hold them.

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