Aloha Tasi

I'm in love!!!   I love creating these rich neutrals using a variety of base papers and several different types of black paint.  Next, I'll try a pearl white on some of the book pages.  I love arranging them on the cards in new ways.

Loving the time between Christmas and New Year.  After all the juicy color cards I've been playing around with I thought some neutrals would be fun. I love them! Now, back to writing down some ideas for the new year!  Have a wonderful New Year!!!

These bits and pieces are so cute!   I've been thinking about making "One Word Meditation" cards for a while and I think the composition of these would work out really well for that.   They sort of remind me of those perfectly serene Japanese Zen gardens .  These rock gardens are said to be created so that no matter where you sit you cannot see all of the boulders and so goes the meditation. Of course, my cards are outrageously imperfect, as a matter of fact they are downright wild!  Each card will come with a relating splash of collage paper on the flap of the envelope.  Here are some with words just for fun but they are not the One Word Meditations words I will be using.  I'm still working out the aesthetics on how I want to display and attach them. Next in line are Valentine Cards which I think will look great with a wonky kind of heart. Anyway, Have a Merry Christmas and a wonderful and safe New Year's Eve.

 Got this idea to use more of my precious scraps. 

 Real quick! Another new technique.

 Christmas is just around the corner.  Wow! That happened fast. I wanted to let you know that there are 21 quotes that I use for my Girlfriend Cards and because the art work is totally unique for each piece I want to give you the option to choose the quote.  I will list them here: 1. Breathe, darling….   This is just a chapter, not your whole story 2. Stay focused and extra sparkly 3. She designed a life she loves 4. Not to spoil the ending for you but… everything’s going to be okay 5. Self-care is how you take your power back. 6. No one is you, and that is your superpower. 7. You are enough just as you are. 8. You are powerful, beautiful, brilliant, and brave 9. I just hugged you in my thoughts, I hope you felt it. 10. Conquer from within. 11. You got this! 12. Hold on to your vision 13. Make your reasons better than your excuses 14. Start each day with a grateful heart. 15. Either you run the day, or the day runs you. You choose. 16. Stop waiting for tom

Hey everyone!!!  Can't make these little Christmas Notecards fast enough!!!  I'm not even sure I'll any left for me to send out this Christmas. I created these lovelies with oodles of upcycled treasures that I have been saving all year! I have used my favorite yummy papers, such as, hand painted, stamped, stenciled, mono printed, exotic and found papers.  These twinkly layered bits and pieces combine to find new life as this year's Christmas cards. I love upcycling these little scraps of love.  Here's a smattering of what they look like and no two are exactly alike.