FabMo Workshop 2/24/19 UPDATED

I've been working on the sample cards for my next workshop at FabMo. I really like how these cards turned out  but they take super long time to make, like doing a puzzle. You also have to keep track  of all the pieces, which in class can be tricky. Still I'm going to give it a try. The ladies really like using washi paper.

scraps 2019

As a paper crafter, I really hate throwing out my good scraps. After my last workshop at FabMo and valentine's day project I had a lot of watercolor background paper and gold wallpaper. I cut everything into 1 inch squares and made a patchwork. It sat on my desk for a few days (not knowing what to do with them) before I uncovered the sample iris images I used in my workshop. Not wanting to throw out the iris, I added them to my patchwork. Everything has a nice shimmer which is hard to get a good photo of, plus I'm taking the photos at night. 
The cards turned out pretty well for using scraps. 

Valentine 2019

inspired by Sarah

 I had a really good time designing this not so Valentine's  day card. Lots of meaning behind it. :)

When I was married, my husband called February "the month of hell" because my daughter's birthday, my birthday, our anniversary and Valentine's day all happened in a very short month. He wasn't much on planning ahead or doing anything for the holidays, so it just stressed him out. It made the rest of us feel forgotten.Valentine's day was not very thoughtful in my house during those days, so lovely dovey cards isn't the first thing I think of. 

The design for this card was inspired by a family member who has be posting on social media a lot of quotes on honesty, trust and in general what happens when a relationship goes south. It got me thinking about broken hearts but we at some point heal (the stitching) and give love a try again. The random painting of color (much shinier in person) on the hearts represents all that we go through in life, everything leaves a mark, good or bad.  

Watercolor on black card stock 2019

I've had Twinkling H2O  watercolors forever and never really used them to paint anything but backgrounds. 
For years I've watched my favorite bloggers make color swatches of watercolor metallic paints on black paper. 
The creative light bulb finally went on and I stamped this iris stamp (I got it for .50 at the last used rubber stamp sale) on black cardstock. I then embossed with black embossing power. Turned out better than I thought it would! The gold fans are made from wallpaper from FabMo. 
A few of my favorite bloggers have posted that they feel card making is going the way of scrapbooking. People are getting overwhelmed with buying stuff to the point they don't create anything. Since I sold my house (2011) and sold off 90% of everything I owned, which included my crafting supplies. I kept only the essentials for my paper crafting hobby. I have to admit that I did like to collect supplies but at some point you run out of space! 
I love watching my crafting you tube videos for inspiration and never feel the need to buy anything.