sideoats & scribbles

3 min read 2022-05-21 04:07:07

Sketching Wildflowers

I was honored to teach a workshop at Nash Prairie Preserve near the Gulf Coast of Texas, an extraordinary place protected by The Nature Conservancy.

2 min read 2022-03-14 05:40:59

My friends at Hero Arts are doing a fundraiser to support Ukraine and I had to join in. 100% of the net profits will be donated to the Ukrainian Red

2 min read 2022-02-10 08:26:55

Hi friends! I’m super excited to share that I’ll be doing a live demo this Thursday, February 10th with Maria from Art Toolkit! Bring your

3 min read 2022-01-20 07:10:18

Hey friends! How are your new year’s resolutions going? Me? I’ve been keeping up with my resolution to play with BIG brushes — yay! I’ve got

6 min read 2021-12-29 07:20:43

Hi, friends! Santa brought me some new brushes for Christmas and I couldn’t wait to give them a try! I also needed some thank you cards, stat! So I

4 min read 2021-12-05 01:21:04

Random fact about me: I’m from Northeast Ohio (Youngstown area!) and I LOVE snow! My family all thinks I’m nuts lol! So when we were planning

3 min read 2021-12-01 19:47:57

Looking for a clean and simple holiday card that’s easy to mass produce, yet you’ll still have fun making? I got you! Enter the Mondo Amaryllis

5 min read 2021-11-27 20:17:00

Do you use the second generation stamping technique? I use it alllll the time, it’s a great way to get more from your supplies! It’s like having

4 min read 2021-11-26 19:39:00

I was giggling the whole time I made this card! Here’s how it came about: as soon as I saw this snarky sentiment from the Sending Holiday Cheer

5 min read 2021-11-16 22:40:48

I’m over on the Ellen Hutson blog today sharing two happy birthday cards that you can make at the same time! Here they are: There’s a shaker

3 min read 2021-10-20 20:28:47

Hi there, friends! I’m super excited to be sharing a sweet and simple interactive card over on the Ellen Hutson blog today! It uses the newly

15 min read 2021-10-15 23:00:00

The Ellen Hutson Winter/Christmas is here! Grab a cuppa hot chocolate, put on some Christmas carols and come see what I’ve made — so far! More to

5 min read 2021-10-02 23:00:19

Hello! Hola! Hey! Hi! Happy World Cardmaking Day, friends! I’m hopping along with my Ellen Hutson team to share the WCMD release — and it’s a

3 min read 2021-10-01 18:00:52

Help me wish my Dad a happy birthday! Had so much fun making this card — yep, I was giggling the whole time I was working on it! :) I started out

3 min read 2021-09-30 20:00:00

Hey all! I’m on the Ellen Hutson blog today with a happy fall card and and I’d love it if you came and joined me! I’m sharing all the deets on