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Because I have been playing with this photo lately, I decided to use it here. I don't remember all the things I did to get rid of the rainbow and darken the one version. The font is Before the Rainbow. The background is "jessicaD-2017AprBT-paper-watercolor-stripes" the bow is "cass-Bow14-Rainbow01" and the other one is the same bow but darkened etc.

Here is a page layout done with : Before Rainbow Font and the scrap kit: St Patty's Day March 8-2023 Daily Download by Floralys Scrap until: St Patty's Day March 15-2023 Daily Download by Floralys Scrap .

I have always loved crafting and in my younger years I did lots of craft shows selling mostly Christmas ornaments, small gifts, etc. made with just about anything from painting wood to sewing. As I got older and unable to do the shows any longer, I switched to digital crafting. I had a friend that had a small business making cookie mixes in quart jars and she ask if I could design some labels and tags for her jars.....so that was my start into digital crafting. Now I design and sell these jar kits, candy bar wrappers, cards and lots more. But it is more about "creating" rather than making money. I started out designing with PSP 7 and had many other versions over the past 10-15 years up to PSP 2023. I recently joined Diamond and am learning so many new ways to do things that I never knew existed.....I wish I had joined sooner but thought the classes were more about scrapbooking but there is so much more!

These are my two dogs from about 15 years ago. We always knew when the furnace was starting because Sandy would show up in front of that one register before the fan even started blowing. Poor Valentine had to make due with the leftover hot air. Heaven forbid that I thought I might share it too.

Hello, Here is my shadow box.

I've done many different crafts over the years. From embroidery to counted cross stitch to plastic canvas creations and latch hook rugs. I was a very good customer of Herrschner's craft catalog back in the 80's. I did paint-by-number kits and those makit and bakit kits of ornaments and suncatchers. Always had something I was working on in the evenings while watching TV. Then there is the scrapbooking, both traditional (paper) and digital. The 2 crafts I did the most of was the counted cross stitch and scrapbooking. Here are 2 layouts I did in January for a challenge elsewhere that were about hobbies over the years. And, I made my own little plastic canvas element from the tutorial here for the first layout.

I have also love to craft. sewing, knitting, crochet, bobbin lace, tatting, cutting and sticking, cards etc. Not enough time in the day for many but I do make mini scrapbooks and other 3d card/paper projects. I make all the books from scratch, including the flowers. i have attached a photo of some I had done mainly during lock down which really helped with the isolation period.

I've played with many different crafts over the years. I started with sewing my own clothes from paper patterns (Simplicity, etc) mainly because I was so skinny nothing fit from the store. I made clothes for my daughters when they were small, also. My Mom introduced me to crochet. She did some beautiful work including a large white afghan (machine wash and dry) that I still use. It's so heavy, it could qualify as a "heavy blanket" that is all the rage now. I also tried knitting. I was always interested in art, so I sketched and did some paint-by-numbers items. I got into embroidery and my cousin, Linda from Cohoes, NY, and I would compete to see who could finish their project faster! ? (I think it was a sampler featuring the Lord's Prayer.) I was never very good at photography and couldn't afford a good camera. I borrowed my husband's camera when I took a photography class in college and traveled my area shooting historic scenes in black and white and developing them in our lab. That was fun. I transitioned naturally to computer graphics because I thought myself rather "ham-handed" with supplies IRL. I was never much good at coding as I couldn't remember anything without the book open on my lap. My best talent was using color as it was always very important to me, from clothes to home decor. I also like to cook but that was in the past when I at least had more than one to cook for. Most of my hobbies involved animals: dogs, cats, tropical fish and snakes. I also advocate for wild animals, especially Big Cats, and for a stop to "cub petting" and "animal tourism."

My top crafts right now are painting with watercolor and acrylics, and anything with my Silhouette - vinyl, templates to paint with, etc.

Over the years I have tried many crafts. Even as a child I was creating things from card, paper, paint etc. I have done embroidery, knitting, crochet, pottery, jewellery. (Won a crochet competition which was for a knitting & crochet magazine and my design was published. I tried to encourage my daughter to be interested in crafts when she was younger, but she was more interested in sport. She did enjoy sketching now and then. A few years back she started doing Crochet, and she has made a number of things. I got my crochet hooks out, and realised it had been so long since I last did any crochet that I had forgotten some of the stitches!! Since then it has been Scrapbooking, Digital Art, Photography, and composites. UPDATE I have added Photos of an embroidery I created, with crochet back.

Yes, I've always loved crafting. Knitting, crocheting, macrame, candle making, string art, cookie decorating, cake decorating, chocolate molds, and of course digital scrapbooking! I would really like to learn to paint this year. I tried it once before and would like to do more. So many things to do! I like to search our local Goodwill store for craft supplies!

I don't do much crafting any more because the ones I used to do hurt my hands now. I have done many crafts over the years from Tatting and Crocheting, to Leather Tooling. I do still pick up my Tatting shuttle now and then and make something small.

This week, I found an old layout I made for ... a challenge. So I will challenge you too. I want a layout that will help us know you better. Your layout needs: Two photos of you (an older one and a newer one) 10 attributes/qualities to describe you (I know, that is always hard) Some brushwork Incorporate your favorite color so it will be all about YOU! So, what will you create? Here is the old layout that is the base for this challenge.

Freebies are great resources that you can find in many places to build a library of elements, graphics, and tools. Since they are free, they are available to all. For this challenge, grab this fun font from Creative Fabrica (and yes, it is free). It is fun, irregular, and will make anyone smile. Will you use it on a kid theme or just something whimsical? Grab this font HERE. How will you use this font?

Between all the work on the Alphamaking for the Build a Kit, I needed another eastercard and was already planning to use the cutout freebie and just added the font and colored it in the same colors as the rings of the cutout. I kept it as a double card for printing and here is a single for email.

I registered, I just hope I can keep up. Looking forwarded to doing mine and seeing what the rest of you do.

Hi, I am looking forward to learning more about texting.?

Hello, I'm registerd, I will try not to be late!

This is a very beautiful font! Thanks.

Thanks for the freebie site, Michelle.

This is a fabulous site. thank you. I love that she has catagories and you can pick and choose what you need or get the whole kit bundle. Very interesting resource.

Y- yearning for another colour than green?