Make a Difference

Hello, my friends. I’m home after two weeks on-off the road to teach some crazy talented and beautiful ladies in both Georgia and Indiana. I love spending time with people who are just as crazy about ink as I am.

We have a few more Copic Marker classes coming up before the whirlwind of summer starts. Cindy is going to South Caralina next week. I’ll be in New Jersey just across the Hudson River from NYC in two weeks. Then we have Columbus, Ohio, the Washington DC area and Salt Lake City coming up…lots of great locations.  There are a few Color & Ink workshops coming up, too! (Boston, Calgary and Toronto!) Find the current class schedule here.

This is a card that I created with Mod Flowers from Inky Antics. Back to stamping roots with solid images and ink pads. I stamped the entire sheet of cardstock and then cut it up into panels to make several cards very quickly. So fun! The pearl was colored with my beautiful Copic BG11 Marker – through the airbrush. Airbrushing these little embellishments allows you to completely cover them with color without showing a pen ‘lift’ mark created by the pen leaving the non-porous surface.

I’m glad to be home with my family for a few days. I’ve done a little retail therapy this week, and I’m super excited to get crafty with some new stamps in the next few days.

Be back soon!

And, why hasn’t April weather shown up yet in Missouri?

My final guest design post and Copic canvas tutorial are up on the Inky Antics blog. I can’t believe the month flew by so quickly! <insert a really sad face> I’ve just adored catching up with Jackie. She’s just a doll with the cutest stamps!

I had a lot of fun making this canvas project, and she’s got the step-by-step with a little chitter-chatter sprinkled in, and because she’s super sweet, Jackie has some blog candy at the end of the post. I hope you have time to check it out.

I’m starting a busy month or so of teaching this week by heading out to Atlanta. Lucky me! I’ll be there when my alma mater, Wichita State hits town for the FINAL FOUR! Go Shockers!

There are a LOT of certification classes and a few of the fabulous Color & Ink Workshops open all over the country right now. Personally, I’ll be in Indy, Newark and DC in the next two months! You can see all of the open Copic classes right here, just in case you’re interested in inky fun with us!

I wanted to make a quick pitch for the Color & Ink Workshop! If that class comes to a location near you, please do NOT pass it up. Unlike the certification classes, this one probably will NOT return to an area a second time. Snag a seat while you can!

I’m off to fix dinner. I’ll try to be back soon.

Things have been a little crazy around the Craig house the last 1-2 weeks. We’re in the final stages of a small renovation to our kitchen, utility area and my office – basically one large room. So, that means a lot of take out dinners, piles of laundry and the entire contents of my craft space stacked in boxes in the dining room.

Prayers always appreciated.

We’re close to wrapping it up, and I can’t wait to be back in my space. The clean up is taking a little while because I’m determined to purge and and only bring a small portion of crafty/home office goodness back into that space. Spring cleaning (while it’s still 27 degrees).

I still have some paper pretty for you on the Inky Antics blog. I’ve really enjoyed working with Jackie and the Inky team this month. Such cute, cute stamps! Check it out here, and hopefully, I’ll be back to my craft table *very* soon.

Hugs!