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Drawing Takes Time - Day 25

Here we are at Day 25! We are one-quarter of the way through the Challenge! I thought it would be absolutely fun to do this challenge and it is absolutely true! I card hardly believe that I have done 25 makes and still have lots of ideas on the go.

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Learn a New Pattern Skill - Day 24

Learning something new takes time, especially when you want to practice it and make something special. Today was no exception for me. I took another Illustrator course from Helen Bradley on Skillshare! It had to do with increasing the number of ways you could create patterns and make digital papers for resale.

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Valentine's Day and Beyond on Day 23

Grey Cranes featured on Bing Desktop February 14, 2019 Here we are on Valentine's Day and the weather is perfect and so are the people surrounding me. I always love any excuse to have my family close at hand! And I also love the fact we could possibly go out for a special meal. The card I made for my husband was a big hit, whew what a relief! I don't think he would have said anything other than it was gorgeous and very thankful I took the time to create something so special. The pleasure is all mine because I absolutely get so much fun out of creating things with my hands. Now that Valentine's Day is in the...

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Preparing for Valentine's Day - Day 22

Although Valentine's is not a true holiday, it is a special day people celebrate together. It is the day to show our love and appreciation for our friends and family. Valentine's has special meaning when you are in school, it is a day when your elementary class makes cards for each person in their classroom and for their teacher(s). They have fun working in the world of art and showing appreciation at the same time.  You don't have to buy anything but you should consider making something special for your family. Families are the best way to have a great time sharing crafts and even making cakes, and desserts. I always think of baking goodies when it comes to Valentine's...

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