A New Beginning

I never thought I'd be one to have a blog, yet here I am! Who am I?  I'm a mom, a wife, a Christian, a worker, and a crafter.

I'm simply Amy.

I decided to start this blog as a place to post my creations in the craft world. Are they something special? Nope. I hope that this blog will be a way for me to post and keep track of my work, what I've done, how I did it, and maybe, just maybe, someone else will get some inspiration out of something I have done.


I'll start with my latest creative start. Making my own journal cards! I signed up to take part in a Project Life Card swap. As this is my first year doing a Project Life album I'd certainly never made my own cards so I'll admit I've been quite fearful of this task. I decided to use my new Silhouette Cameo and to try some things out on it. I was desperate to try out my new sketch pens as well.
I started with two designs I liked and then sized them down to work for the size of journal cards I wanted to make. The heart flourish was sized down for a 3x4 card and the polka dots/flowers I make into a 4x6 card.

 I was quite astonished with how well they turned out! I see a lot of sketch pen use in my future. The next step was obviously to add some color. I have quite a few Primsa Color markers. For the flourish I went with a nice red. I have not yet mastered the art of blending, so I just did a solid fill. For the polka dots I wanted a nice combo of bold colors. I chose Violet, Yellow Chartreuse, and Light Aqua. I had intended to fully color the design in, but after a little while decided to leave quite a few of them white.

I like the outcome and can only hope that my lucky swap partner will as well.

Thank you for visiting. PLEASE feel free to critique anything you see. I would love to know ways to improve.

~ The Capwoman