Cards

My dog Yumi was instrumental in igniting my passion back to creating art using beautiful papers. I used to love creating art forms and designs as a child, using all types of materials such as paper, fabric and yarn. I also loved oil and water color painting in my growing years. About five years ago, I stopped by a rubber stamp store in Pioneer Square, near my Studio 904 salon. An old man with a white beard owned the store and showed me how to make a Christmas card with a single snowman on it. I was enthralled with how he heat activated the ink to produce a glossy finish on the snowman. I asked him, where can I go to take a class on how to make cards using rubber stamps and ink pads. He replied to me by saying, “I just gave you a class…. What are you waiting for?” I remember spending close to $100. in his store to purchase a starter kit. Well, I was way too busy running a business to bother with making cards so I shoved my starter kit to the back of my closet and there it sat for the next year and a half. I got my start in making cards after Yumi passed away . I wanted to make special memorial cards with her photo on it to send to all of our doggie friends who showered me with kind words, cards and flowers after Yumi passed away. Well, it’s been three years and I’ve never stopped. More to come about my passion for making paper art and how I’ve used these cards and Yumi’s Life Lessons to raise money for animal causes.