A Brief Intermission....

I've been awfully lazy here lately and haven't done much to post, so for your half-time entertainment, let me show you some of my son's artwork. He is an art major at college, and these are some of his projects.
This first image is actually two paintings pictured side by side - you can see the dividing line there in the center...

This is a very large painting of some electronic stuff with which he has always been obsessed...

And the piggy bank which he is breaking to go to school...Ha ha! I'm told this one is also very large - I have yet to see some of these in person...

Next time, maybe I can convince his wife to let me post some of her things - she is quite crafty and makes some awesome mini albums etc.
Until then, we return you to your regularly scheduled program....

3 Little Girls

Just a quick little layout that I did yesterday...
My dad had a little tune that he would sing whenever he saw my sisters and I together - He would sing "3 little girls" to the tune of "Three Little Words".
Now that we have baby Ellie in the family, I think of that tune every time I see the three of them together.

Love this picture from baby's blessing day. The papers are Cosmo Cricket's "Hey Sugar" line (I used the back sides), the buttons are Basic Grey 2 Scoops. An All My Memories number sticker, and some generic rub-ons from Walmart.

Love is in the air....

I can finally post these cards - they are currently appearing in Ready Set Create's Valentine/St. Patrick's Day/Easter edition.
(Ooops - I just notice I posted this top one earlier...Oh well!)

I had fun making these with Basic Grey's Two Scoops 6x6 papers. I added some Heidi Swapp ghost shapes, ribbon, Prima flower (with Stickles center) Making Memories rub-on, and Melissa Frances glitter chipboard (heart)

It's Out...

This month's issue of Ready Set Create! online magazine.
I have one of my cards in this issue, and all these girls from Scrapbook Doodles are featured too:
yvonne
Lisa
Martha
Lucy
Wendy
Irene
Anne
Melissa
Tanya
Lu
Libby
Jamie
Janice...now if I can just figure out how to view it....

Also.....
Just a couple of cards I made this week using sketches from Card Positioning Systems.
This one is from sketch # 48, and is made with Basic Grey "Fruitcake" paper, Stampinup ribbon, and Provo Craft linen stickers.

I made this one with scraps from a layout I did with Scenic Route "Salem" papers, and sketch # 46

Playing catch-up

I'm so far behind, that I never will, (catch up)...just got to keep plugging away.
I just finished reading Ali Edward's new book. At the end she says that everyone is a creative person - I certainly didn't feel that way today! I feel like I have been chronically, even terminally blocked lately! It took me 4 hours just to come up with an idea for the first one (#2here). I guess the trick is to just keep at it, the second one came a little easier...
The temptation for me, was to stop with the layouts and do some of those cool canvases Ali's used as her chapter headings in the book - they look so fun! I may have to try that one day...
Here are two layouts from last fall - the Halloween one is a scrap lift of one of Yvonne's awesome layouts. (Thanks Yvonne!) I used Scenic Route Salem papers & stickers...

For this one, I used Melissa Frances papers & stickers, and Scenic Route chipboard letters.

Thurday's Fruits

A couple of projects I did this week - first, here's a second helping of Basic Grey's "Two Scoops" - this time a little Love note for Valentine's...
*This one just got picked up by the online magazine Ready Set Create,

(The same card just got accepted into Basic Grey's gallery)
...Meanwhile, the "Removed for publication" sign is new too - just made it - never thought I'd need one! LOL!

...and second, my first entry in the art journal (I really am going to do this!)
I said it wouldn't be anything wonderful - and it's not! But I pulled out the water colors and had fun with them - haven't painted anything in a really long time!

Thanks for visiting - have a really great day!

Notes for a Monday Morning....

A few weeks ago, I ran across a "Book of Me" challenge - I don't even remember where, but it was to write a letter to yourself as if you were writing to the you of the past.
My initial reaction was to think "Why would I do that? What possible purpose could be served by doing this? Rehashing past mistakes...giving myself advice for things that I can no longer change?" Silly! A waste of time!
But then I realized that my daughter has many of the same issues that I did at her age, and if I could possibly help her make a few better decisions than I did, would I not do it? Of course I would!....so Baby - this one is for you!

Art Journal
I've also been planning this project for a while - and it's about time I got started on it. I'm going to start printing out my blog posts, and mount them in a book. My blog has been my "journal" for the last couple of years. My family never checks it out, but they might like reading it someday...(one of those "long after I'm dead" sort of things! ha ha!) So, I'm going to create an art journal with them.
My daughter made me this beautiful blank book a few years ago for my birthday. I love it, and have been trying to think of just the right purpose for it - it will be perfect for this.
I'm sure it won't be anything wonderful at first, - this is a totally new thing to me, but hopefully it will improve as I go, and be something for my kids to remember me by.