How do you relax?
Relaxing is not one of the things I do easily (lol). My idea of "relaxation" usually includes some frenetic activity related to all things artsy (lol). However, when i READ, I can lose myself for hours...
View ArticleChallenges again!
Thus week's Impression Obsession challenge is to create things for men and/or boys. I used this Labrador Retriever stamp, stamped simply with Memento Black Ink, and paired with a birthday sentiment...
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Today's Dreamweaver team challenge is to use this sketch as a basis for a Father's Day card:As many of us do, I find masculine cards a particular challenge to create, so for this one, I chose colours...
View ArticleStencils stencils stencils!
I LOVE stencilling!! I needed a birthday card, and over at the current Dream Team challenge, they're using purple and yellow (like this photo) as inspiration...an idea from our Laura!For this card, I...
View ArticleChildren!
Art Journey's eleventh art challenge is all about CHILDREN! This is a GREAT challenge for me, as I have three little grandchildren visiting me here in Nova Scotia for the whole summer!For my card, I...
View ArticleImpression Obsession sneak peeks!!
CHA's happening!!Here's a card done with one of the new release stamps. I stamped it twice, cut out the stocking and popped it up for a little more dimension. LOVE this stamp!!Have a look at the other...
View ArticleImpression Obsession Sneak Peeks!
Mitra has some FABULOUS new stamps being offered for the first time at CHA this summer! Have a look at the inspiration from the other designers...wicked awesome eye candy! You can find their links on...
View ArticleImpression Obsession Sneak Peeks Day Three!
The excitement is building! YAAYYY for CHA!!Take some time to see all the inspiration from the other designers...you can find their links on my sidebar. Be sure to visit them all...leaving comments...
View ArticleImpression Obsession sneak peeks DAY FOUR!!
Mitra has some FABULOUS new stamps being offered for the first time at CHA this summer! Have a look at the inspiration from the other designers...wicked awesome eye candy! You can find their links on...
View ArticleImpression Obsession Sneak Peek...DAY FIVE!
...and the new stamps just KEEP ON COMIN'!!I love this little snowperson angel in the snow globe...YUM!Have a look at the inspiration from the other designers...you can find their links on my...
View ArticleImpression Obsession Sneak Peek Day SIX!!
Okay, so I'm trying something NEW to me. I'm scheduling this post to be up in the wee hours of the morning. I've never tried this before...hope it works...WHO KNEW...Blogger schedules!!Here's my...
View ArticleImpression Obsession Sneak Peek Day SEVEN!!
CHA is nearly over.Even though we weren't there, we can live vicariously through newly released images, right?This one uses a new birdie image (designed by Hannah Davis..."Bird on a Branch H10008)...
View ArticleDreamweaver!
For my Dream Team Thursday project, please visit here...and don't forget to see what other gorgeous eye candy the team has for you. Links to their blogs are on my sidebar.Wishing you a WONDERFUL day!...
View ArticleAutumn Colours
Aaaahhhh...fall! I've had an incredibly busy summer; my three little grandsons spent eight weeks with me. Now that they're back home with their parents, I can settle back in to inks and stamps and...
View ArticleATC's
What a wonderful day I had yesterday...stamping supplies all over my livingroom, inky for HOURS! I'm participating in an ATC swap with the theme "autumn," which is coincidentally the theme for the...
View ArticleAutumn again...
Oooohhh, I LOVE the cooler temperatures, the reduction in humidity, the colours...autumn is most DEFINITELY my very favourite season of the year, and I LOVE that I live in a part of thr world that...
View ArticleChallenges...
This week's challenge for Dreamweaver designers is a free theme. I'm enjoying PURPLES this week. This card uses Dreamweaver stencil LL 585 Romantic Rose. I spritzed the stencil with Memories Mists...
View ArticleNature...
The current Art Journey challenge is all about NATURE. If you'd like the opportunity to win a ten euro's gift certificate to the Art Journey shop, here's what to do:-Create a new card, and put in on...
View ArticleAaaahhh SNOW!
The Impression Obsession designers are enjoying "Snow Much Fun" this week! I used one of the new Alesa Baker stamps (Impression Obsession G7640 Snowman with Ornament), coloured just a little with Touch...
View ArticleNature...again...
The current Art Journey challenge is all about NATURE. If you'd like the opportunity to win a ten euro's gift certificate to the Art Journey shop, here's what to do:-Create a new card, and put in on...
View ArticleChallenges...
I absolutely LOVE fall!! Ours here in Nova Scotia has been spectacular, with unseasonably warm temperatures, and a prolonged extravaganza of our leaves changing colours. Another reason I love fall is...
View ArticleHave I told you lately...
...how much I LOVE challenges!? They get us out of our creative doldrums, right?We're currently in the midst of our first snowstorm of the season here in Nova Scotia, and I spent SUCH a lovely day in...
View ArticleLOTS of winter fun!
Thanks for visiting my blog! This will be my last entry until the end of April. I'll be travelling to South America and western Canada for several months...getting adventurous in my dotage . I decided...
View ArticleLONG time...
It's been a VERY LONG time since I posted here. A year and a half ago, I ex-patriated from Canada to the beautiful tiny Latin American country of Ecuador, and now live happily, high up in the Cajas...
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