2011 November

November Garden 2011

November 30, 2011 3 Comments

I haven’t done much gardening lately – my vegetable garden is an overgrown mess! So, I will just have to share the beauty of fall foliage in the desert region of Southern California. It’s nothing compared to other parts of the country, but remarkably, we do have some :-). Not much in my front grove, but in my back yard & grove, there is a bit:

Our street:

Our front grove:

The fig tree in our back yard:

A young pomegranate tree in our back grove:

And our very yummy fuyu persimmons:

And here are a bit more colorful scenes from my neighborhood:

A neighborhood ginkgo tree – the stand out for sure:

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Christmas Fun & QP Freebie

November 29, 2011 3 Comments

Here is AneczkaW’s second Christmas kit that I played with “Christmas Fun“:

Here is the layout I made:

And here is the QP Freebie for you to download:

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Zentangle Challenge #50 “Biggify”

November 28, 2011 4 Comments

This week, the diva challenged us to do a tile with BIG tangles. I found it pretty easy and fast to do. Not sure about the overall result, but I did finish this week’s challenge in record time 🙂 :

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Christmas Love & QP Freebie

November 28, 2011 1 Comment

Well, Thanksgiving is over, and on to Christmas! What better way to start the season than to do some Holiday layouts – AneczkaW has some wonderful Christmas kits. I worked with a couple of them, and here is the first one, “Christmas Love“:

Here is the layout I made:

And here is the QP Freebie for you to download:

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Happy Day & QP Freebie

November 27, 2011 Leave a Comment

When I saw this kit “Happy Day” by AneczkaW, I just had to do a layout. The colors are wonderful, and I am a dog lover:

Here is my layout:

And here is the QP Freebie for you to download:

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Drawing Lab 2011: Pastels

November 26, 2011 Leave a Comment

This has been a very busy week, with Thanksgiving , and the boys coming home. This week, we were assigned to do a drawing in pastels. I chose the easiest subject for me to draw – oranges, yes again oranges…

Not my best efforts so far. Oh well, next time…

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Zentangle Challenge #49 “Red Thread Challenge”

November 26, 2011 Leave a Comment

Following an old Chinese proverb, “An invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet regardless of time, place or circumstance. The thread may stretch or tangle, but it will never break.” the diva challenged us to start our tangle with a “Red Thread”:

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When Skies Are Grey & 2nd QP Freebie

November 23, 2011 4 Comments

Here is the second layout and QP Freebie I made with Jellybean Designs kit “When Skies Are Grey“:

And here is the QP Freebie for you to download:

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Just Love Me & 2nd QP Freebie

November 22, 2011 2 Comments

Here is the second Layout and QP Freebie I made with AneczkaW’s kit “Just Love Me“:

And here is the 2nd QP Freebie for you to download:

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When Skies Are Grey & QP Freebie

November 21, 2011 4 Comments

Jellybean Design has just come out with a wonderful new kit called “When Skies Are Grey“. It’s a perfect kit to bring some sunshine and color to any layout:

Here is the layout I made:

And here is the QP Freebie for you to download:

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Bird A Week Challenge: Week 48

November 20, 2011 Leave a Comment

Alright, now I am just trying to catch up – so near the finish line. Four more weeks of Bird A Week Challenge! This blue angry bird was a souvenir from Las Vegas that my daughter brought back for me. He keeps me company, sitting next to my computer: