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Zentangle Challenge #22 “A Little Help From My Friends” And Therapy

May 17, 2011 1 Comment

I found this week’s challenge to be a lot of fun. I asked my daughter to draw a tangle for me:

And this is what I came up with (do you see the creature in there?):

I did this during my daughter’s physical therapy. Since I had my camera (to take the “before” tangle), I took some shots of my daughter working hard. At least she has a nice view out the window :-). This is the quintessential image of what surrounds our town; Orange groves set amidst rows of palm trees against a backdrop of snowcapped mountains. Ok, there are some random trees that got in the way of the orange trees, but they are there :-):

Filed Under: Family and Friends, Zentangle Challenge

Addies Bugs & Grapes And My Alpha Freebie

May 16, 2011 Leave a Comment

Addie of Addies Designs is hosting another scrapbooking challenge. You can find the challenge at Coolscrapsdigital, CU Pack for a freebie. Addie is giving away these very cute bugs and grapes and we are to make freebies with them:

All the other designers/participants have made very nice elements and kits. I thought it would be fun to make coordinating alphas to go with them:

Filed Under: Scrapbook Freebies, Scrapbooking

Digital Whisper 100 Themes Challenge #91 Drowning

May 15, 2011 Leave a Comment

Drowning could be construed as drowning in debt, drowning in sorrow, drowning in love, etc., or literally drowning in water. I thought I would reverse things a bit for this theme:

A fish drowning in open air. I am not too pleased with this, but I couldn’t think of anything better at the moment.

Credits:

Sky: My personal photo

Wood plank: Far Far Hill

Fish & Sign: Google Image

Overlay: Shadowhouse Creations

Filed Under: Digital Whisper 100 Themes Challenge

Digital Whisper 100 Themes Challenge #23 Hunted

May 14, 2011 3 Comments

The theme “Hunted” could mean a lot of things. I decided to use good old “Red” for this challenge:

I used cute vintage book graphics of Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf to keep this theme upbeat and light. The creepy background adds a bit of contrast. I also gave Red a guiding light so she knows she will be alright :-).

Credits:

Creepy trees background, Red, & Wolf: Google images

Guiding light: Auntie M Designs

Filed Under: Digital Whisper 100 Themes Challenge

Bird A Week Challenge: Week 19/52

May 13, 2011 Leave a Comment

This is what I put in the birdie trinket box I made for my mother last week:

I made the little birds from paper clay – I still have quite a bit left over from the Izannah Walker doll (I am making progress). The earrings have pressed glass flowers and fresh water pearl dangles, and are finished off with sterling crowns and swarovski crystals.

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Drawing Lab 2011: Artists Choice

May 13, 2011 Leave a Comment

This weeks assignment was artists choice. We were to work on a missed assignment, or one that presented a challenge for us. Well, I was the recipient of April’s drawing lab prize; a very nice set of colored pencils, eraser, and handmade journal from Jeannie. So, I decided to do an assignment where I could use my new pencils:

This time, I used the letters from my last name. I think the zentangle weekly challenge helped me on this one :-).

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Digital Whisper 100 Themes Challenge #39 Dreams

May 12, 2011 1 Comment

My favorite dreams are about flight. I don’t often dream of flying, but when I do, it is really enjoyable.

In this scene, I am imagining a young girl falling asleep while reading a book about fairies. She is dreaming that she is the fairy queen, taking flight on a flower chariot drawn by butterfiies.

Credits:

Fairy image: Dover digital graphics/Artist: Richard Doyle

Sleeping Girl: Google image of painting by Pietro Antonio Rotari

Overlay: Vera Lim Designs

Flowers & glitter spray: Irene Alexeeva Designs

Filed Under: Digital Whisper 100 Themes Challenge

Pinkie & Blue

May 11, 2011 Leave a Comment

Well, guess who came to live with us on Mother’s day? Pinkie and Blue!

They are more Lilac and Peppermint, but after my recent visit to The Huntington, I decided to name them Pinkie (right) and Blue (left) :-).

Apparently there are local Blythe Meets from time to time – I will have to try and attend the next one. They also have an annual Blythe Convention – too far away to attend: BlytheCon2011

Filed Under: Blythe Doll

Zentangle Challenge #21 “Oof”

May 10, 2011 5 Comments

This week, Rick and Maria of Zentangle came up with a new tangle called “Oof“. Since I have been thinking “garden & flowers” lately, I decided to incorporate a flower into this weeks challenge:

“Oof” was not that simple to draw – for me. My initial diamonds were a bit misaligned, so the overall “Oof” is a bit off. I’ll call mine “Goof”. Otherwise, it was as usual, very fun to do :-).

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Strawberries From My Garden

May 9, 2011 Leave a Comment

I planted two beds of strawberries in my garden last year. They survived the winter, and actually spread. I was probably supposed to thin them somewhere along the way… oh well:

The strawberries even jumped the planter – I guess they are a bit invasive. The berries are small but delicious! Greek plain yogurt, pure maple syrup, and fresh picked strawberries from the garden – the best breakfast ever!

Filed Under: Garden 2011

Happy Mother’s Day!!!

May 8, 2011 4 Comments

Have a wonderful day everyone! And Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there 🙂

This is part of a 6′ posterboard Mother’s Day card that my children made for me last year. My eldest son just finished finals and is home now for the summer. My younger son came home for the weekend, he should finish in another month. So, we are all assembled. What more can a mother ask for :-).

Filed Under: Holidays

A Visit To The Huntington Library

May 7, 2011 Leave a Comment

The other day, my friend Lorin and I met at The Huntington Library in San Marino. It was a nice day, and they had an exhibition, “Revisiting The Regency” going on:

It was not a very large exhibit, but well worth seeing.

I visited The Huntington Library for the first time as a child, and remember fondly the two paintings, Pinkie by Thomas Lawrence, and The Blue Boy by Thomas Gainsborough. Seeing them again was like seeing old friends. I just love these paintings: