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Drawing Lab 2011: Art Show Blog Hop

March 30, 2011 5 Comments

We are having an art show blog hop to feature some of the work we have accomplished in our drawing lab thus far. I joined Jeannie’s Drawing Lab 2011 class a couple of weeks late, so I decided to do the two assignments I missed. I believe the first week was to draw a cat, and the second week, a bird.

When I was young, we had a couple of calico cats:

When we lived in Australia, the Kookaburras were all around us. I think their calls more than anything made me feel that I was in fact, living down under:

And here is my gallery of some of my favorite work from the drawing lab assignments:

I am really enjoying the drawing lab. I took oil painting lessons as a child in fourth grade with my then best friend, Linda. It was only for about a year, but I have very fond memories of it.

Here is the rest of the blog hop list of participants to visit:

Kim’s blog
Dagi’s blog
Linda’s blog ***YOU ARE HERE***
Marsha’s blog
Grace’s blog

Jeannie’s Blog Our Instructor

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Digital Whisper 100 Themes Challenge #82 Dance

March 29, 2011 4 Comments

My daughter has a very dainty Cinderella music box from childhood that she treasures. Cinderella and her Prince dance in circles to the music:

The story may be a fairytale, but it captures the dreams of many girls – dancing the night away with your Prince!

Here are the credits:

Background and Elements: Irene Alexeeva Designs

Star Overlay: Mariscrap

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Digital Whisper 100 Themes Challenge #61 Cemetery

March 28, 2011 4 Comments

I was visiting Stefanie of Stefanies Sammelsurium blog, and saw a very beautiful photo of the Pere Lachaise Cemetery that she took during her vacation in France. I thought it would make a beautiful theme for the challenge, and contacted her. Stefanie was very kind and generous in permitting me to use her photo for this theme:

I did not want to do too much to the photo as it was so beautiful to begin with. I lived and worked in Paris back in the 80’s , but never happened to visit the Pere Lachaise Cemetery.

Here are the rest of the credits:

Light Flare: Auntie M Designs

Elements: Catherine Designs

Grunge Mask: Teresabelle Designs

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Addies Roses And My Very First Scrapbook Freebie

March 27, 2011 1 Comment

I am so excited! Addie of Addies Designs is hosting a scrapbooking challenge. You can find the challenge at Coolscrapsdigital, CU Pack for a freebie. Addie is giving away these very pretty roses and we are to make freebie elements with them:

I have been having fun learning digital graphics/design (on my own and at my own pace) and felt up to the challenge. When I saw the roses, I thought, Mother’s Day! So, without further ado, here is what I came up with:

The above is DH with his mother (isn’t he cute! :-)), and the following is my own beautiful mother:

The white frame is from Delicious Scraps, and the Mother quotes are unknown. And you can download the freebie frames here for your own personal use:

DOWNLOAD HERE

Filed Under: Scrapbook Freebies, Scrapbooking

Digital Whisper 100 Themes Challenge #6 Revolver

March 26, 2011 2 Comments

I am not much of a gun enthusiast, so I had to think a bit about this theme. I saw my daughter eating a banana, and it brought back memories of my boys when they were little. Invariably, when they first grabbed a banana, they would hold it like a gun, and pretend to shoot. As I had a few teenage boys on hand; my younger son on spring break and his friends, I enlisted their help for this theme:

The background is a photoshop modified google image of the movie Gunfight at O.K. Corral, and the grunge frame is from HG Designs.

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Bird A Week Challenge: Week 12/52

March 25, 2011 3 Comments

I have not had much mobility to be too creative earlier this week, short of sitting in front of the computer or sitting and drawing. I dedicated this weeks challenge to “Two Injured Birds”. My daughter had knee surgery, and on the same day, I stepped in a pothole, took a very “graceful” dive and ended up at urgent care with a badly sprained ankle. I remember the days when my boys were young, when one got a boo boo, the other had to get a bandaid as well. So, now, I am hobbling around on crutches (my “bandaid”) alongside my daughter on her crutches :-(.

Her injury was a respectable sports related one. Mine, well… we all have our “klutz” moments :-).

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Drawing Lab 2011: Tracing

March 25, 2011 2 Comments

This weeks assignment was on learning by tracing. Well, something like that. We were to find an Old Master drawing and trace it, then do another one, hand sketched. I chose a drawing of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza by Honore Daumier:

DH thinks Sancho looks like a penguin :-). You can click on the image for a larger version.

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Organic Bracelet

March 24, 2011 2 Comments

I wanted to try my hand at making organic type beads. But, invariably, the pink snuck in there somehow:

I strung some natural stone nuggets to complement the organic look. You can find the bracelet in my Etsy shop.

Filed Under: My Handmade Beads And Jewelry

Blythe Spring Outfit

March 23, 2011 Leave a Comment

I sewed up a quick top to match a vintage skipper pants:

And a matching crocheted cap as well.

Filed Under: Blythe Doll

Lacy Wire Necklace

March 22, 2011 Leave a Comment

Since I started making glass cabochons, I have been turning some into buttons, and others, well, sit waiting until inspiration hits. Recently, I came across a most wonderful book – Lacy Wire Jewelry by Melody MacDuffee. I now have great ideas on what to do with the glass as well as the rock cabochons I polished at the local Gem and Mineral Society. Here is a necklace I made for a special commission:

The silver leaf reacted with the glass, and gave the cab an overall gold look. I used copper wire and chain, and honey colored seed beads to complement the cab.

Filed Under: My Handmade Beads And Jewelry

Digital Whisper 100 Themes Challenge #2 Love

March 21, 2011 Leave a Comment

There are so many expressions of love… I felt it would be very special to take a photo of DH and I holding hands. For the background, I made a collage of flowers from our garden, and a few flowers I saw on an outing:

I added a photoshop elements effect, golden flakes from Kitty Designs, and an ornate overlay from Robyn Gough Designs. The overlay makes it look like we have tattooed arms.

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Digital Whisper 100 Themes Challenge #30 Umbrella

March 20, 2011 Leave a Comment

Several years ago, my mother brought back a little doll dressed in a kimono holding an umbrella for my daughter from Japan. My parents always go back to visit the old country with the intention that it will be their last. With the unfolding tragedy, it may very well have been their last journey there…