I can’t seem to stop doing challenges and layouts. Here is one of my daughter when she was a sweet little thing – before she turned into the teenager who knows everything! 🙂 Just kidding – she’s a great girl :-):
[Continue reading...]Summer’s Last Hoorah…
August 20, 2011 3 Comments
I just did a layout for another challenge, and used a photo of my daughter and her friends from their last trip to the beach before school started:
[Continue reading...]Bird A Week Challenge: Week 33/52
August 19, 2011 3 Comments
While I was making beads for my BSBP partner, I was able to squeeze in this little owl. He has crazy eyes, but is cute nonetheless. I used vintage finds and made him into a pendant:
[Continue reading...]Drawing Lab 2011: Botanicals
August 19, 2011 Leave a Comment
This weeks assignment was to fill a page of my sketch book with a botanical design. I chose the water lily in the small pond in our backyard. I planted the lily several years ago, and this year, it has taken over the tiny pond and has graced us with a continuous show of pretty […]
[Continue reading...]CSD QP Challenge “Aftermath” & Freebie
August 18, 2011 5 Comments
Coolscrapdigitals August Quick Page Challenge features Chili Designz Kit, “Aftermath”. Aftermath is a pretty soft hued kit, and here is the layout I made: And here is the freebie for you to download:
[Continue reading...]Zentangle Challenge #35 “Tile On Tile”
August 17, 2011 5 Comments
This weeks challenge is brought to us by zentangle teacher, Margaret Bremner. Margaret has challenged us to do a tile within a tile. Since I liked last weeks challenge so much, I decided to do an “opposites attract” tile within a tile. My curves are in the smaller tile in front of the straight line tangles:
[Continue reading...]Mostly Metal Challenge Reveal & Blog Hop!
August 16, 2011 16 Comments
Today is the reveal of the “Mostly Metal” Challenge hosted by Michelle Mach of Beads And Books. Michelle is a jewelry designer and writer, and hosts several challengs throughout the year. I was fortunate enough to grab a kit for the challenge, and my category was “Gunmetal Love”. It was indeed a challenge for me […]
[Continue reading...]An Outing to LA & LMU
August 15, 2011 Leave a Comment
We decided to go to LA and visit our older son in his new apartment. Before that, we took a walk through his campus at Loyola Marymount University. I think LMU has one of the prettiest campuses around. Since it’s situated near the Marina, the air was cool and fresh: Afterwards, we went to his […]
[Continue reading...]Updating Vintage Finds
August 14, 2011 Leave a Comment
I found these pretty vintage earrings sometime ago, and finally decided to update them for wear. I replaced the old clip-ons with gold and silver ear wires, added crystals and beads where needed. Aren’t they nice!:
[Continue reading...]Summertime Blast Challenge & Freebie
August 13, 2011 4 Comments
I recently participated in a Blog Train Challenge, Summertime Blast at DigiSisters. We were to download all the mini kits from the Blog Train and use at least one element from each kit and come up with a layout of our own. We were also allowed to share, so here is my layout: And here […]
[Continue reading...]Bird A Week Challenge: Week 32/52
August 12, 2011 Leave a Comment
I was at my local craft store, and to my pleasant surprise, they now carry Vintaj brass findings. And I found this cute bird charm! I made them into earrings for this weeks challenge:
[Continue reading...]Drawing Lab 2011: Student’s Choice #6
August 12, 2011 Leave a Comment
For this weeks student’s choice, I did another portrait. I am trying to challenge myself since I am not too keen on portraits. This time, I drew Vincent Van Gogh:
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