Welcome to the Creative Zone!

You're traveling through another dimension. This dimension is not only of creativity and sight but of my mind.  Your journey into this wondrous land whose boundaries are that of a keen imagination.  Your next stop...the Creative Zone.

 Since we have entered the Creative Zone.  I painted this last night.  I used acrylic paint, blue ink with my spritzer, & a gold marker.  Card stock makes for a wonderful medium for acrylic paint.  Did you know that acrylic paint trumps blue ink and water.  I didn't know this until I start spritzing the ink and water on the paper.  It just rolled right off the acrylic paint and onto the paper. 

Shh...Magic is sleeping.  She likes to sleep about 8 hours during the day. And then she wakes for her dinner.  And then she goes back to sleep.  My cat is so still when she sleeps that she looks like she is a statue.  This is Magic curled up in a circle on a blanket while I was on the computer yesterday.  She knows that she owns the house. I just get to live in the house so that someone can make sure she gets her can food. 

Hello Susan! You've got Inspiration.

I am member and go to Pinelake Church in Brandon, MS.  This campus is beautiful.  I just thought this Sunday when part of my Small Group and I was sitting on these wonderful couches after the service this church has so much inspiration in.  I have never been to a church that has so many paintings.  I keep staring at this beautiful abstract painting while they were gabbing it up.  I made a version of this painting on card stock with Stampin' Up! reinkers and a huge butterfly stamp.  Oh and I used glitter glue.

Of course theirs is much more vibrant and they have professional lighting.  But I have butterflies and glitter glue.  I definitely need to work on my technique and add some bright colors to my palette.  You are now free to fly about your day.

All that Glitters is Gold

Well, it is Monday.

I have another picture of a painting to show y'all.  And a special photo that is not a typically a painting.

I found this in my archive of photos.  I made this magnet from Stampin' Up! DSP and a K-cup coffee box.  The embelly is a flower from Stampin' Up!  I love these.  My whole refrigerator should be covered in them.  I do have two others of a different style on my refrigerator.  My cat loves to play with them.  She get on top of the refrigerator and bats them with her paw.  She gets them to fall to the floor. Then she picks them up with her sharp teeth and carries them to the bed.  She leaves them as presents.

This painting was fun to do.  I painted the background colors (blue, yellow, & green).  And then I tore strips of newspaper to make the trunk of the trees.  I use white glue to paste the newspaper to the canvas.  And I painted little dots for the leaves.

This is the Special picture of my painted nails.  They are stick on nail polish strips from Incoco.  I like they way they glitter and sparkle in the light. Check out http://www.incoco.com and Rock On! 

Back on Track

Hello!  I am back from a Short hiatus.  I have more interests since two years ago.  I love InCoco.  They sell the best nail polish strips.  I am a member of Pinelake church in Brandon, MS.  I sing in the choir.  Creatively, I have grown.  I have some pictures to share. 

These are from Easely Amused.  I love the Flamingo and Fleur the best. I will be posting more in the days to come.

Blog under revamping!

Excuse my mess!

Ch...Ch...Ch... Changes... Changes to My Blog

In anticipation of buying My Digital Studio from Stampin' Up! next month, I am changing up some things on my blog. I have already deleted a few widgets. And I also add a new widget. I am shopping around for a new background. I am adding a few pictures to this post. These pictures are of some paintings I did at a local painting studio called Easely Amused.




                          

"Orange Crush"

"Iris"  (After Monet)

   

Unity Kit of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to my blog! My project is using the March Kit of the Month. The scrapbook layout is a picture I took at work when we had a Mardi Gras party for the patients.

Now off to see Jacquie's beautiful project. http://jacquiemakescards.blogspot.com

Link to Blog Candy

Here's the link to Lisa F.'s Blog Candy. You have until April 1st to enter.

http://islandhoppingfoustcrafts.blogspot.com/2009/03/blogoversary-candy.html

Linking up to Blog Candy

We are here today to celebrate Tonya's 1 year Blogoversary, her Wedding Anniversary and her oldest daughters birthday! Follow this link to enter to win blog candy. http://oldecountrycreations.blogspot.com/2009/03/celebrate-with-me-blog-candy.html

Unity Inspirational Blog

I made a note card holder. For the actual note card holder, I used Raspberry Tart DSP from Stampin' Up!, Cameo Coral cardstock from Stampin' Up!, Rose Red ink from Stampin' Up!, & two stamps from the Unity March Kit of the Month.

I made a note card divider also. I used Raspberry Tart DSP from Stampin' Up!, Cameo Coral cardstock from Stampin' Up!, Rose Red ink from Stampin' Up!, two stamps from Unity's March Kit of the Month, and the sweet stamp from Unity.

My favorite quote is: It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all. ~Laura Ingalls Wilder

"View the Inspirational Blog Hop by starting at http://theunitystampco.blogspot.com/"

On the next blog, Anne-Marie's www.muffyvan.org

Blog Candy and a Reminder

Carole is offering up blog candy on her blog. Here's the link to her blog: http://fibrejunky.blogspot.com/ The reason for the blog candy is she is turning forty. You have until April 5th to enter. She will pick someone on April 6th.




The Unity Stamp Co. World Record Inspirational Blog Hop is tomorrow, March 28. All the hopping goodness starts at 11 a.m. Be sure to check out every one's blog. My blog will be included in this.

Sunday projects and tagging

This scrapbook layout is for Jenn Buck's inaugural Clean and Simple (CAS) scrapbook challenge. I chose paper that I think is simple. The picture is a black and white of my cat Magic. My paper is In the Meadow from Daisy Bucket designs. It is textured! I stamped the words Magic Moment in Basic Brown on white paper. The frame for the picture is Wild Wasabi. A few of the sayings are from the March KOM. I added some stickers. The flourish frame is from the March KOM journaling stamp. I added some brown ribbon to finish it off.

This is my card for Ky's challenge. I used Friends 24-7 for this card. I stamped the image in Green Galore ink first and then I colored it in with colored pencils and used the Versamarker to give it a watercolored look. This technique works best with darker colors. I versamarked the saying "here for you". I added some DSP and tied a ribbon around.

I have not been tagged but I will tag 4 people! Here are the rules:

•Open your photo folder on your computer
•Open the 4th folder of photos
•Select the 4th picture
•Post the picture on your blog with a description
•Invite four friends to join the challenge
•Link your four friends to your blog post

http://bunnynest.blogspot.com/

http://bloomingpink.blogspot.com/

http://purpleprincesstara.blogspot.com/

http://shut-up-its-true.blogspot.com/

This is my picture:

This is a picture of a iron hook in the backyard. We use it for a bird feeder hook.

Hip Hop Hangover- Spring Style

For the Hip Hop Hangover, I made this wonderful card and envelope set. I used my March KOM. The cardstock is Soft Sky, Whisper White, & Some Patterned paper. I colored my stamps with SU! Pink Passion & Eggplant Envy markers to give it a tie-dye feel. I added some purple ribbon and purple glitter glue to give it a nice finished look. Enjoy the first day of Spring.

Saturday Stamping

This card is pure sunshine. I used Whisper White, So Saffron, Pretty in Pink, Bashful Blue, & Certainly Celery cardstock. I also used Delicate Dots DSP. Flight of the Butterfly is such a wonderful set that I will have to buy.











This card is great too. I used Crazy for Cupcakes. The basic colors of this card are Very Vanilla, Cameo Coral, & Ruby Red. I also used Bella Rose DSP. This is my first time to use Very Vanilla Hodgepodge Hardware and I think it is wonderful stuff. And I use the SU! markers which I love.







For this card, I used Eastern Blooms and Congrats. I can wait until I get my Congrats set. This card uses Bashful Blue as a base color. I used again the Delicate Dots DSP and So Saffron cardstock. The ribbon and button add a nice touch to this card.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I used a paper bag for this. On the paper bag, I placed a Top Note die cut. And then place various punches on top of that. I added some Polka Dots & Petals DSP. And I stamped and placed some stamped images from Simple Friendship. I used the Oval Punch to punch out some ovals on top of the bag to add a ribbon.

Happy St. Patrick's Day! These cards I did at the Stamper's Ten meeting. On this one, I used Loads of Love. I colored the main image with colored pencils. We used real map pieces for the background.

On this, I used the Simple Friendship. This is a cardboard coaster. The DSP is Polka Dots & Petals. I also used Itty Bitty Backgrounds as a filler. I think the Wild Wasabi ribbon gives it a nice touch.

On this card, I also used Simple Friendship. I am beginning to think I need this set too. I used Real Red ink, Basic Black ink, Old Olive cardstock, Basic Black cardstock, and Whisper White cardstock. I love the Wild Wasabi ribbon.

Flamingo Mailbox

On Friday night, I decorated my Target dollar spot mailbox. I have had just the mailbox since before Valentine's Day. I had to wait for my paper to come from my Stampin' Up! demo. I used Pink Flamingo DSP, Ribbons, Rub-ons, & Stickers.

This is the one side view.

This is the rear end.




By the way, I {heart} the color pink and pink flamingos.

This is the other side view. On this side I used some, stickers from Island Blossoms Simply Scrappin' Kit. The kit was a hostess item a few years back.

This is the front end of the mailbox. I absolutely had to showcase a flamingo on the part of the mailbox. I love the flower too!

These are up close views of the flag on the mailbox. I used some Rub-ons for this. I also used some ribbons.

HIP HOP Thursday!

This is my card for the Hip Hop Challenge - Tag! You're it!!! I used Real Red cardstock, White cardstock, Real Red ink, Too Cute Stampin' Up! DSP, & Unity stamps. I had so much fun creating this card!

I have two other projects I am working on. I am still working on my Mardi Gras layout and I have a new project. I am working on my Target mailbox. I usually like to work on my projects at night so maybe I'll have one of the projects finished by tomorrow.

Unity Hip Hop Challenges and a March

This is my card for the Unity Hip Hop Challenge - Unity Colors of the Heart. I used Riding Hood Red for my base. I also used In The City pattern paper. My stamps are the Dragonfly stamp and the Escape stamp from Unity. To add a little flavor, I used some wide pink and white striped ribbon.

This is the card for the other Unity Hip Hop challenge. This card is for the Unity Hip Hop Challenge - Unity Happiness. I used for this card Brilliant Blue cardstock & Stampin' Up! DSP. I also used the owl stamp, party hat stamp, & it's all about you stamp from Unity. I colored the owl & the party hat with Stampin' Up! markers and colored pencils. I stamped the all stamps in Brilliant Blue ink from Stampin' Up! To finish the card, I used wide blue ribbon.

Today's march is Barnum & Bailey's Favorite. Here's the link. Laugh. Dance. Enjoy.

http://www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/mp3player.jsp?song_url=2418275.mp3&song_title=BARNUM AND BAILEY S FAVORITE&filename=/dbload/B/B_2418275.xml

Hip Hop and a March!

I am waiting patiently for Hip Hop to start this morning! I log on to splitcoaststampers.com only to find this announcement.

Site upgrade this morning

It's getting to be a habit! We'll be down for approximately two hours this morning (Thursday) to complete some site maintenance and introduce a couple new features. Splitcoast will be unavailable starting at 8:30AM (pacific) until 10:30AM.

And now for a march called The Black Horse Troop. You can listen while I wait for Hip Hop to start and the site to upgrade.

http://www.alfred-music.com/player/Belwin2005FennellMarchEditions/bdm01057/player.html?osCsid=1760e049eacd4b61dd87a8420f04f7a8

Marching On!

We are marching on through March! Today's march is National Emblem March.

Here's today's march snippet: http://www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/mp3player.jsp?song_url=2308559.mp3&song_title=NATIONAL%20EMBLEM&filename=/dbload/B/B_2308559.xml

I am working on some scrapbook layouts this week. Today, I am going to Hobby Lobby to get some patterned paper to fit with my Mardi Gras pictures.