tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524128115412189832024-03-05T09:11:33.808-06:00Foster Design HouseBarbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14388750753874992800noreply@blogger.comBlogger563125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852412811541218983.post-45371453809214598412014-10-06T11:18:00.001-05:002014-10-06T11:18:24.239-05:00And six months later...<div style="text-align: center;">
Wow. I don't even know if I remember how to enter a blog post... 6 months... it has been awhile!</div>
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I still haven't made any new paper-crafted goodies. Sad, I know. But I DID make this:</div>
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It's a 5x7 chunky canvas, oil paint, palette knife painting. Yep. I did another palette knife painting... I wasn't sure about it after having done that 1st one that I am still not crazy about. But I really like this one. Even Poot likes it! THAT is amazing in itself ;)</div>
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I think I do better on my own and not in a classroom setting. That way I can do exactly what I want without someone telling me to do it differently!</div>
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I also think it helped being a smaller size... takes less time... kinda like card-making :)</div>
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I just LOVE all of the texture. I don't feel like I have to be perfect with it like I do when I use a brush.</div>
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Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14388750753874992800noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852412811541218983.post-19324663446190711392014-04-06T19:57:00.001-05:002014-04-06T19:57:47.313-05:00Gettin' creative in a completely different way...<div style="text-align: center;">
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"where the hell have you been?"</div>
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Did I read your mind, or what :)</div>
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Let just say that I have NOT been feeling the papercraftiness creative mojo for the longest time. Especially this fall & winter. All I wanted to do was to hibernate and eat bad food. DAMMIT! Yep, I have gained some of the weight back that I was so proud of losing not-to-long-ago. Which just leads to more depression, which leads to more bad eating... blah blah blah. Vicious effing circle.</div>
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This fall & winter I did, however, help my mom get several of her rooms organized & cleaned. I even got her to get rid of a lot of her old quilting magazines... THAT was a feat in itself ;) I was proud of her... she has a ton of stuff in the donation and "to sell" piles.</div>
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Other than that, I have been Pinteresting my stubby fingers off... which I am sure many of you are sick of getting the notifications. Just ignore them :) </div>
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So, you are probably wanting to know what creative schtuff I have been up to... otherwise the title of this post was all a ruse ;) Well, a few years ago, I had started a handmade quilt. I stuck with it for awhile, but as with us creative types, we have to pace ourselves and switch to other projects and media. So, since the papercraftiness mojo left me, I thought I would try quilting again.</div>
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My workstation all ready! My wand iron & table-top ironing mat, mom's fancy sewing machine that I am borrowing, a little burlap box for scraps, rotary cutter, add-a-quarter ruler, cutting mat, cutting ruler... gang's all here!</div>
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Selecting fabrics for each block is both challenging and fun.</div>
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The center arc is paper-pieced.</div>
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I don't know what I was thinking, starting a king-size quilt for my first quilting project. AND picking a pattern with circles... crazy woman. But, I fell in love with the idea of this quilt fading from deep dark colors to bright warm colors. So here are some work-in-progress pictures:</div>
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Most of the fabrics are batik... which I LOVE! There are two different "Carnival Beauty" block sizes from Valori Wells that I am using (8" & 4"). My goal is to not duplicate any blocks... yikes. Both sizes will be intermingled throughout... similar to this: <a href="http://www.valoriwells.com/quilts/carnival-beauty">http://www.valoriwells.com/quilts/carnival-beauty</a></div>
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Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14388750753874992800noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852412811541218983.post-45747695062928176202014-01-20T13:18:00.000-06:002014-01-20T15:08:15.814-06:00A heavy-hearted goodbye...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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My sweet angel is gone. My little ol' grey-faced man. A true mama's boy.</div>
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How can my heart recover?</div>
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Even as I write this, staring at the photo of your sweet face, I feel lost.</div>
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Out of all of the waifs at the rescue, you, Thor,<br />
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The day we picked you up, you had been playing with your kennel-mate. Knocking over your water bowl to mix with your soiled paper... what an awful stench! I couldn't wait to get you a bath.</div>
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We brought you home to meet your sister, Heidi. It wasn't a great first meeting, but she warmed up to you quickly. Pretty soon, you two were inseparable. She was the hyper one, and you were the totally laid-back one. You were never much for playing with toys, unless it was to take one from your sister so that she would chase you around the yard.</div>
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And you were definitely not a fan of swimming. The first time we took you to the lake, you jumped right off the end of the dock and sunk to the bottom. You popped back up, but were VERY wary after that! We outfitted you with a life-jacket and would occasionally fetch water toys with Heidi, but you preferred wading along the shore. :)</div>
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You were always showing Daddy who was the Alpha-Male in the house:</div>
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When you were young, you seemed to have springs in your paws. You could jump straight up, damn-near looking me in the eyes... that was usually when I was about to fill your food dish. I had never seen a dog your size jump so high from a standing position. This came in handy when we had to section-off Heidi from Grandma Bev's dog, Cinder... you were the only one that could jump the barriers and visit both of them throughout the day.</div>
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Another of your little quirks... you always wanted to eat on the stairs. Even when we had your food dish across the room in the kitchen. You would grab a mouthful of food, go to the stair, drop it (making a mess) and eat from the 1st or 2nd stair step. So, we just moved your dish there. And, you still would take your food out of your dish, deposit it NEXT to the dish on the step, and THEN eat it off the step.</div>
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You always had something going on with you... mainly skin allergies and ear issues. Once, you shook your ears so much that you cause it to balloon up with fluid. You had to wear this splint-of-sorts for a few days:</div>
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You looked so dorky. :) And you were always kind of clumsy... like a gangly teenager.</div>
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I cropped it out of the photo, but there was a little angelic halo above your head :)</div>
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It always shone so brightly when you were sleeping.</div>
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You LOVED napping. More than any dog I had seen.</div>
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You were definitely an inside dog... you were not much of an outdoorsman at all! You would stay out long enough to do your business, patrol the perimeter of the fence, and then back inside where the a/c or heat was cranked. I found you deep in thought one day, staring out the window:</div>
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Your eyesight started diminishing awhile back, although to look at you, one would never guess you were blind. Those big beautiful brown eyes would make my heart swell every time I would look into them.<br />
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Last September you started really declining. We had to help you up the stairs because your poor little back legs kept losing strength. But you wanted to be upstairs, not in the living room... even with a compfy bed there. You wanted to be near us and would follow me from room to room... bumping into things as you went. Nuzzling me to rub your sweet face. I would talk to you and would cock your head to the side, listening intently, as if you could understand me. </div>
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Oh how I am going to miss that.<br />
How many times will I look up, expecting to see you and you will not be there? <br />
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From the beginning you were mine.</div>
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Daddy might have been the one that found you, but you and I had a special bond.</div>
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My sweet boy. I love you.</div>
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So how was everyone's Hallowe'en holiday?! I hope it was delightfully dark and macabre ;) Mine was pretty quiet... stayed home to hand out goodies to all of the little demons about. I ran out of candy around 7:30pm... WTF?! Didn't we used to stay out until like 9 or something? They started around 5pm, which is way too early in my opinion. What IS trick or treating etiquette? Oh well. </div>
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I watched a few scary movies while all of the candles in the house were lit... it was quite delightful.</div>
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Sooooooooo, back to a little bit of papercrafting goodness... over at <b><a href="http://haunteddesignhouse.blogspot.com/">Haunted Design House</a></b>, we are having our <b>LAST</b> challenge of the year, which expires this Sunday at 5pm CST. The Minions are in need of a little yard time from the dungeon, but will pop in now and again to keep everyone on their toes.</div>
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We're looking for the colors of a beautiful fall sunset.<br />
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Mitzi does some AMAZING artwork and digital stamps! There are so many beautiful images with which to work, I had a reeeeeally hard time deciding! I went with her</div>
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<b><i><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/159924991/digital-stamp-instant-download-orchid?ref=shop_home_active">Shades of Blue Orchid Fairy with Detailed Butterfly Wings</a></i></b>: </div>
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Isn't she gorgeous?! And I only used a portion of this beautiful image! Be sure to check out the whole image... seriously awesome!</div>
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Shades of orange and copper have always been favorite colors of mine, so this challenge was right up my alley. I tried to create an ombre effect with the tones in her hair and wings from dark to bright, but the photos look a bit washed out... sorry.</div>
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The patterned paper is from Memory Box <span style="font-size: x-small;">(<i>I think.... Nightfall or something?</i>)</span>. And I used a TON of different Copic colors on the hair and wings... seriously. I think I'll be adding a bit o' Stickles to the dots and parts of her wings... she needs some glitz, me thinks :)</div>
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Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14388750753874992800noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852412811541218983.post-58772802844889248422013-10-22T20:22:00.000-05:002013-10-22T20:22:04.448-05:00HDH178 - Zombies and Creeps<div style="text-align: center;">
I've been gearing up for the season! I've got the house cleaned, organized and decorated, the creepy black vines twisted about & the bats hung in the tree. I'm even hosting a little Girls'-Night-In combination Halloween & jewelry party on Thursday :) Complete with creepy snacks & libations... don't worry... I'll be posting pics later! But for now, how about a little Halloweenie card creation?</div>
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This fortnight's challenge over at <a href="http://haunteddesignhouse.blogspot.com/"><b>Haunted Design House</b></a> is <b><i><a href="http://haunteddesignhouse.blogspot.com/2013/10/hdh-178-macabre-monday-zombies-and.html">Zombies and Classic Creeps</a></i></b> and is sponsored by <a href="http://simplybstamps.net/" target="_blank">Simply B Stamps</a>. The Minions & I are using the <a href="http://simplybstamps.net/category_389/Zombies-and-Creeps.htm" target="_blank">Limited Edition Zombies and Creeps digis</a>, one of the newest of the <a href="http://simplybstamps.net/category_334/Steampunk-Limited-Digis.htm" target="_blank">Steampunk Collections</a> drawn by the <b>fabulous</b> Abigail Larson.</div>
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I used SBS's <b><i><a href="http://simplybstamps.net/item_2379/Collette-Digi.htm">Collette</a></i></b> image that I colored with Copics & then fussy cut around the frame. I used <i><b>13th Hour</b></i> paper line from KaiserCraft, an ancient metal word plaque, paper flowers & black satin ribbon. The die cut you see at the bottom is actually the negative cut from Memory Box's <b><i>DeLacie Border</i></b> die... me likey!</div>
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You've got a few days left to join us in the challenge, so pop on by!!</div>
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Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14388750753874992800noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852412811541218983.post-47457307181295657842013-10-08T22:42:00.001-05:002013-10-08T22:42:18.561-05:00HDH177 - Dimensional Hallowe'en - Nightmare Catcher<div style="text-align: center;">
Surprise! I told you I was going to have a little Halloweenie goodness :)</div>
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That's right, I'm playing along with the Minions this week at <a href="http://haunteddesignhouse.com/">HauntedDesignHouse</a>...<br />
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The bonus? We have been sponsored by:</div>
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They have some wonderful chipboard, stencil & mask products.<br />
I chose to work with their awesome <a href="http://www.tando-creative.co.uk/trade/tando-chipboard-chipboard-halloween-c-10_50.html">layered coffin with web and a couple of creepy spider chipboard cuts</a>. I'm calling it a <b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Nightmare Catcher</span></i></b>... Check it:<br />
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I first sprayed the lid & interior with Dylusions' Black Marble ink spray. I wrapped the lid with some lovely batty webbed lace & outlined it with some crystal/metal studded trim. A jewelry pendant & a Tim Holtz skully finished it off nicely.<br />
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Now for the best part... the inside! I apologize for the poor photography... shiny stuff reeeeeally doesn't like to be photographed. Just sayin'.<br />
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I painted the rim & interior sides with Tattered Angels' Glimmer Glaze (Oil Slick). I also painted the spiders with Oil Slick & Chianti... highlighting them with Picket Fence Distress Stain. The spider web was highlighted with Platinum Liquid Pearls.<br />
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See all of that lover-ly mica in the background? My new favorite thing:<br />
Tarnished Mica Fragments from Stampendous. LOVE this stuff!<br />
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The metal tag & letters are a million years old, so who knows from whence they came!<br />
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You've still got a few days to come play along for a chance at some chipboard goodness from Tando! Just go <b><a href="http://haunteddesignhouse.blogspot.com/2013/09/hdh-177-macabre-monday-dimensional.html">HERE</a></b> and link up your 3-d creation before Sunday at 5pm CST.<br />
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Where has the time gone... can you believe that it is almost October?! I have been loving the small glimpses of Halloweenie-ness that have been floating about the web-o-sphere as of late. It makes me wish the leaves would turn colors faster so I can get into full-on Autumn mode ;)</div>
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The crisp evenings have been soooooooo lovely. It's hard to get out of bed when all I want to do is snuggle down into my light blankie in the mornings!</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">CRAZY!</span></b></div>
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<b>AND</b> it was for a challenge over at Haunted Design House to boot. Woo Hoo!</div>
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<b>Hellllooooooo, Minions... didya' miss me? ;)</b></div>
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I've missed <b>you</b>!</div>
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Why is it that life gets totally nuts just when I want to get my mojo on, get creative and enjoy my favorite time of year?</div>
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Karma, did I <i>reeeeally</i> f*ck up <i>THAT</i> bad somewhere that I don't recall? ;)</div>
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Good gawd... it's been so long since I've blogged that I can't even reel myself in and stay on track. </div>
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Ahem. Back to the challenge...</div>
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Basically, create something that reflects a costume that you have always wanted to wear for Halloween, but haven't been able to do so, yet. This challenge is being sponsored by</div>
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The Minions and I were given the new <a href="http://ibrakeforstamps.com/gallery-halloween.aspx"><b>Rick St. Dennis images</b></a> from <b>IBS </b>to work with, and they are delightful! IBS sells digis as well as rubber stamps.</div>
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I have always loved the intricate styling of the whole Steampunk movement. But to really do it right, it would cost a fortune for one night of frivolity... but maybe someday :)</div>
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So, I used Rick's <b><a href="http://ibrakeforstamps.com/halloween-comingsoon.aspx">Steampunk Peg</a></b> image... love her!</div>
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That's it! And I might even surprise you in a week or two and create again... you just never know :)</div>
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Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14388750753874992800noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852412811541218983.post-1103489744796000842013-08-12T00:00:00.000-05:002013-08-12T00:00:04.490-05:00HDH173 - Astrological Atrocities<div style="text-align: center;">
It's getting ever closer to THAT time of year... and I am trying my hardest to get my creep on.</div>
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I am having an extremely hard time with my creativity as of late... well... for quite awhile now! So, to ease on into it, I have created a couple of clean & simple cards for the</div>
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<b><a href="http://haunteddesignhouse.blogspot.com/2013/08/hdh173-macabre-monday-astrological.html">Macabre Monday Challenge</a></b> over at HDH:</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You are to <b>create a<i><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"> </span><span style="color: #999999;">dark,</span><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"> Gothic, or </span><span style="color: orange;">Hallowe'en</span><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"> </span></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><i><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">based art piece </span></i></b></span>that is somehow directly and obviously inspired by<br />
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Teri over at <b><a href="http://deliciousdoodles.blogspot.co.uk/">Delicious Doodles</a></b> is being so kind as to sponsor us for this challenge, and she has worked up some AWESOME astrological sign digi's! She has done two versions of each sign... one line for the more mainstream, and the other for those of us that prefer the dark side called "Horrorscopes" >;)</div>
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My first offering is her <b><a href="http://deliciousdoodles.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/horrorscope-sagittarius.html">Horrorscope Sagittarius</a></b>:</div>
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My second offering is her <a href="http://deliciousdoodles.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/horrorscope-leo.html"><b>Horrorscope Leo</b></a>:</div>
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And how appropriate that I pick this one... it just so happens to be the hubby's sign. Poot's birthday was yesterday, so I guess I should give this to him... or maybe I'll just show it to him ;)</div>
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Told you... super simple cards today.</div>
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I hope you're not terribly disappointed...</div>
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Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14388750753874992800noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852412811541218983.post-73728212042589722242013-06-28T23:13:00.000-05:002013-10-22T20:24:40.934-05:00Thought I'd share a bit...<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: start;">Over the last year I've lost about 60 pounds, 20+ of which has been since Mid-March when I got the ol' diabetes confirmation. :) All of this was strictly due to changing my eating habits. Since March, my bad cholesterol has dropped over 35 points and my A1c went from 10.6 to 6.1 (almost within normal range)... yeay! My doctor kinda geeked-out on me, he's so thrilled with my progress. </span></div>
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I've never eaten so healthy... it really pisses me off that I didn't start all of this sooner. Not that my genetics would've won in the end anyways since both of my parents are diabetic, but I TOTALLY could have staved it off longer had I been smart about it. What really sucks is that I have to constantly be aware of everything I eat, how many carbs & calories are in it, eat certain amounts of protein & fiber, eat "so many" hours apart, never skip a meal, <span style="font-family: inherit;">blah... blah... blah. There was a reason why I didn't diet before...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Daily finger-pricking to check blood sugar levels, not to mention the whole medication ritual.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I actually had to get one of those 7-day multi-divided pillboxes...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I have been going to the gym every day though, except Sundays, for the past few weeks. Starting super slow... just brisk walking on the treadmill and the elliptical for an hour, and some very light strength training a few times. And I'm gonna say it... I wish I could wear compression shorts & shirts all day, every day :) They are so compfy (once you win the battle of getting them on) and they hold everything in... way better than Spanx... just sayin'.</span></div>
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Oh gawd... what a whiner. Sorry folks, but sometimes you've just gotta vent.</div>
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Now if I could just get out of this rut and get creative... my studio table is soooooooo close, yet so far away...</div>
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Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14388750753874992800noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852412811541218983.post-53796992731212409032013-05-19T14:30:00.000-05:002013-05-19T14:30:14.166-05:00Tiddly Inks Challenge #110<div style="text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://tiddlyinkschallenge.blogspot.com/2013/05/challenge-110-use-wryn.html">Tiddly Inks' current challenge</a> is to "use a Wryn"... and the Wryns happen to be my favorite line of Christy's images! So, without further ado:</div>
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I used the "<a href="http://www.tiddlyinks.com/wryn-new-nest">Wryn New Nest"</a> image... isn't it adorable? I know, I know... where is the creepiness, Barb? I told you I've been mojo-less lately, and this image was springy and upbeat, so I decided to forgo the macabre this time around :)</div>
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Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14388750753874992800noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852412811541218983.post-73751796540792133402013-05-18T22:18:00.001-05:002013-05-18T22:18:39.343-05:00A little life update...<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><i>Bad news</i></b>... I just haven't been feelin' the creative mojo as of late.</div>
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What sucks worse, is the fact that I actually have a <b>teensie</b> bit of spare time that I could be using to get a little artsy. WTH?</div>
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I can only organize my studio so many times before there is just nothing left to do but create ;)</div>
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<b><i>Good news</i></b>... I made a card today! I'll be posting it soon :)</div>
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<b><i>Bad news</i></b>... I REALLY miss working at The Scrapbook Page part time since they have closed.</div>
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I loved the people I had worked with, and so many of the customers had become friends.</div>
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<b><i>Good news</i></b>... my Architectural design business is <b>BOOMING</b>! I'm extremely busy right now, which is definitely a sign that the economy is on the rise.</div>
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My favorite current project is a large custom house for a 10 acre site... fun!</div>
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<b><i>Bad news</i></b>... diabetes really really REALLY sucks.</div>
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<b><i>Good news</i></b>... I'm doing really well with diet and am actually eating healthier than I ever have before.</div>
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Now to just get off my boo-tay and work out!</div>
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<b><i>AWESOME news</i></b>... Mama altered a pair of my nice dress slacks and she took <b>4-1/2"</b> out of the waist alone!</div>
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That is all for now... just thought I'd let everyone know what's been up :)</div>
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Stay tuned for my cute Copic coloring goodness!</div>
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Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14388750753874992800noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852412811541218983.post-17337777162798888682013-04-22T00:00:00.000-05:002013-04-22T00:00:01.218-05:00HDH165 - Skeletal Remains Challenge<div style="text-align: center;">
Super simple card today for the fortnightly challenge over at Haunted Design House! The challenge?</div>
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No problem for my fellow Halloween<i>iacs</i>... skulls, bones, etc.</div>
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Bonus: we are being sponsored by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheOctopodeFactory"><b>Octopode Factory</b></a>! Fun and quirky images with an edge. Here is my clean and simple, Copic-colored offering:</div>
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I used the dude from the <b><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/85040286/day-of-the-dead-set-of-2-digital-stamps?ref=shop_home_active">Day of the Dead Couple</a></b>, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/109789485/halloween-tombstones-digital-stamp-image?ref=shop_home_active"><b>Hallowe'en Tombstones</b></a>, & <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/103079730/skull-head-sticks?ref=shop_home_active"><b>Skull Head Sticks</b></a>. What is great about OF's images, is that some of them come as png files with transparent backgrounds... perfect for layering up several and creating an entire scene!</div>
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Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14388750753874992800noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852412811541218983.post-87344010723247600002013-04-10T13:00:00.000-05:002013-04-10T13:00:02.710-05:00Design Team Throwdown Challenge #3 at Smeared and Smudged<div style="text-align: center;">
That's right kids... I'm baaaaack! I've had to take a hiatus from the awesomeness that IS the</div>
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So, to mark the occasion, I decided to go big and, along with a couple of my talented Minions, enter</div>
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It's been awhile since I've done a mini book. But, mini books were where I started in this huge world of papercrafting, so it was about time I went back to my roots... only a little darker this time, of course :) Be warned, there are a TON of pictures with this post, but me loves the details... check it:</div>
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The front cover is by far my favorite part.. I've used <b>glass</b> & <b>leather</b> as my base covers. Sometimes it pays to be an Architect: access to some lovely sample materials :)<br />
Leather flooring is seriously sah-weet!</div>
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I got out my <b>Ranger Melting Pot</b> & <b>UTEE</b>... so much fun! After stamping (Artful Illusions stamp) into the warm goo, I added some <b>Pearl-Ex</b> for shimmer.</div>
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A couple of <b>Maya Road stick pins</b> & an uber-cool <b>metal skull button</b> finishes out the front cover. I added some <b>Crackle Accents </b>on the <b>flowers</b> & the <b>skull eye sockets</b>. </div>
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The inside pages were made from <b>wood veneer</b>. All were stamped in black & <b>heat embossed</b> with <b>superfine clear EP</b>. I then used <b>Ranger's Picket Fence Distress Stain</b> to low-light areas... it wipes off of the embossed images so they really stand out:</div>
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<b>Artful Illusions</b> stamp. <b>Tim Holtz</b> pen nib & tissue tape. Key, clip & gem sources unknown.</div>
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<b>Artful Illusions</b> (headstones, script) & <b>Smeared Ink</b> (crow & window) stamps. <b>Prima</b> resin square & <b>7Gypsies</b> tab. Coffin nail source unknown.</div>
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<b>Artful Illusions</b> stamps & <b>Moxxie</b> pumpkin paper. <b>7Gypsies</b> metal tag. Brad, clip & bottle cap sources unknown. Bottle cap filled with Crackle Accents & rubbed with black ink.</div>
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<b>Red Lead Paperworks</b> stamp & <b>Fancy Pants</b> rub-on. <b>Tim Holtz</b> skull
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<b>Red Lead Paperworks</b> stamp. <b>Tim Holtz</b> spider & <b>Making Memories</b> clip. Jewelry rosette source unknown.</div>
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Same <b>leather</b> & <b>glass</b> base as front cover, then I snipped the prongs off of some <b>Karen Foster brads</b> & attached them with <b>Glossy Accents</b> to use as feet to prevent scratches on the glass.</div>
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<b>Ta-da!</b> If you are still with me, thanks... if not, you <b>totally</b> missed out ;) I had a blast making this... getting inky, messy and finally using some of the <b>awesome</b> embellishments I have been hoarding for so long!<br />
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Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14388750753874992800noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852412811541218983.post-55440213639046289372013-04-08T15:57:00.000-05:002013-04-08T15:57:23.666-05:00Lookie what I found...<div style="text-align: center;">
A sweet, super simple card that I never posted! And this is from awhile back:</div>
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"Watercolor Plants" & "Love You" stamp sets were from The Angel Company (NLA).</div>
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However, I believe Red Rubber Designs may be releasing the sentiment set soon.</div>
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Keep your eye out for that one... it is a great set.</div>
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The watercolor technique was done by applying Tombow markers directly to the stamp, misting with water, then stamping. Mist again without applying more marker, and stamp a second time, mist again & stamp a third time.</div>
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A little Scor-bugging, inked edges, sheer ribbon and heart-shaped pearl round this out.</div>
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Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14388750753874992800noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852412811541218983.post-46438602672793911762013-04-07T15:14:00.001-05:002013-04-07T15:14:19.710-05:00Whoops! The winner of the ribbon stash is...<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">So sorry... I totally forgot to draw a winner for this!! So without further ado<span style="font-size: small;">, the winn<span style="font-size: small;">er is...</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span><b> </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/14948014058141347726">Alison</a>!</b></span></div>
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Congratulations :)</div>
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Please email me your mailing address and I'll get that sent right out!</div>
Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14388750753874992800noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852412811541218983.post-6674261527005352282013-03-18T22:08:00.000-05:002013-03-18T22:08:47.918-05:00It's an addiction... and a little Blog Giveaway...<div style="text-align: center;">
Yep. I'll admit it. Right out loud.</div>
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<b>I am a ribbon addict.</b></div>
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The scary thing is that I really pared my buying back since I haven't had time to do any personal crafting. Imagine if I hadn't been teaching classes and was just buying ribbon all willy-nilly like I used to! Yikes. Here is a shot of my "loose" ribbon that I decided to re-organize:</div>
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I know! I just kept finding it all over my studio:</div>
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(All delightfully double-faced satin)</div>
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Oh! Look... there's another roll rack:</div>
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(There are also rolls in that KnollTextiles box)</div>
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And clear jars with ribbon on round clothespins and ribbon stuffed in a Ball jar:</div>
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Please ignore the huge joint-filler blob in the background... I really need to sand that down and touch up the paint one of these days ;)</div>
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Whoops! There's my huge jar of fabric trims, lace & fibers:</div>
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I'm telling you, it's a sickness... seriously. Well, to better use my loose ribbon I thought I would organize it by color & have it in front of my face at my desk.</div>
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A few years back I bought these metal hot-air balloon decor items:</div>
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I've been hanging my ribbon from them for years, but I finally organized by color</div>
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(and left spots for more!):</div>
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I still have the roll racks & jars to go through, but for now at least I have this bit o' beautimousness next to my desk:</div>
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Ooooooooo... so pretty! Lover-ly webbed trim & ribbon rose trims are among my faves.</div>
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I also need to re-organize all of the embellishments hanging above, but that is for another day.</div>
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BUT, to celebrate my re-org, I forced myself to part with a healthy bit of ribbon and am giving it away to one lucky person:</div>
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That, my friends, is a <b>16" diameter by 3" thick (at least!) pile o' ribbon salad!</b></div>
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<b>So, how do you get a chance at this awesomeness?</b> </div>
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Just leave me a comment below telling me how you organize your ribbon.</div>
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That's it.</div>
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If you want to post this giveaway on your blog, add another comment.</div>
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If you want to share on Facebook, even better... add another comment.</div>
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I'll leave this open until <b>March 31st at 6pm </b>central time (US)</div>
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and will announce the winner sometime before midnight.</div>
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Heads-up... I'm going to try to start blogging again on a regular basis... you know, like I used to!</div>
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It will still be hit & miss through April, but after that... watch out! :)</div>
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<b>Miss me!</b></div>
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How about another card that is perfect for sending to a friend... just because:</div>
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Another Art Impressions stamp paired with BoBunny paper & a Paper Smooches sentiment. Notice a pattern between this and the last post?! I try to utilize most of a patterned paper sheet... some have three or more distinct sections/stripes that make it sometimes difficult to create the same card over and over again. This way I can get about six cards from one lonely patterned paper :)</div>
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This was a fun image to experiment with different skin tones and hair colors. And a few of the ladies are the same from the last post... nothing like a work out and then an iced-coffee, right?</div>
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Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14388750753874992800noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852412811541218983.post-77466962137299655842013-03-12T08:00:00.000-05:002013-03-12T08:00:05.707-05:00Workout warriors...<div style="text-align: center;">
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Yeah, I feel like that bottom middle one during a work out :) Which I haven't done in a LONG time, by the way... but IF I were to work out, I'm pretty sure I would be just as excited as her.</div>
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Yes, I cut out that image by hand... had to... otherwise you wouldn't see all of the cool paper, right?</div>
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The image is by Art Impressions, the sentiment is from Paper Smooches and the paper is an older BoBunny line.</div>
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I think I would rather work out alone than with a group...</div>
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Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14388750753874992800noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852412811541218983.post-50488618374595616472013-03-08T08:00:00.000-06:002013-03-08T08:00:10.929-06:00Girlfriends...<div style="text-align: center;">
If you haven't figured it out yet, I kinda like Stamping Bella stamps :)</div>
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I need to find out who the artist is that does the "Uptown Girl" series, because she is a fave of mine! All of the girls in the series are super tall & thin with super-skinny legs... sooooooo unlike me ;) </div>
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The paper is by Three Bugs in a Rug.</div>
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LOVE how the ethnic skin & hair came out! And blondie's dress was kinda fun, too. Please note the Stickles overload on the boa ;)</div>
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And there is the wavy-ribbon trick... which was NOT easy to do with this double-thick grosgrain/twill ribbon! Turned out pretty cool with the green stripe and all.</div>
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Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14388750753874992800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852412811541218983.post-91208752925999014662013-03-05T08:00:00.000-06:002013-03-05T08:00:14.990-06:00Cute kids...<div style="text-align: center;">
More Copic coloring goodness...<br />These two cards are from a Copic 102 class last April:</div>
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This is a Stamping Bella image illustrated by Mo Manning, "Bronte and Louis". LOVE it! Look at that pudgy little dog, Bronte! She makes me smile :)</div>
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I gave Louis a bit of a shocked look on his face, and added Glossy Accents to his eyeballs.</div>
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Another sweet C.C. Designs image... can't remember the name, though. </div>
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This one really makes me yearn for Spring... as if all the freakin' snow wasn't enough.</div>
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Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14388750753874992800noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852412811541218983.post-53768897530140578692013-03-01T08:00:00.000-06:002013-03-01T08:00:06.593-06:00Oldies but goodies...<div style="text-align: center;">
With the plethora of snow days as of late, I decided to schedule a few blog posts. I know... shocking, right :) I'm going back to last year's classes I taught at <a href="http://thescrapbookpageonline.com/">The Scrapbook Page</a> for this, and the foreseeable future posts. Today is from a Copic 101 class last April, so the Copic coloring is super-simple!</div>
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This little cutie is a Stamping Bella image... can't remember the name though. She is so sweet.</div>
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C.C. Designs "Rainy Day Emma" (I think). I still LOVE the Jillibean umbrella paper!</div>
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Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14388750753874992800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852412811541218983.post-58237252293613567082013-02-26T11:52:00.000-06:002013-02-26T11:52:11.072-06:00Dude...<div style="text-align: center;">
I've been needing to build up my "man card" stash as of late, but only have a few spare moments in any given day. So here is a quickie for the man in your life... </div>
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Well... not THAT kind of quickie ;)</div>
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Inside & out I used Paper Smooches' "Word Salad" sentiments.</div>
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What I love most? The new Wood Veneers from Studio Calico... love love LOVE them!</div>
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Have you missed me? I can NOT believe it's been, what, six months since I checked in with the ol' blog! Well, I'll try to keep it short and sweet... but you KNOW how long-winded I get ;) A few updates:</div>
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My new business, F<b>oster Technical Services, LLC</b>, is really starting to pick up... I have a few home builders that I steadily work with along with a few remodeling jobs, so all is well on that front! I also still work at <b>The Scrapbook Page</b> two-to-four days a week... plus teaching the Copic classes there. Still loving it... it really IS my fun job :)</div>
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<b>Thor</b> is doing very well, though he is blind now. You can't tell by looking at him... you just wait until he bumps into something or looks in a different direction than where your voice is coming from! He's got the ol' grey muzzle now, but is still the CA-YOOTEST little redhead EVER!! He is very happy, lazy, loves getting treats and REALLY loves his mommy & daddy :)</div>
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I have been having uncontrollable urges to de-clutter & Spring-clean! I have a stock-pile of clothes, pillows, blankets & towels that I have washed and bagged up, ready for donating! Not to mention many other household items, stuffed animals, crafty stuff... etc. I have no patience for garage sales, so I'm going the donation route! Poot FINALLY got rid of clothes that were too small for him, and I got rid of clothes that are now too big for me! I have a deep-seeded wish for a kitchen similar to this:</div>
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Ahhhhh... to dream. Ok ok... how about a dose of reality:</div>
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<b>Uber-good news</b>: I have lost well <b>over 30 pounds</b>! I haven't owned a scale in many years, so I can't be sure how much I really got up to, so I calculated it from what I remember weighing a couple of years ago. Yep... well over 30 pounds! All from replacing Coke & sweet tea drinks with water! Oh, and a couple of times a week I eat "Healthy Choice" frozen meals for lunch. I still sugar my coffee & eat chocolate and all of that, but I have noticed that I have been eating smaller portions in general. I will say that working at The Page helps with keeping active... just from walking around so much. Yeay!</div>
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But you didn't tune in to talk about fur-babies & weight loss... you wanna see some papercraft action, yes? I'll admit it... I have been so swamped that I really only create cards for my classes now... how sad is that? The good news is that they turn out pretty awesome :) I have so many that I haven't blogged, that I have no shortage of card creativity to show you. Now to just magically create more hours in the day to do that!</div>
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ANYhoo, check out this bit of awesomeness for my upcoming Spring Copic 101 card class in mid-March:</div>
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Love love LOVE this new Authentique "Seasons: Summer" line of paper! And I am NOT a fan of yellow... but along with shades of warm grey & blue-green...</div>
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The stamp is from Hero Arts, which is from a clear set with several cute images, and I'm sure you recognize Memory Box clouds when you see them :) </div>
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I want to make an entire set of these bad boys! There is just a slight difference between these two cards, but I can't tell which one I like better... I think maybe the one with the chevron on top.</div>
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Clean, simple, yet delightful :)</div>
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I've still got to figure out the other three cards for class, but I can tell you right now that this is my fave! </div>
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Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14388750753874992800noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852412811541218983.post-79106291682733239622012-08-29T22:01:00.000-05:002012-08-29T22:01:13.182-05:00Mermaids...<div style="text-align: center;">
It's been awhile! I am ever-so busy with my new company, work at The Page & classes, but finally made time to post another past class from March. You might have seen these on one of Sweet Pea Stamps customer submission days, but for those that haven't:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seriously beautiful stamp image. Done in aqua & copper... love it!</td></tr>
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All of these were <a href="http://sweetpeastamps.com/">Sweet Pea Stamps</a> images. If you haven't checked them out before, you really should. They have fabulous fantasy art stamps!</div>
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Thanks for stopping by!</div>
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What do you think?</div>
Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14388750753874992800noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852412811541218983.post-56265904627052794382012-07-05T08:00:00.000-05:002012-07-05T08:00:13.919-05:00Another blast from the past...<div style="text-align: center;">
Slowly but surely, I'll make it through all of these older class samples :)</div>
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I hope you are enjoying them. From February:</div>
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Both of these images are from <b>CC Designs</b>', Sweet November lines. The stained glass window was created by running a transparency through a Cuttlebug embossing folder, inking raised areas with StazOn and then backing it with patterned paper... me likey.</div>
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<b>What do you think?</b></div>Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14388750753874992800noreply@blogger.com5