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Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Fractured Cupid Tales
Meet Granny Cupid my newest whimsical character I just finished drawing and cleaning up. She's quite the teller of dented love stories. Just a bit of warning here her cupid's wand can get a bit wonky at times though she does have the best of intentions. . .
Granny's arrived just in time for
Valentine's Day to give you some
of her warped sage advice:
"Love is like buying on ebay...it sounds
really good in the description until it arrives
at your door--Deal with it!" -Granny Cupid
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"Husbands are like your favorite underwear...
just when you've broke them in it's time to
throw them out!"-Granny Cupid
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"Love is like bad breath...deal with it!"
-Granny Cupid
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Labels: Valentine, Valentine's Day, Whimsical drawing
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Tuesday, February 09, 2010 |
 
Monday, February 08, 2010
Crafty Blogger Blurbs
The Artful Crafter How to make laminated tasseled bookmarks and personalize them for any occasion. And don’t miss Eileen’s follow-on tutorial on making your own tassels (should you run out mid-project as she did – lol).
Mixed Media Artist Snow painting? Sure...go shovel up a small bucket full and meet Cyndi at her blog!
Stefanie Girard's Sweater Surgery See how to make a Paper Flower with a quilling paper fringer inspired by one from the beautiful book- Home, Paper, Scissors by Patricia Zapata
Cathie Filian Enter win Cathie's HUGE 101 Snappy Fashions Giveaway!
Cross Stitch at About.com Stitch up some witty signs for your laundry room using patterns Connie created using help from the About.com Laundry Guide Mary.
Craftside-A behind-the-scenes peek at a crafty world
Craftside's got how-tos on making a double sided hanger out of a soda tab, burning the edges of silk, a good list of essential oils to add to homemade paints, a gift tote bag tutorial and some really wacky mannequin outfits from CHA!
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Monday, February 08, 2010 |
Friday, February 05, 2010
New Neon Color Mists!
Introducing our newest Color Mists Set: Electrifying Neons are vivid neon sprayable watercolors All 6 colors have a slight shimmer and opaqueness to them, so if your a fan of our Brite Lights, Molten Metals you'll love our new
Electrifying Neons! As usual we need your help naming the new colors!
To have a chance to win your own set VOTE for your favorite names below AND leave a comment with a valid email address. Post this to your blog and get 2 chances to win!
Labels: Color Mists
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Friday, February 05, 2010 |
Thursday, February 04, 2010
Mailable Valentine & Birthday Card Canvas Panel
Here are two cards I've made using canvas flower panels. One I created for Valentine's Day and the other for a special someone's birthday. I plan to mail these as is in the mail without envelopes. I have mailed many things as is in the mail from shoes to tins so don't let them tell you that you can't do it. After all if people can mail live chickens you can certainly mail a little ole canvas panel :-) Canvas Flower Panel (Can be purchased Here)
Acrylic Paints
StazOn Ink & Chalk Inks
Stamps
Foam Roller or Brayer
White Paint Pen (Can be purchased Here)
Black Sharpie
Punchinella (Can be purchased Here)
Ribbon PYMII (Can be purchased Here)
Using the foam roller roll on your paint or you can use a paint brush. | 
Once piece is completely dry using StazOn ink stamp your message on to flower panel. |
Add color to help pop your piece using chalk inks around the edges. | 
To add more depth stamp through Punchinella, stencils or doilies using chalk inks. |
Turn flower panel over and add your addresses using a black sharpie pen. | 
Seal & protect the entire piece using the awesome PYMII. |
Labels: tutorial, Valentine, Valentine's Day
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Thursday, February 04, 2010 |
Monday, February 01, 2010
Junque Treasure!
For all you Altered Artists, Trash to Treasure and Repurposing Queens and Steampunk Artists out there you will appreciate this little treasure I was gifted with yesterday! Yesterday hubby brought me back an awesome surprise from a swap meet he went to! This use to be a Pacific Gas and Electric first aid box and he paid all of .50 for it!
Inside had surprise rusted goodies as well and thebest thing of all is that it's already aged so I don't have to do anything else but figure out what to make out of it all:-)
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Monday, February 01, 2010 |
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Crafty Blogger Blurbs
The Artful Crafter
Do you have any crafty angels – angels you’ve made or angels you’ve met?
Craftside-A behind-the-scenes peek at a crafty world
Craftside went to CHA and it brought back tons of fun pictures of all sorts of creative people. Check out some of the fun pictures and projects along with a link to more studio space photos and how to bead quill around a core bead from the book Bead Quill Jewelry.
About Family Crafts
If you are looking for ideas for fast and fun home-made St. Valentine's Day cards, check out what Sherri has to offer.
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Visit My Zazzle Store &
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Sunday, January 31, 2010 |
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Fun New Products!
Labels: Canvas Panels, New Product
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Saturday, January 30, 2010 |
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Queen of Hearts
 Queen of HeartsHere's a new digi piece I just finished in time for Valentine's Day! I used a freebie image offered from the talented Suzan Grissett-Buckner blog. Labels: digi, Digi Pages, Digital
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010 |
Monday, January 25, 2010
One World One Heart...
International Giveaway has begun!
I'm so excited to be participating this
year in OWOH I've wanted to in the past but was
usually too late.
I offer to 2 winners the following:
A Mermaid Whimsy card Pack which includes
4 Cards with matching envies.
and...
A set of 4 Story Angel cards. Both card packs have been hand drawn by me and then professionally printed and mounted on cardstock with matching envies.
TO ENTER:
You must leave a comment with your name AND
email address so I can contact you if your name is drawn
( if I can't contact you then I will have to move on to the next winner).
2 names will be drawn on February 15th, 2010. Lisa from Whimsical Bohemian created this event in 2007. The original idea behind this giveaway event was to bring bloggers together from around the world who may never ordinarily meet. It closes the gap of the blog community and enables us to interact, discover new and wonderful people, and in the process possibly win a prize or many prizes along the way. 2007 had roughly 85-90 participants and many connections were made because of it......friendships that are still going strong.
We had a strong showing the first year for sure, and then in 2008 we had just about tripled that number. In 2009 there were 911 participants, to say I was amazed is an understatement. 28 countries were represented in the 2009 event as well.
This is more than wanting to win something.......that is only the means.......in the end it's about finding kindred spirits. Someone who may be fairly new to blogging, not sure how to navigate, find others and have others find them....Some are long time bloggers and in some cases well known in the blogging community. Whatever the case it brings all of them together. This is an INTERNATIONAL event that has and had participants from the US, Canada, France, Sweden, Germany, Finland, Malaysia, Brazil, The Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, Scotland, Ireland, England,Wales, Slovenia and more. It transcends geographical location, socio economics, political affiliation, religious beliefs......it's a coming together like the giant community we are on this planet. If only it took a simple giveaway to create PEACE everywhere, in the mean time here we give from our hearts. We are not solving the worlds problems nor are we curing anything nor are we changing the world. We are merely generating a closer community between humans through blogging. What more could I ask for, my little idea has surpassed my wildest dreams of what it could become. ~~~~~~~~~
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Monday, January 25, 2010 |
Crafty Blogger Blurbs & Shout-Outs!
 I couldn't resist sharing shout-outs to a several blogs that I feel are worth checking out... I was first lead to Dofishes from a comment that she left on my blog, so I fired up the ole cruiser and hopped in for a little jaunt along the information superhighway and found my way to her wonderful blog full of eye candy and inspiration. From there I took a turn that lead me to I Hanna in particularly to her 2010 Postcard swap, but do check out the rest of her blog it's chockful of inspiration and info. After a short stretch of my legs I ventured on and came across the witty blog of DottyAngel-you must read about her year long challenge to buy only handcrafted or secondhand for her house and closet you won't be disappointed, I promise! I had time for one more turn along the Internet highway, so I stopped by MayaMade and I was happily transported to another quaint art blog of wit and whimsy! Do also check out her Barn transformation while your there! Now back to your regularly scheduled Blogger Blurbs and enjoy!
Margot Potter The Impatient CrafterHappy UnValentine's Day from Madge with this tongue in cheek card for iLoveToCreateJewelry & BeadingCheck out Kathryn Lane Berkowitz's gorgeous seed bead work!
Farm Girl Roots, City Girl Style Hey diddle diddle, the pig had a fiddle...This verse was printed on the fabric that Linda used as the inspiration for one of her favorite quilts. Cross Stitch at About.comHave you ever stitched on silk gauze? Vote in the poll and tell us about your experience or lack thereof by leaving a comment.Crafty Princess DiariesGet the 411 on a group of crafters who can help you help Haiti.Craftside-A behind-the-scenes peek at a crafty worldAt Craftside there is the full low down on all the signings, classes, and make & takes with the authors for the big winter 2010 CHA show, some wonderful journal page art, how to make an Egyptian stick, a great tool for making stripes, turning a paper clip into a jazzy bookmark and some recycled zipper jewelry.Cathie FilianCheck out this cute appliqued apron that Cathie whipped up for Better Homes and Gardens. About Family CraftsSherri has gathered together a collection of projects that would make great St. Valentine's Day gifts. Nothing quite says 'I Love You' like a personalized gift, hand-made by you.
Labels: Crafty Blogger Blurbs, Shout Out
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Monday, January 25, 2010 |
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Freebies!
 I still haven't come up to full speed yet, after having pneumonia, so I thought I'd re post the link to my FREEBIE section on my website. There you will find 3 pages of tutorials, how-to's and freebie images to download. Click the link below and Enjoy!
TAKE ME TO THE FREEBIES!
Labels: F, Freebie, Freebies
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Thursday, January 21, 2010 |
Confessions....
 ATC Crown SwapImage used: People of Interest Collage SheetSilver Crowns: Large Silver CrownsBoy was I proud of myself for being ahead of the game with my swaps that I had signed up for. I not only got my swaps done on time, which I normally do, but I was a month or more ahead of schedule because I didn't want to feel overwhelmed with the holidays.....or perhaps it was a premonition that I was going to get sick. I was even jokingly called an over-achiever for getting my stuff done early! Well guess what I have egg on my face! Yep, I forgot a swap that I had signed up for it! I didn't write it down and then being sick it was totally out of my head until I received an email from the host. Not only did I forget, I am shamefully late! My once untarnished reputation has taken a hit and I am duly embarrassed! Thankfully Su the host has been quite understanding and is awaiting my above ATCs!
My lesson learned....write it down!!
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Labels: ATC, ATCs
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Thursday, January 21, 2010 |
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Run Pee
 A friend shared this site with me and I just had to pass it on. Do you ever go to the movies and just have to pee but hate to miss anything well now you can be prepared ahead of time and check out runpee.com to find out the best times to go. Or you can download a phone app to check while your there. Runpee.comview my newest additions!
Labels: websites
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010 |
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Calendar Grlz 2010
 I finished one last spread in my
calendar journal and now it's ready to
send off today.
 Here's a revison to a previous page. Click HERE to view my other pages.
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Tuesday, January 19, 2010 |
Erosion Bundle Project Day 14
 We've had some good rain the last few days. Here's a new pic of my latest erosion bundle (Day 14). You can see the book is starting to swell a bit. I was tempted to throw dirt at it but resisted.
Click HERE to view past erosion bundle pictures.
Just an FYI its not to late to join the project just click the link below to find out the details:
http://erosionbundles.blogspot.com/
Labels: Erosion Bundle Project
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Tuesday, January 19, 2010 |
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Queen of Hearts
I still haven't come up to full speed yet, after having pneumonia, so I thought I'd re post the link to my FREEBIE section on my website. There you will find 3 pages of tutorials, how-to's and freebie images to download.
