Rough and Tough

Here's a very simple and quick layout I did a while back. I was in a use up some of my stash mood so I can't even tell you what paper line I used.

Canvas

I was looking through my finished projects and realized I hadn't posted this canvas that I made for a teacher gift at the end of the school year. I don't remember where the vintage picture is from, sorry. I began by putting a layer of gesso on the  the canvas. I glued the picture down with gel medium.I then took an off set paint spatula and smeared paint all over the canvas. While the paint was still wet I  brushed on some Perfect Pearls.When the paint and gel medium were dry I stamped a script stamp randomly over the canvas, applied the gemstone swirls,trim and stamped the verse. The verse is from Tim Holtz's Good Thoughts stamp set. The flower is made from coffee filters and Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist. I added a little extra sparkle to the flower with Ranger Stickles. Check back soon to see the tutorial on how to make them.

Fantastic Face Painting

We celebrated Canada Day and two very special little girls' birthdays on July first. There was an EXTREMELY TALENTED artist there who did some face painting on the kids. Please check out Creative Faces to see more of their work and to book them for your next party. I only took photos of my kids but all the kids in attendance looked awesome after David was done. He also did balloon sculptures and a little juggling.  I'm thinking the face painting  would be fun for an adult party too. You know like theme parties....Mardi Gras Masks, a Stagette party, Halloween, use your imagination. :)

Playing around with Tim

Spent some time today playing with Tim Holtz. The new Distress Stains that have just hit the stores are fantastic. The tag below also features stamps from Studio 490. I will be at JSI this Friday April 8th from 7pm - 11pm and Saturday April 9th from 1pm - 4pm. The cost is $3 all supplies included. So come and get Stained with me at the Art Bar.

Fantastic Blog I found - The Graphics Fairy

 Do you love vintage photos?? How about vintage inspired clip art??? Check out  The Graphics Fairy. This wonderful lady has compiled a blog full of clip art free for use in your artwork. Please go check her out and leave her some love. :) Photos below are courtesy of The Graphics Fairy.

Pucker Up

This face...what can I say about it??? I taught them this. I was waiting for everyone to finish up supper and I looked at Ray and made this face. Everyone burst out laughing. It was one of those nights, you know everyone is in a goofy mood kind of night. Well now this is what we do if someone is bored, or needs cheering up or is angry. You jsut can't help but snicker and laugh. :)

Genuine Boy

My son is caught in that in between world of being a little boy and wanting to be a big boy. He turned 7 last month and still likes little boy stuff and snuggles with Mommy but he is being drawn to the older boys who influence his world. He follows their every move and imitates their every action but when he gets hurt or his world feels like it's falling apart he still wants his Mommy. And that's OK. ;) He's rough and tough and wears his heart on his sleeve, but most importantly he is Genuine in all that he does.

My Little Yellow Bicycle makes fantastic boy papers. The line I used on this LO is Generation Z . I love how this line lends itself to distressing and grunging....my two favorite things. ;)  The little x stamp on the side of the photo is from Fiskars. I also stamped with myStamp Box. I used the Colour Me Alpha's to stamp Boy. The other words are stamped from a collection of stamps I found at the Dollar store and there is no company name on them. I used the Tatterd Floral die from Sizzix to cut the flowers from tissue paper. I think I cut about 5-6 of each size of petal. I really like a full flower when I'm finished. The tissue paper flower was then Glimmer Misted...way too much fun. If you've never played with the Tattered Angles Glimmer Mist you should give it a try. ;) I used Sapphire and Tiger Lilly...unfortunately I don't think they make this colour any more. As the flower was drying I scrunched it a little for added dimension..I inked the edges of my papers  with  Black Soot. I finished things off with a little hand doodling ribbon and ric rak. It's a page that makes me smile.

Easy to Love

A fun page done with some g.c.d studios papers. I used the Melody Ross Artsy Urban Collection.
My Hubby really is Easy To Love. He makes me laugh and loves me despite all my idiosyncrasies. He is calm and patient while I am so NOT like that. We really are as different as night and day and that is why life with him is never dull. Most importantly though he gets why I scrapbook and totally supports my obsession, and that is why he is Easy To Love. :-)

Hope

I really, really like how this page developed. I've got some vintage  goodness on here as well as lots of distressing. There is hidden journalling behind the picture..just pull on the tag. I painted the chipboard letters and then  sanded them here and there before applying Crackle Accents. The Pattern Paper is from Basic Grey and it's called Basic. :) Some of the  flowers are Prima and the rest are just from my stash. (I'll let you in on a little secret, I have a huge rubber tote full of flowers. There really isn't any room in the tote for more but..... have you seen the new releases from Prima?? I think it's time to get a bigger tote.) The white branch is from a big sprig I picked up on my wonderings. A little Vintage lace finishes off the page. I love how it mimics the branches in the photo.

Journalling reads: We spent the day at Beaver Creek Conservation  with friends. Upon arrival we received paper cups full of birdseed to feed to the Chickadees. You spent most of your time trying to get them to come and eat from your hand. You were so hopeful. One look at your face tells me they never came.

Love

I created this Layout to celebrate my 15th Wedding Anniversary. I can not believe how quickly time has flown. It really does seem like just yesterday we said "I do". What changes have occurred in the last 15 years???? Well  our hair has gotten shorter and grayer, we've finally let go of the 80's though that decade will always live on in our hearts. We're the parents to 4 pretty awesome kids...maybe that's what's contributing to our gray hairs. LOL. We've lived and laughed a lot over the last 15 years some years were harder than others but we always made it through. I am so lucky to have this man in my life and I am proud to call him my husband.

journalling reads:

15 years have passed since this photo was taken. I can't believe how fast time has gone by. We are still crazy in love and having a blast living this crazy life together.

Project 365

Thank you to everyone who is following my Project 365. I'm having a blast with it. I decided to start a blog just for my Project 365 photos. You can check it out here. I want to keep this one more for my craft/scrapbook stuff.

Project 365 - Day 7

Here's my photo from yesterday. I snapped a photo of Dawn G's hand. I loved how it looked. I added 3 layers of saturation and am almost giddy with how it looks. The background is so abstract and neon and awesome. :) Dawn's hand almost looks like it's ready to leap off the page. :) I'm having a blast with this project. I know it's supposed to chronicle more of your daily life but it's my 365 and my interpretation and I am having fun! It is good for the creative heart.

Project 365 - Day 6

Here we are at day 6 already.Today's photo is making my heart happy. I spent the day with a great friend. We always have fun when we get together. Today we went to a local art store called Art Placement. It's a hidden jewel in our city. They have the most amazing papers and art supplies. If you have never been there go check them out. After a lunch of Dim Sum at a local restaurant we spent the afternoon "junking" at the local thrift stores. We both found some fun stuff to get our creative juices going. So here is my selection of finds from all the places we visited.

Project 365 - Day 5

Here's my oldest son out enjoying the snow. Today was a hard day to pick which photo to post as I got quite a few nice shots of him playing. :) I love the "snowfall" effect of the snow cascading out of his hands.