Happy 37th Birthday 8x10 canvas panel: acrylic, marker, ink, rub ons, glitter, vintage dictionary text |
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Happy Birthday
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Happy Birthday Dad
The fam in St Augustine (minus my sis & lil J is in my belly) |
Mom & Dad celebrating his birthday |
Nice Hats |
Nice Aprons |
Dad, I hope you have a wonderful birthday. I miss being in the same country with you! You are such a special dad & I miss being near you. Looking forward to seeing you this summer. I LOVE you!
Things I've Learned from Christy Tomlinson
- Yellow is awesome! And yellow & grey is just beautiful.
- I've been introduced to modeling paste & wondered why I haven't used it before.
- It's okay if rub-ons & rubber stamps don't make a complete & perfect impression. Really, it is!
- I'm using stuff I've had in my stash for the first time. Seriously, some of my cling stamps, embellishments & canvases were in the original packaging - for a year or two...
- I must order more canvases stat! With the canvas shortage I'm looking for new surfaces to
attackbeautify. I have some birdhouses I bought last summer & they have not been touched. - I've found a use for dried up baby wipes! They make awesome "paper towels" for cleaning brushes, stamps, fingers - all sorts of messes.
- It has been liberating to be able to let go of the "perfectness" I feel should be in my art. If I mess up, I work with it. There's always gesso available as well :)
WIP: 8x10 flat canvas panel Acrylic & Modeling Paste |
Friday, April 8, 2011
Home is Where the Heart Is
Being a military family, you move around a lot. My husband & I joke about what we will do when we have to live in an area for more than 3 years - that has been our longest time frame in one area. Our shortest was 8 months. Prior to living in Kuwait we moved every year for 5 years, sometimes twice within a year. The crazy life we lead, but it's ours!
Shortly after we got to Kuwait & settled into our life here, I decided to make a canvas, Home is Where the Heart Is. I have all these little hearts of the places we've lived. My sweet & creative friend Crystal made a comment way back when that she'd like one of those canvases for her. Almost a year later we finally got together & made one.
We spent the day chatting, laughing & creating. I had to laugh at her FB post that she didn't know if she would be creative enough. The joy of crafting with others is learning from them - you get a whole other perspective. She even taught me a few things :)
Crystal is one of my friends leaving this year - she'll have a new heart to add. While moving to different locations is a constant in this life we live, you never quite get used to it.
Crystal's creation is on the left, my original is on the right. |
Crystal & her new canvas |
Crystal's Home is Where the Heart Is - 10x10 gallery canvas - acrylics, inks, paper |
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