These two months are just slipping by. Cakes a friend made for my girls' birthday party last month. She is super talented in the art of cake making and decorating! Daffodils and snow in late March. Always love it when the fog rolls in. Daughter's confirmation. Very proud that she accomplished this while she is... Continue Reading →
Rainbow Colors
For the flowers, since I don't have a variety of ephemera colors I decided to cut some digital flowers out with the Silhouette Portrait, then color them/color over them. I also don't have a lot of stencils since I'm new to stenciling I had the Silhouette also cut the words and the triangle shapes on... Continue Reading →
Photos From Good Friday
Went hiking last Friday. We got up just before sunrise and while on the road, the sun came up. I'm in the black coat, my daughter is in the blue, and my brother's girlfriend is in the white. It was beautiful how the clouds covered the tips of the mountains. Husband got to carry the... Continue Reading →
Vintage
Not sure exactly what year but this is one cool old General Electric refrigerator that is still in use.
Color Harmony and Acrylic on Canvas
Really enjoyed this lesson on color harmony and on canvas. I had some canvas boards on hand. Had them for maybe 2 or 3 years for a rainy day when my daughters might want to paint. Took one apart to paint in smaller blocks (see previous post for example). Ephemera by Pink Paislee. Stencils by... Continue Reading →
Tints and Shades
Sorry for the bad quality of photo. There wasn't enough light and I upped the ISO pretty high thus the graininess. This assignment asked for stamped butterflies or similar but I don't have a lot of stamps so I decided to create the butterflies in Photoshop and overlay with digital scrapbooking papers (which I have... Continue Reading →
Finishing Up on Color Theory Class
The Color Theory class ended last week but I wasn't able to finish my layouts so I'm working on them this week. I've got two done and one more to go. I haven't had the chance to take photos of the completed ones but here are a few photos of what it looks like when... Continue Reading →
Stencils and Achromatic Colors
Die cuts from Wilna Furstenberg. Cut them out with the Silhouette Portrait then stenciled them using gel matte medium with some white acrylic paint. For the grayish colors behind the other cut outs, I used calligraphy ink by Parker, and added a little bit of water to lighten up the ink. Patterned paper by Amy... Continue Reading →
Writing with Acrylic
Writing with paint was a challenge. I used Wilna Furstenberg's premade script and painted over it as she did but it's not as easy as she made it seem. I enjoyed it though and hope to continue working on my text painting. Used Amy Tangerine patterned paper and ephemera pieces by Teresa Collins. Love badge... Continue Reading →
Brushstrokes with Acrylic Paint
I'm enjoying the Color Theory class by Wilna Furstenberg. I'm learning so much about painting and colors and how they work together. I knew how to match up colors and such before but I didn't know how to really work with the colors to achieve a certain look which I think I have a better... Continue Reading →