Pretty Peony Blog
The Colorado Dragon Boat Festival took place on July 30th and 31st. My sibling’s band, One Sun One Moon (OSOM), played on stage yesterday. The temperature was well over 100 degrees but it was worth it. OSOM was awesome! Even if they weren’t my siblings, I would still think they were awesome. Here is a... Continue Reading →
This is a great remix by Josh Gabriel that I've really started liking. The vocals are soothing and even though the song has a fast beat to it, it's very calming. I first heard this song on Peter Wibe's iTunes Podcast on episode 006. I like how he mixes the intro so that it doesn't... Continue Reading →
Today was IKEA's grand opening in Colorado. Wish I could say I was in a tent waiting in line for two days but I didn't get that privilege. Instead, I went this morning with husband and the kids. As we approached IKEA, we could see that it was already pretty busy. Roads were blocked and... Continue Reading →
[1989] I was diggin' the barrettes with the large bows in those days and check out those earring! I believe they were my sister's. The hair used to be a lot more poofy. I think because this was at the end of that decade, the hair was slowly flattening. How clueless I was about myself... Continue Reading →
I was taking a shower one morning and this song from the mid 80's by Cyndi Lauper just popped in my head. I didn't realize that Prince wrote this song. I love it even more now. Art Gone Wrong Earlier this week, I drew a vase with flowers with the Wacom tablet and printed it. ... Continue Reading →
[Relaxing to Music] This layout was created using the Le Ciel De Paris kit by Irene Alexeeva. The theme is about relaxing. The font is KomaLatin by dafont.com.
[Panorama view of the game - click image to view larger] Last Friday, my sister and her boyfriend invited my husband and I to a baseball game. It was the Rockies against the Brewers and the Rockies won that evening, 4 to 0. I really enjoyed the game. I also enjoyed watching the clouds roll... Continue Reading →
[Sketch: Art Is In Her Blood] I decided to use a couple of photos taken of Kylie while drawing in her sketchbook for a template challenge at digiridooscraps.com. I used the Oopsie Paisley kit by Scrap'it Designs (I've used this kit for a couple of previous layouts) and template by Scrap-a-holic Designs. Font for the... Continue Reading →
Kida went to a classmate's birthday party over the weekend and had a really great time. I made this card and had Kida sign it. I used papers and elements from some of the digital designer's I purchased from. I also used blue glitter glue and made little spots all around the yellow frame. Sketching... Continue Reading →
[Spotted Moth Orchid] This was created for a photo blending challenge at scraporchard.com. There are two tools I often use when I blend: erase and brush. For this challenge I used the brush tool but either method would have worked. The background papers consists of two papers with the darker one having a lower opacity... Continue Reading →
From My Corner of the Universe 