Pretty Peony Blog
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 →
[Summer 2011: Home Project] This layout is for the Fresh Fruit Challenge at scraporchard.com. It counts toward the 2011 Iron Scrapper Challenge. Used the Sweet Home kit by AnnaBV Designs. Font is Vaguely Repulsive by dafont.com BTW, the layout, "Long Beach, WA Trip [8.2005]," received a Gallery Standout. 🙂
[Asiatic Lilium: Tango Passion 4 You] At first I thought these lilies were Tiger Lilies because when they were planted last year, I remembered them to be spotted, but when they bloomed this year, they weren't spotted, rather, they're more painted-like. I was curious so I did some research and found that they were called... Continue Reading →
Oh say, can you see, by the dawn's early light What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that... Continue Reading →
[Ring Lit Eyes] This layout was created for a catch light photography challenge at Scraporchard.com. The photos used are from earlier this year when I first got my ring light. I talked about ring lights here and here. The papers and elements are from the Tom Thumb kit by Irene Alexeeva Designs.
From My Corner of the Universe 