{MO}TOGRAPHY Class...are you in???

I'm super excited because  this class starts soon. 

Are you in?

I take more pictures since Hipstamatic & Instagram {along with all the fun apps} has hit the scene.

Join in...

The Whatever's #4...Creative Storytelling

Creative Storytelling with The Whatever's is the brain child of these 3 incredible artists...Catherine Matthews-Scanlon, Nathalie Kalbach & Vicki Chrisman. If you haven't been following along you can go to their blogs to get all the details or to the Facebook page {links included}.

I'm catching up so here is my THE WHATEVER'S Challenge #4. 

Here is my story:

I keep finding little clues hoping to solve the mystery of who are the two children in the picture I found in the attic. Now here is another picture I found but no one will tell me anything about these strange people.

 Instead of any answers my Grandma just shakes her head, saying something in her native language of German, “shosshes” me away and says “Someday when you are older I will tell you who all these people are…now go to the beach and get some sun and fresh air.”

There is no sense in saying anymore. My Grandma is very stubborn and if you go to far she gives you a look that makes you stop dead in your tracks. No sense going any further but I wish I was Nancy Drew because I would solve this mystery and write a book called The Mystery of the Photographs. But I’m not so I’m going to try and find clues like I was a newspaper reporter!

Who are these people?

What is there relationship to my family?

Where are they from?

Why does my Grandmother have this picture?

How did the button, scissors and ribbon get in my box of photos?

There is still time to join in...it is sooooo much fun to see all the different twists and turns that everyone is coming up with! 

I'm going to work on Challenge #5 and be caught up...have a great weekend!

Waiting Out Hurricane Sandy...UGGH!

Living off the NC Coast, close to the Outer Banks, NC and Virginia Beach, Va. we've been under the clouds, rain and winds of Hurricane Sandy. I know we have been fortunate because we haven't lost power and the rain, although a lot, came down in a steady clip so there is no flooding where I live. I haven't ventured out but I'm betting that the area close to the Pasquotank River which opens into the Albemarle Sound which leads to the barrier reef islands known as OBX probably is. We were definitely spared!

Uggh...this is going to be ugly!

Sat. am 10/27/2012

Sun. am 10/28/2012

I did get the opportunity to work on a journal page in between my marathon cleaning event.

Todays's weather is still rain and windy conditions but Sandy has moved up the coast. Sending good thoughts to all in the path of the storm...especially to my daughter Cait, who lives in Buffalo, NY,  who asked me...after I told her to be prepared..."should I buy more eggs & batteries?"

BE SAFE YA'ALL!!!

Tattered Angels & Gift Giving

Geesh...I thought that I would post more last week after having 3 weeks of LIFE CHAOS but it just didn't happen. You know the old saying...something about the best laid plans...lol! Today I want to share 3 projects created for Tattered Angels...fun, fast and fabulous gift giving ideas.

In my world today gifts have come down to either gift cards or money. Although this is the most personal but sometimes the most welcome. I hate using a store bought card to put these gifts in so I came up with an alternative method that can be so easily personalized for the recipient.

I have several boxes of mop tags, left over scraps of paper, left over embellishments…actually it’s my junk drawer that I keep just for this type of project!

I love the new sizes of manila tags that are available from Ranger and this project was created on the new #10 size {4-1/8” x 8-1/2”}. Using scraps from my scrap box of embossed 7 Dots paper, May Arts lace trim, quatrefoil shapes cut from Spellbinders Labels #24, Prima flowers, Tim Holtz Ideaology & 7Gypsies metal embellishments in no time I put together this rather lovely tag. To pull together all the different colors on my scrap pieces they all received a heavy misting of Tattered Angels Iridescent Gold Glimmer Mist.  On the back I glued a small manila envelope from Maya Roads that I’ve had for several years.

How about another tag created from your standard size manila shipping tag, left over papers and embellishments and a quote from Balzer Designs Stencil MINI-POPPIES misted with Tattered Angels Marmalade Glimmer Mist. Wrapping the tag with Canvas Corp twine gives it a finished look along with a gift envelope attached with Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive. Another quick and easy gift tag to present as a gift.

How about a simple frame made from a manila tag for favorite photo of the gift recipient. Using the NEW size #12 {5-1/8”x10-1/2”} manila shipping tags from Ranger Inkssentials and an Instagram photo {4”x4”} in no time you can put together a cute, inexpensive mini frame with your gift enclosed using one of the fabulous mini envelopes found in so many different paper lines. With left over Pink Paislee wood letters arrow misted with Tattered Angels Boogie Board Chalkboard, Mallard Glimmer Mist and an overcoat of Guilded Gold Glimmer Mist, some Helmar 450 Quick Dry Glue I have a gift ready to go! Because I used one of my Mop Tags {because I hate to waste any of the Tattered Angels goodness} I can’t give a color description but I did use a heavy misting of Tattered Angels Iridescent Gold Glimmer Mist as an over coating!

Thanks for stopping by!!! Hopefully I'll do better this week with posting ;)

Catch-up Post...

For 3 weeks I have been dealing with several personal family issues...sad ones but I'm back and hope that I have a few weeks to breathe....BREATHE!!!!

Here is a post that was shared on the Craft-E-Corner site for Think Pink Events. I was so honored that they showcased my project as Breast Cancer Awareness is very close to my heart {I have a sister who is an 11 year survivor}.

Here is the final round-up from the Virtual Gallery Walk created by the uber talented Liz Hicks...ARTISTIC INSPIRATION: THEN & NOW. Head on over to Liz's blog to see all the projects in one place.

Today I was highlighted on The Crafter's Workshop blog...thank you Jaime!

I want to also take this time to say thank you to Scraps of Darkness kit club for allowing me to be a quest designer for September. It's an awesome kit club. Today is the reveal for October so head on over to see what the kit looks like!!

So now I'm off to clean-up my studio...uggh! Thanks for stopping by ;)

Artistic Inspiration: Then and Now "Day 5"

Today is the last day of our Virtual Gallery Walk and you will be visiting Cheryl Waters and her beautiful art inspired by Klimt and a quick trip back to the talented Jamie Dougherty and her beautiful piece inspired by Bruce Gray!

If today is your 1st day of the Virtual Gallery Walk you can go back and see all the incredible art from all the participants below {including ME}.

     DAY 1:

Liz Hicks: www.blogerisms.blogspot.com

Jen Cushman: http://www.jencushman.com/

DAY 2:

Kathy Cano-Murillo: http://www.craftychica.com/

Tracy Weinzapfel: http://www.tracywburgos.typepad.com/

DAY 3:

Catherine Matthews-Scanlon: http://cmscanlon.blogspot.com/

Martha Richardson: http://themermaidscloset.blogspot.com/

DAY 4:

Camille McClelland: http://shesonehotmama.blogspot.com/

Jamie Dougherty- http://jaylynnscraps.blogspot.com/

DAY 5:

     Cheryl Waters- http://www.artsyfindings.com/

     Jamie Dougherty- http://jaylynnscraps.blogspot.com/

I'm going to do a final wrap up post showing the entire Gallery and at that time I will also post a complete supply list of what I used for my project. Today I'd like to share some sneak peeks of projects created for Tattered Angels Natural Elements collection.

Thanks for being a part of this Virtual Gallery Walk...I hope you enjoyed visiting all our blogs and allowing us to share where we get inspiration from. I will be out of town for the next week so I will not be posting until I return.

Artistic Inspiration: Then and Now "Day 4"

Hope you've been enjoying this Virtual Gallery Walk. Today's artists that will be sharing are:

Jamie Dougherty- http://jaylynnscraps.blogspot.com/

Camille McClelland: http://shesonehotmama.blogspot.com/

If you have missed the other artists here are the links :

DAY 1:

Liz Hicks: www.blogerisms.blogspot.com

Jen Cushman: http://jencushman.wordpress.com

DAY 2:

Kathy Cano-Murillo: http://www.craftychica.com/

Tracy Weinzapfel: http://www.tracywburgos.typepad.com/

DAY 3:

Catherine Scanlon: http://cmscanlon.blogspot.com

Martha Richardson: http://themermaidscloset.blogspot.com

Thanks for stopping by...make sure you head over to Jamie's & 

Camille's blog to see what they have created!