whaaaaaat! how hot is it????????

it's hot! 
the good thing about it - well there is more than one, but I have been staying inside during the day  and getting classes ready for a September visit to Michigan.
Watch for news on those soon.

notice the time and the temperature.  pay no attention to the humidity.  the machine doesn't show anything below 19.  According to the weather reports, the humidity is 9%!
Staying hydrated is a must!!  and that takes a lot of water.

We should get a break tomorrow, after all it is now Monsoon season so let the rains begin (40% chance tomorrow!!).

margie

news

Hello out there!!

It's been pretty quiet here for a while.  I really don't have too much to report.........cards.......

notice the striped background
painted with distress stains
dried then stamped with archival
torn right edge, twine, added message
stenciled background base



started with same striped background
cut out and stenciled over with wildflowers
stenciled background base
same verse, lace, twine

visitors on the fairway and tee box
there were about 12 on this visit

the rattler I ran by!
luckily it was dead!

great, quick meal, just add some sauted, seasoned chicken
these pizza crusts are delicious
the sauce is in the spaghetti isle
inspired by my daughter!

a few projects i have been working on for
classes this September at Scrappy Chic
hope to see you there!
more info will be coming!



and some fun, easy watercoloring using the
Prima Water color pads.

 

 

Stay cool!

margie

 

 







daydreaming.....

Nothing gets your pulse beating faster or snaps you back to reality while running than the sight of a rattlesnake less than 2 feet away from your foot!

 

Makes you jump pretty darn high, too!!!!

 

I am okay........

back!

sometimes I just want to be quick about it and create/clean up in very little time.  that's what I did today.
one layer cards using stamps, archival ink, distress ink, watercolor brush and masks.

  

I did purchase a new set of stamps while on my journey during the past two weeks.  I have wanted it for a while and when I saw it, I decided not to wait any longer.......

I really liked the circles and butterflies.  The rest of the stamps were an added bonus:  great words and the butterfly angel will be fun to use.  Prima/Finnabair #962005:  Don't Forget to Fly

And, I played in my new Art Journal, too.........photo heavy..........

 

yeah, I really like drawing little kids.  There can be a very simplistic design with them.  Color gets added after a few days of design.  And the last two will be landscapes.

My method is pretty simple, when I find something I like, I draw it in my journal - copy it from the original artist.  Then I work to create my own style.  

And here is one of my best landscape photos - snow in the Rockies........

thanks for returning.

margie

repeats just in case you missed them

Tim Holtz On-line classes:  Creative Chemistry 101 and 102 are being repeated this summer in case you missed them the first time around.  And then you will be ready for Creative Chemistry 103, debuting later this summer (August).

You will learn several techniques and ways to incorporate them into your projects.  Inks, embossing, paints, stencils, stains, sprays, the list goes on and on will be used in ways you never would have thought about.

Great classes for a great price!

You won't be disappointed!

Back next week!
margie

Civil War Remembrance

1st Sargent Donovan, along with fellow soldier, JJ will once again be drilling the young soldiers this weekend at Greenfield Village's Civil War Remembrance.
Check them out on the WXYZ website.  And if you go, you may see his proud mom and sister!

random stuff on a friday morning

a new reason to buy cabinet cards.........

I turned this one into a watercolor journal.  The names are written on the back and I wanted to be able to see them so it took me a long time to decide what to do.  I had windows and hinges and binding materials, eyelets and papers, chipboard all out when it hit me to go simple.......

cut a chipboard piece the same size for the back, cover it with some TH wildflower paper, cut the inside papers down to fit, punch the holes with a cropodile, and bind with rings.

I also gave the entire cabinet card and back a complete coat of Glue and Seal to protect everything.

It's ready to use....... over and over again, thanks to the rings.  

this is the inside back -  but it could also be a front cover.

A little plug......

Sketches 2016 is one of the best deals around.

$8 gets you the following:

4 card sketches

a minimum of 6 card designs each month using the sketches along with GR 45 Children's Hour line

a minimum of 3 more scrap cards using the sketches and just that-scrap papers

ideas incorporating stamps, paper,dies/punches, techniques and more

full color samples, directions 

Available month by month - pick what you want, and they are all mail-able!!

The bag contains the GR 45 cards.  The bundles are the Scrap cards using the sketches.  They are being donated to a Silent Auction for DNOM (Disability Network-Oakland/Macomb Counties).

Here are the July samples of the GR 45 cards

You can scroll down to see other month samples.

And onto other things........

delicious (and free) sample at the weekly farmers' market nearby

just one of the many Artist Studios we visited last week
this was probably our favorite
can't wait to check it out at night - all the neon is lit up!

a recent purchase
wall art
yes it is on the floor right now so you can see the size
and yes, it is an old school pull down map
3-d relief and made of rubber

that's it for now.....I gotta pack.......I will be gone for a few weeks.......

thanks for stopping by.

margie

hello there!

I'm finishing up some projects and will post very soon.

funny story.........it's a small world.......
went on Artist open studio tour this weekend:  just that - many artists open their studios, talk, share and hope you purchase.....
heard "Michigan" from a couple and asked why.....from there - Northville area..
 paraphrasing...oh, my wife worked there, do you know of Stampeddler
  yes they answered
  we're from Farmington
next came......my 1st wife taught in Farmington for many years.....
oh, what is her name?

OMG,  I worked with her for 25 years!!  We continued to share stories and names......

I will be gone for a few weeks and not be posting anything after Friday.  Check back in June......

Keep an eye out and an ear open......you never know who you may see.....

margie

Oh, the Studio Tour was amazing and the artists are, well.......artists....of every kind.

national scrapbook day finals

Warning!!!  Lots of photos!!

 

 

products used, along with watercolor paints

 

water colored with a few splatters

index cards cut to fit between covers
rounded corners, too

it is a cinch with the Cinch!!

you can download/print this, too
check out Graphics Fairy
you will have to scroll down to find it

inked, folded and made into a little book
I added the lace to "fix" the uneveness due to paper thickness and folding
stamped verses in the blank spots

die cut wild flowers
colored
attached
added verse and ribbon
And some Bleached cards started

close up!

I'm in an ATC swap
theme:  May I have this dance
this is the start of my cards
shoes stamped and masked
music stamped over mask
"records" punched and ready to attach to card
still thinking of words and embellishments



snacks along the way! 

thanks for stopping by this weekend. 

margie

one thing led to another

after signing off on Saturday, one thing led to another and I needed to get to an ending spot before posting some finished projects for National Scrapbook Day.

So..........as soon as things are complete (and they will be today), they will be posted here!

What to look forward to?
How about some little watercolored notebooks - hint:  it's a cinch with the Cinch - and Prima!
Bleach and some old stamps
Watercolored Wildflowers.......

and maybe an ATC.

the paperbag book will take a little longer but the hard work is done:  deciding on the papers.

Really, check back tonight for pics!
margie