Farm Boy

All digital scrapbook page.This is a picture of my husband as he goes about his chores on our hobby farm. We have about 20 sheep that he cares for. There is a mixture of ewes, lambs, and one ram. I'll have to create a page with pictures of my sheep someday. I did all kinds of texturing with the picture and the page using adjustments. I like how the stitching came out using drop shadows and embossing. It really looks like thread on the page! 

I used digital items from Pixel Scrapper designers:

Elif Sahin, Sheila Reid, Alexis design studio, and J Kneipp

I want to add this to the following challenges:
Brown Sugar Challenge Blog #221-Anything Goes
Crafting-With-Friends challenge 30-Anything Goes
Crafty Catz - challenge #343, Anything Goes with a twist
Jo's Scrap Shack-challenge, #161 Anything Goes
Simply Papercraft-challenge 39; Always Anything Goes

Simple Joy

Oh, how I love that smile! My youngest grandson is so adorable. He is two+ and learning so many things. It is fun to watch and interact with him.

Entered in challenge: 
CraftYourPassionChallenge #334-
Always Anything Goes
Scrapping4FunChallenges #76

Play-a digital scrapbook page

I've been working on digital scrapbook pages lately and I made this one highlighting my son and my two grandchildren. They look like they are having a lot of fun just being together. I love it! Isn't it wonderful when your family is getting along and having fun vs fighting? 

I used some scrapbooking supplies from Scrapbook Graphics artists: 

Flergs- Smile Laugh Play and 

Tangie-Confabulations; Journal Anthology9; and quidoodles

Entering this in Craft your Passion challenge 334 Always Anything Goes
Scrapping 4 fun challenges #76 Anything Goes
Not Just Cards Challenge #37 October Challenge

Scanner fixed and a Face!

I know it doesn't look like much but it is just a face. I did not draw the shape of the head but it is implied. What do you think? I need to work some more on mouth's and eyes for sure. It's a start though. 

Technical Difficulties

Well, I haven't been able to upload any pictures yet because of technical difficulties. I will keep working on my faces but I probably won't be able to post them for awhile. If anyone is checking these posts please come back later in the month. I hope to have some faces by then. Thanks.

29 Faces in September 2016

                             

Going to try to do this challenge in September. You try to draw, paint, sketch or create a face however you want. I am going to try all kinds of art materials to make my faces. For instance: pencil, watercolors, acrylic paint, and whatever else I have in my supply cabinet. I'll be posting my art work on my "Getting Messy with Art" blog.
http://dirtyfingersbysharinelson.blogspot.com/
Stop by and see what I post. 

New Canvas-You Are Loved

So, I am getting back into art. I was inspired to make this for a friend of mine going through a struggle with cancer. I just wanted to remind her that she will always be loved. This is done on a 6"x12" canvas with acrylics and paper. I was inspired by the Art Journal Emporium by Tangie Baxter. You can search for the Art Journal Emporium on-line, and you'll find many interesting things. Thanks for looking!

March block of the month

Here is my March block. The fabrics look so much better in real time. They have some shiny gold patterns going through them. This one was a lot of work, mainly because I put the center block together twice; once I did it the wrong way, and then I took it apart and did it the right way. I prefer doing it the right way! 

I can't wait to finish my April block. It has a pretty pattern too. 

Thanks for looking!

I'm Back and Something new

Okay, I have something for you to see...finally. I have been working on stuff-not my crafts or art, but family stuff. Needless to say, it hasn't been as fun as working on my projects. So, here are a couple of pictures of the quilt top I am working on. It is part of the block of the month club from Crafts Direct in St. Cloud, MN. They have a pretty big store and it is one of my favorite places to visit!

This first one is the January quilt block. It 12 1/2" square. When I was editing the picture I forgot to keep the proportions equal. So, just imagine it is square, thanks!

The second block-above-is, you guessed it!-February. I didn't like it when I saw the pattern, but after I put it together it kinda made it's way into my heart. The fabrics are so beautiful in "real life." That dark purple really sticks out doesn't it?  This is a lot of piecing but I am only working on one block per month so it goes pretty good. I need to get my March block done still. I'll post it in a couple of weeks. 

Thanks for looking! I'd appreciate any comments.

A Snowflake Christmas card

I made this simple Christmas card for the Stamping Royalty challenge #205. The challenge is to make a card with Snowflakes. I made it simple and only used one. It didn't come out the way I envisioned it, but it will do. I am going to have to tweek it a little more but I am not feeling well so it will have to wait. Merry Christmas everyone! 

One of my Christmas Cards

I made a card for the Case this Sketch challenge, #52. Here is a picture of the sketch below:

I used Stampin' Up!'s new Festive Flurry die and some silver glimmer paper to make the snowflake. I also used the new Photopolymer Christmas stamp set:  Endless Wishes 

It is a very cute set! It has a lot of sentiments and some snowflakes. You can find it at Stampin' Up!.com

I'm also entering this in the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Blog-Anything Goes

Stamping Royalty-Anything Goes

Fall Goodie Treat Bags

Hi all, I am still here! I've been exploring classes and trying to thoroughly clean my house, and other stuff, so I haven't been doing many projects. I did order this kit from Stampin'Up! though. I filled some cellophane bags with treats for the kids at church. The kit is Simply Created from SU in their holiday catalog. You can order them until January 4, I think. I am not a demonstrator but I work for one. Her name is Dawn Olchefske and she has a blog called DoStamping with Dawn. If you visit her blog tell her I sent ya, thanks!

The packages are really simple to put together and the kit is not expensive. I think it is only $9.95 but the stamp set is extra. (only around 10 bucks too) You could easily just write something on the tags too.

Well, that is my post. I hope you come back again. Thanks! Have a Happy Fall season. (I have a ton of leaves to rake!)

Spring Colors

Hi everyone! Back with another birthday card. This one is primarily for the Color Throwdown challenge #257

I love the colors of this one and just had to join in. I made a pretty simple card this time. I used a background stamp and multi-colored it. I then embossed it to give it a shiny appearance and hopefully make the colors more intense. I used a simple birthday banner and topped it off with a button. 

Thanks for visiting and come again!

This is my original card-I took the picture without flash (below). I added the pink background to it, (above)  after thinking that it needed more support to stand up and for strength. The white card stock isn't that sturdy.  I could have added any of the colors that I used in the medallion to give it whatever feel I wanted. I think green would have made it a little more masculine.   

I am also posting this on the Make It Monday blog challenge #156-Anything Goes

Paper Players Challenge and a Color Challenge

I had so much fun making this card. I really like how it turned out. It is a little -LOT-different for me, but I like it. It is so much fun to explore and create-don't you think? 

I made this card for the Paper Players Challenge #160:

And I also combined it with the challenge on the color Q blog:

The colors are so pretty I just had to try to make something with them!

So, what do you think? The colors aren't exact but I think that is okay. It's what I had to work with. 

I used Stampin' Up!s Patterned Occasions stamp set. I think it was one of last year's Sale-a-bration sets. 

I also used some off white burlap under the striped ribbon. 

Thanks for visiting!

I am also entering this in the following challenges:

Make It Monday #155-Anything Goes

Challenges 4 Everyone # 27-Anything Goes

Happy Birthday! Card

I think I am finally back to making cards and projects now that summer is slowly moving into fall. This summer has been busy!

I have made a card for a couple of challenges this time. The first challenge is the Seize the Birthday challenge:

and the second challenge is for  Freshly Made Sketches #100.         

I used Stampin' Up!s  stamp sets:  Flower Shop and Timeless Talk

I also want to enter my card in the following challenges:

Make It Monday #155- Anything Goes

Challenges 4 Everybody #27-Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting and I hope you take a minute to leave a comment. Comments help me to improve and then I get to visit your blog too!