A Do Over. Before and After

Hi Everyone!

One thing you don't know about me.

I repaint finished paintings.

Yes I do.

When I don't like a painting once I finished it, I usually put it aside and leave for a while.

This painting I completed in October 2014.

I don't like it.

I didn't like all the blue. 

At the time, I didn't know what to do next.

Well, I could have just painted the whole thing white but decided to just wait.

To change it, I added some light blue, white and black.

The changes made all the texture pop.

I love it.

Stayed tuned for me Do Overs!

I've been changing many paintings.

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ARTSISTA'S RETREAT OCT 2015 - PART 1

Hi Everyone.

I'm a little behind on posts.

I'm still trying to unpack from my last art retreat.

 

 

 

 

 

We all got together again to laugh, cry, create art, eat, laugh, cry, eat, create art.

I was also shown the art of going to tag sales and antique shops.

Not all antiques are old!

 

We had an amazing time.

+Pam Wildeboer  and Sherie +Sherie Eddy rented a house in Michigan on the lake.

It was beautiful.

Tons of room for all our supplies.

 

Today I only have pictures from my cell phone.

I took 295 pictures with my camera.

I'm still going through them.

 

+Pam Wildeboer brought a selfie stick.

I've never used one but it worked out great since my arms are so short.

I can never get everyone in the picture.

 

These were taken at the lake.

 

With Pam

 

 

With +JackieP Neal 

 

With Sherie and photo bombed by Jackie!

Love this picture...so funny.

 

Pam and Sherie taught us how to make dolls.

I didn't think I would like it but it was so much fun.

I think I may be making a few tiny robots next.

Here is my doll.

I will have pictures of everyone's dolls in my next post.

 

Front:

 

 

Back

She did have a spider hanging in the back but it fell off.

Both sides and back of her head I used the Spider stencil (TCW) and black modeling paste to add more details to her head.

 

 

I brought Yupo, India inks, high flow acrylics, and The Crafter's Workshop stencils and showed the girls how to use it.

That was another surprise.

I didn't think they would like it. They loved it.

Again, more pictures in my next post.

 

Here are three paintings I finished at the retreat.

Each one I used a couple of The Crafter's Workshop stencils.

 

 

 

The best part of these Artsistas' weekends is that we have so much fun and get to create amazing art.

We feed off each other and end up with lists of what we want to buy and create next.

Can't wait until the next one!

I've grown to really love my Artsistas!

They are truly a blessing.

 

More to post soon!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCRAPTOBERFEST 2015 - Celebrates 10 Years!

Scraptoberfest 2015

Celebrates 10 Years!!!!

My cousin, Leah, started this event 10 years ago.

I don't think she ever thought it would be this successful.

Scraptoberfest is a breast cancer event to raise money for immediate needs for those with breast cancer such as wigs, prosthesis, etc.  No money go towards research it goes directly to those brave fighters of this awful disease.

This event is a 12 hour scrapbooking event.

Many participants have been coming to the event for all 10 years which is amazing.

Breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner are served.

Lots of raffle prizes.

I even put in four piece of my art in the raffle (scary).

The best part is everything from food, raffle prizes, t-shirts, etc., is donated. 

100% - no out of pocket for anything.

Amazing!!!!

I thought I would share some pictures from the event.

Thank you Leah for some of the pictures!

Here is the room all ready for the next day.

All the raffle prizes. We had over a 100 raffle prices all donated.

Plus door prizes for everyone.

Everyone scrapping away.

Everyone received a pack of assorted scrapbooking papers, pencil and the information about the day.

Judy and Jaime from the Great American Stamp Store.

The set up crew!

I thought I was smiling!

My table crew (Miriam Bull, Me, Brenda Hector (sister).

The volunteers received these really cool t-shirts which were different from everyone else.

It was easier for everyone to spot us.

All the participants want these next year.

We also had Anna Zap and her daughters visit us.

She's from Star 99.9 radio station.

She's a big deal in my neck of the woods. 

Here are my pieces of art I put in for the raffle.

Judy was so excited to win this.

Judy's store was the only store around that I can buy rubber stamps.

I've been buying from Judy for over 20 years!

My sister, Brenda, won this one.

I also made cards to match.

This was one was in the raffle too. 

I had it framed.

Here is Leah and Rose getting ready to raffle my last painting.

Our cancer survivors.

Celebrations all around!

Can't celebrate without a cake!

Every year I buy a seat so I can make cards not scrapbook pages.

This year I did do some running around here and there.

12 hours - 3 hours volunteer duties

9 hours left.

All I created were these two cards.

I talk too much.

This one took time to complete.

The little witch is my great great niece, Zoey.

I had to print her picture out twice.

One to give her a shade of green and the other to create her witch's outfit.

It was an amazing day.

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Happy Boothday!

HAPPY BOOTHDAY KAYLYN!

She's 27.

She's smart, funny, happy, beautiful, brave, honest.

She works so hard for everything she has and for everything she wants out of life.

A mother can't ask for anything more.

 

Happy Halloween too!

 

Here is my last card.

I actually mailed out Halloween cards to a few nieces and nephews.

I've never mailed out Halloween cards.

I have tons!!!



This is how I started.

I had already stamped the Raven Skull stamp from Stampendous twice on deli paper

I use soft gel medium to attach the image on the dictionary paper and on the cardstock.

I used the deli paper to add more support for the image.

Sometimes old dictionary paper is fragile.

Colored the stamped image on the dictionary paper.

Cut it out and used pop dots to attach it on top of the image on the cardstock.

I then added Halloween Remnant Rubs - Curiosities from Tim Holtz Idea-ology Collection.

The white border with the holes is tape from the hardware store.

I don't remember what it's used for.

Go to the hardware store so many tapes to choose from.

That's it for Halloween.

I hope you like that card.

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HAPPY BOOTHDAY KAYLYN.

I HOPE YOU HAVE AN AMAZING DAY!!!

 

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She Sees Many Things

Hello Everyone.

I created a new canvas and it's not Halloween themed.

I know weird!

I started the canvas by a layer of gesso and then added the Elegant Motif stencil in black and silver.

I added white paint and and some bead gel to tone it down.

Here is where more texture was added.

I mixed modeling paste, bead gel and silver paint together and put it through the Elegant Motif stencil.  When it was dry I added some black paint, pearls and beads.

I added the large face stamp, which was stamped on deli paper, and the frame.

It was the perfect addition.

That's it for now.

Thanks so much for stopping by!