FiNISHED!

It took me awhile to get this canvas finished but, VOILA!! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Godspeed

Creative Canvas

A few months back I won this class from Miss Arts Paper Crafting. I have been itching to work on it but something always came up - LIFE! So, last night I decided I had waited long enough!

I've been trying to use up my scrap supplies since the beginning of the year and, had some Echo Park Sweet Summertime, Kaiser Kraft Love Notes, a misc. sheet of "clouds", paints and a 12x12 canvas and got busy!

I know I still have tons to learn and NEED to realize that perfection is not necessary in the world of mixed media!! Once I get that idea burned into my head, I'll actually be a bit more relaxed with the process. In the meantime, I need more masking tools, some gel medium, smaller canvas, and REALLY cool looking larger stamps!

TFL - Godspeed

time to chill....

Taking the Kidding Around 2 at Big Picture Scrapbook has been lots of fun, but today Makayla and I ventured off into our own little painting world. We're using the larger purple SMASH Book with the "maps pages" as our back drop.

I thought this quote would be an appropriate one for her and as I created the left side, she did the right. One day soon, I will put that quote to canvas, but for now its tucked away safely in her book. ;-) She hasn't decided if she wants to do more to her's, but I think at 7 yrs. of age, she did AWESOME work!!

TFL - Godspeed

Insanely BUSY this month!!

Where has the month gone? Summer's in full swing, spending loads of time with family, participating in the Kidding Around 2 class at BPS with my oldest grandbaby, working extra hours when I get the chance, and although I haven't done as much as I'd hoped, I did manage to find some time to scrap just no time to blog it. ;-)

As I've mentioned in previous posts, I've been on hiatus from purchasing new supplies to use up my stash. I have found lots of cute stuff that I've stashed away! Here are a few scraps from Jenni Bowlin and misc. papers. In one of her Kidding Around 2 classes, Makayla was to create a game. It was lots of fun, and although we took a few turns to fine tune it, she know enjoys playing it now with her little friends!

And in this second one is October Afternoon's Fly A Kit, which I adored when I first got it and love even more now! (Sketch from ZZ's Summer Sketch Club)

This MLYB was just waiting to be used up and these photos were perfect!

And we've all had those kits that we receive in our kit clubs that just don't quite fit anything we have. It took awhile but finally came up with a solution for these Crate Paper Toy Box papers. However, the rest of them went back in the stash and the chipboard pieces found a good home that includes twin boys!

Here is another Crate Paper collection that I couldn't bear to part with but took some time to find the right photos. I grabbed a little bit of this and a little bit of that from my embellie stash and with the aid of stitching from my new sewing machine, came up with this one. LOVE the way it turned out!

I can't believe I held onto this Bo Bunny sheet for so long, but decided to cut it up and make a card. I love the whimsey look and feel and it will make a great notecard for my Mom to receive!

And then you have photos that just don't match up to anything you have, so I mixed my own inks to the desired colors, sprayed it on bubble wrap, and VIOLA! I need to do this more often!!

So there you have it, my creations so far for July! Not sure how much more I'll get finished with everything going on, but thanks for stopping by and toddles till later!

Godspeed