SO Excited!!!!!!!!!!

I just finished this canvas....I had a book club meeting at my house last Wednesday nite...some of my FAVORITE ladies in the world came over to play with me....(oh! SO MUCH FUNFuN fUn!!!)

Anyway, I was the host so I thought we would do some altered canvases...It was a blast....we painted, stamped, sewed....glittered...we did it all, it was AMAZING!

I got a little caught up in the painting and stamping of my background, I hadnt really planned what I was doing...I just knew I wanted something for my studio wall, and i wanted it to be about me...(I dont seem to do a lot of that...)

So for the past 2 days..on and off...Kade(my youngest) and I have been creating together...so I dragged out a BOATLOAD of scrappy goodness and I think i came up with something pretty good......I like it, I guess thats all that REALLY matters....

so without further adue...(I am guessing thats how its spelled...)

Its called " I'm not a princess" (that is a truism, for sure!) I layered, stamped,(yeah, I layered those too) I think i broke out EVERY bin of embelli's i own.....no not really...it just felt like it...but it feels good to use up some of the stuff i have...I took the picture, myself, just screwing around with my camera after i got it back from repair....i was out in the yard on my swing...I can only imagine what my neighbors thought, but WHOS LAUGHING NOW? HA! HA! I doodled....of course....my fave...and used my junk...woo!whoo!

Have a good sunday! I hope you like what you see.....

It's the weekend..

I thought I would show you a few things I have been working on...if you didn't know I am working on writing a book...yeah, can you believe it?

I have been coming up with so many freakin' ideas....

Here are a few things i have been working on lately....

this is a page that I did about Kade....I love the picture....he is really a cool kid....

Here is one of Bran, I thought the quote fit him perfectly....he is such a kind soul. I doodles the border around the picture, around the edges, and the words...the picture was taken at the race this year....such an awesome kid, he has grown up so fast.

one last thing, a book I constructed...its kinda cool, i guess....

I sewed the buttons directly onto the cardboard...

Here is the cover...........

Here is the binding, I sewed buttons to both sides of the binding and tied ribbon around the buttons that lined up...I think it turned out pretty...I really like ribbon, BUT coupled with corrugated cardboard....it is the best thing since sliced bread...I mean, who would have thought to put ribbon with cardboard that i got from a pallet at Cotco?

As soon as I get the pages done, I will post them...

Hope you like my projects.

Something new....

I was thinking and I didnt post a picture of the journaling i did on my page for gutter girlz....you guys have to check that site out.



The site is definitely up my alley....they use things that are not usually meant for scrapbooking, and when you see it on a page you think....WhY In The HeLL dIDnT I ThINk oF THaT?



I just thought i would put up a quick message and show you my journaling...its kinda cool, I guess...in a dorky kinda way...my husband was like...DamN JeN! i thought scrapbooking was all about happy things....well...no...HELL NO! this is like therapy...very cheap very fun therapy...it felt good to put this moment to paper and use it in my life art....



so here it is

I like how the G in "GOD" overlaps and partially disappears when the journaling flap opens...

I hand doodled the border and the journaling is hand written and cut and pasted...I like it, it still has legibility....SO there IT is....hope you like...

catch ya later....and check out what it is like to be in the gutter

Check this out!

I have been surfing the web lately, with all this free time on my hands, i have been looking for some inspiration.....well, since my computer crashed about a month ago, i lost all of my bookmarks....(shame on me, I need to upload those all to delicious, i know, i know!!!!)



ANYWAY! I found this this kick ass site...actually, I should say, KICK ASS site...it's call Gutter Girlz....Can you say OH-MY-GOD? These chicks are freaking awesome, I must say....



okay, so they are doing an open call for their Design Team....they rock so much...



I did the challenge and I am going to submit my work for concideration...it would be so great. It looks like an amazing place to get inspiration. I bookmarked it and i am definately adding it to my blogroll....FOR SURE!



I have 14.....count them....14 days of school left...so it is definitely where i am going to be spending my mornings this summer, while the house is quiet....I can't wait...I am shivering with anticipation....woo!



okay, so the prompt was to use the song Rock Bottom by Eminem, the quote to use was It's not all roses. and Use of Perfume.



So heres my submission.....

I used corrugated cardboard to quill the tiny roses...Man! I love LOVE love corrugated cardboard...it is the best...not to mention the cheapest...and I love the look of it...let me know what you think ...I would love to hear any suggestions or comments....

toot-a-lue till later.

my first blog entry.....

This is my first blog entry on my new altered art blog. I am going to post pictures of art I am working on and give directions to how certain peices were done, especially when I have learned a new technique that is especially YUMMY!

I can wait to get started...so stay tuned, I will updated this evening with my first round of pics and a cool technique or two...