Old paintings

Found two photos of paintings I did in high school...can't remember where the heck the actual paintings went (probably painted over) but at least I have some photos from an art show back then to remember them by.
For a prairie girl, I sure did love doing mountain scenes! I look at these with mixed feelings; critical of those terrible trees, but happy with the mountains and clouds....and I had no idea of focal points or balance. Oh well, it's kinda cool to re-visit these again, nearly 30 years later!

New Layout and 2Peas Challenge

Finished up a simple layout of Casey my "lapdog" on the weekend...My LSS has beautiful Basic Grey paper, so it really doesn't need a lot of embellishments. I machine-sewed another sheet of Basic Grey onto the background to mat the photo of Casey on my lap outside on our deck. The title is hand-cut from computer fonts, with the "O" mimiking a dog collar with a small silver charm with Casey's name on it, held on by wire. The vellum journalling block is held on with yellow flower eyelets and stamped with one of my new Creative Memories clear foam stamps and yellow acrylic paint.

Today's challenge at 2Peas is "what would be on your scrapbooking wish list if cost were not an issue?"


I would have to say either a tall wire paper rack like the LSS has, or a larger room to spread out in. My room is so small ( take a peek here), I have to keep it efficient and cleaned up, or else the cats will play with my stuff!

Libra Layout

I have always wanted to do a layout about my zodiac sign. I may not follow my horoscope daily, but I do enjoy reading it at times. I chose a picture of me at 18, typed out some of Libra's traits on vellum and placed them on a sunburst-style design. The scales were printed on cardstock, adhered with foam dots and I added wire to the image as well. Easy and lots of fun to do this one!

2Peas Tuesday Blogger Challenge

What is on your summer reading list???

Well, I just picked up some more books to read this summer...I finished "Angels and Demons" a few days ago, and liked it just as much as "DaVinci Code". Taking a break from Dan Brown, I have started "The Devil Wears Prada". With all the buzz about the movie, I really wanted to read this before I went to the theatre. I also picked up another Dan Brown book "Deception Point" to read later in the summer, and daughter has recently gotten a few "Gossip Girls" books and Sophie Kinsella's "Can You Keep a Secret", so I may delve into those as well for some lighthearted reading on the deck.

Cat painting

Last week I found some really cute cat figurines at my work's gift shop that I thought would look great on my desk.
The first one I got was a sculpture of three cats, with a dark brown/black finish. It was the only one of that color; but I also liked two others that complimented it, one with two cats and another with a single cat...all the same style, but in a light tan shade. Since they didn't match, I took them home and painted the smaller sets to match the larger triple cat pose...I started with a base of black acrylic ceramic paint and dry-brushed a brown / rust shade over that to bring out the features. I'm pretty happy about getting a fairly matched set now, but the funniest thing about painting the cats was Dakotah's assistance... a black cat helping me paint black cats!