Help [ME] Ronda

Reveal Night

Right now at Cocoa Daisy

come & join us for some fun activities & prizes

and see the beautiful February Kit

here are some of my sneaks...

Fancy meeting you

I am home from CHA and must admit i am tired.

I love looking at all the new product.

I love love love looking at how the booths are decorated. 

I love seeing all the creative work by some very talented artist.

but most of all, i love being with friends, making new ones, and chatting with all these crafty people

heaven

now to sleep

for about a week

but before i do, some Rusted Sun Fancy Pants creations

and i will post some pictures of great new product soon

  

Summertime 2009... a recap

 

Reflected.... so happy the kids love the beach like i do

Pool Party Invitation & Decor.  I so want to hang these paper lanterns off of some lights.

Booth Magic

Tricia & I met up with these two crazy gals for dinner the first night.  What a blast.  I love it when laughter is abound. This show is so different from the feel from the Orlando Summer 2009 CHA.  Lots more booths, lots more energies, and some really great releases.  I just want to create right now.

I thought i would show you some peeks into some booths at CHA.  

The theme for decorating booths this year is dressmaker dolls. They are in abundance in lots & lots of booths.  We have been women on a mission for the first day.  Now we will get to wander a little bit more and really focus in on things we like.

I will post pictures of the fabulous goods soon.

Love Always

Inspire Me 2010, week 4

 

Week 4: Beautiful _________

Inspiration: Colour Lovers.  If you haven't noticed, i love colors.  Sometimes i end up gravitating to the colors i love over & over again.  I bet you do to.  So why not try Colour Lovers for a new combo?  My favorite place to go on the site is the palattes.  i could get lost diggin into the all the beautiful combinations.   And don't even get me started on the lovely names. 

My supplies include paints, paper towel, a toothbrush, and some leftovers.  Call me crazy but sometimes i am just too lazy to grab a brush so i paint with my finger.  I like to get messy.  Let this layer dry.

Add a second color.  Grab a paper towel or cloth (i like the texture i get with the paper towel) and dab some of it off. 

Add a couple more drops of colors.  Next grab a piece of leftover cardstock and scrape the paint towards you.

Scrap a little or a lot.  it is up to you.  You can also use the side of the cardstock to scratch grooves into the paint.   Try not to over blend.  The beauty of this technique is seeing the smears of colors.

Next grab that same paper towel and dab the next layer of paint. Here i am adding in a bit of white.  Don't get rid of that paper towel.  Instead lay it out straight and let it dry.  We will use it again soon. 

Add a few drops of another color.  Drag a toothbrush through it to add some more textures.  PLAY PLAY PLAY.

Now you can have fun playing on that cool background.  Here i added a stamp, some stitches, and a few bits & pieces of leftover items.  this card reminds me to see the beauty in the mess.  Here are some more beautiful messes laying around my craftroom.

the week gone by

it has been a crazy week as predicted

of course if i am doing the predicting & the action, is it true foresight or just plain ole follow through?

i am packing for California, Anaheim to be exact for Winter CHA

i can't wait to see my friends (like her, her, her, her, her, & many others..sigh), to laugh, to sight see, and to just relax

i will hopefully posting some updates & pictures from there

and later today the Week Four inspire me post will be up

in the meantime, above is my Paper Blooms creation using one of Four new releases from Fancy Pants, Road Show.  It is so beautiful.  Go see the rest of the Design Teams creations HERE.

so little to do

so much time

strike that, reverse it

yep it's a busy time of year

Winter CHA just around the corner & I have much to do

and i have no time for this cold

that has sneaked up on me

extra vitamin c, & hot tea are in my arsenal 

plus adhesive & some awesome new Fancy Pants Designs

i will show you what i have been up to soon

until then, love...

Memory Makers Brand New Call

Memory Makers Books: Call for Layouts!

Memory Makers Books is currently looking for layouts, which will be published in an upcoming idea book, tentatively titled The Big Book of Scrapbook Ideas.

This new Memory Makers gallery book will showcase fantastic layout ideas on all kinds of themes like family, holidays, special events, vacations and more. The new book will feature more than 500 layouts, so we’re looking for a variety of pages, highlighting all sort of styles, skill levels, colors, products, photos and techniques.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Please submit your layouts on the following themes:

• Family time and special family/friend relationships

• Babies, kids and pets

• Hobbies and careers

• Hopes and dreams, faith, and other personal themes

• Holidays and special occasions

• Vacations

• Sports and other fun activities

We accept layouts in any of the following sizes and formats:

• 12 x 12 single and double

• 8.5 x 11 single and double

• Traditional, hybrid and digital

We are especially interested in pages that have multiple photos.

The payment for publication of your artwork is a free copy of the book.

Instructions for Submission

Deadline for submissions: March 15, 2010

• Send .jpgs no larger than 300K to mmsubmissions@fwmedia.com March 15, 2010. (You can take a digital picture of your layout(s) or scan the layout, and e-mail it to us as jpeg.)

• Include your name, address and e-mail address with your submissions. Submissions without this information will not be accepted.

• Submissions must be never-before-seen, never posted in an online gallery and never published

• Submissions are limited to 10 per person

• If your page(s) is chosen, you will be notified via e-mail by March 30, 2010 with further instructions (including how to mail in original artwork).

Questions about submission guidelines can be sent to: mmsubmissions@fwmedia.com.

feel it...

 

I really do feel it.  This year is so different.  I know it just one number difference in the year.  It really is just a day that is different... but i feel it.  So maybe it is all about perspective.  I have to say twenty-10 looks so good to me.  I have worked really hard last year to be in a better place.  I will continue working towards goodness but it doesn't feel as forces.  I am just BEing me.  Adding in new things.  Stretching.  Pushing.  Challenging.  but just BEing me.  and it feels good.

The goods.  Kenner Road January Kit plus a fabulous vintage calendar stamp from Purple Onion Designs.  Stamped it three times on the background then misted over it.  Love Mist.  Popped up some of the pennants and let the ribbon meander.  Its how i feel, meandering through life with a smile.  and maybe some tea.

it's a LOVE story.

I'm Learning

I was angry with the kids yesterday.  I felt like they weren't respectful.  I felt like they were taking advantage of me because of course mom will always do it.  I don't pretend to be a saintly parent.  Sometimes i make mistakes, more than i care to admit.  And yesterday was one of those days.  I got crabby.  I blew up at them because they weren't helping.  I had it in my head what they should do & they weren't meeting those expectations.  But the truth of the matter is, i never clearly communicated those expectations to them.  And i let my anger get the best of me.  While the kids do have their moments as well, i need to be better at communication.  i am still learning as a parent. 

Inspire Me 2010, week 2

I truly mean this to be easy to follow.  You can do as little or as much as you like... meaning you may just do these little prompts or the techniques or both.  The prompts will be mostly open ended & up for your own interpretation.  There is no right or wrong.  Don't stress over it.  Play and have fun.  And always feel free to ask questions.

 

Week 2: Happiness is _________

Inspiration: Secret Sundays & Seth

Seth is a mix media artist who is always willing to share not only his amazing art but other fabulous artists as well.  Check out his Secret Sunday posts to see some incredible artists with a peek into their creative minds.  Make sure you go back through the previous weeks to see some great ideas. 

My supplies this week include spray ink, acrylic paint, liquid glue, some stamps, found bits & pieces, and tissue paper.  Since the holidays, tissue paper seems abundant in my house.  So why not use it?  First i sprayed my card with a grey spray ink.

Crumple up the tissue paper.  Next cover your card with liquid glue.

Spread that crumpled tissue paper out onto the glue.  It creates these beautiful little ridges of texture.  So much fun.  Flip the card over & trim off the excess.  Repeat the process until you have achieved the texture you like.  You can also spray in between the layers.  I did it a couple times..bring on the textures. 

Water down some acrylic paint.  I keep a spray bottle of water nearby and spray a little bit into the paint.  Wipe of the excess.  You can keep adding paint & wiping it off.  Try a couple colors if you like.

The found objects.  Love stamps because they add little piece of art plus memories.  The pattern paper was left overs from a punch and laying on my table as well as the big of transparency.  I stapled the bits down and then added some stamps from Purple Onion... Happiness is___ & Art. 

Can you see the fun textures?

Other ways to use ATCs...

  

Create an artful wall hanging using some picture frame wire & some clothes pins.  This way you have little bits of inspiration that is easy to change out.  

Lastly...

The Winner: number 27

I am so excited about this! I love creating ATC's and I know seeing you create them will inspire me to do so, as well!

Posted by: Jingle | January 05, 2010 at 11:21 AM