Back To School... Pre-school That Is!

Once again what I have been ready to create has lined up with not one but several art challenges.  Sis sent me the cutest photos of Little Bird and Little Hoss leaving for their first day of pre-school.  (It’s Bird’s second year and Hoss’ very first). 

 

Wanting to show case the photos, I was inspired by Crafting for All Seasons (back to school), Shopping Our Stash (school), Inspiration Avenue (what brings you joy), and Our Creative Corner (forgotten things).  My forgotten stash in this case was a pile of rulers and yardsticks I found while working in the shed.

 

And with a bit of gluing, I now have a display that I can easily change out year after year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://craftingforallseasons.blogspot.com/

 

 

 

http://inspiration-avenue-team.blogspot.com/

 

 

 

 

http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.com/

 

 

 

http://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/

"World Traveler" cover page

A mini challenge at 'Anything But A Card' has conincided with the start of my "place I've traveled" scrap/photo album.  Using a 6x6 album, each page will feature one country or state I've traveled to -- which at this count is 17 countries and 33 states, plus DC.

 

In putting my cover page together, I've also used inspiration from 'Simon Says Monday' to use my favorite stamp... or in this case stamps.  The multi-image stamp is from The Montage Collection and the compass star is by Stampabilities.  The paper elements are by EK Success.

 

I'm looking forward to putting together this little album of travel memories!

 

 

http://anythingbutacard.blogspot.com/

 

 

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/

The Diaper Fairy

I'm coming in at the wire with this challenge from "Anything But A Card".  The challenge for this fortnight was 'fairy' and I knew immediately that I wanted to redo one of my moss gardens into a fairy garden... a very particular fairy garden.

 

But it has been sooooo hot lately and I just didn't want to take the hike to go get moss.  I finally couldn't wait anymore, hot or no.

 

 

The stones have come from many places we've traveled... Alaska, Washington, Scotland.  The rings are broken limpet shells from Scotland.  The fern just came off the 'pitiful rack' as Lowes.  ;-) 

 

 

My family has a joke about the 'diaper fairy'.  I bought a bunch diapers when Little Bird was born and left them stacked in the foyer.  Sis asked in surprise, "Where'd all the diapers come from?"  My reply... "The diaper fairy came by."

 

Here she is making another delivery! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://anythingbutacard.blogspot.com/2013/08/let-your-imagination-fall-into-fairy.html

 

A Walking Shoe Gather No Moss

As my studio makeover progresses, I'm able to actually start using it and start creating again.  I'm loving it!  To walk over and pick up what I need...from where it belongs.

 

Oh yeah...

 

Jenn's theme for the Artist's Playroom was 'shoes' and at Crafting For All Seasons was 'with a tag'.  I had a pair of Himself's boots that he left outside and 'our' silly wren made a nest in one of them.  After being lived in by a brood of birds he was no longer interested in wearing them!  So they are now mine to alter as I please.

 

 

 

One of my new cactus, some dried moss, plus my tag and I know have a fun piece to set near the window. 

 

 

 

Soon it will be cool enough to start our hikes again!

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.justaddwatersilly.com/2013/08/artists-play-room-72.html

 

 

http://craftingforallseasons.blogspot.com/2013/08/challenge-59-tag-it.html

 

Travel Journal Collage

The challenge at Collage Obsession is to create a 'travel journal page'.  Over Memorial Day weekend I "kidnapped" my husband and we went on a trip of Kentucky Americana. 

 

This shows just a few of the places we visited over that weekend.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://collageobsessionchallenge.blogspot.com/2013/07/page-in-travel-journal.html

 

 

Pin It And Spin It

I was inspired by a quote I found on Pinterest and a painting technique of masking over an old painting. 

I grabbed a painting I didn’t like for the makeover.  (Those are some sad looking poppies!)  I used a stencil to trace my letters onto contact paper.  My original plan was to spray over the entire painting then pull off the letters so the colors of the painting came thru.  But as I looked at it, I decided I like the letters on top of the painting.

So I traced around the letters and painted each one in... to make my spin on the pin!

Eat well, Travel often… my motto!


The original Pin is at:  http://pinterest.com/pin/76068681175814091/

http://opus-gluei.blogspot.com/2013/06/challenge-160-pin-it-spin-it-win-it.html

And Now a Multi-Talented Fish!

 

I really enjoy the challenge of combing prompts from the various creative blogs I follow.  This week there was "fish" from "Take A Word" and "Words" from Inspiration Avenue and the color prompt of "Candy Apple Red and Yellow" at Summer of Colors. 

 

 

 

http://twinkletwinklelikeastar.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-summer-of-color-week-five.html

 

 

http://inspiration-avenue-team.blogspot.com/2013/07/weekly-challenge-july-8-words.html

 

 

http://takeaword.blogspot.com/2013/07/take-word-challenge-fish.html

 

Madame Butterfly

The challenge at "Take A Word" is butterfly.  I made this collage after a trip with my Mom and niece to the Butterfly House in St. Louis.  For this I used the brochure for the 'title', the shop's bag for the body (it had the print already on it), and I cut up a post card of a butterfly to make wings for "Madam Butterfly". 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://takeaword.blogspot.com/2013/06/this-week-theme-word-is-butterflies.html

 

Siberian Iris

 

Siberian Iris

 

 

http://takeaword.blogspot.com/

A Cool Summer

I pieced this sea turtle from paint chips for three different challenges.  First was for “Colors of Summer” where this week’s challenge was to use citron green and turquoise.  Second challenge was at Take A Word whose challenge for the week was ‘cool colors’.  And finally, I did the challenge on an index card for ICAD.

 

 

http://twinkletwinklelikeastar.blogspot.com/

 

http://takeaword.blogspot.com/