Back to Blogging?

22Oct08

I started school the week of August 25th and WOW, have I had an adjustment. I haven’t journaled, painted, blogged, SparkPeopled, or read more than three pages at a time for pleasure.
However, I have got my kids settled into the new school year, kept my weight steady, done laundry, cooked a few meals, had a [...]

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Tags: European Papers, paint, playing cards

“Detach” – Illustration Friday

18Aug08

Can I detach myself from the political circus? I am the monkey and the monkey is me…
This was my second idea for “detach”; my first was sending my kids off on their first days of school. However, as I was getting started, I overheard my six-year-old son repeating lines from a political ad for a [...]

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Sail – Again – Connection

14Aug08

Post-Post Note:
I shouldn’t have linked from IL – I double posted. I think I’ve been getting a little carried away…
This is a ATC I am working on for the topic “Connection”. I had sketched it before this weeks Illustration Friday topic “Sail”. As mentioned, I was going to double-dip this one but decided on the [...]

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“Sail” – Illustration Friday

11Aug08

When I saw this topic, I realized I had already started a “Sail” for an ATC trade I am doing. I almost double dipped, but then this guy popped up and I thought I’d get him out here before I run out of time. I’ll probably post the other later, but for now, and [...]

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“poof!” Illustration Friday

03Aug08

In this self-portrait, humidity = poof!

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“Canned” – Illustration Friday

30Jul08

Am I taking her off the shelf or putting her on …

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All Done “Playing with a Full Deck”

28Jul08

I have altered my last 18th Century reproduction playing card for the European Papers contest. My last, the Queen of Diamonds is my favorite because she is coming out of the card. This won’t translate when she’s squished in the wee ATC frame, but I’m enjoying her now! Tomorrow, it’s off to the post [...]

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