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    T Tuesday: something’s missing edition

    June 16, 2015 - By 

    Good morning all! Welcome to another edition of T stands for Tuesday.

    somethings missingI’ve got my beverage…how about you?  How is it that you never notice a dirty window or dusty surface until it’s displayed for anyone to see in a photo?? Early morning shots are the worst!!  Ok…moving on.

    somethings missing

    I think a lot of you will recognize this view out our patio door…but something’s missing?!!

    Shall I refresh your memory?backyard

    The playset is no more.  That era is over. Mr. G took it down yesterday.

    We still need to dig out the sand box and remove the remaining wood. We’ll need to do some fill of dirt and of course some grass seed for the bare patches. The plan is to put a fire pit in that area.

    I just can’t believe how much bigger the yard looks!

    I once again have a long to do list today although I don’t plan to go anywhere today. I’ve been avoiding a ton of paperwork but I’m going to have to tackle it today.

    I did check one thing off my list already this morning though…

    vintage linen patch

    Patching my favorite shorts. They are getting so worn out. I don’t dare wear them any place but at home for fear they will split open or simply fall apart. I keep stitching together the rips but this spot needed a patch. Why not something cute!?! It was a scrap of embroidered linen I had trimmed off for another project.

    What are you doing today??

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    AJJ theme: Feminine

    June 12, 2015 - By 

    I’m playing along with Art Journal Journey again. The theme is masculine/feminine.

    Art Journal Journey

    I started this background for a different challenge then abandoned it as it wasn’t going the direction I had envisioned.  This gave me a great starting point to draw a face.

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    I’m certainly not great at faces but drawing with the eyes closed certainly helps.  The way I figure is if I keep trying they’ve got to improve over time!

    I added some paper and fabric collage with some found text to balance out the pages.

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    The Summer of Color 5: week 1

    June 10, 2015 - By 

    I’ve been waiting all year, heck since last year, for this post.

    The Summer of Color hosted by Kristin of Twinkle, Twinkle is here and I’m ready to share my page for the first weeks challenge.

    1 blue + 1 blue + 1 green

    I decided to use gelatos since I have a nice selection in coordinating colors.

    SOC5 week 1

    I scribbled the three colors straight on the book pages then spritzed with water. I blended with my fingers then closed the pages onto one another and quickly pulled them back apart. This gives a fun mix of the colors over top of each other in a very unique way.

    My quote “The one who plants a garden plants happiness” guided me to stamp some flowers with faded denim distress ink across the bottom of the page.

    I ripped bits of the baby wipe I used earlier to simulate clouds.

    I stamped my quote on some dress pattern paper since I had it laying around. In hindsight I wish I’d taken the time to dig out some white tissue paper instead.

    The words in text came last. I saw them in my bin of saved phrases right there on top and decided they were meant to be on the page as well.

    Thanks to Kristin for once again hosting this great challenge.