• Blog

    Breakfast Tea

    March 6, 2012 - By 

     

    Since we are supposed to be above 50°F today, I’m planning to walk to knitting group this morning.
    It’s just under 2 miles but I felt I had better eat a little more hearty breakfast than my usual Greek yogurt.

     

    I also wanted to show off the cup my mom gave me. It was one from my dad’s collection.

      Isn’t it pretty?!
    It has a map of Scotland on the saucer and a pretty scene with thistle on the cup.

     

    Using this cup that he cherished makes me feel close to him.

     

    Now I’m getting very emotional…not very Norwegian of me. 🙂
    I’m off to visit my Tea friends blogs from Kimmie’s site.

     

    What will you be doing today?

     

  • Art - Blog - Creativity

    Cleaning inspiration

    March 5, 2012 - By 
    Over the weekend I started picking up my art space. Putting it back to rights after a shameful amount of time of just moving enough stuff to get a few inches to work within.
    Of course, as I was sorting through my piles of papers, I found a blank ATC background ready to use. The stamps where also within sight so…this simple ATC was born.
    Next I found this raven image and knew that I already had a pre-painted page in my Playtime AB that would likely look pretty good. When I have extra paint on my palette I paint it onto a random page in a book. Waste not, want not.
    Lastly I grabbed my Nature book from the AB 101 class my friend Elizabeth taught several years ago. If you are interested she is currently teaching it again
    …for FREE…
    I’m not thrilled with the outside edge. I may go back and cover the dots or make them a little more subdued.
    I’m hoping to get my art space completely cleaned up and show some “shameful” before and then clean after photos soon. I have a knitted dishcloth order to fill before I can commit anymore time to my art. Totally forgot that they were needed by next weekend!! AGH!

  • Blog

    Postcard Challenge week 9

    March 3, 2012 - By 
    Switzerland was chosen by Darcy this week.
    I thought of many options for this weeks card including a mountain chalet, a Swiss cow, chocolates…just to name a few.
    I decided that Maggie should keep sending “her” paintings as postcards as much as possible.
    I started with a piece of black cardstock. It gave the much needed depth and shadow to a two color palette. I learned this technique from watching Bob Ross painting series on our local PBS station

     

     

    I mounted the finished painting on an oversized piece of white cardstock then cut it down with my deckle edge scissors.
    Maggie writes of days filled with painting and the wonderful chocolates. She slips up an mentions that she may have to let out a seam or two…how embarrassing for her.
    The stamp and tiny flag are from my Swiss friend, Margaret who is also participating in this challenge.

     

     

    She also sent me the Swiss cow ribbon and flag pick that I’ve added to my page.  They add that special pop of color and whimsey to the page.
    Thanks Margaret!!