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    Dramatic colors

    After completing the cover on my last art journal, I had some scraps of stamped tissue paper laying around. I layered the lovely brown tissue on the pages. This gave my background instant texture and an even more aged feel than the original pages already have.

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    I really enjoy this color combo. It’s bold yet not something that makes you search for your sunglasses.

    It didn’t occur to me until just now that this journal entry is very similar to a small canvas creation that adorns my livingroom.

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    Someone is very curious about mom’s camera…

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    As I was saying…before my ADD had me running up to take a photo of the livingroom wall…this color combo is obviously something I like a lot. The complementary colors work so well and the black and white accents give a nice pop.

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  • Around home - Blog

    T Tuesday: meet Marvin edition

    Welcome to another edition of T stands for Tuesday. Today I wanted to introduce you to a new member of our family.

    Marvin

    After having to make the tough decision to put Miss Gracie down mid- February (no I never mentioned it here) we had a hole in our lives.

    We had talked about getting a kitten…or two and had been actively seeking them. Then we met Marvin at a local rescue.

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    He’s a curious guy. He literally stops to smell the flowers each time he walks through the living room. He is also a very big boy.

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    This is the loveseat…easily seats two adults. We believe he has either Norwegian Forest Cat or Maine Coon in his background. He can put his front paws and face up on the kitchen table if that helps reference his size. Hmmm…so we went from wanting a kitten to getting pretty much the biggest cat we could find.

    He is such a lover though. Especially to us girls.

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    I was curious how he’d be with the kids headed back to school. He loved all the early morning activity such as lunch making. 

    Another busy Tuesday ahead…

    What are you doing today?