Doorway to Heaven

The Weekend in Black and White

Africa

for 

The Three Muses

credits:  Elyshas's Art, amanda Sok, Bonnie Zeiman

my own snow-covered trees.

Thanks for coming by, especially with all the holiday chaos!

Mandarin Orange Monday

This is for this week's

Mandarin Orange Monday

Go over there and play along.

Have a great day, unless you have other plans

Snowman

This is for this week's

Tag Along Challenge

I used a Gecko Galz image and some washi tape

I had in my stash.

I think it's from Michaels.

The background is kind of funky:

 It's a mixture of Rock Candy distress stickles, 

white paint and white embossing powder.

Make sure you check out

 

I like it.

Tag Along 

It's fairly new and it's wonderful!

Thanks for coming by!

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Angels

Among Us

for

Take A Word

credits:  Pavlinka, Oscraps, NLD Designs.

Snow Angel

for Lunagirl Moonbeams

I just love typing the name of this lovely blog,

don't you just love reading it?

credits: Cajoloine, Berna Datema, Dido Designs

Stay warm, my friends!

Winter Wildlife for

Sunday Postcard Art

Two nights ago I was out on a country road

and came across a Momma Moose with two little moose.

(mooses, Meese???)

It's been in the low minus 30's this week and they were in deep snow, looking pretty happy.

(as happy as a moose can look)

I wondered to myself,

"Self, what are moose for?"

They kind of look like all the leftovers parts that Creator had after he made all the animals.

And He smooshed them all together.

Tada!  

A Moose!

This is NOT a moose:

It's much prettier than a moose.

(credits:  Maya de Groot, Studio Rosey Posey, Emeto Designs, Joanne Brisbois, and Cajoline)

Having said that, 
I wrote a poem to accompany my piece:

 OK, I didn't actually write it.

I stole it.

But it works.

Stay warm, see you at

Sunday Postcard Art

Oh!  Yeah!

I don't know what moose are for.

But I like them.

You might even see a moose over there.

Design a Winter Postage Stamp

Welcome to our last Soartful Challenge of 2013! For our December challenge, we'd like you to try your hand at designing a postage stamp with a holiday and/or winter theme. You may use your choice of colors, and you may choose any country you wish-- even an imaginary one!

(credits: Rucola Designs, Angela Blanchard, and Bonnie Zeiman) 

I hope you will check out all
 the beautiful creations from our Design Team
at
 Soartful Challenges  
and join in with us one more time for 2013.

   Please have lots of fun with this challenge. We wish all of you a happy, healthy, safe, and wonderful holiday season and New Year
and thank you all for making our year an especially Artful one!
 

All Bundled Up

for

Collage Obsession

Did you know in Canada we buy our childrens' Hal;loweens costumes

big enough so that they can fit over their

snowsuit?

True story.

Today it was minus 39 with the windchill when I went to work.  A couple of hours later, 

I was putting gas in the truck and realized 

I didn't have my coast done up, nor a hat, nor mitts.  

The wind had stopped.

And it was positively balmy!

Minus 24.

Welcome to Canada, sissies.

lolol

Thanks for stopping by!

credites:  Holliewood Studios, Cryztal Rain,

Studio Rosey Posey, and Tunblefish Studios.

Art Journal Affirmation

for

The Three Muses

credits:  Dawn Inskip, Sissy sparrows, Maya de Groot, 

Graphics Fairy, Doris Castle, Tangie Baxter Out of the Box Studio

Thanks for coming by!

Just Because

All elements by Sissy Sparrows

Two

The theme for one of my favorite challenges this week is

TWO

And the artists at

Take A Word

have invited us to have fun with it.

Normally, I do have fun with my art, and I would have fun with this, but

it's been a very difficult week.

My daughter's father was killed by a drunk drive a few days ago, 

and the pain has been immeasurable for so many of us.

I created this LO in honour of him and our beautiful daughter

and there was no joy in creating this, believe me.

But it's worth sharing, I think.

I am going to ask you to please take a moment to watch this news report

http://www.cheknews.ca/

and to please,

think long and hard before you ever

get into a vehicle after having a drink.

The consequences can be unimaginable.

Thank you for looking and helping me

say Goodbye to John.

Mandarin Orange Monday #70

from this:

NOT ORANGE

to this:

ORANGE

 

with the addition of overlays by Captivated Visions and Tangie Baxter

and a whole bunch of digital fiddling.

Thanks for stopping by.

Mandarin Orange Monday 

Challenge #171 - BRRrring it on!

Is it cold in your neck of the woods?

Does it even GET cold in your neck of the woods?

Well, no mind, I'm sure it's going to be Christmas where you are.

In honour of winter and all things chilly, such as

 

 Snow, ice, blizzards, polar bears, penguins... 

Poobah Jana at

The Order of the Opus Gluei

has challenged us create something wonderful with

exactly that in mind.

This is a clear card, and I was struggling to find a way to show you that.

Does that help?

I want to say that my dear friend Carol, 

was the original artist for this card.

 

You have until the end of

Saturday, December 14th to join in with

your Chilly creation.

We'll see you there!

The Order of the Opus Gluei

(Wear your mittens.)

Advent

for

Sunday Postcard Art

Credits:  Gecko Galz, Bonnie Zeiman, Cajoline, Shalae Tippitts

Jingle Belles Thanks

I can't believe the end of our

Jingle Belles Chrismas Card Adventure

is over for 2013.

That doesn't seem fair, does it to you?

I mean, I SUPPOSE the belles have lives of their own and all that,

and I SUPPOSE they would like to live them,

especially at the holiday season, but I mean,

C'Mon.

What about us bellettes?

Oh well.

Sigh.

They are the best, you know.

In fact, they rock.

And I certainly want them to know how much 

I appreciate all they do for us in

inspiring us to create our cards throughout the year.

Really.

Thank you Belles.

You rock.

Now I have to go address these puppies.

At least they are all made.

:-)))

Merry Christmas Belles.

And thank you.

xo

 

Christmas Cards and Thanksgiving Wishes

I am a proud member of

Visit Digital Whisper

I would like to take this opportunity to invite you to

check out our Elegant Whispers Shop for products created by the artists at Digital Whisper. 

Our latest product is a beautiful assortment of 12 Christmas cards with envelopes. 

Your cost of $12.99 including shipping.

 The proceeds of all sales are to help pay to keep our awesome site open. 

If you purchase a set of 12 Christmas cards, 

4 of them in the assortment are mine!

I am super happy about this.

 Please visit our shop often. 

For my friends in the USA,

I pray you and yours are having a happy, safe Thanksgiving full of

endless love and gratitude.

Mandarin Orange Monday

Mandarin Orange Monday

Our World Tuesday

Winter's a Comin...lol

Our World Tuesday

Gibson Girl

for

Sunday Postcard Art

credits:  Gecko Galz, Studio Maya, and Durin Eberhart

Good to see you, stay warm out there!

Unruly RAQ - Tantalizing Texture

When I saw that this month's

Reader's Art Quest 1

at Unruly Paper Arts was

to create something with

TEXTURE

I knew I needed to participate.

I had to make a Thank you card for someone and so...

I think she'll like it.

Thanks for coming by!

Ring a Ding Bling

Tag # 13 at

Tag Along Challenge

is to use Bling!

Who doesn't love Bling!  Now I have to be honest with you, I kind of cheated.

I just found out I won the Gecko Galz

Very Merry Holiday Challenge !!!

I am beyond thrilled.

I had such a great time making these (2) tags, and they are on

my fireplace mantle where I can admire them.

(That's a fairly significant thing for me, 

oh ye of little confidence).

Of Course,

I used some Gecko Galz images.

The bling?

The background is shiny polished

Inka Gold Metal Gloss Paint

my new favorite product

and the sparkle is dollar store tinsel giltter.

Stickles top it off.

So the cheating is that I am posting these two tags for the

current challenge at

Tag Along

Nah, on second thought, I don't think that's cheating.

They were already made, but they are full of

BLING!

Cheating or not, I am one very happy camper!!

Thanks for your visit!

Gone with the Wind

for the wonderful

The Three Muses

credits:  Berna Datema, Gecko Galz,
Bonnie Zeiman and Pink Lotty

Our World Tuesday

Our World Tuesday

Renaissance

for Sunday Postcard Art

Credits:  Gecko Galz, Paula Wright

Thanks for coming by,

check out more Renaissance art at

Sunday Postcard Art

Our Fine Feathered Friends

for Take A Word

credits:  Crowabout Studios, Berna Datema, 

Pink Lotty, Createwings Designs, Bonnie Zeiman

Thanks for coming by.

Have a great week!

Shopping!

Challenge #170 over at

The Order of the Opus Gluei

is

wait for it

SHOPPING!

We are inviting you to create something inspired by
that ever-present fact of life:

SHOPPING!

Maybe a Christmas card,

maybe a gift card holder,

maybe something that has nothing to do with any holiday, 

but has everything to do with our

purchasing power.

I used some really pretty holiday images from Gecko Galz for my two cards:

 

 and then I googled "Shopping" and came up with

all sorts of fun stuff.

I managed to waste a good deal of time making this baby:

My point is,

have fun with this!

Make something totally pointless or make something functional.

It's up to you.

We just want to see what you make!

You have until the end of Saturday, November 30 to link up with us at
The Order of the Opus Gluei

I'll see you there!

I am also submitting my two cards for the Jingle Belles Challenge:
"Holiday Traditions"
I don't know about you, but one of my favorite
holiday traditions is shopping.
Whether or not I have money. lol

My Weekend Reflection

Weekend Reflections

Weekend in Black and White

This is an aqueduct not far from where I live.

It was built in 1913 (well, it took about three years, actually)

and it's over a mile long.

I was speechless when I saw it.

Weekend in Black and white

Collage Obsession

has a open challenge this week!

How cool is that!?

You have no excuse for not particpating.

None.

Not one.

credits:  Studio Posey Posey

How many people are blessed

 enough to have a real clown in their family?

I'm just lucky, I guess.

Collage Obsession 

Heroes

Mandarin Orange Monday

for

Mandarin Orange Monday

Balloons

for

Take A Word

credits:  tumblefish Studios, Bluesse, Eeans Creation, Tangie Baxter

Thanks for stopping by!

Embrace

I made this for
for November

Photo Art Friday

and missed the deadline to enter it.
lol

You cannot help but make something

wonderful with Bonnie Zeiman's Textures.

The are the best.

Pixel Dust Studios

and the wordart is by Angie Briggs.

Thanks for coming by,
\maybe next time you're here, I will
actually be on time for something!
haha!

Electra over and out.

Just Because

A Time To Remember

Remembrance day (in Canada) is really important to me.

I raised my daughter to understand the importance of

the sacrifice our soldiers (and their families at home) made

so that we may have the life we do.

Now she is married to a man who feels exactly 

the same way about our heroes.

I am grateful.

We are blessed.

Tag Along 

Thanks for coming by.

Vintage Sewing

card for

Sunday Postcard Art

Elements are by Basic Grey and Prima

Thanks for stopping by!

Weekend Reflection #215

Weekend Reflections

Black and White Weekend

Weekend In Black and White

Remembrance/Thankfulness

This is for the November

Quotography

Kaylene has changed it up a little bit and now

she is asking us to create something with a quote or affirmation 

for each month's theme.

I have no idea to whom I should attribute these words,

but I do know that I believe them.

Thanks for coming by.

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

Grunge Background

for

The Three Muses

credits:  Anna Aspnes, Sissy Sparrows, Jen Reed

Thanks for coming by,

I'm really looking forward to everyone's creations this week!

Our World Tuesday

The snow is melting and the temperature is rising.

Yippee!

Our World Tuesday

Thanks for coming by!

SPA

You know, for a very long time, I would see

on my buddies' blogs SPA

and I always kind of wondered what that

was all about, but of course,

I never checked it out for the longest time.

Well, now I know.

And it's fun.

Check it out:

Sunday Postcard Art

credits for my postcard:

Bonnie Zeiman, Dido Designs, Magic Moonlight.

Studio Manu, and Holliewood Studios

See you over there!