aed-17 trying to catch up!

so i'm showing a ton today.... i hope you enjoy the show.....
above is an almost finished altered book cover that i'm alost working on... it just doesnt feel finished.... :)

this is an awsome journal with a handmade cover that i stayed up making last night... and below is one entry , half finished in the brand-spanking new journal.... i'm excited to finally start some projects that i've wanted to for awhile ... like my own handmade journals....this is my favorite so far.... the cover is made of chipboard with some handmade gorgwous red paper that i got at a german art supply store.... i cant remember the name of the stitch i used but its from a book called cover to cover... ugh sorry cant remember the name

aed-day16

so i know I'm way behind... probably didn't think i was still in it but i am... later today I can show the things i've been working on to show you i've still been in it.... so for now i will make you a little collage with powerpoint again and also talk to you about THANKSGIVING the forgotten holiday... now maybe i'm a little late in talking about this since its practically here! but this is my favorite holiday.... not because of the turkey and plethera of food ... but because its not a pagan holiday for one... and because its a holiday to celebrate giving thanx... not that i or those in my immediate family need a holiday put aside to celebrate giving thanx.... anyways.... it seems to me that america has forgotten this holiday and its become one more day to make all about somthing that its not about.... like its more about the macy parade.... and FOOTBALL.... and turkey.... not GIVING THANX..... anyways... i'll have more to say on this later.... so for now here's my powerpoint quickie.....

salt-three challenges

well i didnt get to do like the last three SALT challenges... so here they are... creation and Jesus is Lord are at the bottom and from the hymn book is at the top...

number9

Well this is my all time favorite painting ever... one because i did it for a good friend... and two because its an oil painting... which is truly my favorite medium... I've been enjoying this art every day for a month excercise... this new year of school has been so hectic i never think i'll have time to do anything... you know there's like a list.... a list of MUST DO'S.... read my Bible every morning, work-out at least three days but hopefully more, finish homeschooling for that day, have clean clothes/house/dishes etc, feed the family, spend quality down time mit mine Mann (little german for ya), and then there is art! you just hafta hafta hafta hafta have art in your life... you know? so see i'm a very challenged writer, i'm even to lazy to capitalize all the words that need to be capitalized... sheesh... but anyways.... here's the paiting

day 7 and 8

i know that's horrible to combine... but you wouldnt believe how unbelievably busy wednesdays get..... so I'm showing a little digital collage i did in powerpoint.... and another favorite artist on youtube.... I'm telling ya wednesdays just speed by with no time for anything!also you guys should check out the wonderful post written by my friend amanda over at http://hiddenart.wordpress.com/ its awsome! :)

aed-day6

ok i know you guys have heard of suzi blu but you should check out this chics video.... she inspired this journal entry of mine which I've already said is a painting in progress...

art every day and somthing new

well first i think this is kinda cool.... belinda over at crazy art girl's musings has this post about moi ... just go here and check it out..... then for my art every day challenge I have been working on some little goodies that are kinda different.... introducing Tag In A Bag! I have about 40 right now , but if i run out and you really really want some let me know please! My idea is, they are little art tags that you can attach to your christmas gifts (or any holiday, birthday, etc.) or you can just send/give the tag itself as a gift.... they are all different colors, with different papers , stickers, brads , etc in each little bag. they are about 2 1/2 by 1 1/2 and they are in my lil ole etsy shop so go check that out... those are what I worked on today...

aedm day 3&4

one of my favorite blogs creative everday , leah, is doing an ART EVERY DAY MONTH and I'm a couple days behind..... here are my creative endevors for today.... and yesterday... :) I finished my pages in the next Nature Journal RR that I've recieved.... :)

what can you do with one stamp

some of my favorite sections of Somerset Studio Magazine are the With One Palette , and With One Stamp sections. so crafty gal linda over @ http://craftygallinda.wordpress.com/ ,and kim over @ http://www.flyingpigdesigns.blogspot.com/ both cool little blogs , put out this challenge, What can you do with one stamp as the focal point... ok ok so one of these doesnt exactly have the butterfly wings as the focal point... my daughter smiley is the focus... but i just had to. this is an unmounted stamp of wings that i got from a store that was closing online. i embossed the wings in the first photo and added them to the little lady on a small 10cm-10cm canvas....in the second photo i made them into a mask and colored them with colored pencils and drew the lady behing them on cardstock and added them to a baby board book with clouds...then for the next one i just stamped it for a nice little card.... and of course the smiley piece!

this was fun! thank you linda and kim!