tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30678988294284129052024-03-14T00:58:13.330-07:00Thriving ArtFormally known as Krisha's Keepsakes.
Only the name has changed Krishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04573573810959229149noreply@blogger.comBlogger1028125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067898829428412905.post-84573779428786264922020-02-18T08:36:00.000-08:002020-02-18T08:36:02.919-08:00T Stands for T-Gang TuesdayWOOOOSH! Here it is Tuesday again and time for the Tea Party with <a href="http://alteredbooklover.blogspot.com/2020/02/t-stands-for-two-hearts-beat-as-one-and.html" target="_blank">Elizabeth, the Altered Book </a> . It's always a great T-Party with posts full of food and drinks to be shared.<br />
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Today my share is going to have to be a card I made just for today............or it was made with a T-day post in mind. I have to use it because I haven't transferred my lunch out photos over yet.</div>
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Just a quick card......Washi tape and two stamps!</div>
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I've been trying to use up some of the 50-60 rolls of Washi tape I own. I now use it for about every conceivable idea you need tape for. LOL!</div>
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Here are a couple more CAS and quick and easy cards I got made this week.</div>
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Just Washi tape.......lucky enough to have one that had Hello repeated on it.</div>
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Washi tape and two stamps.</div>
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NEW HOUSE</div>
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Not much to report on the new house.......they have put in the counter tops (except for the kitchen) and the tile in the showers, and are laying floor tile this week. So it is hard to get photos right now.</div>
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Yesterday Bob and I picked out carpet for three areas......master bedroom, master walk-in closet and guest bedroom.</div>
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SHOULDER</div>
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I went back to the Dr. last Friday, and he wants more therapy........surprise, surprise!!</div>
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I also have to start doing MORE stretches at home, which I have been doing and I'm see (or feeling) even more advancement. ............ to bad physical therapist had not given me the same advice. But then this is how they make a living.</div>
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This is a short post, as I have a friend due to show up any minute for some Bible Journaling. I can finally keep my arm up on the table long enough to get some journaling done. Not being able to write/ color/ craft small things has been the hardest part. You notice most of my cards are without any coloring any images.LOL!</div>
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I'll try to make all the posts when I get home from PT this afternoon.</div>
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Krishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04573573810959229149noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067898829428412905.post-8165086874325404822020-02-11T08:03:00.000-08:002020-02-11T08:03:31.068-08:00T Stands for Two WeeksWelcome friends to another Tuesday ......T-day post. Life has been a little hectic around here the past two weeks, so I wasn't able to get a post prepared last week. BUT, I'm up early today to get a post in before taking off like a rocket again today............I just don't want to miss another <a href="http://alteredbooklover.blogspot.com/2020/02/t-stands-for-my-cup-has-heart.html" target="_blank">T party with Elizabeth and the T-day gang.</a><div>
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With all the running around with the new construction.......checking this and that......meeting with contractor........making decisions on finishes we are often heading back about meal time. Which can be quite convenient for me LOL! </div>
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Last week, after a run to the new house to put our "OK" on something (trips are getting fuzzy)</div>
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We stopped and had dinner at a local Mexican restaurant.....Mauricio's. I remembered to grab my phone and get a photo. I had chicken fajitas, Bob had meatball soup, taco and an enchilada. </div>
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I chose a margarita ( it had been a long day) and Bob had water to drink.</div>
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THE NEW HOUSE UPDATE</div>
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We are rounding one corner after another on the new house. The tile man has been there this week to put tile in the master shower and guest bathroom shower. THAT is why I missed posting last week......I had to meet him and our contractor to make final decisions on bathroom tile, after physical therapy.</div>
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So here are a couple of photos of last weeks progress.</div>
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We finally have front doors. They are going to be painted high gloss black. I've gotten a lot of flack, from my family about painting them, but they were actually given to us :O and I want black front doors...............it's a looonnngg story.</div>
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Looking at the kitchen from the great room. The island will be black as well as the french doors going to the patio and the pantry door. Counter tops will be a white, with gray veins....marble LOOK, but will be a product called Dekton. They had just put the primer on the cabinets, that's whay everything is open.</div>
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Standing behind the island an looking into the great room. I was there that day to "ok" the finish on the lone door standing there.</div>
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Standing in the kitchen looking out to the patio area......these doors will be black too.</div>
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43 years ago, when our house in Shafter was being built I wanted a black and white kitchen. Well, that never happened.....but the look is back in style....sort of.... and I got my way this time! LOL!!</div>
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PHYSICAL THERAPY ( for those who are interested)</div>
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All is going really good with the shoulder. I spent almost a week with a very stiff neck, but figured that out. There is one stretch that involves some back clavicle muscles that will effect the neck. I guess I got too gung-ho and did too many here at home. When they say go slow, they mean it LOL!</div>
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I have a lot of improvement of motion, but still more to go. I have PT today and Thursday and then I see the Dr. on Friday. PT usually slows me down. After all the stretches I really don't feel up to much. I usually come home, maybe pack a box or two and that's about all I'm good for......physically.</div>
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A LITTLE PLAY TIME</div>
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Our DIL has a birthday Friday........Valentine's Day. She always says it gets lost between the flowers and hearts. So I took her card in a different direction this year.</div>
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A gate fold card with a belly band.</div>
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The inside, the little pocket on the right will hold some birthday $$.</div>
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The Facebook group I'm in is doing a Valentine swap.</div>
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This is the card I made for my swap partner.</div>
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With shoulder problems it takes me a day or two to get them made.</div>
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COMMENT PROBLEMS</div>
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Well, I finally figured out the problem I was having when trying to leave comments. I spent a couple hours trying this and that..............very frustrating time!! I stumbled on to it by accident, somewhere in the tool settings. It had two blog addresses, one was blogspot.com and the other was whtt:/blogspot.com. I deleted the whtt adress and wala! So, this week, hopefully I can leave comments......I already tried Valarie's blog, and it worked.</div>
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Well, my coffee is gone now and I've spent a lot of time here and it's time to get dressed and get out the door..........but first to link with <a href="http://alteredbooklover.blogspot.com/2020/02/t-stands-for-my-cup-has-heart.html" target="_blank">Elizabeth and the T-Gang</a>.</div>
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Krishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04573573810959229149noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067898829428412905.post-24717571637034245532020-02-02T08:31:00.001-08:002020-02-02T08:31:18.642-08:00Second on the 2ndHappy February!! January came and went so fast it's just a blurrrrrrrr of a memory now. Today, being the 2nd of February, also the 2nd month of the year, I decide to join <a href="http://alteredbooklover.blogspot.com/2020/02/second-on-2nd-summertime-love.html" target="_blank">Elizabeth for a Second Look</a> at a past post. I had to chuckle when I was looking at past posts, when I came across this one: I am not going to copy the whole post, as it was a really long one. I did put the link to the original post under the photo.<br />
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It has started again!! LOL!</div>
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Krishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04573573810959229149noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067898829428412905.post-10223543167261590872020-01-28T08:28:00.000-08:002020-01-28T08:28:04.451-08:00T Stands for Cold Stone<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Welcome to the <a href="http://alteredbooklover.blogspot.com/2020/01/t-stands-for-updates-galore.html" target="_blank">T-Party hosted by Elizabeth</a> every Tuesday.</div>
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This will be a quick post this week, as I have an early therapy appointment today.</div>
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So Off we go..................The grands......Hannah and Megan went with us to the new house to check on things Sunday afternoon. Of course they know how to work ole Papa and suggested ice cream! They decided on Cold Stone for a change.</div>
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It is located in a shopping center.........I couldn't resist this shot of them walking .</div>
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This is the entrance......I finally remembered to take a photo of where we were.</div>
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Papa and the girls.....We all chose something different. They have all kinds of flavored ice cream bases, that they add all kinds of goodies to. Mine was a sweet cream ice cream with brownie, chocolate and caramel syrup and pecans. It was so good....and so sweet! Most places will give you a free glass of water, but not here......they want you to buy bottled water......</div>
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So now I'm off to therapy .......no time to share any art this week.</div>
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T-day has rolled around for another week of seeing tasty drink and food, hostess <a href="http://alteredbooklover.blogspot.com/2020/01/t-stands-for-bring-back-summer.html" target="_blank">Elizabeth</a> always has the honor of this weekly tradition.</div>
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To start this blog a-roll-n, here is my desk this morning, same mug, but fresh coffee. I finally got to see the desk top again after weeks of piling stuff on it.</div>
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Mid-week Bob and I went to Pieology for pizza. I know this is a chain pizza place, but I don't know how many of you might know about it. There were too many people to take more pictures than our pizzas. It is set up like a Subway sandwich shop. You start with the type of dough you want, then sauces, then toppings, right on down the line. Each is an individual pizza, but I have yet to eat the whole thing. I always get the cauliflower crust , Alfredo sauce, mozzarella cheese then pile on the veggies and chicken. Bob goes more traditional......crust, house red sauce, mozzarella, pepperoni, Canadian bacon.........but we BOTH like pineapple on our pizza!!! LOL! I'm not even sure when we started doing that. </div>
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When I came in to clean up my desk I started making cards, from scraps laying about. I didn't even put a dent in the pile and eventually organised the scraps and put them away.</div>
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They are not very fancy, and no coloring, and very little stamping. Still not quite there with my arm yet.</div>
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This is a print from a piece of designer paper, along with a sentiment on the same paper. I mounted it on a piece of shimmery card stock then onto a black card base.</div>
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A real QUICK one......3 types of washi tape and a gold mirrored hello die cut.</div>
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This image I drew and colored last spring, it's been all over my desk and in a few drawers, I finally mounted it on a pretty yellow and then on a green card base...........had been wondering what I was going to do with that color of green card stock.</div>
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This one falls into the "What was I thinking" category. It is really more purple that the photo suggests.</div>
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Simple, simple, simple, it almost put itself together. Designer paper on cream card base with a gold shimmer diamond and one simple heart. </div>
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The front, no color coating , or stone work yet. It is on a cul-de-sac, that is why the sidewalk looks curved.....because it is! </div>
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looking into the kitchen.......the cabinets are on location, ready to be painted and put into place, along with the closet doors.</div>
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Cabinet doors and shelves along the living room wall.</div>
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It is hard to take pictures and try to explain what each room is right now. A little further down the road and hopefully I can do it. Contractor says about two more months and it should be finished. Time to start packing things up around here......again!</div>
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I've now had two weeks of physical therapy, and I do see a lot of improvement, and a lot less pain. They have said I have very good movement, for where I am from surgery. Reaching to my back......well, that's totally different. But I'm working on that. I only go to therapy twice a week, but I work almost all the movements at night, in a hot shower, then ice it down until bedtime. Bob bought a pricey little thing called an Iceman. It looks like a small cool chest with hoses run out and to a pad looking thing. You put ice in the chest, with a little water, and the pad looking thing on your aching spot (ie. my shoulder) when it's turned on the cold water circulates through the pad and keeps things cold. It was a life saver right after surgery and really kept the swelling and pain down. I hadn't used it for about three weeks, until I started therapy.</div>
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Well, that's a wrap for this week. I had to work on this off and on all day. I can only use the keyboard and mouse for so long before my shoulder says stop, and it's talking to me in a loud voice right now LOL!</div>
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EDIT: Last week I left comments on many blogs, but they would not post. I did visit everyone at the T-party. Just wanted you to know. It seems to be happening again this week. UGH!! </div>
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Welcome back to another T-Day post......this makes two in a row WOOT! WOOT! </div>
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As the post title suggests, we have finally finished with our family holidays. More about that to come....... </div>
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But first I wanted to share my new coffee cup. Today it has coffee with a sweet creamer in it. I bought this at a craft fair, before Christmas, before I was driving more than a mile from home. A friend was kind enough to pick me up and take me with her to a craft fair where her daughter had a booth. On the way out the door I stopped to admire the hand-thrown stoneware on a table. The artist was there and we had a great conversation, all the while I couldn't put this cup down.......so I finally bought it. LOL! It is about 4 times what I would normally pay for a coffee cup, but I'm in love with it and I DO believe in supporting local artists. Once I get the cup warmed up it keeps my coffee hot a lot longer.......I just love hand-thrown stoneware. I guess because I was never very good at it in high school, that I learned the value of well thrown stoneware.</div>
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The craft fair had some interesting vendors, but I wasn't able to hold my phone up high enough to even see if I could get any pictures, so you will just have to take my word for it this time.</div>
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The youngest half of our family finally made it to our place. A snow storm, in the mountains around us made them cancel their trip, at Christmas......all roads were closed!! Then, he had to work, so this was their first free weekend. This is our youngest son and our only grandson.....with the very youngest, Samantha to the right.</div>
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Here is Megan and Danica, both 9 years old..........only 9 months between them, but Megan is so tall for her age that she makes Danica look so tiny. Megan is the oldest of the two, and many of you have seen her on my blog before.</div>
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And this beauty is our oldest grandchild Hannah, who also has been on this blog many,many times.</div>
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She is 13 and almost, but not quite, as tall as I am. She will start high school next fall.........just unbelievable how fast time is woooooshing by.</div>
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No art to share this week, I did share some cards in my last post. Now that the house has returned to normal I will get back to make a few more, in between cleaning up from the festivities. </div>
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<br />Krishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04573573810959229149noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067898829428412905.post-80450083581256884132020-01-10T08:43:00.000-08:002020-01-10T08:43:50.017-08:00Foggy FridayIt's a cold and foggy morning here, so gloomy! The youngest part of our family will be here this evening, for the weekend and here I am proCRAFTinating instead of getting on with my day.<br />
Since I'm here I thought I'd share my first valentine cards.<br />
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I've been to two physical therapy session and things are going good, and I am starting to feel a big difference in movement already. By the evenings the discomfort and some pain comes back, but ice packs have become my best friends.</div>
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This day is going to wooooosh by, so I am going to get dressed and get on with getting ready. There are extra beds to be made up ( well, change the sheets and fix up the air mattress), then there is a badly needed trip to buy groceries ...........they always seem to think they need to eat when at Grandma's.....LOL!</div>
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Krishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04573573810959229149noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067898829428412905.post-17161344079693208902020-01-06T19:44:00.000-08:002020-01-06T19:44:00.033-08:00T Stands for First Post this YearSURPRISE! and Hello everyone popping in from Elizabeth's <a href="http://alteredbooklover.blogspot.com/2020/01/t-stands-for-christmas-cards-and-gifts.html" target="_blank">Tuesday's T-Party</a> , and any other passer-bys. It definitely has been a long while since I attended the weekly T-day parties. I have lurked about and looked through the window many times, but never left any messages since I have not post to this blog. I'm thrilled to see so many still attending the parties.<br />
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As custom states this should be a drink or food based posted, and since I remembered to start this post earlier than Tuesday........like Monday evening!! I am indulging is a glass of wine as I bang away on the keys of my laptop.<br />
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DISASTER STRIKES:<br />
I fell Labor Day weekend and ended up with a torn muscle in my right shoulder, but didn't know it until the end of October when the pain wouldn't go away. I went to orthopedic Dr., got x-rays, then a MRI of soft tissue........surgery was set for November 20th.......just before Thanksgiving. Even though I was in a sling, we went to San Diego for that holiday. Now I'm right handed, so that made things very interesting......needless to say I didn't have to do a thing for the Thanksgiving meal LOL!<br />
It did make Christmas shopping difficult until I found that I can use the computer mouse with my left hand........and Amazon delivers to the door! In fact, I found out just how much I CAN do left handed.<br />
I was supposed to be in the sling for 6 weeks, at the end of week 4 I took it off. All I did was sit and watch TV anyway, and by then it made sleeping difficult to say the least. My first checkup, at week two he instructed me to do a few stretches....which I was faithful in doing......and adding a few more of my own.<br />
I've been back to the Dr., he told me to start using it, and he has put me in physical therapy, which will start tomorrow afternoon. I'm doing really good, but the pain comes toward the end of the day as I have been using it. I spent 6 weeks thinking "Don't use your right arm".....now I have to remind myself to use it....LOL! The milestones and goals have been crazy.......like butting on your bra by yourself.....getting dressed without help......getting your hand up to your face......getting a pair of jeans on.......and then getting them buttoned......tying your shoes.......and the list goes on. My new goal is to be able to fix my hair.....not quite there yet, maybe next week. BUT I have been driving short distances and that has kept me somewhat sane.<br />
I have to give my Hubby the biggest HIGH FIVE! He was a total champ at helping me and caring for me.......but he does not know how to put a bra ON a woman.....LOL!<br />
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KEEPING BUSY:<br />
I have started creating cards again, sorry no pictures this post.....I haven't gotten them scanned. I joined a card making group on FB and have been delighted in finding people who still make and send them. So this is keeping me busy.....and helping use my arm, as I can't hold a paint brush yet. :(<br />
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GOOD NEWS:<br />
We FINALLY have our house started! YEAH!! It should be finished in a couple of months, as there wasn't much done through the holidays. I'll try to get photos posted in upcoming posts. I'm trying not to get too excited.....but it is so darn hard not to! Now that I can use my arm, somewhat, I am going to start packing up some of the things we have used here.<br />
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Well, that's the short of it....shoulder is saying "enough" for this week.<br />
I'll try to make it by to see everyone over coffee in the morning!<br />
<br />Krishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04573573810959229149noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067898829428412905.post-62021208660348050022019-03-19T11:47:00.000-07:002019-03-19T11:47:42.904-07:00T Stands for Two WeeksI'm not really sure where the past two weeks went to, but WOOOSH! Here it is Tuesday again and time to catch up with all <a href="http://alteredbooklover.blogspot.com/2019/03/t-stands-for-pancakes-for-good-cause.html" target="_blank">The T-Gang at Elizabeth's blog</a>.<br />
The first week I was absent was due to two sick granddaughters, about a third of both of their classes were absent with the flu that week. Then last week a dear friend of mine ended up in the hospital with pneumonia and we were all rallying around her.<br />
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Even though we had a very sick friend in the hospital, we did take time to celebrate Lea's 75th birthday at Bill Lee's Chinese restaurant. One of our favorite lunch spots.......lunch specials are only $10.00 and none of us can finish them, so there are always take-out boxes for all of us.</div>
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Look what I found!! MY own "world in a cup" cup</div>
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Even a compass inside to keep me on the straight and narrow! LOL!</div>
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I took this photo of Hannah when she was about 5, we were at the beach and she was just walking along the edge water listening to the music inside her. I just happened to notice and grabbed my camera. It has always been one of my favorite photos and always wanted to paint it.....but always held back.</div>
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I had already painted and collage this canvas, that I had painted black, to hide the really bad tulips (LOL) So this morning I decided to give the painting a try.....this is where I am at right now. It will eventually say "I Hope You Dance"</div>
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Well, here it is almost lunch time and I need to get this linked to <a href="http://alteredbooklover.blogspot.com/2019/03/t-stands-for-pancakes-for-good-cause.html" target="_blank">Elizabeth's T-Party</a></div>
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Krishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04573573810959229149noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067898829428412905.post-91867627225035191312019-03-02T07:53:00.000-08:002019-03-02T07:53:59.787-08:00A Second look on the Second of March<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The summer of 2015 was a very busy one, and a lot of you will remember "Camp Grandma" with Granddaughters Hannah and Rachel. So here is a short look for <a href="http://alteredbooklover.blogspot.com/2019/03/second-on-2nd-welcome-spring.html" target="_blank">Elizabeth's Second look on the Second challenge</a> ( the original post was WAY to long to re-post)</div>
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Rachel is on the left and Hannah on the right. Two cousins born exactly one week apart. Hannah is the oldest. Rachel is not my birth granddaughter, but might as well be I knew her mother at a younger age than she is here in this photo.</div>
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Some of my T-day friends commented on seeing the "grands" and how they have grown. Oh, you have no idea how they have grown!!!</div>
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They are in the 7th grade ( jr. high) and both are cheerleaders for their school.</div>
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They will turn into "teenagers" late this summer......EEEEKKK!</div>
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If you want to see what happened that summer, check out the page called "Camp Grandma" at the top of my blog.</div>
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Thanks for stopping by, hope you enjoyed the look back ......where has the time gone? ( as I wipe the tears from my eyes)</div>
Krishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04573573810959229149noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067898829428412905.post-73214172708436414062019-02-25T14:36:00.000-08:002019-02-25T14:36:23.642-08:00T Stands for Art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Hello everyone! Time for my <a href="http://alteredbooklover.blogspot.com/2019/02/t-stands-for-el-agave.html" target="_blank">T-day, with Elizabeth and T-gang</a> again. Boy this past week just wooooooshed by like lightening striking!! But the sun is shinning and the temperatures are in the 60s........might just be a false spring.......but I'll take it!</div>
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This past weekend was the Shafter Colour Festival and I have participated in the art gallery/show for the past three years. They always have the prettiest programs.</div>
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This was my acrylic exhibit</div>
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The third side was for my Alcohol Ink pictures. Below are random pictures I as I walked around during the "meet and greet the artists"</div>
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Last Monday was a no school day and Megan and Hannah came for some grandma time. They started with art journaling in their Bibles. I have Megan's prepared so she just gets to color, while Hannah does her own, as we discuss the verse.</div>
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Megan left around 2 for a birthday party and Hannah stayed. She wanted to try playing with the alcohol inks.........but she chose a straw instead of the heat gun.</div>
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A little tilting and blowing......makes me light headed to watch her LOL! She is wearing one of my shirts over hers.........gosh! just yesterday my shirts hit her knees!</div>
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Since there are so many photos in this post I'll stop here. I hope you enjoyed seeing some of the art. It was really a great weekend. I did sell one andreceived an order to paint one like the one I sold. So all was good!</div>
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And of course one of my favorite verses......this is a new Bible (for myself) but I have illustrated this verse in nearly all the Grandkids' Bibles.</div>
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It has really been cold and raining here, all the mountains around us all covered with snow, some places are quite low. If our temps drop about 10' it will snow here in the valley. I haven't heard the weather report, but I sincerely doubt if the main freeways are open.........this is California and about 99% of the people DON'T know how to drive in the snow.......so they just close the roads....LOL!!!</div>
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Still trying to use up that stash of Graphic 45..........I never dreamed it was such a large pile!! These papers are from The Secret Garden collection. I do like yellow and powder blue together. "The Secret Garden" was a favorite book when I was a young, young, girl! I even bought the movie at one time.</div>
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This page was demonstration page for granddaughters Hannah and Rachel....they were wanting to lean to use a pallet knife. They had their small canvases covered with a muddy color......they just kept adding and mixing.....LOL! I found this photo from a travel something or other and added it to the lower corner. The sentiment " travel the world over to find the beautiful" is from TH and chuckled as I added it to the bottom of the page.</div>
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Since last week I was SOOO late and unprepared, I've tried to do a little better this week......I mean last week I posted on Wednesday and this week it's on Tuesday. LOL!</div>
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I have shown photos of this winery many times, because we are wine club members. It was time for us to go over and pick up our spring wines. We don't have it shipped because we enjoy what they call a "Pick up Party" The winery is closed to the public and only wine club members are allowed in. On these events they have a chief come and prepare food for a light lunch to pare with the wines. This time he had prepared a loaded baked potato soup and a lamb stew. I'm not a big potato soup person, so I chose the lamb stew, and was not disappointed.</div>
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This lady was one of the tasting servers, now I can't remember her name, but she was so nice. Each wine has a station with a display binder, like she is holding, the left side describes the wine and the right side describes what food it is being pared with. So, at each station you get a 2 oz tasting of wine, and a bite size food tasting to pare with it..........there are usually 6 stations. All the food tastings are prepared by a on site chief, and are usually quite delicious........and yes you can go back around and do it more than once.</div>
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Keeping it short, again (lucky you) this week. I have to get my art ready for the Shafter Colour Festival this weekend. It's time for the annual art show that I have participated in the last three years.</div>
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I lost all track of time this week and woke up this morning and realized it was Wednesday already, and I hadn't joined the <a href="http://alteredbooklover.blogspot.com/2019/02/this-is-t-tuesday-post.html" target="_blank">T-Gang at Elizabeth's Blog</a>. So, I don't have photos prepared for this post.</div>
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Just yesterday it was almost spring like, the day before was freezing cold and now it's blowing and raining.........who said you couldn't get more than one season in a week??? We live in a valley and all the mountains have been covered with quite a bit of snow. Which is great, we need that moisture to carry us through the hot summer months.</div>
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So, now it is time for me to go get ready to join my friends here and at the <a href="http://alteredbooklover.blogspot.com/2019/02/this-is-t-tuesday-post.html" target="_blank">T-Party</a> ......hope they left me a snack.</div>
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Happy Wednesday! We are halfway through the week and all is good here. The rain has stopped, there is frost on the ground this morning and snow on the mountain tops......it's going to be a GREAT day!</div>
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It has been raining, off and on here for the past 4 days, and I think it is making DH and I a little stir-crazy. He doesn't work when the weather is like this, so we've been practicing (or I have) for when he retires and we are together 24/7 ALL the time. LOL!</div>
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Saturday he suggested we just go for a drive up to Lake Isabella and see if there was any snow there. The lake is only 50 miles from the valley, but the winding road makes the trip almost an hour long.</div>
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No snow there, but the lake is starting to show signs of filling up again. The past couple of years of drought has all but emptied it.........so that is a good sign.</div>
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We chose to drive over one of the summits and down the other side, but got stopped at the top with a Road Closed sign. There was evidence of the last snow fall still on the ground. It was starting to rain and the wind was coming up.......they were expecting 5-10 inches of snow that night.........time to get off the mountain!!!</div>
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Coming back down, the way we went up, we stopped at an interesting place to eat. It is in a very small town, still up in the mountains, named Kernville. It is a locally known spot for big rodeos and what they call Kern Flat Days........just a small town celebrating that brings hundreds of people up the mountain.</div>
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The food was very good, and PLENTY of it. I had the steak and lobster special........little did I know I should have brought along a couple of friends to help eat it. LOL! The lobster was polished off by DH and I and we brought home steak and baked potatoes........I didn't care for their mixed vegetables, it's hard to eat shredded carrots. So we boxed up half our food, and then they brought out the dessert, that comes with the special.........really???? I did eat about 4 bites of it, then HAD to quit!! DH loves ice cream, so while he ate a little more I went outside and took pictures.</div>
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Johnsondale is at the summit, and coming back down I had DH stop so I could get a quick photo of the natural water fall..........in the freezing wind and rain!!! Your welcome! (smile)</div>
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The waterfall isn't the only thing I had DH to stop for.........look at these ginormous pine cones!!! I think the largest weighs at 4 pounds. The water jug is a gallon size...just for comparison.</div>
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Last T-day I showed off my granddaughter's invite to partake in an Art Show for Children.</div>
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It's a howling wind and a spitin rain outside right now. I pray that anybody with a pet, has them inside where it is dry and warm, and that you are snuggling on the sofa with them.......safe and warm too.</div>
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To join the challenge I created this card, with slashing rain in the background (blue watercolor).</div>
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I had the die cut square just laying around from some past project, that wasn't needed, so I found my favorite doggy stamp. I have had him for more than 20 years, been ripped off the wood mount so I have no idea who made him........it might be from d.o.t.s. but don't quote me. (smile).</div>
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A journal page from March 2014, for a second look on the second day of the month.</div>
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Well, we've landed on the first day of February and the horizon of the weekend.</div>
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A new challenge, for this month, at <a href="https://art-journal-journey.blogspot.com/2019/02/the-colour-yellow.html#comment-form">Art Journal Journey</a> it is the color<span style="color: orange;"> Yellow</span>, which was chosen by our hostess<span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="background-color: red;"><a href="https://rikelive.blogspot.com/" style="color: #fdcf00; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Rike</a><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"> from </span><a href="https://rikelive.blogspot.com/" style="color: #fdcf00; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">rike's art</a> . </span></div>
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Yellow is a wonderful, cheery color, but not many people use it as a base color. It usually takes "supporting actor" instead of "actor of the year", so this, IMHO, is going to be a great challenge.</div>
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I started with a couple swipes of yellow paint, then being determined to use this stash of Graph 45, I started pulling things already cut, adding a little Washie tape here and there.</div>
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One more for the <a href="https://tagtuesday.blogspot.com/2019/01/hearts-hearts-hearts.html">Tag Tuesday challenge</a></div>
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I hope all of you, that are experiencing the extreme cold invading the land, are all safe and WARM. It is raining here, with a light wind, but the temperature is 55' (F), so it is not anywhere near cold, even for California. So it has been a good morning to get some "play time", while I hear the rain coming down.....not real hard, but just right!</div>
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<a href="https://tagtuesday.blogspot.com/2019/01/hearts-hearts-hearts.html">TAG TUESDAY</a> is all about hearts, and it IS getting close to Valentine's Day! There is something about making Valentines that takes me back to a school kid again. We had shoe boxes decorated with hearts and colored construction paper, and a slit cut in the top of the box to accept Valentines from our classmates. There was always that anticipation of getting a romantic one from the cutest boy in the room......LOL! On Valentine's Day we all got to open our boxes and read all the Valentines......of course they were not romantic ones at all......but a young girl could dream!!</div>
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Today's tag was a fun one to put together, mostly Graphic 45 with a heart die cut that was laying within reach. Heart tissue paper over heavy watercolor paper and then aged with TH distress inks.</div>
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<br />Krishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04573573810959229149noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067898829428412905.post-89843571896737721052019-01-29T10:32:00.000-08:002019-01-29T10:32:02.216-08:00TAG TUESDAY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Since I have a window of time this morning, I thought I'd play along with the Tag Tuesday group. <a href="http://artfromthewell.blogspot.com/">Michele</a> is the hostess with the theme of hearts. </div>
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I had an inky paper, that I wasn't going to use as art, so I cut it up into tags. Now it HAS been eons since I made a tag of any shape or size, but I think this is how it's done!</div>
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This tag is 6 1/2" long and 4" wide. I decided to keep things very simple and used clear stickers for the sentiment and hearts. The beautiful lady is Graphic 45.........been <strike>hoarding </strike>preserving her, as one of my fellow bloggers, <a href="https://heartfullyinspired.blogspot.com/2019/01/heartful-times.html">Linda</a>, so nicely put it on her blog, for years :O ! Yep! It is time to start USING instead of collecting......right?</div>
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Along the bottom I just chose some Washi tape (been preserving that too :)) and a piece of ribbon for the tie.</div>
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Now, I am off to link up and then get things set up for some fun time with my friends that will be here right after lunch.</div>
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<br />Krishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04573573810959229149noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067898829428412905.post-50748752760077729112019-01-28T15:04:00.001-08:002019-01-28T15:04:36.384-08:00T Stands for Monday Ramblings and Sharing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://alteredbooklover.blogspot.com/2019/01/t-stands-for-shopping-for-tea.html">Elizabeth</a> has her T-Day post up and I am getting ready to join the party......you should come along too. A post of drinks, or food, or both will get you in the door. I'm using my Pinterest coffee cup for this post, just because I'm too darn tired, from cleaning house and running errands, to take a photo of my Bulletproof coffee, then do all the rest, just to show you a cup that looks like it has a latte in it.<br />
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Bulletproof coffee is part of the Keto diet, I'll give the recipe ....and it sound absolutely horrible, but tastes amazing. I've been finding it my "go-to" in the afternoons. One cup/mug of very hot coffee, one scoop of MCT powder and one tablespoon of all natural, grass fed, unsalted butter. Then I throw it all in my Ninja and blend it really well. It is very creamy with a hint of coconut. It is supposed to provide increased focus, effortless energy( not really sure about the effortless part LOL) and suppress your appetite. A friend recommended it, and says it really helps her energy level and gets rid of the belly bloat. I've become such a slug that I'm game to try most anything. This is day 3 and I woke up with more energy than I have had in awhile, so we will see going forward. </div>
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I know there is a lot of bad talk about this Keto diet and it took me some deep digging before I would try any part of it. My friend has followed Dr. Colbert's detox (all vegan) a couple of times, and it has really helped her immune system disorders. He has started recommending the Keto more and more, and what he had to say interested me, so I'm giving it a shot.</div>
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My last post was a journal page made with alcohol inks, and I loved the way it turned out. </div>
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I had forgotten how much fun it is to get all inky! Being me (and you know that can lead to something else) I taped down some 140 lb. watercolor paper and covered it with a light coat of gesso, then let it dry..........Let the FUN begin!!!!!!!</div>
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I was so excited at what happened when I started moving the colors around with my heat gun, I would have done the Happy Dance.........but the heat gun was plugged into the wall.....not a very long cord.</div>
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I was SO pleased with them, I went and bought some frames for them. I want to show them at The Shafter Colours Festival next month, along with my paintings. These all framed 16"x 20" frames, art is 11'x 14".</div>
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The actual pictures look so much better than this in real life. I was having a hard time getting ANY photos that morning that didn't have so many reflections on the glass, that is why they all look like they are hanging crooked.<br />
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This is our 8 year old granddaughter that lives in the San Diego area. I'm so proud of her, I can hardly get my shirt off over my head!!! I want to go and see what she did so bad, but we have another commitment Friday night, and not enough time to get there Saturday by 2:00! My heart is just breaking, but her Mom will send me some photos I hope I can share.<br />
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Well, that's about it for me this T-day, now it's time to link up with <a href="http://alteredbooklover.blogspot.com/2019/01/t-stands-for-shopping-for-tea.html">Elizabeth</a> and see what the T-gang<br />
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Thanks for all the comments last week.......don't we all just love a good comment????</div>
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Have I lost my marbles.......this is the second post today!</div>
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Since I have Bible art journaling this afternoon I didn't want to start a painting, but I wanted to "PLAY". I grabbed one of my art journals, and behold, the page was already gessoed!!! I love these little surprises, don't you?<br />
I pondered ( not puddled) on what to do. I was looking around for a medium I could experiment with and saw that little stacked drawer set with my alcohol markers all divided nicely in colors. HUMMMM! I took out a few and just scribbled on the page........it was a good start! Next came the fun stuff........I sprayed it heavily with alcohol and let it run, first down and then up. WA-LA! perfect background. <br />
<a href="https://art-journal-journey.blogspot.com/2019/01/geometric-shapes.html">Art Journal Journey</a> has a challenge this month ........ geometric shapes. BINGO! I traced around the inside of a roll of Washi tape, and drew a line down the outer edge of the page. I added shadows and enhanced some of the colors, in the circles, with Inktense watercolor pencils, and white gel pen.<br />
The sentiment was taken off a rubber stamp I have, but I changed it form You to I.<br />
It was really fun to get back into my art journal and not worrying about what I was going to paint on a canvas.<br />
So now I'm off to link up with <a href="https://art-journal-journey.blogspot.com/2019/01/geometric-shapes.html">Art Journal Journey</a> and check out some of the other entries......so much eye candy over there.Krishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04573573810959229149noreply@blogger.com7