Thriving Art

Confused?  Are you here for T-stand For Tuesday with Elizabeth and Bluebeard?   OR are you here for WOYWW 243 with Julia at The Stamping Ground?   I really don't like to double post, but technically it is still Tuesday (night) here and I really didn't want to miss a T Stands for Tuesday, BUT I see that Julia has already got her post up for WOYWW.  AND I am bone tired tonight, so here's my FIRST double post.....SORRY Elizabeth and Julia, just too tired to do two tonight.  So it your here for T then keep reading, IF your here for WOYWW then you cans just scroll down to the WOYWW heading OR if your want to do both go for it!  LOL I'm keeping it short for both!     Let's have tea first.  I set up a little vignette of my tea cup, tonight's tea and two old tea pots  that I brought home when we sold our cabin in the mountains.  We bought the cabin when our boys were quite young and it was furnished,  She didn't ta...

This is my second "One Layer Elegance" Christmas card for this January's challenge over at Rogue Redhead Designs-Holiday Inspiration Club.   This card was a tad bit quicker than the Last card I made.  I only used two masks to create the ribbon in the middle, used the holy stamp from the RRD Christmas Cheer plat RRD014  and repeatedly stamped the image across the card.  Using a ruler and red felt pen I drew the lines and then colored just the berries.  The Sentiment is from the same plate of stamps and red Staz-On ink.  I did do a boarder of holly on the inside of the card and I'm thinking I'll do the same boarder on the envelope.  I don't usually do matching envelopes, but making my cards this far in advance I have the TIME!  What a concept, huh?   You would think it would be easy to make Christmas cards in January, and normally it would (here it comes...LOL...) BUT It was nearly 80'(F) today.......January 25!!  Our Janua...

What makes me smile?  There were so many things on my list I did two pages, actually I couldn't take leaving a big white page (the back of the week 2 page) glaring at me.  I don't know if I will continue doing two pages per prompt or just get smart enough to a week on each side. The fellas at the top left are my sons.  Astute business men, both of them, but funny people to be around and will always make you smile.  Then of course my grandies for sure, but never to be left out is my best pal Dyna.  New Washi tape, blooming flowers, getting inky and painty , sun rises, sun sets, art, good wine, old rock N roll; all these things, and more make me smile too.  What makes you smile? Inky Hugs Krisha

You don't know about the Holiday Inspiration Club ?  It is hosted by Rogue Redhead Designs Click on either to get all the details.  The challenge this month is One Layer Elegance.  For this card I chose a snowflake embossing folder with an easy oval frame., and just ran the front through.  I laid the easy frame over the front and drew a green oval.  I also used the same easy frame to cut a mask to open the oval and cover the card face.  I stamped the Santa image ( RRD014-Christmas Cheer  ) with black StazOn ink, then cut a mask to cover the image.  Once the image and the front of the card were safely masked I chose the holy, from the same plate and stamped it with green ink to create the background behind Santa. After removing the masks I colored his hat with a marker and face and highlights with pencil. WAALA! a elegant one layer card! This Christmas Cheer, 1/2 plate, RRD014 is on SALE for only $10.00 until January 31.  It has some...

Isn't Parisian a cool description??  Since the Rogue Red Head's Rebel challenge #31 is paper piecing I had to take the challenge......right?  Actually I was over at Hobby Lobby, wondering around with my nifty 50% of one item coupon and I saw this roll of ribbon.  Well the lights flashed and the bells went off! ( and people were beginning to stare)  I knew right then exactly what I was going to do.  Back over to the pretty papers I flew and found just what I needed.  On an embossed background I stamped one of the Milliner Misses plate RRD007 , then pieced in the pink paper hat with black and white trim. I did use a pen for the top of the hat and the brim.  Her jacket was pieced with the same black and white print that is also the background print.  The pink ribbon was added and over that the black Eifel Tower ( my new TH die, LOVE IT)  The sentiment is from the RRD plate RRD011 Nature Notes, stamped on pink and two black rhinestones ...

Well I see the leader of the pack, Julia Dunnit , has already set up the link for What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday .  That means it is time to PLAY!  Want to join this pack of weekly desk hoppers?  Just click on Julia's name, the other link will take you to the explanation of this phenomenon.   This week Betsy is sporting a clean mat that was proudly displayed yesterday, as you can see it is still clean but things are creeping back to the center (actually I dropped the Washi tape box there when I got home from Costco (( a big box store here in the US)).  Around the edges, of said box, is my nasty cleaning rag that hasn't made it to the hamper yet, the tip of my red monthly planner, a Christmas card that needs to get posted (probably Thursday) My water bottle, standard    containers of necessary junk   err tools and to the right of the box are some stamps that I used to make the card and a lone pair of scissors.  The pink page is the...

 "Holy tea cups Batman it's Tuesday"  "That's right Robin, and time to link up with Elizabeth and Bluebeard" LOL Ok so that is a little on the goofy side I admit, but hey it is that time of week again.  Time to go a blog hopping and see what everybody else is drinking today.  Won't you join us, just click on the link and find out what it is all about. This week my first picture is of a card I made a loooooooooog time ago.  I had entered it in a contest at a local stamp store that has been gone for ions.  I won a prize for it, but it has been so long ago I don't remember what I won.  I figure I made this card somewhere around 1998, due to the fact I entered the contest before I started submitted things to the Summerset Studio magazine and finally got published in 2001.   I have kept all the cards I've made that have won something or got published, and that is why I STILL have this card. LOL Talk about hoarding!    ...