it figures

It figures, I sign up for a class and suddenly my life gets very busy. That's OK, I am still plugging away. I finally got the 2nd set of banners photographed and only need to assemble the third set. THEN I have to get caught up on three days of class...I will enjoy every second of it.
This class is helping figure out changes I need to make in my art room to make it flow better, my vintage stool, while VERY cute is not working for me, I need to be able to spin around to access the drawers behind me, I need to be able to wheel out to stand up ( I do a lot of standing while I am creating). I need a CLEARED surface to put my cuttlebug and paper cutter on...flat surfaces do NOT stay clear around me, this is gonna be a tough one...I think i will just have to keep the two pieces out all the time to prevent myself from piling things on the top of the cabinet I keep them in. I am going to have to index my clear stamps so I can flip through a book to see what I have..it is too hard to flip through the basket and know what is there ( love/ hate relationship with clear stamps...so many cool designs but I just find them frustrating to work with and put away so i end up with a dish full of random clear stamps that all need put away with their proper set.)
OK-I think I should have a couple of hours today to get busy in that room!

dry embossing on black glossy

I learned a little technique in the class I'm taking using your embossing folders on glossy paper and sanding lightly to expose the un-glossy paper and inking it...pretty cool but I got to thinking about black glossy paper...here is the result..oh the possibilities!!

Class Day One

Here are my pieces for Day One of the Inspiration Showcase Class. I decided to make a banner rather than a canvas because I am in the middle of revamping my art room and I thought a banner would be more versatile.
I just watched the Day Two videos and am so inspired to go back to my room and play some more!

on a roll

I find this idea fascinating...inspiring...intriguing....do-able...I like the idea of a kind of "journal tape journal"...informal,random,colorful,personal, & funky.....
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OnLINe Class

Have you all seen this...
http://www.onlinecardclasses.com/inspirationshowcase/classinfo/ an online class featuring some of the biggest names in the stamping world and it's only $19...it took me about 5 seconds to decide before signing up. Hopefully this is the boost I need to get creative again.
It has been a busy summer, my youngest daughter graduated, we had her graduation party which was a huge success and then she moved out last month. I still see her often but it isn't the same as having her living here. My nest is officially empty, I guess we must have done something right,we raised two mature, independent young ladies who aren't afraid to go out and do things on their own! But now I am floundering a bit until I figure out my new role in life. I have a million and one ideas that I need to pursue.
I will share my progress in the class here, anyone want to join me?

Spot of Grace

"Spot of Grace" a mixed media painting I created...lots of layers on this one. It started as a different painting that I liked the texture of but just couldn't get the colors right on. I sprayed over the entire thing with Colorwash Inks,masked with some gravel along the side and sprayed with Matte white spray paint. I wet the spots and lifted some of the color to brighten them up and added some detail with a charcoal pencil.

Winged Heart

A small tag, the background is done with Smooch Inks(marbled by applying drops to a bowl of water and dipping the tag into it), the heart is from Dawn Houser-I watercolored it then applied Glossy Accents to the heart and Stckles to the wings. When it was dry I cracked the glossy accents by gently bending the heart in a few places(for a broken heart effect) The sentiment is from Catslife Press.