A Boy/SNS

Whew Who, time for another sketch with Sketch~N~Scrap. I love working with their sketches.

Here is the sketch

Here is my take

Be sure to go get inspired by the other DT members creations. And as always, don't forget to get your wonderful creation uploaded for your chance at this months prize from The Memory Nest.

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Project A Day

My friend Kim (yes...i have one or two of them...lol) is hosting a Project A Day challenge the month of October over on Facebook. This is a "for fun" only challenge, so not a lot of rules. It can be any type of project, scrapbook, card making, painting, furniture redo, sewing. Any ole project, as long as you worked on it that day....well except for laundry...LOL!

Doesn't this sound fun? I know I have a whole big list of projects I have been meaning to do, so I jumped at the chance to join in. What about you, wanna join in on the fun?  If so, just leave me a comment on this post with your email address and I will get you added to the Facebook group. I think it is going to be a lot of fun seeing what everyone gets accomplished on a daily basis. Not to mention the inspiration that will be gathered from all the fantastic projects.

Also, if you would like to help spread the word, please grab the badge from my side bar -------->>> to display on your blog.

Hope to see you there!

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24 Hour/TPE

 I was so glad that Kristie picked Studio Calico's Yearbook collection for me to use in the 24 Hour Challenge in the yahoo group Scrappin-N-Chattin.  It worked perfectly with The Pink Elephant's challenge this week, which is "Back2School" themed.

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Rain Drops/SNS

Really?....it's September already?  I remember my mom telling me (and then me telling my kids). Enjoy being a kid, once you grow up time just flies by! She sure wasn't kidding!

With a new month comes a new set of sketches over at Sketch~N~Scrap. As always, the first one goes live on the first of each month.  I hope you love working with their sketches as much as I do.

Here is September 1st sketch

I don't work a lot with multi photo layouts. I seem to try to focus on one or two photos, and use multi photos for mini albums. So when I do use multi photos, it always challenges me.

Here is my take on the sketch

On a rare occasion here in south Texas, we get some rain. I love when it happens on a warm summers day. My grandkids, Dax and Josslyn loved it too, as they couldn't get out the door fast enough when I asked them if they wanted to go out and play in the rain.

There are a few things that I myself never seem to out grow. Playing in the rain, coloring, and playing with Play Doh.  LOL

I hope you get a chance to play along with us at Sketch~N~Scrap. In the mean time, be sure to head over and check out what the other designers created with the sketch.

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Painted Monogram Canvas Tutorial

Lately I have enjoyed painting canvas's. My friend Dawn suggested that i make a tutorial showing how I make one. So I came up with this very simple one to start with.

You can see the video HERE.

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You Light Up My Life

Did you get a chance to play along with the August 1st sketch over at Sketch~N~Scrap? If so, great. If not, there is still time to play along. As well as, the second sketch for the month. Layout sketches come out every 1st and 15th. And if you prefer to make cards, no worries. The card sketches come out on the 5th and 20th of each month. Now there are no excuses...get your hiney's over there and play along!  LOL

Here is August 15th's sketch. Doesn't it look fun?

Now here is my take

I love these pictures I captured of Dax with the sparklers. Believe it or not, this was his first experience with them. At first, he was scared to hold them. But after the fear wore off, he was running all around with them.

For the circles, I used an old pill bottle with the lid removed and dipped in in some paint. The stars are traced with shapes I cut on the Cricut.

Be sure to get your creation entered for a chance at this months prize from CTMH, brought to you by Amanda Armitage .

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A Small Canvas

As well as scrapbooking, I love to paint. My newest craze is painting canvas's. I seen this quote on Pinterest and knew it had to have a place in my craft room. I painted on a small 4 inch by 12 inch canvas and hung it on the little space of wall between the closet door and corner. It was meant to be!

Here is another painting I did recently for my dear friend Suzanne. Her and her husband Dave have been blessed with a super adorable baby girl. When she announced the nursery decor was going to be paisley and owls, I got busy painting.

Next one is a 24x36 that I will be doing for my living room.

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