Road Signs Mini Album by Genuinely Jane Studios

The road signs mini album was perfect for a Road Trip memory album. Coming home from a weekend crop, my friend, G-a,(www.knkclub.com) experienced a blow out on the trailer she was towing for all of our crop gear. The trailer had experienced a fault in the construction and the metal rubbed the tire, causing it to blow. G-a proved to us all what an expert driver she is as she pulled into the side of the road smoothly preventing a possible accident. Our friends, Linda and Elle (www.hilltopmemories)were behind us on the road, saw what had happened and waited while help came. One of our gals had a plane to catch and Elle and Linda, once again came to the rescue by taking Jill with them so she would not miss her flight. Sonia, Barb, G-a and I went to the nearest Wally World, got a new tire and Elle and her wonderful hubby drove a ways to help us fix the metal so it would not cause a second blow out. What more could anyone ask for but such wonderful friends. And what better way to remember the event than with the road sign mini album from Genuinely Jane Studios (www.genuinelyjane.typepad.com). Be sure to visit to see all the wonderfully shaped albums available.

Coffee Filter Roses Part I

One of the assignments we are given at A Cherry on the Top is to post a challenge to the members. I am doing an Altered Objects challenge each month and this month's challenge is to use a coffee filter and to create an embellishment or two and use these on a layout, card or project. To illustrate this challenge, I created roses by folding the filter, pinching and rolling it, tearing here and there and then using Pearlescent Paints to highlight the petals and stems. My finished products are posted in Part II of this post. Please scroll down and remember that you can enlarge any photo by simply clicking on it.

For more challenges by rest of the CT, talented women one and all, please check out this link: http://www.acherryontop.com/article?a=8057. And many thanks for looking!

Coffee Filter Roses Part II

What I love about making these is that no two turn out the same, just like in nature! I spray them with an acrylic sealer to keep them from getting too squished.

Witchy Woman

When I get blocked on one project, I move to another and come back to the first. Somehow this seems to clear the block. So, today I put everything on my work table to one side and worked on my Witchy Woman.

Since I was I child, I could not imagine a better H'ween costume than that of a witch...and then, as an adult to read Wicked and Son of a Witch (and boy, did Elphaba get a bum rap), I've been wanting to do a Witchy Woman...she would be chic and elegant and powerful!

Her skirt has 5 layers of fabric and ribbons that have been Glimmer Misted and painted with gold. I free handed her hat and layered on mesh and more Glimmer Mist, the bodice is a bow and the broom is a Christmas sprig I bought for 7cents that has been 'treated'.

So, here is my Witchy Woman...and you'd best behave 'cause she has you in her sights, you and ToTo too, my pretty! lol

Inspiration

I picked up a copy of both Somerset Home yesterday and Artful Blogging and am so inspired. Sometimes a flower or a bit of ribbon on a piece in one of the magazines will set my thinking. Yesterday it was a torso and I have one sitting on a shelf, neglected and lonely and ugly from another attempt at doing something with 'her'. Now, I have a second plan. Cross your fingers, please!

More progress on the notebooks...

I've been spending a few Friday nights at the lss, Ruban Rouge, with a great group of ladies, and am making progress on the notebooks. These all have to be done (all ten of them) by the first week plus a couple of days in Dec. I have 7 covers done, 4 completed inside and more to go...

This would have been a lot simpler had I made them all the same but each is different in cover design and theme...and, of course, one has to be vampy, right?
I have a travel one, a bird themed one, a journal/pen/ink themed one, ...well,you get the picture.

and I've been playing with coffee filters...why you ask? For fun and I've been creating some roses and leaves...will do a show and tell when I get finished.

Happy creating to you!

A blogger award...

Thanks to Lyneen (http://dreamingofcastles.blogspot.com)for nominating me for the Neno Award

Now for the history of the award:

The award is given to those who love blogging

And love to encourage friendships through blogging

And to help others seek the reasons

Why we all love blogging.


And now to nominate five more: Anne, Chris, Barb (who just took over the knk blog and is doing a mighty fine job), Laura, and Amy who just started her blog and has such a nice one.