Class calendar complete....

My daughter is a first year teacher and I made her a calendar for her classroom and here is the finished piece:




I did layers to make the background by painting and using bubble wrap, spray paint (using the Tulip fabric paint cannon - great product!), masking technique and makers. I also did the months and numbers digitally using my Corel photo program and then of course everything was then laminated after printing.... then cut out and the use of wonderful velcro to make everything stick! It was so much fun to make.

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Out of commission....

I have been out of commission for a few weeks... had some surgery (girl stuff) a couple of weeks ago and I am getting back to normal... or at least my normal. I am amazed at how it has zapped me but, I thought in the next few weeks I could catch up on some posts and show you somethings I did before my surgery and some things that I have been working on in between resting.

I started an on-line painting class at the end of July. I have a couple of more canvases that I did....

I learned how to use some different brushes and create the background

learning different techniques for to create a background

added paisleys (in the lesson it was fish) 

I used bubble wrap, made my own stamp.... not finished

I have learned quite a bit, need to finish watching more of the class videos. This class is by Kelly Hoernig who is in my Flytribe Group. I am working on a new canvas making a classroom calendar for my daughter who has her first teaching job Yeah!

Thanks for stopping by and looking!

On-line class 5 Days 5 Canvases

I have been taking an online class by Kelly Hoernig, her web site is http://www.kellyhoernig.webs.com/ - this is my first canvas... creating a background:

and here is my final piece:

I have been teaching myself how to paint so it has been great to take this class, I am learning some new things. The pear itself is scrapbook paper, I learned how to use saran wrap to create the background, and how to use a number 6 round brush - painted the leaves and bees with that one... also used molding paste and a stencil. Now I am working in canvas number 2... will post when I have that one complete. I tried to start it after watching the video and had to laugh at myself when I went back and reviewed the video... I have done it backwards... that's what is great about paint, you can paint over it.

Thanks for stopping by and looking... have a wonderful day!

a bit further on my screen....

I have been able to find a bit of time to add some more color to my screen....

I am loving how this is turning out. I wish my lighting was better in my room to take better pictures. I am going to try and do a bit more. I also need to work on my ATC cards that are due tomorrow for my Flytribe group. It would be wonderful to be able to work the 108 hours every two weeks I have been doing at my job on my art instead.... ummm someday. Going to go to my room... 

Thanks so much for stopping by and looking! Have a great weekend!

Happy Easter, work and fun....

Happy Easter everyone! Have a beautiful day!

I have been trying to find a way to balance working of 50 hours a week and being creative. It is hard! Unfortunately work has been winning. I have been able to squeeze a bit of time in small chunks and work on my screen. Here a few pictures:

Previously I had paint what is "white" now with some purple and pink and really did not like it so, I started tearing pages from an book and applied gel medium and filled in the "white" space and then drew my design. I am much happier with this now. I love the texture and the look of this now. More to come this week...

Thanks for stopping by an looking. Hopefully I will be able to balance out everything and do more art at home and less work...

Crazy weekend... still managed to work on some projects

This weekend started off with our well pump dying.. No water... So the pump guy came out...

We were without water from about 2am until about 5pm. Today helped the hubby spray stuff so weeds won't come up and finally when that was over I ran down to me sewing room and...

Well, I didn't really run... I am a bit sore from moving wood and walking all day... But, I did manage to work on a few things. I painted some fabric and journal pages and tried the Tulip Fabric cannon...it's like a spray can of fabric paint. It was cool I cannot wait to try some more colors. I also finished a journal page in my sunflower journal and painted some more background pagers in the book. I am so excited that the time changed... Longer days, more daylight to possibly stay up a bit later to work on projects.


Thanks for looking,

Karen

Some photos and progress on my latest zentangle...

We have been  having some rainy days here in Idaho... On my way home the wind was blowing and the rain was coming down. I was getting ready to cook dinner when I noticed out my front door window the sun breaking through the clouds and shinning bright getting ready to set for the day.  I grabbed my camera and took some shots from my front porch and then from the back of my house, the sky was beautiful... here are a few of the shots....



Front porch shot....



another from the front...



one more from the front



from the back of my house



one more from the back.... the sky is beautiful



progress on zentangle #42



I am really not a fan of the rain but, I am trying to enjoy it more. It always seems so gray out (ha it is isn't!) it just doesn't always make for the best mood. When it does clear up and the sun comes out, it makes me happier. I do get excited to take photos. I cannot tell you how many sky and flower photo's I have. Some day I need to print them out and frame a few to hang in my house.  I have been drawing on my latest zentangle as I watch American Idol. This Saturday I am going to get up and head down to my room to work on painting some more fabric.... may come up for air to go to a car show with my husband. It is supposed to rain all weekend so that does make for creative time. Well, thanks for looking!

Karen

Started a new zentangle and prepping fabric

New zentangle....

Prepped some fabric...

I don't think I was very productive last week with my art. I had to watch Amercian Idol (I know but, there are some great kids on there this season).
This past weekend I had to clean up my sewing room a bit so I could start a new project (and maybe work on one I have in progress too); a while ago I bought a painters canvas.... what you lay on the floor when you paint the walls to protect the floor, I am cutting it up to use as my base. I got the idea from something I read (will need to figure out where) and I painted it with gel medium to start. Now I am ready to go... Don't know what I will end up with but I am sure I will have fun. I will be sure to take some pictures along the way. I do love working this way. Not knowing what I am going to do just do it... How about you? How do you like to create?


Thanks for looking!

Karen

clean up for superbowl....

I had to clean up the Man Cave for the Superbowl....

 all my my fabrics ended up on my sewing table....

I have been doing some quilting on my piece....

I have been thinking I may do some painting within my quilting design but not sure.  I had to make the man cave nice and clean so we could play in the room on Superbowl Sunday...  Well, this is brief I know but I am going to head down to my room to be creative tonight instead of watching the TV in the living room. I may put on Pirates of the Caribbean and sew, sew, sew. I am going to hide away from my "crazy makers" in my house. Thanks for looking....

what I have been working on....

Here are some photos of what I have been working on...

 I am lucky to have a "Man Cave" to work in... we have a pool table with a ping pong table on top of it...

 
 

I have been off work since Thursday this past week (I gave my husband a trip to Scottsdale to go to Barrett Jacksons auto auction but we had to cancel - thought our well pump went out but we were lucky it didn't) It was a bummer we didn't go but, I have been trying to make the best of it. I have been painting and sewing. I am trying to figure out what I am going to make out of my fabric have some ideas running around in my head. I finally finished my youngest daughters graduation quilt from high school in 2007. Now if I could finish the other fifty tops I have, I guess one at a time. And finally I hemmed a pair of jeans that I have had for a long time. Very productive and hope to do more this week. Thanks for looking!