Sunday Fun

What a super gorgeous weekend we had here in New York. The weather was just amazing! The ride upstate was beautiful, its so lovely and bucolic up there. Every where you look you want to photograph because its so lush and green. On the way home, we stopped at a greenhouse that specializes in orchids. I picked up a yellowy pinky phalenopsis, to go along with my white-burgandy one the boys got me on Mother's Day. I plan on painting one or both soon before I kill them.

I went to pick up some things at Blick today. I love that damn place:) I bought some new brushes, more Microns :D and some other goodies, spending some birthday cash I received. I came home and was meaning to paint but started collaging and stamping.

 I didn't get a single portrait done this weekend, oh well:) Back to it tomorrow.

Here are some photos of what I worked on today, what fun I had!





I love making these tags. I have to find a craft I can utilize them for, all I can think of using them for is scrapping and adding to gifts when I wrap them.



I decorated some brown Moleskine sketch books I bought at Blicks with my homemade stamps





I think I like this one best:)

The cover of this journal below has this image I really like.

It shows two boatsmen along the shore in this Japanes illustration.

This bit of an image is from a brochure I got at the mall at the Teavana store.

I knew it would come in handy!

This is the front of a mini journal that I collaged,
 the inside papers are not added yet.
More work needed on this!

Here is another journal I started a few weeks back by paper-ing it up.

Today Iadded all the details to the cover.

This a Ronzoni Ziti box, you can see the 'window' right under the bird and top purple swirl. Peeking through is the little envelope I made for the back of the journal. Almost done I have to addthe paper inside still.

I like the scrap papers I used on this. I forget the brand but its so nice.

A little spot to tuck in notes or fortunes.

I am still on a bird kick. They are so popular, every where you turn around there is a bird on something LOL!

Take good care of yourself and I hope you had a lovely weekend!

Tangerine - for The Creative Color Challenge 2012




We Built This City

 

Orange painting completed with two days to spare! Yee ha! This is my painting for the Creative Color Challenge.

Wow, it has been a creative Sunday for sure. I've been up since 6am and started painting at 8. Today's been my idea of a perfect day; drinking coffee, painting, chatting, painting, listening to the radio, painting, make a little lunch, eat, paint. LOL...You get the idea.




Valentine Tags

 

I made a bunch of tags. I see alot of give aways on the blogs so I thought it be fun to give these three tags away. So I guess the way it works is if the first person to comment on them, I'll send the tags to that person :)) Don't forget to email me your address. My email is wethree333@gmail.com

Now I'm off to the art store. I need to buy another watercolor pad. I have alot loose paper but there is something about keeping it all wire bound that I like:) Well I'm off with coupon in hand! Hope everyone is enjoying their Sunday. Next Sunday will be quite different at this time. We'll be getting prepared to watch the big game - super excited for the Super Bowl! Go Giants!!

Enjoy your day,

FranT

It Started With a Paper Swap

I recently signed up for a paperswap and I was paired up with a super nice lady. When we emailed one another for our addresses, we asked each other if they wanted something special, that perhaps the other couldn't get in their own country. She lives in Poland and said that she really wanted mailing tags and elastic thread. So I went to Staples and found these cool tags. I have to say that I have seen alot of crafty tags made in the past but never really thought about using them. Well I bought a big package and will send half to my new friend and I'm keeping the others. So now I have fifty tags. So I got to work trying them out :)

So I went to Michaels and for $1 a piece I bought these fantastic Studio G chalks.

I had so much fun the other night making these tags. I make my own stamps from Speedy Carve Blocks . I'll use an Xacto blade or a lino cutter to cut out the design and I keep them all in a handy Ikea cannister. I stamped three tags so far and will work on more this weekend. I have to get more of these chalks...just because. The colors are so bright and addicting!

So I hope to have some more sisters for these three coming soon. I want to work on tags for Christmas gifts. That is going to be so much fun to do and what great way for me to de-stress after a long week.

Give it a try, its not too expensive and you have these little canvases that allow you create a small work of art:) Voilà!