tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30232119145673037632024-02-20T07:17:37.284-06:00Makings and MusingsGina Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063774965778031351noreply@blogger.comBlogger782125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023211914567303763.post-87473468006228103102015-03-03T08:16:00.003-06:002015-03-03T08:16:28.468-06:00Mixed Media Workshop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have been dabbling with different types of creative expression over the past year. I love the idea of Mixed Media--I love that it incorporates many types of materials and I can mix old, found items with newer pieces that I find interesting.</div>
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This weekend I had the most amazing experience--I was able to attend a Mixed Media Collage workshop taught by <a href="http://www.brezinkadesign.com/">Wayne Brezinka</a>. I learned so much and met so many great people. There is just something so invigorating being around other creative people, listening to them talk about their art and seeing the creative process at work.</div>
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Here is my finished piece:</div>
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(I used acrylic paints, picture turns, twine, string, and various papers that I had laying around)</div>
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Wayne was just amazing. He is also a great teacher. If you ever have the opportunity to take one of his workshops, do it!</div>
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Gina Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063774965778031351noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023211914567303763.post-28839057235016759132015-03-02T07:30:00.000-06:002015-03-02T07:30:01.087-06:00Scarves<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I go back and forth with what I like to create with and right now I am doing a lot of crocheting. These are a couple of scarves that I have made recently and given as gifts. </div>
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I love the way the yarn feels as it goes through my fingers.</div>
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I love how one piece of yarn starts out as one single long thread, but by weaving and twisting it in and around itself, can become something useful and beautiful.</div>
<br />Gina Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063774965778031351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023211914567303763.post-9119085795447546312014-08-24T07:00:00.000-05:002014-08-24T07:00:00.061-05:00Birthday Gift for a Friend<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have several friends that are avid canners and we pretty much all love anything mason jar inspired. One of my friends has a birthday coming up so I thought I would make her some note cards. For the one set, I used a coordinating papers on a background of kraft paper and each one has a mason jar on it. A couple of them are holding flowers, one fireflies, one buttons and a couple are empty. Us canners love empty jars too! We always have something in mind that can go in a jar.</div>
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I also made her a couple of canning journals. I have a couple of these myself, one I use to keep track of what I have canned and the amount that I canned, along with the date each project was canned. I didn't label hers though because I am not sure of the system she uses. This way, she can use them for whatever purpose she desires. </div>
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<i>Papers are DCWV, the stamps used to make the note cards are from Recollections, the larger mason jar on the composition book is from EK Success.</i></div>
Gina Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063774965778031351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023211914567303763.post-88958741054590444932014-08-14T10:22:00.001-05:002014-08-14T10:22:55.112-05:00Crocheting <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Wow it has been forever since I posted on here. I am still creating and making things though, I have just had a very busy year. My Mom was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and has started chemo. I decided that I wanted to make her a lap blanket to take with her. I started out with the concept of a prayer shawl, but knew she would prefer a blanket, Many prayers were said for her, my Dad, and for her nurses and doctors during the making of this blanket. I wanted a physical reminder that she was covered in prayers. Mom really wanted something a little longer than a lap blanket, so I made it long enough that she could completely cover herself with it. </div>
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I haven't been crocheting for very long and this was by far the biggest thing I have made. I have only done a couple of small baby blankets before this. I am having fun with it though and have already started another project!</div>
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Good Morning. I have been on a roll making note pads and journals lately. I made several of these size last year (a jr. legal pad cut in half length-wise) for Christmas gifts and got requests for them again this year. I love this size because they are great to use up scraps of paper that are often too small for a card. I also think they are very functional and slide into a purse, Bible cover or whatever so you always have paper handy. I like a very thick card stock for the cover and here I used paper from Papertrey Ink. The bowl of cherries is from a Unity set and was colored with Copics. "Take Note" is from a Papertrey set.</div>
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Gina Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063774965778031351noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023211914567303763.post-47699194635416913232013-01-23T06:00:00.000-06:002013-01-23T06:00:00.936-06:00I am back...with a canning journal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello! I know it has been a while since I have been here. Sorry about that. I kind of put myself on a "technology break". It had gotten to a point that I was spending a huge amount of time every day sitting in front of my computer or the TV and I always had my phone or my iPad in my hand. So other than using Facebook to keep up with my Dad and using the computer to access some recipes, I have been ignoring my computer. I have been able to get my life back in check and have gotten back into a better schedule as far as my technology goes. Originally it was going to be for the month of December, but it stretched out a little longer than I meant for it too.</div>
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I have been crafting though. I made a bunch of things for Christmas gifts and actually got every thing done that I had planned to do. If you have been reading my blog over the past year you know that I revived an old hobby and I have been canning a lot. I am still doing that and learning more and more. I decided I needed a way of keeping up with all that I have done. I altered a composition book with some papers and embellishments from the October Afternoon line Farm Girl and letters from Jenni Bowlin. I loved all of these papers too. And can you believe it, a project with no coloring! My canning journal will allow me to have a record of what I have canned and when, where I found the recipe, how much of it I canned and when we finished each batch. I thought by adding when we finished the batch it would help me in the coming years to know how much I need to can and how much we are actually eating. Kip thinks we will never get through all the jars, but I told him he would be surprised that we will run out of most things before they are in season again. I am also decorating a binder to store canning recipes that I have found online using the same papers and embellishments.</div>
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I will be around to visit your blogs soon!</div>
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So while I have been missing, we celebrated Kip's birthday, our anniversary and Christmas. I will try and post some of the things that I made for all of those events.</div>
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Gina Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063774965778031351noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023211914567303763.post-83775425979537424322012-12-07T16:35:00.000-06:002012-12-07T16:35:00.145-06:00Girl in Chair<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Gina Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063774965778031351noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023211914567303763.post-73710863656569819552012-12-01T16:40:00.000-06:002012-12-01T16:40:00.251-06:00FrankenRiley<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Good Morning! I hope everyone here in the US has a great Thanksgiving. We certainly did! In addition to Thanksgiving we also celebrated Kip's birthday. Some of his family from Texas flew in to Nashville in time for his birthday dinner and then stayed for the holiday. I have been off of work since Wednesday and man, was it hard to get up and get going this morning!</div>
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My card today is one that I have made for <a href="http://www.cardcupids.org/blog/">Card Cupids</a>. I am getting a box ready to go out tomorrow and this is one of the "happy mail" cards I will be sending. They are also asking for "Winter Wishes" cards and I am trying to get several of those done as well.<a href="http://www.cardcupids.org/currentrequest/"> HERE</a> is the list of current card requests.</div>
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Have a great day!!</div>
Gina Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063774965778031351noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023211914567303763.post-10883130554512360902012-11-15T07:30:00.000-06:002012-11-15T07:56:27.188-06:00Smile<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Good Morning! I can't believe the middle of November is here already. This time of year just seems to fly by for me, so many birthdays, the holidays and our anniversary all happen in the later part of the year. The 15th also brings a new <a href="http://www.cardcupids.org/blog/">Card Cupids Challenge</a>. Our sponsor for this challenge is <a href="http://justsomelinesblog.blogspot.com/">Just Some Lines</a>. This was a new company to me, and I enjoyed looking around at all of their images. My card uses an image called Birdday. I like that this image is versatile enough to use for lots of card occasions. I colored the image with Copics, used paper from DCWV and some ribbon from my stash.</div>
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Gina Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063774965778031351noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023211914567303763.post-10278732518719585982012-11-14T07:30:00.000-06:002012-11-14T08:03:13.467-06:00Snow Globe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Good Morning! I have a Christmas card to share with you today. This is the first year that I am going to be going into the Christmas card sending season with cards actually done. I am quite proud of the stack of Christmas cards that have been completed. I just love snow globes, the real thing and images of them. This is one of my favorites too. The image is from Deidre Mosher Designs and was colored with Copics, paper is from The Paper Studio, ribbon from my stash and I got the glittery snowflake from Hobby Lobby.</div>
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Thanks for all the comments on my canning picture! I grew up in a family that did some canning and I have done some, mostly jams and jellies on my own, but this year, I decided to try and learn to can a lot of new things. Buying a pressure canner has allowed to to do a lot more variety but I have been looking for things that I know we eat, but typically buy. I have made a couple of different kinds of mustard, chocolate sauce and pie fillings to name a few. We have been trying to eliminate overly processed food and foods with tons of ingredients that I can't pronounce so canning is helping me do that too.</div>
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Gina Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063774965778031351noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023211914567303763.post-11219875348024623252012-11-12T07:30:00.000-06:002012-11-12T07:58:32.457-06:00Fall Colors Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have a card to share today that I made for the latest <a href="http://www.rileyandco.blogspot.com/">Riley and Company</a> challenge which was to use fall colors. I love the colors of fall, all the reds, yellows and oranges are just gorgeous. I picked this image because this is something that I have been doing a lot of lately! I have a compost bin along our back fence line and a lot of things that grew in pots over the summer. At the end of the season, I mix in al the dirt from the pots into the compost bin. And to help me do this, I actually have a little red wagon that I have been pulling back and forth across my yard. The image is Riley and Company, paper is DCWV, button from my stash.</div>
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I have another project that has kept me busy for the past several days. I have a very small kitchen with almost no storage or counter space. I have been using the closets in the spare bedrooms to store kitchen stuff. I have had a steel storage rack but that wasn't quite enough space either, especially since I have been canning on a regular basis. I decided to buy another shelf last week so that I now have two and they take up the entire back wall.</div>
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Here is the new shelf with all my canning stuff. I still have canned goods in my pantry but this allowed me to get them out of the spare bedroom. My canners and stock pots now have a place to live and the baskets on top hold tools (funnels, food mill, tongs, etc), lids and rings, and the last one has pectins, fruit fresh, and clear gel. </div>
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Here is the back wall of my kitchen. The shelf on the left holds my pots and pans, bulk grains and canisters, plastic storage containers and several small appliances. It's still a little messy, so don't look too close at that one!</div>
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Setting up the second shelf and getting everything organized on there took a big chunk of my weekend, but I am extremely happy with the end result. </div>
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Gina Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063774965778031351noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023211914567303763.post-79822087191112455812012-11-07T07:30:00.000-06:002012-11-07T07:43:24.303-06:00Hippo Hurray Birthday Card<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Good Morning! Just a quick post this morning or I will be late for work! We have several birthdays in the months of October and November so I am always in need of birthday cards at this time of year. My Grandmother will be celebrating her 85th birthday on Saturday and this is the card that I will be sending to her. Image is from <a href="http://pholkartblessings.blogspot.com/p/etsy.html">Pholkart Blessings</a> and was colored with Copics, paper is DCWV.</div>
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I have been posting a lot about my canning projects so I thought I would share what I made last night. I finished my apple butter, made cranberry sauce, and started some sauerkraut. I have never done kraut before so this should be interesting!</div>
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Gina Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063774965778031351noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023211914567303763.post-67755835126105244992012-11-06T06:30:00.000-06:002012-11-06T07:49:47.528-06:00Sweet Pea in Blue<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Good Morning! I have been in a blue mood lately--not sad, I just keep finding myself reaching for my blue Copics, blue paints and blue papers! I went to Jo-Ann's a couple of weeks ago and they had paper on sale and after I got home I realized that almost every sheet I bought had a lot of blue in it. My card today uses an image from Sweet Pea Stamps and was colored with Copics. I added some ribbon that is held together with the pearl brad. </div>
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Today is election day. I am not going to try and convince you to vote one way or the other, I just want to encourage you to vote. Vote for the candidate that most reflects what is important to you. I will be going to vote when I get off this afternoon. I never vote early, I like going out on election day for some reason. Since Kip and I have been married we always go together to vote and I kind of like that. I hope everyone that is able is voting today. I keep reading that "this is the most important election of our generation". I think they are all important and every vote counts and that it is important to vote in every election, not just the big ones. I really don't understand why so many take this for granted, especially my female friends. So many women fought so hard to give us this right that I just can't take it for granted. Do you know what I think is even cooler than Kip and I going together to vote? That we can go to the polls, cast two separate votes and even vote for different candidates (which does happen) and both of our votes are counted.</div>
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Gina Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063774965778031351noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023211914567303763.post-88246819274355537862012-11-05T07:30:00.000-06:002012-11-05T08:06:54.110-06:00One More Halloween Card<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I do have one last Halloween card to share with you. I think this is the last one anyway! This is an image from Deidre Mosher Designs and was colored with Copics and I added some paint along the lines of the steam and on the bubbles in the cauldron. I knew I wanted to use a little mini broom on this card, but I couldn't find them anywhere. I thought about trying to make one with a bamboo skewer, but happened to find these in the dollhouse section at Hobby Lobby. They came three to a pack, so now I have a couple of extras the next time I need a mini broom.</div>
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I hate it when Halloween ends, but I love stocking up on the after halloween sales. I picked up a couple of new wigs and an awesome tiered cupcake holder when I was out the other day. I got most of my stuff put away over the weekend and now it is about time to think about getting the Christmas decorations out.</div>
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I had a busy weekend. Samantha expressed an interest in leaning how to make jelly and helping me can and I told her that when I started making apple stuff that she could come over and we could do it together. She was here both Saturday and Sunday so she got to experience water bath and pressure canning. We made a Cranberry Pear jam, apple sauce, apple butter and some candy apple jelly. She pretty much made the candy apple jelly by herself with just supervision so she is going to be giving a few jars of that to a couple of people for Christmas gifts. Then on Sunday she helped me get pumpkin ready to can. I don't usually carve my Halloween pumpkins, I cook them and this year decided to can my pumpkin so that I can use it throughout the year.</div>
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Gina Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063774965778031351noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023211914567303763.post-13735068956443222652012-11-01T07:30:00.000-05:002012-11-01T08:26:26.209-05:00Card Cupids November challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Good Morning! Can you believe it is November already? I know for us, the time between Halloween and the end of the year is filled with lots of things going on and the rest of the year will just fly by. The beginning of November brings a new<a href="http://www.cardcupids.org/blog/"> Card Cupids</a> challenge. <a href="http://www.freshbreweddesigns.com/">Fresh Brewed Designs</a> is our sponsor for this challenge. My image is colored with Copics and I used two papers that are opposite in colors to complete my card. </div>
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Card Cupids is an organization that I am very proud to be involved with. In addition to collecting cards to send to children that could use some happy mail, we are also collecting art supplies for the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. You can read more about that<a href="http://www.cardcupids.org/blog/?p=3550"> HERE</a>. I had three of my back surgeries as a child and spent a couple of weeks in the hospital with each one. Those days can get very, very long! I remember a couple of times a week a volunteer (I still remember her name was Jackie) would come by and do craft projects with us. I still have an origami crane that I made all those years ago. I know these art supplies will be greatly appreciated by the children that will get to use them. I am gathering supplies to send in and hope if you are able that you will consider donating too.</div>
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Current Card requests are <a href="http://www.cardcupids.org/currentrequest/">HERE</a>.</div>
Gina Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063774965778031351noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023211914567303763.post-10195938706309659682012-10-30T07:00:00.000-05:002012-10-30T07:43:40.847-05:00Pumpkin Snowman<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Good morning! I realized that I made more Halloween cards than I actually posted so you might see a couple of them after Halloween. I am pretty sure that I have more Halloween images that I do other holidays, including Christmas. I have been sorting through some boxes of things that have been stored since the flood in 2010. It has mainly been a hodge podge of stuff, some craft stuff, several stamp sets and a small tin of unmounted images, including this one. I am pretty sure that this is an Inky Antics image that I picked up at a stamp convention a while back. I love snowmen as well as Halloween so I thought this one was perfect. Image is colored with Copics, and puff paint on the spider's eyes, paper from The Paper Studio and I added a bit of baker's twine. </div>
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Gina Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063774965778031351noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023211914567303763.post-54362001024864190612012-10-29T11:30:00.000-05:002012-10-29T12:06:34.877-05:00Eye of Newt...Toe of Frog<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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First of all, I hope all of my friends in the path of Hurricane Sandy are all safe! </div>
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I almost forgot to post this card I made for the <a href="http://rileyandco.blogspot.com/">Riley and Company</a> challenge and today is the last day. The challenge was to make a center step card. I have made these before and really like the way they look. I used <a href="http://www.rileyandcompanyonline.com/riley_in_oz">Wicked Witch Sophie</a> for the Riley in Oz release for my Halloween themed card. Sophie is colored with Copics, I used paper from a couple of 6 x 6 pads that I had and the little rat border was made with a Martha Stewart punch. I punched out "Eye of Newt" with a Sizzix die.</div>
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Gina Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063774965778031351noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023211914567303763.post-1124585066947107402012-10-26T08:00:00.000-05:002012-10-26T08:24:45.309-05:00Clarence the Scarecrow<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Fall is definitely in there air here. Every day on my drive to work I notice a little more color than the day before. All the reds, yellows and browns look so pretty together. Other than the colors, another thing that reminds me of fall is the sighing of scarecrows everywhere. I think they are just adorable too and I really like this image from PholkArt Blessings, his name is <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/106293613/digital-stamp-clarence-the-scarecrow">Clarence</a>. I colored him with Copic markers and used some ribbon and buttons from my stash and paper from DCWV to finish my card.</div>
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Gina Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063774965778031351noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023211914567303763.post-55680721979412000592012-10-23T07:30:00.000-05:002012-10-23T08:04:28.915-05:00Hello Bumblebee<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Good Morning! I have another card to show you for the current <a href="http://www.cardcupids.org/blog/?p=3522">Card Cupids</a> "TOO CUTE" challenge. Our sponsor is <a href="http://disdigidownloads.blogspot.com/">Di's Digis</a> and I am using an image called Hello Bumblebee. I have always been fascinated with bees and as soon as I can move to a house where I have a little more room, I will have honey bees. My Dad is a bee keeper and I am so jealous! But I know I will have a great resource when I do get my own bees. So when I saw this image, I knew it was one that I wanted to work with. The image is colored with Copics and a little of a glitter pen on the bee's wings. </div>
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Other than crafting and cooking, another thing I do a lot is read. I always have a book with me and I have a wide range of interests that I like to read about. One of my favorite authors is Patricia Cornwell. On Saturday she was here in Nashville talking about her new book and signing copies of her books. I talked my Dad into coming up for the weekend to go with me since he really enjoys her books too. We went on Saturday afternoon and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. She was such an engaging speaker. I have been to several events like this and book signings and she was by far my favorite. I am glad my Dad was able to make it too. He had never been to anything like that before so it was a new experience for him. I am glad it was such a positive one!</div>
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Gina Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063774965778031351noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023211914567303763.post-14007497208663735052012-10-19T09:30:00.000-05:002012-10-19T09:54:48.505-05:00Pink Polka Dot Dress<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Good morning! Thanks for the comments on my last post, I appreciate the encouragement of my drawing, I think that is one of the first times I have shown anyone anything I have drawn in a very long time so the kind comments were very nice to read. I have a funny story to share before I tell you about my card. I used to be a hairstylist a very long time ago, back before I moved away from my hometown. I had a client that had come in for a perm and brought her four year old son to get a hair cut. I rolled mom's perm, then cut the little boy's hair and we had a few minutes so I offered him some paper and crayons to draw with. He asked if I could draw him a picture of Superman. I obliged him, drew my best superhero and showed it to him. He looked at it for a minute and then reached over and patted me on the leg and said "well if you did your best you should still be proud of that, but that doesn't look anything like Superman." Nothing like being put in place by a four year old! This is the same little boy, during the first haircut I had given him looked up at me and said "I guess you'll be dead by the time I grow up". I was barely 19 so I was glad his prediction didn't come true! His poor mom, he was constantly making her blush and stammer. He was a funny kid though, and I have never forgotten him,.</div>
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I'm off today, cleaning house. My parents are coming tonight to spend the weekend with us so I need to get the spare bedroom cleaned out. That is where I keep my canning stuff and I have jars and supplies all over the bed. My Dad and I are going to a book signing tomorrow. Patricia Cornell is going to be here in Nashville talking about her new book and then signing books. My Dad and I both enjoy her books so I talked him into making the trip over here to go with me. </div>
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Gina Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063774965778031351noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023211914567303763.post-46531232482873569142012-10-17T07:30:00.000-05:002012-10-17T07:56:49.077-05:00Sugar Skulls/ Day of the Dead<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Good morning! The challenge on the <a href="http://poisonedpeas.blogspot.com/">Poisoned Peas</a> blog is to make something using sugar skulls and flowers, something Day of the Dead related. Since I don't know a lot about this holiday, really just the very basics, I had to look it up and do some reading. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Dead">Here is a link</a> if you are interested in learning more, I found it pretty interesting, maybe you will too. I didn't have any stamps or digis that would work for this challenge so I drew my own sugar skull. After doing a rough sketch in pencil, I finished the drawing using a couple of different size Sharpies and then colored the skull decorations with Prismacolor pencils. I added some Prima flowers, buttons and flowers from my stash to finish my card.</div>
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I don't draw that often, and I almost never ever show anyone anything that I have drawn, so please be kind! I <a href="http://ginasmakingsandmusings.blogspot.com/2012/10/purple-sweet-pea-card.html">posted last week</a> about trying to experiment and go outside of my normal habits of creating so this definitely falls under that category!</div>
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Gina Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063774965778031351noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023211914567303763.post-27750102164552252582012-10-15T06:00:00.001-05:002012-10-15T06:00:16.133-05:00Card Cupids Too Cute Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Good Morning! I have a new <a href="http://www.cardcupids.org/blog/">Card Cupids Challenge</a> to share with you this morning. The challenge is a simple on--the theme is "TOO CUTE". For this challenge we are sponsored by <a href="http://disdigidownloads.blogspot.com/">Di's Digis</a>. I chose this image called "Hello Ladybird" because I love ladybugs and I thought this was "too cute" since the little girl is wearing a matching polka dot dress. The image was colored with Copic markers and the paper and brads are from my stash.</div>
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The winner from the Card Cupids celebration posts is <a href="http://mycraftcentral.blogspot.com/">Tammy</a>! Please contact me with your email info and I will get your prize to you.</div>
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I wasn't around much last week because we went away with Kip's family for the week. We rented a cabin on a lake and spent the week relaxing. I didn't take my laptop or my iPad and tried not to get online too much with my phone! I took a ton of art supplies and paper, a couple of books and some card games. All together there are ten of us; me and Kip, his sister, her hubby and two kids, Kip's parents and his uncle. We had a pretty good time. I opted out of the fishing and boating to spend more time with my sketch pad. It was a great break for all of us. Here is a picture of the view from the front porch of the house:</div>
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I love, love, love this time of year. I love everything about fall, the lower temps, colors, and all the reasons to BAKE! For some reason, this card reminded me of all the things I love to bake, not just pies. This image is from The Stamping Boutique and was colored with Copic Markers. This was a card I made for the current <a href="http://www.cardcupids.org/blog/?p=3398">Card Cupids challenge</a>, which was sponsored by <a href="http://www.thestampingboutique.com/">The Stamping Boutique</a> and is a color challenge. </div>
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Gina Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063774965778031351noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023211914567303763.post-18854152502730631482012-10-10T06:30:00.000-05:002012-10-10T06:30:02.460-05:00Purple Sweet Pea Card<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have been trying to play with some different colors than the ones that I tend to reach for all the time and purples are a color combo that I tend to shy away from a lot for some reason. I like purples, so I am not sure why I don't reach for them a little more often. I love my <a href="http://www.sweetpeastamps.com/">Sweet Pea</a> images when I am playing with different color combos for several reasons. One is that there is almost always enough things in the frame of each image that I can see how different color families look when paired together. Another reason is that there is always plenty of area for me to practice shading with those combos too. Sometimes I will sit down and stamp the same image four or five times and see how different that I can make them look, just by changing all the color combos. When I do that I make sure that each of the colors are different, I will use different skin tones, hair colors and different backgrounds, I try to make them as different as possible Maybe one day I will post photos of one of those coloring sessions. </div>
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I have been in an "experimental" mood lately. Pretty much with everything too; cooking, reading new books, and ways of being creative. I have been trying to combine things that I have never used before on paper. Really I am just playing around, but it is fun! I have been seeing art journals and such around the internet and I thought that would be a great place to keep my "practice" papers. That way they will be all together and thanks to my stash of Post-It notes, I can jot down colors, techniques, supplies used so that I have a go-to reference of things that I liked and didn't like.<br />
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Most of you know that my friend's two daughters craft with me a lot. I was Jenna's preschool teacher and have been crafting with Samantha since she was literally old enough to old a crayon. Often they would get a little frustrated when their creations didn't look like mine. And I have always told them "Your art should look like your art and no one else's". I have said those words so many times and now I have my little crafting buddy who isn't afraid to make a mistake, so she paints, draws and whatever with abandon. I did a fabulous job teaching them that concept but I didn't listen to myself very well at all.<br />
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