More I cannot ...

.... say! I have not produced any major works of art, I've not cleaned my home adequately. I've not done anything adequately. Lame ass, actually ..... but tonight I got this ....

To find the universal elements enough;
to find the air and the water exhilarating;
to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter;
to be thrilled by the stars at night:
to be elated over a bird's nest or a wildflower in spring...
these are some of the rewards of the simple life.


John Burroughs, 1837-1921
American Naturalist, Essayist and Teacher

Take care and keep creating!

Big Hugs to all

Denise

oxoxox

P.S. To all my followers/commentors, Thank You! I have not been very loyal lately but the NEW YEAR has resolutions and I will do my best to track you, in the best and loyal way possible.

It’s DARK and ……..

………….. lonely in non-cyberland! and I was worried and scared! and so I hid!

..... there was a flash of lightening! ... it was too close for comfort ..... it took out my screen, router and DS's laptop .... enter comp tech geek (and insurance company) .... new laptop and screen ...... 4 days later ..... wam bam and thank you mam ..... another strike ..... router gone again .... lodge complaint with telephone company ...... have to leave for G/Town to fetch DD from 'varsity ... pack up, pack trailer in 6 hours flat ...... contend with road construction ...... and total fear of 18 wheelers ....... loads and loads ...... get home in pieces ... nerves shot to whatzit .... still no INTERNET ..... major tech tel geek! WOW he was awesome, gave us loads of tips to combat our problem and his mobile/cell number if we have problems again.

Memory is blasted by this stage. Can't remember who issued what challenge, for when and where and why and who knows, so, if these are a duplication, WE had a Senior Moment! A problem shared, is a problem halved! RIGHT!!!!!

Totally goofed right now and ready for bed. It's Hubby's birthday tomorrow and the family will be here in force. Better I get my butt to bed!.

Take care everyone and enjoy LIFE, it's the only one right now!

Huge Hugs

Denise

oxoxoxoxoxoxoxox ( guess I owe)

P.S. Both ATCs are up for a swap!

Bush-wacked …..

......... We’ve just had a few wonderful days getting back to nature. Hearing the crickets and swatting bugs and then hearing them big fellas, LION but not actually seeing them! Disappointing but then ……. nature does not perform on the command! The Bushveld is very dry. The rains had not yet made an appearance. The Impala females hold back on producing their young until the first rains! We saw many very heavily pregnant buck! And we were hoping for rain just so that they could be relieved of their burden. It didn’t happen while we were there! Nature has its own time!

Hilda and Sam over at Lots To Do announced their next challenge using a stamp, metal and paint (not necessarily in that order)

So this is my offering!

The base on my 4 X 4 was scrunched up tin foil. Does tin foil constitute metal? I couldn’t take the chance and so added the metal flourish! Then, upon reading a magazine my dearest SIL brought for me from the UK, a technique jumped out and bit me on the nose (i.e. I hadn’t tried it before now) acetate, glue, alcohol inks and cling wrap.
The image is from June over at Art Freebies (thanks June) I smeared Vaseline over the parts I didn’t want paint on, then painted the whole picture with acrylic paint and when dry, wiped the paint off the image. A bit messy but that’s why kitchen roller towel was invented LOL and then I stamped Daydreams a few times in black and white.

Take care everyone and keep creating and as always, thank you for visiting.

Hugs
Denise
oxoxox

Bad blogger …….

…….. that I am! Sometimes that thing called Life gets in my way! Anyhoo, as they say in this jargon that I’m still trying to get to grips with, here’s what I have been doing in the ‘in-between’ moments of Life.

Ellen at Scrappanic shared a technique using gesso, chalk and baby wipes with me.

Thank you Ellen, I had fun!

With this one, I went according to the instructions. The image didn’t stamp too well as I think I over did the ‘thin layer’ gesso bit! I’ll most likely trim her down and use on a card. I have two female family members who have birthdays coming up in December, so I guess I still have some prep-time, (translated, that actually means, fix boo boo)

Now this one, I worked back to front and used calico (thin cotton material) instead of cardstock. I stamped my image first, then gessoed the background, chalked and then wiped the baby (“,)

This is what happens when one wants to print out lovely images from June at Art Freebies.

I set the printer in motion, went to do something else and came back to find that my colour cartridge (bless its soul) was running low on juice. In fact so low, that this is what the images looked like.
Up pops Life again. We all know the saying, ‘If Life gives you lemons, make Lemonade.’ So here is my Lemonade ATC in the Pink!

I used my favourite passion of the moment, corrugated board, gesso and chalks!

Enjoy, have a wonderful weekend and keep creating (even boo boos are OK, in fact they are more times than most, more FUN)

Take care.

Hugs
Denise
oxoxox

How generous ……………………….

……………………. CarolAnne is having a give-away! And I mean a GIVE-AWAY. What a bumper package, full of gorgeous vintage goodies.

Carol Anne is also very generous with her lovely vintage images! Please hop on over to her blog and see first hand what the goodies are and sigh (as I do) at her vintage photos and cards. Thank you Carol Anne, you really brighten my day.

To all who visit and take time out to leave a comment, thank you so much. No matter how dull the day is, weather wise or otherwise, a comment makes me smile and I can tackle the rest of day – nasty spider bites and ulcers too!

Take care and as always, keep creating (no, not havoc!) those beautiful creations I see on your various blogs!

Hugs

Denise

oxoxox

A Plea ……….

…… came from Victoria for Erin's young neighbour who was involved in a serious boating accident. They can’t cope with any more flowers and teddy bears but would love to receive cards. Please check out these two blogs for the full story and if you can send a card, I am sure it will be most welcome. Paige is 13 years old and needs all the LUV us card making bloggers can deliver.

Here’s my card (2D and stickles don't show too well humph)

Thank you for supplying the image Victoria. She will no doubt feature on more cards (if I may)

Take care and be good to yourselves and thanks so much for visiting.

Hugs
Denise
oxoxox

Prize Challenge …….

…… over at Dezinaworld June’s challenge is to use WINGS and the prize is a fabulous Ten Piece Luxury Vintage background set of digital backgrounds to print and use whenever and whatever you want. You can also use them for digital art if you do any or add them as backgrounds on blogs or web pages - PLUS …. You also get your choice of any one Dezinaworld collage sheet you want. Now, how awesome is this Prize?? June is not only offering this lovely prize but on her other blog Artfreebies she has gorgeous free images! Thanks June!

So ……………… here is my contribution!

I painted a piece of 4 x 4 corrugated (recycled wine box LOL) a bright yellow. The wings are from KarensWhimsy (lots of great free images) which, you guessed it, I Glimmer Misted. The image is from Artchixstudio and then I messed with alcohol inks on a piece of transparency. The wording Have Wings …………. Will Fly are computer generated. This piece is ‘layered’ if I can call it that. I glued the wings and wording onto the corrugated cardboard, then the inked transparency and then perched the little lass image on top.

As always, thanks so much for visiting and leaving such great comments. It’s makes my day!

Have a wonderful and creative week.

Hugs
Denise
oxoxox