My next project

This one is in the works... Painted the background and drew the gal then scanned her onto some tissue paper. Next I gotta paint her and that's what I'm worried about because I can't seem to get my colors right. Any suggestions??

My new gal

Watcha think? Took me about three times and five days to get her to this point.

I've been playing!

THIS....

 

.... is what I made today! I was playing around and liked what happened.  I posted it on Facebook... and someone asked me about a price. So I've decided to make them for $25 with the frame and $22 if you provide your frame.  The frame will be different than the one shown here as it is one I "stole" from the wall in the bathroom :-)  The name can be changed to anything you wish as long as it is 14 (or less) letters. I can't fit more than that in and get the size needed.  Also, it could be anyword you choose. The letter will also be different as the font I used has different decoration around each different letter.

This one is 8X10 and can hold up to 14 letters. It is made of vinyl attached to cardstock and both colors can be changed. If anyone out there is interested in one of these drop me an email and I'll get you the details.

luvtoscrap1972@yahoo.com

Hope all is well with you, where ever you might be in the world tonight. 

Have a good night!

Happy Scrappin' and God Bless,

Lisa

 

I'm still trying!

I've still got a ways to go but maybe now I'm at least on the right track! Liking the one on the left side better than the one on the right. Off to get some housework done so I can paint some more!!!

WHERE BLOGGERS CREATE 2011

 Where Bloggers Create 2011

Karen from My Desert Cottage is hosting again this year... Click HERE to go see all the attendees and their rooms!

 

Welcome to my blog!

Won't you come in to my room... a room for scrapbooking, painting, mixed media, and whatever else I might dabble in.

 Make yourself at home and look around.

When you come into my room this is the view to the left side of the room...

 and this is looking to the right side of the room (ignore the white stuff down there in the lower left corner... was editing with brushes in PSE and missed that... so it's an "oops")

 This is Bella, one of my precious Fur Baby Poms. Gracie was snoozing somewhere else at the time. Love my "girls"!!!!!!!

My computer where you can find me most of the time :-)

 I have a 10' long piece of cabinet top that I use as my computer desk (above) the other half is where I do my scrapbooking. You can see my Making Memories spinning organizer which holds a TON of my stuff I use frequently.  I also have a Cropper Hopper paper holder which I store my things I currently working on. This helps to "contain the mess" somewhat.  I have my Tim Holtz Distress Inks out and ready to use.  My Cricut Expression is at the end of the workspace.

 This shelf holds all of my "good paint". I hadn't ever used Golden products until a couple of months ago. Let me tell you... they are the BEST!! You definitely get for what you pay for!! They are just fantastic!!

 I love my angel. I found her at the Dollar Tree and she is just so pretty! She keeps me company my "crafty angel".  You can see the scallops on the shelf here just a bit. I took an old ugly shelf and painted it pink, then whitewashed over that. Next added some die cut scallops cut from old music paper. To finish it off I give it a heavy coating of glitter!

My Cricut Imagine and all of my cartridges.

Next to my Imagine is this shelf... bought at Home Depot. It was a 2 pack and I just love 'em!

You can see inside the drawers in the next couple of pictures.

 

  This drawer is some CTMH stamps, chipboard mini albums and some burlap canvases that I have big plans for.

This one holds stickers, rubons and anything I want close at hand for my mixed media endeavors.

 At the bottom of the shelf I have my Teresa Collins Stamp maker and the supplies needed for it. I love that thing!!!!! Why didn't someone come up with it long before now??? Thank you Teresa!!!!!!

 Moving on around the room... This is another Home Depot shelf. It is really tall and holds a ton of my "garbage" as I call it ( NO, I know it is NOT garbage) 

I have more mixed media supplies on the smaller shelf  and you can see all my paper on the next 2 shelves. On the top I keep my cigar boxes full of ephemera and my jewelry making things.

 Oh my! Oh my! My paper stash is OUT OF CONTROL!! ... and this ain't even all!!

 A tisket, a tasket a paintbrush basket! My journals are next to that along with my cropadile .. the big bite.

This is looking to the right side of the room.... That big ole desk there cost me a grand total of $25 at an estate sale! It holds all my other mixed media and painting supplies... below are photos of the contents of all those LONNNNGGGG drawers. Sorry for the blurriness...

 The top of my desk holds my TV, more mixed media things( the painting I'm working on now... practicing.. just can't get it right though so I've got a LONG way to go), drawing pencils, watercolor pencils, pens and that cabinet holds some smaller things such as buttons, wooden spools, dominoes... etc.

 

This is my drawer for all the stamp rollers and brayers.

 

 This one holds my Pan Pastels and their applicators, Perfect Pearls and a few other little things

 This one is my smaller paper pads and things for art journaling and my She Art things.

 This one speaks for itself! I can see them all and so that makes using them so much easier!

 More mixed media! My Beeswax, Utee small jars, Distress Crackle paint, alcohol inks, Faber Castell Gelatos, Watercolor crayons...

 Another one that can speak LOUDLY for itself! Some of my paint. ... most of it anyways. Again, I can see it so it makes use a  breeze! I love those deep drawers! They just keep going, and going, and going......

 I have another taller shelf (Walmart) that holds my Where Women Create magazines, the tall glass bowl holds my Cats Eye ink pads, then there are jars of Glitter... love the way it looks in the antique jars!

 This is the other shelf bought at Home Depot (the one that was a set). I have all of my other Stampington and Company magazines here, along with some other books on the bottom shelf.

 Oh this makes me happy! I love those antique white buttons!

 Something new... I'm crazy about old bottles and that antique tape measure was my dad's.

 This room was my son's bedroom and when it came open I moved on it... this is inside the closet. I have a shelf that sits below that big ole blue one. the shelf is where I can hide "junk" and the blue one has my Christmas things inside, some tissue and crepe paper and some other things( don't tell anyone but I'm not real sure what IS in there)....

 Another desk inside my closet... holds more stuff, type writer, Your Story, printer... just stuff. storage.

 A dresser in the closet ... the top is my die cutting things.

 Shelves in the top hold my canvases and other things. Thankful for the storage!

 Inside the dresser drawers... crochet thread,

 ephemera, things from swaps,

 stickers and rubons,

 more stickers and rubons.

 I have a shoe organizer hanging on the back of my door. This is where I store all of my punches. I love how it works! I saw this idea on another blog (sorry don't know where) but it was such a GREAT idea so I tried it!

I hope you enjoyed looking around in my studio. It's a little different than last year as I've moved from my little Scrap Shack outside back in to the house.. .conveniences of running water (bathroom right around the corner from my room) , a bathroom in the house (that is a good thing .. hee hee) Food and drinks... it is just better. I'm in the process of turning my little scrap shack into a living room... an escape for me to go to read, or sew or just do whatever. Taking a while, but it is coming along slowly.  

Have a great day and God Bless,

Lisa

What I'm working on

This is my NEWEST hobby... Taking Suzi Blu's online class and part is learning to draw faces. I have never been able to do a nose till now! At least it's a better one than I could do before. I know she's got flaws because I'm still learning how to paint ... So just overlook those...
I'm reading Breaking Dawn and I think she fits right in!! Green eyes and red lips... Maybe she just had a "bite" ???

Good mornin,

A typical grocery store visit but this time it looked picture worthy. My tummy is rumblin so I'd better go find me some munchies for breakfast!
Have a great day and Happy Scrappin'!

Late night

Oh it's hard to get the day started at our place this morning! The fur babies stayed up way past their bedtime and now they are cuddled up on the couch. This is not the normal for them! They hardly ever do this so it's especially sweet to see when they do!
Gonna be a hot one again today with no rain in sight! I've gotta go water a few plants again this morning. It's hard to keep up with all of them.... We have about 16 in the yard along with my flowerbed in the middle- that's not counting the big long ones here in front of the house! It's about 60 feet long by about 6 feet wide! And the roses in the backyard and the garden... Needless to say I HATE TO WATER!!!! But you reap what you sow and I try to remember that when the hatin' starts comin on! It's worth it in the end, I guess. Have a great day!
Happy Scrappin,
Lisa - and Bella And Gracie (as they snooze here beside me)

Preparing for the Spring Swap!

What a mess but oh what fun I had putting this together! I do hope the Swappers like this! Can't wait to post the hostess gift I made for Jessica! Can't till she gets it though don't want to spoil the surprise!

Swap sneak peek!!!

What is going on?? ALOT!!!

Well these things....
Jessica at Kid's Napping? I'm Scrapping! Is hosting THIS swap!!
The VERY VINTAGE SPRING EPHEMERA  SWAP

I can't wait to see what all goodies come in this one!
I just swapped with Jessica a couple of weeks ago in THIS swap

 .... Speckled Egg has the sweetest swap ideas! The Petite Inspiration Swap - Spring Edition.  I was in this one and another one awhile back. Now being the bad blogger I am I didn't get any pictures of the first one or now this one has gone by and I STILL don't have picts up of this one! BUT I WILL!!
Jessica sent me some of the sweetest things! My other swap partner Cassie also sent me a box of yumminess that I can't wait to show off!

Something else coming soon!!!!!

I participated last year and can't wait to do it again this year! Since last year I've moved from my little "scrap studio" back in to a spare bedroom.  I don't have as much space, but it actually works better for me as I know where everything I need is at! I keep my extra stuff out there and will use it as a crop room for my friends to come and "play" with me! It is still a work in progress out there.. .in here, it is getting much better day by day!

I have an INVITE to come TEACH at SECOND SATURDAY STUDIO from MICAH. I'm just THRILLED beyond WORDS that she would ask!! I'm going to wait for Micah to announce it on her blog first then I'll be here with the details!
So until then, I'll have my feet on the ground, but my head is in the clouds! Oh, almost forgot..............
 

                         IT IS SUMMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FINALLY!!!! THE POOL IS UP, THE PICNIC TABLE AND ALL THE LAWN CHAIRS ARE OUT TOO! BRINGING THE BBQ GRILL AROUND ....
NOW IT IS TIME TO LIVE OUTSIDE FOR THE NEXT 3 MONTHS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
*** CAN YOU TELL I'M A LITTLE EXCITED???*****

HAVE A SCRAPPY DAY!!
LISA