Xmas Again

yes, I have been making lots of Xmas cards this year.

Invited a friend over and there was a lot of painting of papers.  We cut,glued

and went crazy at the work table.

For over two weeks I have been adding 

ribbons,fibers and glitter.....seems like it took forever to finish all of them.

Seems I am very into pink and orange this year.

 Also copper and blue...............

and then started quite a few in silver and grey.......

Now I have to address all of these.  I wonder if I will get it all finished in time for

old Saint Nick.

I have not blogged for such a long time.  Life gets in the way sometimes....months went by

and it eventually turned into a year and then more months and here it is ......Christmas time,,,

again.

I hope you are well and thriving.

Enjoy the holiday season.

Happy Easter 4

 Happy Easter

 I guess these guys were busy last night.

 Deciding what to do this sunny Easter Sunday.

Enjoy your day.........

I am sharing this with Sweet Shot Tuesday and Shadow Shot Sunday.

Think in Color

Think left and think right and think low and think high....

OH the thinks you can think up if only

you TRY!

I think this is a fun quote from Dr. Seuss....don't you?

I like to think in color too....on some watercolor papers.

I think I am going to have a super sunny day....I think you will too.

I think I will share this colorful project with Mikrokosmos Photo.

December Glow

This little chrystal angel throws a mighty big shadow for it's size.

In all the hectic,,,,take a minute to light a candle and feel the glow

of the season.

Sending you warm thoughts.

I am sharing this with  Sweet Shot Tuesday,

Tuesday Around the World, Little by Little and

Winged on Thursday.

Go Ahead and Smile

 You know you are somebody´s reason to smile don´t you.....

 It is always a good thing to bring a smile to somebody´s face.

 It makes life that much more enjoyable.

These are some of the birthday cards I made for October.  I know a lot of  people who had

their birthday´s in October.....

Are you an October baby?

I am a January girl myself.....what month were you born in?

I am sharing this with Mandarin Orange Monday.

Lily

Hope you had a great weekend!

I am sharing this with Mandarin Orange Monday, Macro Monday 2,
Floral Friday Foto
 and Tina´s Picture Story.

On My Kitchen Counter II

as I was getting ready to boil some eggs 

and they were sitting on the kitchen counter in front of the window

I had to snap the reflection of the window on the water surface and on the wet eggs,,,,then I made some

great tasting egg salad.

I am sharing this with Mandarin Orange Monday.

All Wrapped Up

All wrapped up....a present for a friend.

The card is backed with some of my handpainted paper.

This time with oil pastel. 

I love pink and orange together...so I went a bit overboard didn´t I.

Hope you are well and enjoying your summer!

I am sharing this with Mandarin Orange Monday.

Paper Fun 10

Eat Fresh 

Catch of the Day 

 I painted some watercolor shapes in various colors.

Then I cut them up and added the cat with his lunch for today....fresh fish. 

 Of course I had to use up some of my washi tape and twine.

Last but not least....the litter,,,,the whole Kat and Kaboooodle.

I am sharing this with the Art Journey Design Team and Paint Party Friday.

Exploring Line

Exploring Line

 Straight line, wavy line, dotted line

Fat line, broken line, skinny line

I am sharing this with Paint Party Friday and Mandarin Orange Monday.

Paper Fun 9

I am at it again with Paper Fun....splashing and throwing the

paint around painting bookcover papers.

You can see some of my previous Paper Fun here.

I am sharing this with Paint Party Friday.

How is your weekend going so far?  What have you been painting lately?

Small Joy

A quick little card....

I am sharing this over at Stempeloase. This is a brand new quote stamp

from Hero Arts.

Wishing you a good weekend!

Mi Casa

Mi Casa es su Casa

From my sketchbook...

working on various brickwall patterns in watercolor.

What fun projects do you have planned for the weekend?

Enjoy yourself!

I am sharing this with Paint Party Friday.

Under the Covers

I know you know that feeling when in the middle of the night

something goes bump.....

I went to look. 

 whew....

what a relief!

It was just Lars.  He thinks he owns the joint.

I turned on the lights.

Something was fishy though.

I felt like he was trying to hide something from me and he looked 

really guilty.

I knew something was up so I thought I better have a look

under the covers.

SURE ENOUGH!!

Caught red handed. 

My bookcase is always a mess.

Now I know why.

I thought he´d atleast be reading about his true love Goldilocks

but instead he is reading up on watercolors.

Smart bear!!

If you love watercolors and painting as much as Lars does then 

stay tuned.

Lars is sponsoring an autumn giveaway of some art magazines and

an art book. You won´t want to miss it.

I am sharing this with Mandarin Orange Monday.

Lars just told me he wants to throw in some German chocolate too.

Watch for it this week.

Latest Sketchbook

Getting ready to start another sketchbook

.

Back cover

Front cover

 These two are now filled up and added to my collection

of handbound sketchbooks.

I bind these books and cover them with my  handpainted paper. 

I am sharing them with Paint Party Friday.

A Few Cards

From my batch of lettering cards. I added some of my

favorite washi tapes.

Washi tape is so much fun to paste onto cards.

Here,,, a card full of sunshine for you.

Have a good start to a new week.

Don´t forget to leave a comment on my GIVEAWAY!!!

Pantone Color of the Year for 2012

Dance into the New Year with Pantone´s Color of the

Year 2012,,,Tangerine Tango.

Not only does it have a snazzy name but it looks great too.

Start the year off on the bright side.

Full of energy....vivacious and appealing.

Apartment Therapy already decorated some rooms.

I find all shades of orange so uplifting and happy.

Pantone shows some beautiful shades in their announcement.

What do you think of their pick?

Farmer´s Market

Farmer´s Market

A sunny autumn day at the local market.

Saving my whites in watercolor.

Adding more colors and defining my objects.

I shared this piece with Daily Paintworks this week.

I am also sharing it with Paint Party Friday and

Artists in Blogland.

What have you been up to this week....besides eating

a lot of leftover Halloween candy?

After this was posted to Blogger I see the horrific glare from

my scanner.....yikes! I hope you had your sunglasses on when

viewing...but saving whites in watercolor will blind you sometimes.