demulcent: adjective

soothing

pronunciation
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Inkspiritional - Challenge #16

 

I struggle with monochromatic. There I said it.

Is there such a thing as a color therapist?

<insert smirk>

( as you see, I haven't planted the begonia yet )

The inside to the sentiment stamp actually has a "miss you"in the center of the circle...but I masked that off so I could stamp the pine cone inside it.

 

Personal Stamp Exchange - pine cone...( is the second oldest stamp set I own, from 1993! )

Autumn Leaves - Talking in Circles stamp

Ranger - Distress paints, mowed lawn, vintage photo

burlap, twine - misc.

Helmar - 450

Renee Lingren - markers
Imagine - Goosebumps
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And a close of my begonia, just love the way the sunlight is shining on it.

Take your time..ohhh and ahhh over it a bit....

ok, let's move on now, shall we?

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Even though all my Mother's Day cards are finished, I still needed a few tags for the store.

 

entering them in:

Really Reasonable Ribbon - #70 Mother's Day theme with ribbon

 

 3 more that I made :)

 

Maya Roads - velvet flowers

Really Reasonable Ribbon - twine, ribbon

assorted letters and papers from scrap

Cricut - Doodlecharms, p. 85

engagé: adjective

 committed to or supportive of a cause

pronunciation

 

"Engagé" is the past participle of the French verb "engager," meaning "to engage." The French have used "engagé" since the 19th century to describe socially or politically active people. The term became particularly fashionable in the wake of World War II, when French writers, artists, and intellectuals felt it was increasingly important for them to take a stand on political or social issues and represent their attitudes in their art. By 1946, English speakers had adopted the word for their own politically relevant writing or art, and within a short time "engagé" was being used generally for any passionate commitment to a cause.

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Fab 'n' Funky Challenge - Challenge 155 Use Your Favorite Color Challenge ( aqua, red, and black )

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Paper Piecing ( bird's wing )

Inkspirational - Challenge #4 Sketch Challenge

 

 

 OK, so not my best card I ever made. Ever had a picture in your mind how you wanted it to look and then were disappointed in the outcome, but became so invested in it that you just couldn't give up on it either. Yeah, that was me yesterday...all day...

 

I used the CCR to cut the banner out of the doily shape, which means I laid one cut on top of another without removing it from my cutting mat. I really love the CCR!! Each banner flag is lifted up with Helmars Liquid Scrapdots.

 

Cricut Craft Room -

Hero Arts - bird stamp

Stazon

Sakura - Glaze pen

Higgins - Drawing ink

Faber Castell - PITT pen

Sandy Lion - letters

Renee Lingren - markers

friend stamp, twine - misc.

 

Mixed Media Monday: noun

a fun time together with friends and to get creative
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Simon Says Stamp Challenge - What's Your Favorite? ( Tool, stamp, product )

 

I love, love, LOVE pens and markers! I mean, if I was stranded on an island ( you've seen this asked before I am sure ) and had to choose what crafting item I would want, it would be pens/markers. I figure that if I didn't have paper, I could draw on myself and sea shells, lol I'd find SOMETHING to draw on!

 

So on this card that I made for a Christmas card swap for the Mixed Media Mondays with Tracy Weinzapfel, I used my Faber Castell Pitt Pens to draw the cartoon shapes, my Bruynzeel and Faber Castell water color pencils, and my American Craft Marvy Marker. Another favorite product that I love to accent with is Ranger's stickles, and here, Rudolph's nose get the treatment!

 This is more of a mixed media card that I created especially for Tracy....she...errr....kinda likes this guy so I thought I'd make her a "special" card. I printed his picture off from the internet and then colored in his uniform with my Renae Lingren pen, cut out a Santa hat and embellished the trim with Ranger's Frosted Lace stickles, out lined everything with my Faber Castell Pitt Pens. The doodling along the edges of the card are a combination of American Craft Marvy markers, and the Faber Castell Pitt Pen.

When I was a little girl I use to read comic books and funny papers and dreamed of being a cartoonist like Charles Shultz and although I never achieved that famous status...ok...not even vaguely close to famous at all status....I still enjoy creating cartoons and if they bring a smile to someones face, then my unknown status as an obscure cartoonist is alright with me!

 

What did you want to be when you were a kid?

ho: noun

slang: a derogatory term for a woman

( lady of the night, street walker....oh enough already..a whore!! )

lol

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Hi everyone out in WOYWW land of messy desks and creative minds! How are you doing today? I hope all is well and that you have time to stop and chat a bit with me. I was MIA last Wednesday, it's the first time since I began WOYWW that I missed a day...better than my school record; I must say! ::patting self on back::...hee hee

I can't show you a picture of my desk because it has some Christmas Cards on it that I am making for a group swap, but I will share a picture of some Pitt Pen love which is laying on my desk....I keep all my pens and markers in baggies. I know that may sound weird but I have an obession with them. I have Slick Writers, Renee Lingren Markers, Glitter Gems and StarLightz ( together because they are glitter related ), Sakura Glaze pens, Galaxy Markers, Gelly Roll Metallics and EK Metallic collection ( also together since they are metallics ) and I also have a drawer for my random collection of pens: Copics, Reminisce, Uniball, and Close to my Heart, and lastly, a box on the shelf contains Sharpies and DecoColor Paint pens. Wow, that's 15 different kinds of pens/markers that all have their unique usage!!

 Are you a pen/marker ho? Evidently I am, lol

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Also, since I touched on a Christmas card swap....would anyone be interested in exchanging handmade Christmas cards with me? I would love a WOYWW swap with all my buddies. If you're interested, please e-mail me at sandeesetliff@yahoo.com, put WOYWW x-mas card swap in the subject line so I don't delete you!
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I would also love to share my new business cards that I made. The obvious part is the palette shape with the information about where to find my "stuff". But the best part are the colors and the dates.

 Now let me explain why...:) The colors with the days of the week have an importance! ( nothing to do with my art, are you confused? ) The explanation is simple, really it is! I am shy when it comes to promoting  the "sales" part of my business, so the colors/days of the week are important as it is a conversation starter for me. You see, those colors/days of the week represent the twisty ties on a loaf of bread which let's you know how fresh the bread is!( found on Pinterest ) In other words, something for me to talk about that's not pushing the sales of my art. I've been able to hand out cards to bank tellers, Office Max people ( who bless their hearts, let me fondle the different weights for paper to print my cards onto, lol ) and to complete strangers at the bread isle.

Now, if they happen to ask me about 'Sandee's cards and signs' then I can tell them all about my "stuff". If they don't, well, hopefully they might check it out. Regardless, I am hopeful that this is the kind of business card that won't get thrown away, or dumped into a larger pile of junk in a drawer, but will be pulled out and used as a reference, maybe even shared with a friend!( and yes, some of you may notice that there isn't enough room for "Artful Words", unless I drop down the thumb hole, which I plan on doing later )
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Sorry for the long post, I guess missing out last week made me feel all wordy and such, just so much to share with you all!
::::group hug:::::
...now go on...visit the others, tell them I said hi!