sky pilot: noun

clergyman; specifically : chaplain

pronunciation
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Page Maps - boy-girl challenge with Stephanie Perdue + Fancy Pants prize! 

 "Create a layout, based on the sketch above, in a boy or girl theme. We'll be looking for something creative in place of the flowery embellishment on the sketch." 

So here is my LO, with acorns and leaves replacing the flowery element. I also added a button instead of more flowers alongside the journaling.

 and a close up for your viewing pleasure:

I altered the colors of the orange dots on the polka dot paper by coloring them in with a lighter pink so that they would match the colors of the flowers better and used pink letters and numbers to further tie in the colors together.

I loosely glued the acorns and leaves down so that they have dimension, without using any pop dots 

also entering this in:

Anything but a Card - #20 Dust off your old supplies

Fancy Pants - button ( the only FP product I had )

Little Yellow Bicycle - brown woodgrain and polka dot paper, journal card

 ( Used really old papers from my stash for  the background and an old piece of hoarded vellum )

Cricut - Stretch Your Imagination, p. 46  ( acorns )

Simply Scarecrow - ( leaves )

Ranger - Distress Marker, Distress Ink

ZIG - marker

Signo - white pen

Heidi Grace - pink sticker letters

Sandy Lion - expoxy numbers

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

This concerns the longest word in the dictionary:

OK, so you need to watch this short video, for several reasons, one being the ability of the assistant editor of Merriam-Webster to pronounce words like  "antidisestablishmentarianism" with ease that impressed me and to find out the criteria for picking words that go into the dictionary. I do think her job is somewhat sublime, although I still root for supercalifragilisticexpialidocious to be in their dictionary, and evidently so do lots of other people after reviewing their comments concerning the video.

Now what does supercalifragilisticexpialidocious actually mean?
We need to know this so we can use it more often, correct?
 "We all know the origin of the word; a song from the 1964 Disney musical film Mary Poppins. The song was written by the Sherman Brothers, and sung by Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke.
The roots of the word have been defined as follows: super- "above", cali- "beauty", fragilistic- "delicate", expiali- "to atone", and docious- "educable", with the sum of these parts signifying roughly "Atoning for educability through delicate beauty
According to the film, it is defined as "something to say when you have nothing to say"."

and that is from Wikipedia :)
So supercalifragilisticexpialidocious that Merriam-Webster!!

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April 2013 Creative Dare - FIVE WORDS

 

Think of 5 words that YOU think best describe you.

Now let's leave off snarky, lazy, fat, old..

let's think 5 POSITIVE words....

harder to do...huh?

I thought so anyway, I'd make a list, scratch off, add another...rethink...add...erase...

you get the idea.

 

There are more things I wanted to add..subliminally perhaps, like the paint brushes for being creative, or the books because I am a librocubicularist ( a person who reads in bed, lol )...

 

I also have a new toy, it's Pebeo Outliner....I free hand drew everything with it, so that's why it's all a little wonky..another subliminal me...messy, not patient...

I cut a slit into the pages of the bible through the board to slide in the book marker ribbon and stamped inspired on it, because God's word does just that. Not that I think I am inspiring, but that I couldn't leave God out of this and He inspires me daily in my art.

Crafters Workshop - TCW191S ( brick stencil )
Golden - Molding Paste
Ranger - Distress Inks, Distress Markers, Alcohol Inks
Pebo - Outliner
Really Reasonable Ribbon
Studio G - small flower stamp
Sandy Lion - Inspired word stamp
Higgins - Waterproof Drawing inks
Faber Castell - PITT pens
Gold Leaf
Helmar - 450

doxology: noun

  a usually liturgical expression of praise to God

pronunciation

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Pan Pastel's UK Challenge Blog - Use a Stamp Image

 

The strip of paper that had the camera rub ons was from a long time ago. I couldn't even tell you why I did it, or why I kept it. lol But I did, and I am glad. It didn't fit the width of the board though so I painted a film strip to go down the length of the sign and used the felt from a TH applicator to stamp the rectangles along the film strip. Then used white drippy paint and stamped words.

 

 

Autumn Leaves - stamp ( smile )

Sandy Lion - stamps ( inspire, create, imagine, arrow )

Hambly - rub ons - ( cameras )

camera charm - misc.

Apple Barrel - white, black paint

Reminisce - white pen

Traveling Typewriter - font

 

trousseau: noun

the personal possessions of a bride usually including clothes, accessories, and household linens and wares

 

pronunciation 

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OK, every once in awhile I get an idea for a card in my head that I just can't shake loose, and worse, have limited products that would work for that idea. Ever since Cath, over at Moxie Fab issued the Camera Craze challenge, this idea has been bobbing around in the tiny area known as my creative brain. So I figured I'd use what I had and work around it.

 

 I had this camera stamp by Sandy Lion and stamped it on My Mind's Eye blue paper, then cut it out. I also had a desire to use metal because of the challenge over at Simon Says Stamp and Show, is Metal-ology so I took a piece of wire and bent it into a round shape and filled in the area with Ranger's Glossy Accents. It slipped a little when I poured in the Glossy Accents, but I still think it looks great :)

 

Next I drew the mouse around the camera stamp and cut him out. Took a sheet of Scrappin Sports yellow paper, drew holes and cut them out with my Fiskars Fingertip knife and then laid it over a scrap of darker yellow paper. Shaded the holes for depth with my Faber Castell PITT pens. I also used my metallic gellato inside the ears and on his cute little nose.

 I love, love, LOVE my Helmar's Liquid Scrapdots!!! I was able to put some under the spiked flash and the camera button so they won't get bent when mailing. How cool is this stuff?

 

 

Printed out the sentiment using Traveling Typewriter font and matted it on the same blue paper as the camera.

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#2 of 30 Mother's Day cards in 30 days

and a close up of Helmar's Liquid Scrapdots lifting the flags up

and the Gemstone Adhesive for the pearls:

 

Cricut Craft Room - Creative Cards ( free cut for the week )

Spellbinders - Beaded Square ( pearls )

Traveling Typewriter font ( honestly, I try to use a different font, lol )

pattern paper - from scrap pile

American Crafts - white marker

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winner will be announced on the 23rd!

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largesse: noun

liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior; also : something so given

or

  generosity

pronunciation

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Frosted Designs - Fabulous Friday Challenge, Love + at least one Heart

Pin And Tack - Spark Your Creativity Now, Challenge #6 Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Anything Goes

 

The Art Mob has had a request from a Real Estate office for some art work to be displayed in their office. Although this is giving them free art to hang in their offices, I am wondering if it would produce any business in the long run also? What do you think? In my fantasy world, I envision new home owners saying "I love that piece, can I buy it? "...or having the real estate office commission me for art to give to the new buyers vs. a basket of fruit: a largesse offering to their clients perhaps?...I mean they are making commission....course I know the market isn't the best right now...oh I am rambling, just like my daydreams! And yes, I know they don't go to a real estate office to buy art work..duh!

 

 Last week I found some leather remnants and I purchased one, just to try out for this piece. I knew I was going to make the house out of it as soon as I saw the pile of leather, so I searched out a thin one that I thought wouldn't be too difficult to sew through. It sure does "shed" when cut though.

 

And you know I love to sew whenever I can, so I outlined my sun.

 

Sassafrass Lass - paper

Prima - script stamp

Cricut - Everyday Paper Dolls, p. 74

Sandy Lion - small sticker letters

Little Yellow Bicycle - LOVE sticker letters

Helmars - Liquid Scrapdots, 450

Rangers - Dylusions Spray ink, Lemon Zest

Distress Stain, Mustard Seed

Stickles, yellow, midnight blue

Distress Markers, white

Faber Castell - Metallic Gelato, gold

PITT pen
joint compound tape

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I'm having a give away if your interested, go HERE ♥

 

 

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.

 

bribing: verb

To give, offer, or promise
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Little Scrap Pieces: CARDZTV - Thankful for you challenge

Pause Dream Enjoy Challenge #44 - Orange and Brown

Pin and Tack - Challenge #3 Anything Goes

I'm making wine tags for the Art MoB, I wonder how they will do? My regular gifts tags did very well
 ( surprise, surprise!! ) in the store, so I thought of making these!

a close up...

Cricut - Simply Scarecrow ( leaves )
Sandy Lion - letters
American Craft - ribbon
Ranger - stickles
Reminisce - white pen
Close to my Heart - marker

They will be displayed in this box...I figure 3 Fall and 3 Christmas wine tags will be a good place to start.  So I need 2 more Christmas wine tags and then we sit back and see how..or if ...they sell!

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How do you Spark Your Creativity? I am getting all sorts of great ideas from you crafters, and am even bribing you with a little bit of Christmas candy in order to pick your brain! Go HERE to enter :) I'll pick a winner on Wednesday the 7th, so be sure to check back in to see if you've won!

As for me...well, I mentioned before that challenges always spark creativity, but sometimes I need an extra push. So today I have on the Hallmark channel which is broadcasting sappy, sweet Christmas movies, I put on my snowflake fleece sweatshirt and I am feeling the urge to make some festive projects!

 

 

overhaul: verb

to make necessary repairs on; restore to serviceable condition

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I brought home one of my wall hangings from the Art Mob, intending to tweak it a little bit as I was not happy with it. This is what it looked like when it came home:

 

It got a lot more than tweaking, it got a complete overhaul, and now this is what it looks like!

I'm not sure what happened to my thought process when I began removing ( ok, ripping and tearing them off is a more adequate description ) items, but I think the Fall air and rustling leaves might have something to do with it! lol Whatever the case, I do like the changes better, but then it's a whole new piece! The only 2 things I kept were the Maya Road flowers and the Really Reasonable Ribbon bow. The letters are from Sandy Lion and Colorbok, the flower stems from an old arrangement and I used a brick stencil that I got from Donna Downey. Inks were all from Tim Holtz.

entering this into:

Anything but a Card - Challenge 4, Halloween or Fall Theme, or just Fall Colors

( obviously I chose the Fall colors )

inaugural: adjective

Initial; first

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Brand new challenge site, where they are having their inaugural challenge!! woo hoo!! And it's perfect for all those crafters out there making anything BUT cards, lol I love it!
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Anything But a Card - Anything Goes Challenge

 So without further ado, here is a wall hanging for my gallery:

chipboard, burlap, twine - misc

chipboard letter - random and all painted white then coated with Rangers Candy Crackle and Tim Holtz ink ( Mowed Lawn and Antique Linen ) rubbed into the letters ( Prayers and Jesus left white )

buttons - Fancy Pants

green letters - Sandy Lion

cross - Cousin charm ( Walmart )

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Don't forget, Project Pinterest resumes on the 10th of each month and we will announce our featured pinner then!