Earthquake in Oklahoma, Shake, rattle, and roll!

So, the big news from Oklahoma......the Earthquake! Sure we get little ones here and there...but wow.
When you see someone the questions run like this;
"Did you fell the quake?"
"Where were you?"
"What were you doing?"

And where was I? Glad you asked...I was at a stoplight near the railroad tracks. I had four thought one right after another.
Why is my tush shaking...spasm?
Why is Nick (a friend of mine) jumping up and down on my car?
What is wrong with my car?
Oh my, my car is haunted? ( late night Paranormal State watching)

I got to work and was waiting for an aftershock. I wanted to feel it when I was not in a car....no such luck, well there will be another....I will be waiting.

Stamp class @ And Bear Makes 3 store in Moore, OK.

Here are photos of two classes that I offered at And Bear Makes 3 (Our local stamp store located in Moore, OK). Many of the stamps we used are from our newest collection. The new stamps will be available at the store soon.

The webs we weave

Fall is in the air. It is in the upper 80's and a cook out is in order! I'm thinking chicken, potatoes, carrots, and onions....I better go spark up the grill....(old school... charcoal).

So many books so little time....

Here is a quick little wooden shrine. The stamps used are Louise (the little girl), Muffin (the kitten), and pup (the dog). The box was painted and decorative paper was added to the background. The images were stamped on cardstock, colored and then cut out. There is foam tape on the back of Louise and she is affixed to the background. Muffin and pup are attached to the forefront. It is a cute, quick and easy project perfect for a lazy Saturday.

Here's a little inspiration....just 'cuz

Here is something I made today.....You know every once in awhile it is good just to play....create art just for the sake of creating something....not for a show, not for a class, not as a gift...just 'cuz! I just grabbed 10 objects out of a box...

(you know the box....where objects collect.....where we hoard our treasures because "some day I am going to use it is some special project".....but ohhhhh...I just can't seem to bring myself to use it...), anyway, I grabbed them and went for it! Yippy ! So now back to stamping.

Paris passion with DP Artworks

Mary Sue in Texas sent us this sample she made using one of our stamps called Lovely day. It is a wonderful way of using this stamp!

This is how she did it:

She stamped the image twice. Cutting the background out of the first image, this leaves the tower and the grass and bushes. Placing the cut out image in front of the second stamping, she secured it in place using foam dimensional tape. The color was added using water color pencils and then added "flowers" in the grass using Flower Soft. If you are unfamiliar with Flower Soft it is little bits of (I believe) plastic, that are cut in small irregular shapes. When put on paper Flower Soft looks like flowers. Lastly she layered the piece using two types of purple paper and then added paper flowers to finish the piece.

Great job Mary Sue!

Hummingbird moth

So, as I was washing down the table after cutting up watermelon, I happen to look up and saw this amazing Hummingbird moth. The 4 o'clocks ( not pictured here) was what had attracted its attention this evening. Moving from one bloom to the next it made its way around. The dark was creeping upon me and I still need to fill the bird baths and water some of my plants.....It was amazing!