Delightfully dimensional cards @ Stampaway 2010

We received information on the classes for Stampaway. The class that I will be teaching is on Thursday, August 12th from 9am-noon. Delightfully dimensional cards is the name of the class. We will be making at least four cards using the newest stamps by DP Artworks. We premiere new stamps every August at Stampaway. We are already starting to gear up for this exciting event.

Lady Gaga, gardening, and loads of sunshine!

Spring has finally arrived! Today was spent creating and tweaking my backyard haven. I planted seven tomato plants, two eggplants, two bell peppers, and fifteen onions. I am far from done, with much work left for tomorrow. The morning will be filled with planting a variety of flowers, sunflower, beans, squash, watermelon, more tomatoes, onions, and another eggplant. The swallowtail butterfly (pictured above) had landed on the blooming lilac bush. I love Spring!

So how does Lady Gaga fit into all of this? Well, first of all, you must know that I love dance music. I love to dance! Grabbing my MP3, gardening tools, and ice water, I headed out to garden. My neighbors waved as I jammed out to Lady Gaga and worked. I was dancing, singing, digging, and planting. My grandmother always said, "If you can't sing well, sing loud". She would be so proud of me today! And so, Lady Gaga and I worked outside and got so much done....Thank you Stefani...aka...Lady Gaga....Bang bang!

Artfest 2010...Fun times!

My work station...I like to think of it as a habitat. All three classes I took were metal working.

Artfest 2010 was amazing!

It is held at Fort Worden, in WA, every spring. I believe there was around 600 people who attended this year. The photo above is the view from our cabin. We stayed off campus and a fair clip from the Fort. The drive was really beautiful and the cabin was great. Everything was lush and green.

Once again Tracy and Teesha Moore (and their whole gang) did an awesome job. I'll be posting more about Artfest in the next couple of days. We arrived home this past Monday and I have yet to unpack!

Stay tuned......

Winter/spring/winter/spring/what??????

As you probably know Oklahoma is known for it's weather...Tornadoes in spring, blazing hot summers, tornadoes in the fall, and ice in the winter. I love it! HOWEVER, Today it is 72 degrees....ah, the hummingbirds should already be here....maybe next week....I am wearing short pants and sandals, the birds are singing and flowers are blooming. (Here comes the however part!.....) Tomorrow we are having a BLIZZARD! It will be snowing and icy and cold....oh my. Someone did not get the memo that I am done with winter....been there... done that...over and over again. We had a crazy winter with lots of snow, and of course ice! I have now taken the hummingbird feeders down.I cut my flowers so I can enjoy them tomorrow while drinking hot chocolate and snuggled in a warm blanket.Arg!

So ready for the hummers!

All the hummingbird feeders are now out. The hummers should be here this week! Yippy!

Sharp-shinned hawk

We had a visitor for the last couple of days. This is a Sharp-shinned hawk. It is a small..... 11" long and one of the smallest accipiters. Anyway, yesterday it snatched up a Starling, which I might add are well feed on quality bird food. What a great thing to see out our studio....though I hope it moves on....it makes all the birds nervous.

A sample from Wendy Samuels

Occasionally rubber stamp groups and clubs ask companies (like ours) to sponsor special events and challenges. In exchange, we receive great samples and amazing pieces of art work. We use these samples in shows, store events, and during stamp demos. We love to see what everyone creates with our stamps! So we will be posting, from time to time, some of our customers and sponsored artist's amazing works. The sample featured today comes from Wendy Samuels in FL. It is a nice use of the layering technique. Our Egyptian line of stamps have really been very popular this past winter/early spring. So thank you Wendy for your cards!