Hi Everyone!!!!!
The sun is shining, my kits for tomorrow and beyond (sound like Buzz Lightyear) are DONE!!! YEAH!
I even got some Christmas shopping done for "the Watercolor Chicks." BONUS!
And I want to thank everyone who's ordered the GrungeBoard Wallet kits from the bottom of my heart!!!! You guys are the best. And Busy Betty, it was all because of you.
As I've said before "Friends in ART" are THE BEST...don't cha know?
Soooooooo, tomorrow is Judy and Annette and Terri and all the other wonderful people at Prairie Art Stamps. It's really gonna be fun. This kit has a billion (well maybe just 60) pieces in it!!! And TONS of left overs to make other things. I LOVE it!
And thanks to Mickie (Michelle Ann) my daughter, we got the biggest part of it done when they came down on Sabbatical. Love you, Mick!
Gonna retire to the sunroom with a Chai Tea and some Raspberry cookies...what's a girl to do????
Be Well.
And don't forget to send me pics of the Bracelets you make from the tutorial yesterday and your wallets. I'd love to see them!
Friday, November 20, 2009
Sunshine in the Neighborhood and Thank YOU!
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Thursday, November 19, 2009
UPDATE!!! Wanda's Request
Hey, bloggers!
Busy day here.....shopping, planning, putting down carpeting in the sunroom for winter, kitting, etc, etc, etc.
And Wanda H. my dear friend from Iowa, who writes a great blog with WONDERFUL projects, (check it out) wants to know how to make the Grungeboard Bracelets!!!
I thought they were pretty easy and the GKs could make them when they come down for Thanksgiving.
Anybody else want to know how to do them????.....if so, maybe I can get to that tonight or tomorrow after I have time to sit down!!!
Check out your GB supplies, run and get some if you don't have some and pick up some Hitch Fasteners from Idea-ology. That and your inks are about all you will need!
Oh, I also used Tim's long brads and the washers...just to let you know. And a spray fixative to seal.
Back later with the scoop!
L
Here we go......
This is just a strip of Grungeboard for the base about 1" wide.The length is up to the wrist size plus about an inch to overlap at closure.
Then take a strip about an 3/4" wide: cut lengthwise into 3 strips leaving about 1/2 an inch at the end uncut.
Distress ink and stamp. Make sure to get the sides inked. Then braid. Hold the one cut end together with a brad. Finish cutting the other end and braid this end. Hold with a brad.
Now you add this to the bracelet using the existing brads, and Tim's washers on the back to stabilize. Make sure you BEND the bracelet as you go or it will buckle. Add more brads starting in the middle and work your way out.
Clip the ends of base bracelet with a Zutter 1/2"corner rounder, punch a large hole on one end and clip at 3, 6, and 9 so the hole won't tear and use a small hole on the other end to add a hitch fastener.
Spray with a sealer of your choice. I used Super Seal by Creative Imaginations.
That's it in a nutshell....it took more instructions than I thought it would.....any ?, just email me.
Have Fun...Create ART
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Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Random Thoughts
So much going on here and in my head. But here are a few things I'd like to share with you.....
Busy Betty in California has asked if I'd consider mailing her a GrungeBoard Wallet kit. I had a couple other people asking, so I did some research today.
After a trip to the local Post Office, I found the GB will fit nicely into the small Flat Rate box that ships anywhere in the US for $4.95!
So.....Betty can have her kit sent out by the end of the week. She's getting the kit for $30. With the kit, you can make one wallet and have a choice of the 2 different flowers. Then use the pattern to make more!!! If the other gals that asked about these are interested, email me. cain81@mtco.com You know who you are.
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These things are sooooo easy once you figure it out, you could make several for Christmas gifts. Always fun. The girls from Sat. have plans to make several to hold Gift Cards and one will take it clubbing...with ID and some cash. (Mom was there, so she already knows...didn't compromise her here.)
Whatever works..............
Next, we think of making cute or flowery things for girls gifts. But sometimes the boys get overlooked. So I came up with a bracelet designed for the teenage boy in your lives.
This is GrungeBoard and a HitchFastener. Simple, but kind of rugged for the Teen Set...I bounced it of my teenage Grandkids 15 and 17!!!! Ha! Loved them! They can make them at Thanksgiving when they come down!
The girls want them, too.
Moving right along.....the class for this Saturday at Prairie Art Stamps has only a couple of seats left. Kits are made and we're ready to go. If you have put off calling, I suggest you call now. We had 19 show up for 16 seats the last time!
I'm just sayin'.......
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Labels: Distress Inks, Tim Holtz Idea-ology, Tim Holtz-Grungeboard, Tim Holtz-GrungePaper, Tim Holtz-Stampers Anonymous
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Scrapbook Friend'z Class
Whew!!! Another fun class with a lot of new faces. A Great Time. And many are going to make several for Christmas Gifts!
But alas, I forgot to take pictures!!!
We all had inky fingers and great ideas. And another idea from one of my newer students....glaze pens in metallic colors!!!
They were beautiful in the butterfly wings using white pearl and light blue.
Daughter and SIL on there way down for a visit. And next Saturday is the Christmas Wall Hanging class in Springfield at Prairie Art Stamps!!!
It's gonna be a fun one!!!!
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Idea-ology Fun
Short and Sweet. Here's a little peek at a part of a bracelet I put together with Idea-ology bits. Guess how many pieces of Idea-ology are on this piece...not including the connecting jump rings on the SIDES....
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11/11/2009 09:39:00 PM
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Ten Seconds Studio Video
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Sunday, November 8, 2009
Alex the Eagle Scout
My Grandson became an Eagle Scout at the age of 15.
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We are so proud of him and the support he received from his family..Brit, Mom and Dad, who, I think had just as much fun as Alex did!!!!
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11/08/2009 11:32:00 AM
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Thursday, November 5, 2009
Shopping and Playing Around
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11/05/2009 10:59:00 AM
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Labels: Grungeboard, Ranger Ink, Ten Seconds Studio
Monday, November 2, 2009
It Is A Fabulous Day Here in the Midwest!
This is a picture of a Moth that we saw in the Shawnee National Forest. He was sunning himself on a rock.
The sun has been shining for 2 days now!!!! Amazing. Just a beautiful day in the neighborhood.
We worked in the garden and got all the leaves done, and everything cut back, bagged and off to the dump. Done for the fall season....hopefully.
Even had time for a lunch on the porch swing. Even got the windows washed on the Sunroom.
Mexican Food and Margaritas tonight as a reward!!!
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Saturday, October 31, 2009
What A Great Halloween Class!!!!
First of all, I took this little ghoul to a party the other night. I love her Vampira collar. Where were these cool costumes when we were kids??? Geez!!!
Lots of
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Friday, October 30, 2009
Prairie Art Stamps Class Tomorrow-FULL
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Orbs in the Cave in Rock:UPDATE
These are the pictures of the Orbs I told you about. We first encountered Orbs on a trip to Savannah Georgia that's said to be the most haunted city in the US.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Back Home Again
We're baaack! Home from our get-away to the Shawnee National Forest ~some great friends and good times.
We went to a cabin overlooking the Ohio River Valley in the forest and it was FAB-U-LOUS with the view at San Damiano. Unbelievable weather, the leaves were breathtaking, and just a wonderful place.
We visited a vineyard, tasted and bought a couple of bottles. Then onto the Garden of the Gods and the Cave in Rock....really, really cool pictures!!!
Anyone believe in ghosts and orbs???? Got some pictures in the pirate/native American cave that show about 5 orbs VERY distinctly. OK, you don't have to believe, but the pictures are interesting to say the least. Later...
Then we stopped and shopped in the town of Lebanon on the way home. Wonderful little place and great food, too.
This is a shot of the Vintaj charms I made before we left with the new nail heads. New stuff is coming out!!! I'll be back with that later, too.
Good to go, but good to get home!
Be Well!
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10/27/2009 06:57:00 PM
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Friday, October 23, 2009
Scrapbook News and Review-Guest Blogger
Create ART!
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10/23/2009 05:07:00 PM
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Labels: Cuttlebug, graphic 45, Grungeboard, Maya Road, Ten Seconds Studio metal, Teresa Collins
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Some Metal and Butterflies
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10/21/2009 10:43:00 AM
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Saturday, October 17, 2009
'Tis Autumn
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Thursday, October 15, 2009
Bad Blogger
Hey, everyone!
I've been bad about blogging lately. Sorry about that. We're fighting the flu here with the grandkids pretty sick. Thankfully Bill and I haven't gotten it. We got our flu shots right about 8 days before they got sick....crossing fingers here.
I did finally finish my book at about 2AM! Good writer that Dan Brown. Teaches and entertains at the same time. Very Enlightening. Love his works. But this one really let me down with the ending.
Just a note, I will be a Guest Blogger on Oct. 23rd at Scrapbook News and Review. I used this opportunity to create another wall hanging. Hope you like it. I'll post it up here too after it goes up there. And Teresa Collins will be the week after me. So take a look there if you can.
Working on getting the classes together for the Grungeboard Wallets and the Graphic 45 Christmas Wall Hanging. You forget how much work it is when you open your mouth and say "let's do a class." But you guys and gals make it all worthwhile!!! I do love the challenge!!!
Stay warm and well....and do your part to help the economy...shop at your LSS!
TTFN!
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10/15/2009 11:23:00 AM
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Thursday, October 8, 2009
GrungeBoard Pumpkin
UPDATE: Made him a lid. Ha! Used the Hitch Fastener for a stem.
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10/08/2009 12:00:00 AM
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Labels: Distress Inks, Grungeboard, Grungepaper, Ten Seconds Studio, Tim Holtz Idea-ology
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
2AM Epiphany
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10/06/2009 11:15:00 AM
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Saturday, October 3, 2009
Rainy Ugly Day
Finally got all the Christmas Banner together and tried to get a picture....looks like there's no sunshine here for a while.
So the tease is only a sliver of it....but it's all there in the background
We've added Prairie Art Stamps on the 21st of Nov!!!! YEAH!
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10/03/2009 01:56:00 PM
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Friday, October 2, 2009
Christmas Wall Banner
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10/02/2009 01:08:00 PM
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Labels: Distress Inks, graphic 45, Tim Holtz-GrungePaper, Tim Holtz-Stampers Anonymous
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Busy Time of the Year
In between tearing down the garden, soccer games, marching band festivals, vacation and everyday chores, I've been trying to work on a Graphic 45/Maya Road project for a class. I LOVE these papers!!!!
Every once in awhile a truism from my mom comes into my head..."never enough hours in the day." She was so right in so many ways.
When the time is there, the daylight is gone, or something else seems to crop up.
And I still have not finished the Last Oracle!!!
The weather has been so great here. I LOVE fall. If it just didn't come with so many allergies. I think I'm allergic to pond scum. Seriously, the algae on the lake was really bad in spots and it did make me cough.
Life....it beats the alternative!
Create ART!
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9/29/2009 04:45:00 PM
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Sunday, September 27, 2009
Fall Garden
Impatiens, Hydrangeas, Snap Dragons, Geraniums, and Asters. A last look at the garden before it's gone for the year.
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Friday, September 25, 2009
St. Cloud and Crafts Direct-Whoo! Hoo!

Well, it is raining....still. But we had a great shopping trip to St. Cloud and Crafts Direct. My dear husband wants to personally thank Wanda for her tip on going there!!!! Kidding, Wanda. He was glad we didn't have to scout all over for some place to spend my money. We knew EXACTLY where to go!
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Thursday, September 24, 2009
My Guy-Happy on the Lake
We're going to St. Cloud shopping tomorrow!!!! YEAH!!!! Sorry, it's gonna rain tomorrow.
Be good to each other!
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Sunset on the Lake
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Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Tim/Mario Hoodie Sighting!!!
What a fun filled day we had yesterday. Lots of fishing and eating fish and cleaning fish.
Mostly we released the fish. We caught several Catfish that are THE ugliest fish out there. They go right back where they came from, it's like catching a log!!!
The bass go back, too as well as the tiny little Blue Gills. But the Bass are fun to catch.
THEN one of my favorite things to do here, go to the Cold Springs Bakery!!!YEAH!
They have the greatest goodies there. We must pace ourselves for the rest of the week. That's where we had the HOODIE sighting. Going into the market there to get some supplies. Bill thought I was nuts, but he took the picture for me anyway.
What a guy!
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Be well....got to watch Linda Hunt tonight in the new NCIS LA. Has to be good!
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Sunday, September 20, 2009
Another Day-Another Picture


The other picture is inside the cabin....really nice for a fishing cabin. Should have closed the bathroom door....sorry.
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Saturday, September 19, 2009
Hello Minnesota-UPDATE
Here's our cabin and here is one happy guy. To be out on the water again. See the little window upstairs???? That's where I am right now overlooking the fishhouse and the lake. If he's happy, I'M Happy! Goodnight everybody! More tomorrow.
But Bill is happy to be here. The cabin is wonderful. I have an upstairs window overlooking the lake with a game table that is great for hooking up to the web. It pulled a signal just fine. I am so easily amused.
No pictures yet, but tomorrow I'll give that a shot. Our pontoon boat is right outside the cabin!!!!
Can't wait!!!
Be well, and be good to each other.
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Thursday, September 17, 2009
Vintaj, Alcohol Inks, and the Cropadile-UPDATE
UPDATE: I've had some people asking about where to buy Vintaj. On their site is a button to tell you where you can buy them...the shops in your area. They are carried by Bead Shops. That might help.
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Labels: Rangers Alcohol Inks, Vintaj
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Happy Birthday Emma/Congrats ALEX!!!!!!
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9/16/2009 02:28:00 PM
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Monday, September 14, 2009
Simple will have to wait for another day.....
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Sunday, September 13, 2009
Metal and Crackle Paint
A Beautiful Day!
Then I came home and had an epiphany of using Tim's Deer on Mocha Metal stamped on the back and embossed. I spritzed with Perfect Pearls and rubbed some Champaign Glitz into the debossed areas. Hard to see here.
Gave it a try.....it is on a canvas with 2 shades of Crackle Paint and trees stamped with Adirondack Bottle Green.
Crackled and Glitzed the stars and added a dew drop.
Pretty simple. Simple is good sometimes.
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9/13/2009 11:06:00 PM
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Labels: Distress Crackle Paint, Distress Stickles, Ranger Ink, Ten Seconds Studio metal, Tim Holtz-Stampers Anonymous
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Fun Day at Prairie Art Stamps!!!!
The St. Louis Gals...thanks for sharing Becky!
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Friday, September 11, 2009
Whoo! Hoo!!! A NEW toy!
This is a test, and only a test!!!! Yea!!!!!
My wonderful husband is taking me up to Minnesota for a week at a beautiful new cabin on the lake....we love to fish. The new pontoon boat is waiting. New fishing line is on the poles.
The crisp clean air of the North in the Fall...beautiful. Trees turning colors reflecting in the lake under a bright blue sky. That's how I remember the last trip. Oh course I have seen it snow huge flakes across the lake, and rain like crazy, but we'll worry about that later.
And he bought me a surprise!!!! A new Toshiba Notebook!!!!!
So I'm playing on my new notebook. And I think I've got the basics down.....you can teach an old dog new tricks.
He didn't think I could stand to be away from the computer for 9 days....my email would have been crazy when I got home.
So I can sit upstairs in the loft and look out the window onto the lake and play with the new notebook while he cleans the fish. Hopefully I'll make a few things, too. The next trick is to upload to the jumpdrive with pictures.....hmmmmm.
Cross your fingers. Nothing is ever as easy as those kids at Best Buy make it sound!!! But I WILL give it a try!
Classes tomorrow at Prairie Art Stamps.....can't wait to see you there!
Your Friend in ART,
Linda
P.S. This man is a keeper!!!!!
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Thursday, September 10, 2009
Flea Market Collage
Making some wall hanging changes in the Studio today, and I decided to take a picture of one of my collages. It's an old drawer.
This is a collection of several flea market finds, and a trip through my Brother-In-Laws garage!!!
The round piece is something I made during my polymer clay days.
I'm going to take it and add more things perhaps....thinking it could use more "junk" now. It's funny how our tastes change. I think it needs to be "junked up" just a bit!
Be well....be good to each other!
Linda
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Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Memory Capsule Nudge from Tim
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9/08/2009 09:21:00 PM
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Labels: Ranger Ink, Ten Seconds Studio, Tim Holtz Idea-ology
Monday, September 7, 2009
RockStar Stamps
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9/07/2009 10:14:00 PM
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ATC Fun
We did it!!!! It was a real challenge but we pulled it together. Cheryl and Linda...."the Broom" thanks for all the help, girl!
Deb and Carol....always done in a jiffy!
And the Mother-Daughter team, Elizabeth and Kiley, who really took off with great results. It's always a treat to have the younger set come in and use their own ideas and color combos. Their butterflies were fabulous!
And these two were really fun. Amy (R) brought her sister-in-law. Both cards different in their own ways. Amy is the new Designer at the shop!!!
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9/07/2009 10:45:00 AM
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Friday, September 4, 2009
A Simple Card
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9/04/2009 12:50:00 PM
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Labels: Distress Crackle Paint, Distress Inks, Glitz Stickles, Tim Holtz Idea-ology, Tim Holtz-Stampers Anonymous
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
2nd Generation Watercolor
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