I will always LOVE you!

Hey Dad this one's for you!

My Dad taught me how to laugh at myself and with others!

(and those of you who know me know I like to laugh!)
My Dad taught me how to fish!

I can bait my own hook even still to this day.
No worm is to squirmy or leech to slimy not for me.





My Dad let me get my 1st pets.

(even if I put it in a waffle cone)

I brought a puppy home and told him it costed for free!

I got the puppy!

My Dad let me dress up!

                             But I think Mom had to OKAY it!

My Dad let me walk and talk in his shoes!

My dad walked me down the aisle to get married.




Yep! I love my Dad!   and he loves ME!

 God saved some amazing wings for this angel!

Rest in Peace dear Dad, you will be missed! Thanks for the special memories! I will always cherish your Dr Appointments.....they were the best days. Afternoon drives, talks and most.......the time spent with you!

I love you!

Chapter 5-Week 3 Tea-things

`And ever since that,' the Hatter went on in a mournful tone, `he won't do a thing I ask! It's always six o'clock now.' A bright idea came into Alice's head. `Is that the reason so many tea-things are put out here?' she asked. `Yes, that's it,' said the Hatter with a sigh: `it's always tea-time, and we've no time to wash the things between whiles.' `Then you keep moving round, I suppose?' said Alice. `Exactly so,' said the Hatter: `as the things get used up.' `But what happens when you come to the beginning again?' Alice ventured to ask.


The Mad Hatter's tea table was full of tea-things, with place settings all the way around and many teapots and teacups. Your challenge this month is to have a teapot or teacup on your project, and, as an option, to use something OTHER than a stamped image as your focal point!
 

That's because The Altered Alice design team will be showing off with digital collage sheets from One Crabapple [Etsy Store Blog], which has of the most interesting and different Alice in Wonderland categories I've seen! The winner will have their choice of five collage sheets from One Crabapple!

Here is what I have done with Collage sheets...Go Ask Alice The Tea Party Queen Page 2 & Through The Looking Glass Toadstool Tea Party Page 1

This is the front cover. I have gessoed, painted, stained, chalked, cut and glued. I started with some thicker chipboard and cut a hole into it for the window. This gave it a shadow box look to it. I a layered the papers to keep it looking as if Alice is looking out the window. Perhaps waiting for someone? 

a closer look

even closer!    

The inside pages were done much the same. I do have to say I did get some inspiration from my team mate Sue Roddis. I love the way she does her journal pages.....you can see them here. So this is my attempt at a sort of journal page, but not. The reason? It is only the front cover and these to pages. No journal.

                                          

 I did use letters from tim holtz. I just could not do my own lettering and show it to the public.
Nope could not do it!

I hope you enjoyed my attempt at a sort of journal page. I just had to try!

I did learn I do like the smeary look the chalk gives over the paint and ink. I will be using that a lot more!

Now go check out what the others have done this week, then get to work on your own artwork and share it with us. Who knows you might just win 5 digital sheets from One Crabapple. Your choice!

July is a long month, so you have almost four weeks to enter your project! Plenty of time for even our stragglers to play along, just be sure to enter by 11:59 p.m. EDT (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC -4:00) on Friday, July 29. The winner and honorable mentions will be announced the last Sunday of the month on July 31.

Chapter 5-Week 2 Tea-Things

`And ever since that,' the Hatter went on in a mournful tone, `he won't do a thing I ask! It's always six o'clock now.'
A bright idea came into Alice's head. `Is that the reason so many tea-things are put out here?' she asked.


`Yes, that's it,' said the Hatter with a sigh: `it's always tea-time, and we've no time to wash the things between whiles.'


`Then you keep moving round, I suppose?' said Alice.


`Exactly so,' said the Hatter: `as the things get used up.'


`But what happens when you come to the beginning again?' Alice ventured to ask.


The Mad Hatter's tea table was full of tea-things, with place settings all the way around and many teapots and teacups. Your challenge this month is to have a teapot or teacup on your project, and, as an option, to use something OTHER than a stamped image as your focal point!

That's because The Altered Alice design team will be showing off with digital collage sheets from One Crabapple [Etsy Store Blog], which has of the most interesting and different Alice in Wonderland categories I've seen! The owner and artist is taking care of some family priorities, so if the store is closed when you visit, just put in your email in to be notified when it reopens. It is well worth waiting for I promise; most of the design team members had a difficult time making their choices and a couple of us needed all of everything in the Alice category! The winner will have their choice of five collage sheets from One Crabapple!

July is a long month, so you have almost four weeks to enter your project! Plenty of time for even our stragglers to play along, just be sure to enter before 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time, GMT -5:00) on Friday, July 29. The winner and honorable mentions will be announced the last Sunday of the month, July 31.

Halloween stuff

I have been working on some stuff again..........that's Halloween stuff if your wondering.
Everyone knows how I love Halloween. I won't talk much just pictures.

Post Card size 4 X 6

















Cute wall of pumpkins!

Pretty Dracula?

                                                                          Scarecrow

                                                                                      Witch

Still need some stuff done before final pictures, just wanted you to see what I am up to!

Challenge-flourish



tag Made with many layers
back stamp Unity
Flourish Stampabilities
distress inks
hand dyed crinkle ribbon Stormy sky
tim's tissue tape inked with Stormy Sky

 Simon Says Stamp and Show a Flourish!
So if Simon Says, I do it!
And so should you! Go over and get the details!


Close up of bird and key
Bird die Tim Holtz
cut out of muslin and inked with Stormy sky Distress ink
Stamped with tim's stamp



Hope you enjoyed my tag!

CHAPTER 5 Challenge - Week 1: Tea-things

`And ever since that,' the Hatter went on in a mournful tone, `he won't do a thing I ask! It's always six o'clock now.'


A bright idea came into Alice's head. `Is that the reason so many tea-things are put out here?' she asked.

`Yes, that's it,' said the Hatter with a sigh: `it's always tea-time, and we've no time to wash the things between whiles.'

`Then you keep moving round, I suppose?' said Alice.

`Exactly so,' said the Hatter: `as the things get used up.'

`But what happens when you come to the beginning again?' Alice ventured to ask.

The Mad Hatter's tea table was full of tea-things, with place settings all the way around and many teapots and teacups. Your challenge this month is to have a teapot or teacup on your project, and, as an option, to use something OTHER than a stamped image as your focal point!

That's because The Altered Alice design team will be showing off with digital collage sheets from One Crabapple [Etsy Store
Blog], which has of the most interesting and different Alice in Wonderland categories I've seen! The owner and artist is taking care of some family priorities, so if the store is closed when you visit, just put in your email in to be notified when it reopens. It is well worth waiting for I promise; most of the design team members had a difficult time making their choices and a couple of us needed all of everything in the Alice category! The winner will have their choice of five collage sheets from One Crabapple!


July is a long month, so you have almost four weeks to enter your project! Plenty of time for even our stragglers to play along, just be sure to enter before 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time, GMT -5:00) on Friday, July 29. The winner and honorable mentions will be announced the last Sunday of the month, July 31.