And We're Back...

Hi everyone!  I hope you had a great weekend.  Mine, as usual, was crazy busy...this time, not with swim, but with decorating for the holidays.  It seems I may go a bit overboard around here with setting up 5 trees...but I so love them...and each has a theme and all.  And, believe it or not...even with 5 trees I still had ornaments that didn't make it onto the tree because there just wasn't room.  I promise to come back and show you pictures of them all.

Well, the flu is still somewhat lingering around here...what's a girl to do.  Overall though we are feeling much better and hope to catch up on goings on soon.

For today I wanted to share with you this layout I did of my three lovelies using some older Basic Grey paper and a sketch from My Creative Sketches.

 

Lots of grungy Distress Inks, Gorgeous Petaloo flowers and ZVA bling. 

Well, it is Monday so I guess I should get back to work.

Hugs.

Nancy

Mixed Media

Hi everyone!  Trying to get back into the swing of things around here.  Life has been a bit hectic with back to school.  I spent what seemed like hours yesterday going through books trying to find all the materials I would need for Ainsley this year.  This is the third time I have taught 6th grade and over the years the books have scattered throughout the house.  I guess that is what happens.  Hard to believe this is our 11th year.  Brighton is a senior, Mackenzie a freshman...and Ainsley....my baby.....6th grade.  **cry**

Anyway.....

A few weeks ago I took a class at my LSS from Anna Dabrowska, a mixed media class....a grungy class.....and this is what I made using a Prima album and lots of Luminarte products.

A mixed media Art Journal.  A bit more grungy that I probably would have done on my own...but Anna came by and was like, and I quote, "Why so delicate?"  And then she encouraged me to go grungeier  (is that even a word?) by adding more paint.

 Anyway...it was tons of fun, and definitely not something I would have done on my own.  But.....

 The inside pages I was a little more comfortable with.  Not quite a grungy and still lots of fun techniques.

And of course lots of mists and stamps.  hee hee

Did you know you can pick up an Art Journal (blank of course) just like this from the Your Memories Here store?  I think I may grab another for later...or Ainsley....Did I tell you she is doing mixed media now as well?  Lord help us.  hee hee

OK, back to it.

Hugs.

Nancy

And She's Back

Look at that...I said I would be back, and I am.

And here I am bringing you some of the scrappiness I have been doing the last few days.  The weekend with the inlaws while being fabulously busy, did not leave much time for playing with paper.  And then, once they were gone, there was quite a bit of "work" to catch up on.

I did, however manage this card for Ideas for Scrapbookers.

And did a fun tutorial on Ideas for Scrapbookers on chipboard.  This was my layout.  You can check out the link for how you can turn plain chipboard into rusted metal.  I had so much fun with this technique I think I may have to try some other chipboard fun.

And I made this from the updated Color Combos Galore weekly challenge site over on ning.  Using a sketch from Sassy Lil' Sketches

Not such a bad week for scrappy goodness.

I still feel so behind.  I didn't do last weeks project over on the BPS class I won, much less start this weeks.  And I have a bit of a surprise for you all next Tuesday that I am busy with.

So, be sure and check back.

See ya then,

Hugs.

Nancy