Thursday, October 3, 2013

Going Into October

  I am LOVING October so far as we have been experiencing gorgeous Indian summer weather! We actually reached 83 F yesterday although it wasn't a record. The weather was perfect for this past weekend's Celtic Classic- so perfect that I never saw it as packed as it was (almost claustrophobic) especially on Sat.! We did watch the parade of Tartans but decided to leave after that because we could barely move around to see anything and ticket lines for food and drink were 50-100 people deep! Sunday was a much lighter crowd so we were able to enjoy it fully by taking in the music of some Celtic bands and bagpipe group competitors, along with border collie demos. I didn't have my camera with me though-oh well. However I played in PicMonkey ( a free photo editing program) for the first time and managed to create a collage of a few of the photos I took at last year's parade. The same bands returned this year.


     The last row is my alma mater, and I must say those Liberty Grenadiers blow away every other local high school band by far year after year!


  As it is a new month I created my October calendar spread to join in on Kate Crane's 2013 Calendar Project. Here's the background:


 Dylusions Ink Sprays in Squeezed Orange, Pure Sunshine, Lemon Zest, Dirty Martini along with Julie Balzer's Leaves stencil (12" x 12"). Foam stamps and orange acrylic paint were stamped on then outlined with marker.


 I finished it by stamping and outlining the weekdays using a foam stamp set by Magenta (which I've used many times in the last two years calendars). Weekday numbers are an old stamp set by PSX. An assortment of stickers were added on along with the moon face image (Retro Café Art) and Halloween Faux Postes (ARTchix Studio).

 In continuing with the Halloween theme I received a pkg. containing the tags I received in a swap I participated in recently. You can see the tags I made here.



 The swap was hosted by the generous Sallie Rodman who decorated the envies and included the baggie of tags, a hand made card and Halloween ephemera! 

 First three of the six tags I received:


 From top left these tags were made by Renee Stockfleth, Sanna Burgess, Barbara DeLisle.

 The other three tags:


  From top left these tags were made by: our hostess Sallie Rodman, Nikki Smith, and TJ Mazie Trani.

            Aren't they fantastic??? I can't wait to hang them banner style! Thank you all so much!!!  

 I have two more exciting happenings coming up next week. First of all I'll be seeing my guy Keith Harkin along with Celtic Thunder who will be in town Wed. to perform their latest tour-Mythology!!!

 Secondly, next week I will sharing a special post, along with a fantastic giveaway...so stay tuned!!





44 comments:

  1. Loved visiting your blog Linda, very pretty work here!!! I did hot get a tag from you so can't thank you but I see you got one of mine hope you liked it. Giant hugs! Sanna
    ps: absolutely love your journaling pages!

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  2. ooo all those men in kilts with bagpipes too = ♥ ♥ ♥
    You did great on your photo collage!
    what a fun swap for the season
    and I think I would have had trouble covering up your lovely calender pages...
    they look super too!
    I know you are excited about seeing Keith Harkin again too...I am excited for you!
    (Mr M surprised me with tickets to see John Mayer again in December Love that!)

    Enjoy * Enjoy these bonus weather days as the leaves start to turn
    oxo

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  3. Linda, I love your October calendar page. It is SO colorful and just right for the season. I have never been able to make pages look good, although I have often studied yours.

    You got some beautiful Halloween tags, too. They are stunning and I suspect they will look good displayed banner style.

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  4. Lots os pretty work today! Valerie

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  5. Love the leaf stamps! You got some great tags.

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  6. Hello Linda,
    Celtic Classic looks like an amazing event to experience. I am glad you had such a good time.
    Your October spread is fab! I love using those inks. I think it is great that you make a calender each month.
    The tag kit is fab too! Sally hosted a great swap! The tags are wonderful.
    Have a lovely weekend : )
    Hugs,
    Terri

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  7. Your calendar page looks wonderfully Halloween delicious! What a great spread :)

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  8. Wonderful photos of the Celtic bands ~ love your Alma Mater ~ Wow and your fall creations are so creative with their delightful colors ~ Wonderful! ^_^

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  9. Love Atumn too, but not the fact that it heralds winter, Love your Autumnal colours too,

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  10. Those pipe band parades must have been good fun - they remind me so much of here and Ireland! I bet the border collie demos were great - I love those dogs, they're super intelligent! lovely journal page - I love the autumnal colours!

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  11. I love that yellow October background, that is the perfect color for this beautiful month!

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  12. thank you for sharing the fab photos, loving your October spread. Great tag swops.
    Happy PPF, Annette x http://nettysartadventures.blogspot.co.uk/

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  13. It certainly looks like you had a fun weekend. I hate when the crowds are too big though too. My favorite art fair was that way this year and you just really couldn't see things the way you wanted to :( Love the calender page and those tags are too sweet :)

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  14. I love the leaves, that particular stamp is beautiful. Celtic omgosh. . .I would love to see the PA Celtic gathering some time. What fun you are having. Blessings, Janet PPF

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  15. The calendar background looks fantastic! Wow! And the tags are cool too. Happy PPF!

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  16. Interesting and wonderful photos! A wonderful parade! Good compositions for Halloween!

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  17. lovely seasonal calendar and tags Linda! Thanks for sharing the parade photos too.

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  18. I love picmonkey and think your tags are really wonderful... Halloween is such fun and I wish we celebrated it here more ... it is one of my fondest memories of living in the US ...xx

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  19. your calendar is looking great! Pretty tags too. Happy PPF!

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  20. looks like you are loving fall. Celtic Thunder ! Exciting. adore the tags. Happy PPF

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  21. Thank you so much for your lovely comment on my blog. I really like the spooky tags and absolutly fit to the autumnly weather we have here.
    Have a great and creative weekend - irma

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  22. Love your calendar and your tags, they are beautiful, full of detail and texture! Fall is also my favorite time. ;)

    Have a great day!
    Nora

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  23. Lovely calendar page, beautiful design and colors! The tags are wonderful! <3

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  24. The tags are fantastic..and so are the photos... I love fall your calendar is very festive for my favorite month!! Good job!

    Hugs Giggles

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  25. Love the calendar, the background is awesome. October is my favourite month as it is Sring here!

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  26. Hello Linda, and thank you for your visit to my blog,-
    Your colllage of the beautiful Celtic Classic, is great, and your spread is fantastic looking.
    Greetings,Dorthe

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  27. I love seeing these autumn colors and halloween art. It takes my mind of the fact how cold it is right now. It already feels like winter and I don't like it..

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  28. What a fun event! But I know what you mean about it being too crowded. Events aren't as much fun when you can't move around to enjoy it.
    I just love your calendar page. It is so festive and the colors are so vibrant.

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  29. Oh, love your brightly colored month of October! And what wickedly fun art tags you've received too!

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  30. Hi Linda, I love your October calendar. It really reminds me of fall which is my favorite. I love to visit with you and see the wide variety of things you create. Have a great week!

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  31. What fun! I love your sweet calendar pages and your spooky halloween tags.

    Have a great time at your concert!

    Karen x

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  32. Beautiful and inspiring creativity, Linda. Great tribute to autumn! Thank you so much for sharing

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  33. Very nice, I love the colors you chose.

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  34. I love your calendar.
    Great work.
    All the best.
    Mormor

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  35. That Celtic Classic parade looks like it would be a blast, although the crowds would have overwhelmed me too. As to your calendar page, I LOVE the background you created. Blessings!

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  36. Receiving tags must be so much fun! Love the calender, I think you captured Autumn beautifully :)

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  37. Oh, that looks like such a fun time!~ AND I love your photo collage of it :) Your calendar page is beautiful too - I love the colors and the image of the moon. Looking forward to playing with you Thursday :))) xo

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  38. Here from GiT -- LOOOOOVE the October calendar background spread!!!! & then I really like the "hodge podge" feel of the finished calendar with all the Halloween additions. Definitely a calendar I wouldn't mind looking at for a whole month!

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  39. I always love seeing your calendar pages -- the background and the squares. Fun!

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  40. great looking parade photos. I used to make a calendar every month, to keep me busy in my journal every day. Thanks for the reminder! {:-Deb

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  41. Your October calendar is great! Very complex and layered and beautiful colour. Thanks for sharing on Mandarin Orange Monday #62.

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  42. it's so joyful to see those beautiful autumn colours popping up in your art. So rich and satisfying. Sounds like you had atypical Celtic weather for the event. Just as well!

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