Thursday, December 12, 2013

Squeezing in Art Time

  Thanks to everyone for all your sweet comments last week. Sorry I wasn't able to reply to everyone individually, but the holidays are fast approaching and I need to keep moving! Today I managed to get a bit of art time in in between mailing cards and decorating the house and that break felt good -even if it was in keeping with the Christmas theme:) But first, guess who came to dinner yesterday???

  After asking (just once this year:) for hubby to bring the boxes of xmas stuff down from the attic, he chose to do it before dinner. All the while I heard "I just love Christmas" repeatedly. I quickly went thru some boxes to get out the special character our son Todd and I renamed "Bill" some years ago. And he magically appeared at the table for dinnertime :):) It actually gave both Bill and I a laugh or two and his heart grew three sizes in the moment. That's it. Happy ending. The Grinch is now in his proper place.


 This is a variation on some of the Christmas cards I'm sending and is my entry today for this week's Simon Wednesday challenge "Let It Snow":





   Products: white note card (Canvas Corp); vellum (Hero Arts); patterned paper-Winter Twig (Little Yellow Bicycle, Inc.); rubber stamp (PSX); Vivid! Olive dye ink (Clearsnap); glittery foam stickers (source unknown); sewing machine and silver thread; Grand calibur die cut machine and dies (Spellbinders).

  I managed to do a simple journal page also, which I am linking to this week's Simon Monday challenge theme of "tissue". I began by covering the watercolor page with decorative tissue paper:



  
  I penciled in a figure, painted it in with white gesso, then filled that in with acrylic paints. I outlined the figure with a Pitt Pen. The "presents" were cut out from Basic Grey Wassail patterned card stock, painted with glitter glue, then adhered to the image. I added the words digitally in Photoshop.

  Besides the Simon Blogs I am linking to Paint Party Friday, Art Journal Every Day, Creative Every Day, Mandarin Orange Monday.

                                   "A little of what you fancy does you good."






37 comments:

  1. Wonderful projects! Such a sweet journal page!

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  2. Beautiful card and page, you are so talented and creative! <3

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  3. Love the card and page beautiful colours. Just love that character at the table, does he hide behind the Christmas tree anbd jump out at you. Seems to be that sort of charater. Merry Christmas to you..

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  4. Beautiful Christmas journal page. Love the thought you added to it.

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  5. Lovely seasonal work this week Linda!

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  6. Truly lovely. I like the process you did with this lady.
    Nicole/Beadwright

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  7. Excellent cards. Love your journal page. Happy holidays to you!

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  8. Your card and journal page are both so cute.i especially love the warm colours of the journal page. I think your husband and mine might have the whole grinch thing in common-i even got mine a card this year that says bah humbug!

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  9. Your Christmas creations are lovely. Do have a wonderful Festive Season and productive 2014 XXX

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  10. Very funny! Great job, I like how you have been! Wishing you a happy weekend!

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  11. Gorgeous cards, Linda, both of them. I especially love the one you did with the girl holding the gifts. Wow!

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  12. enchanting christmas projects Linda! Happy PPF!

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  13. You color combinations are so pleasing! Lovely work.

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  14. So many beautiful art to see again on your blog, dear Linda!
    Happy PPF
    Erika

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  15. Such lovely art as always Linda, oh and I love your Grinch at the table! The snow photo below is beautiful, I love how snow makes the landscape so magical, enjoy your snowy days and cosy socks!

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  16. love your card and the girl is so sweet! xo

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  17. Beautiful creations!! Love the Grinch too!! Too cute sitting at the table!

    Thank you very much for joining us this week at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog!

    hugs...
    Melissa

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  18. A sense of humour always helps. Love your tissue page

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  19. Your card and journal art are very sweet! Especially like the snowflake details! Happy PPF!

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  20. Your Grinch is so cute. Beautiful cards as well. Thank you for sharing with us your works and snowy days as well. Big, big hugs to you!!!!

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  21. Very sweet and charming page!
    Cheers
    Gabriele

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  22. Love how the Grinch appeared...so adorable!! Gorgeous cards too.!!

    Hugs Giggles

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  23. This watercolor overlaid with paper is simply divine. So delicate and Christmassy! Happy PPF

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  24. Linda I always enjoy visiting each week. Your work is beautiful and I love getting to know a little about you and your life as well. The grinch looks perfect just where he is.

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  25. Wonderful page! I love how you did the background ....

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  26. Wonderful Christmas projects! Love the grinch!

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  27. Hi Linda. Thanks so much for the sweet comments you left on my blog! They are much appreciated. Your little Christmas cards are so precious. I love them both; one so sweet, the other so elegant! I also love your little Christmas guest, sitting at the table, waiting to carve the roast beast! <3 Candy

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  28. Haha Bill looks like he brought big hunger ;) your cards are so sweet, love especcially the last one ♥ Conny
    Piaroms Art Journaling

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  29. Cute Grinch! I love the card and journal page. They are both lovely.

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  30. Lovely cards Linda and your Grinch story made me smile!

    Karen x

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  31. I love your sweet card and beautiful journal page, Linda. :) Great design!

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  32. She looks so demure - and beautiful colour combination. Thank you for sharing on MoM 72:)

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  33. These pieces are beautiful :) I love the stitching on the card and the journal is so beautifully detailed

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  34. Your corner of the world looks so cozy. I love your Christmas journal page. As the holiday activity takes our time it gets more challenging to do our art. So glad you were able to squeeze in some time. Thank you also for visiting my blog. xo

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