Lockhart Retreat Cards

Here are the cards that we made in our Lockhart class at the retreat. I was amazed at how easy it really was to color with my Prismacolor pencils. Karen's instructions on how to achieve shading were the bomb! Karen had a great way of having us cover sections of our work and look at it to make sure that it was as interesting to look at from each vantage point. And then there was the "pick". Karen had us go back and "pick" spots to enhance with a touch more color. After the "pick", I would move my image away from me and I could see which parts of the image "popped" and which still looked flat. If something looked flat, I would add just a touch more color and then check it again.

I am going to do a One Card Quick class on May 17th using the Lockhart Zinnia stamp and Karen's coloring technique. If you would like to come, e-mail Sharon to save your spot in class.

Hugs,

Stamp Escape 2008

Wow! What a great weekend we had. I always look forward to each retreat as it is a time to be with old friends and make new friends. We start out Friday night with a party at the store and then continue the weekend over at The Pines Resort.

The pictures above are of our four fantabulous instructors. The top picture is of Mike and Carla Strong followed by Karen Lockhart and then Lynell Harlow and last but not least is a picture of Gail Ellison. All four of these instructors put hours of time in to create kits for all 87 of us. Some had to travel a few hours and some had to plan ahead and fly in. I can't thank them enough for all of their hard work.

I had met the Strongs, Lynell and Gail before, but met Karen for the first time on Friday. I was thrilled on Sunday when I asked Karen how it was for her, and she said she felt like she had been with family. Yes, Karen, you were with family. The whole, wild, crazy bunch of us! We look forward to doing this again May 1-3, 2009. We hope to see you all there!

I have alot more pictures to share and hope to photograph some of the cards I made. I even learned how to use my Prismacolor pencils a little better, and I have proof!

Hugs,

Chinese Whispers

I recently participated in a scraplifting game called Chinese Whispers on ScrapJazz. Here is my scraplift for the game.




Journaling says: Kendra loves a good thunderstorm. She also loves being on the church roof. combine the two and she's one happy girl!!


I used her favorite paper line - Basic Grey's Scarlett's Letter. I also used some diamond Stickles for a bit of sparkle.

National Scrapbooking Day

Did you know that there is a day dedicated to the art and craft of scrapbooking?? Well, the first Saturday in May has been set aside as National Scrapbooking Day! I didn't get to go to any crops yesterday but I was able to complete one of the challenges at AC Bailey. I used a sketch from Triple the Scraps for my design.

A couple weeks ago, Kendra wanted to show her friend in S. Africa a new outfit. So we went into the church courtyard and did a mini-photoshoot. Here are a few pics from that day.



A Merry Heart...doeth good like a medicine. Prov. 17:22

A warm smile is the universal language of kindness. ~~William Arthur Ward

The papers I used are part of the Summer Cottage line from Daisy Bucket Designs.

For the challenge we were to use 3 elements to add texture to our layout. I handcut the flowers and attached several of them with pop-dots, ribbon on the title and over the journaling card, and I used photo turns on the journaling card. This layout also has a fair amount of my favorite -- diamond stickles!

Rooftop View

Kendra loves to be up on the church roof. Our neighborhood has a few ... uh, unsavory characters in it so she doesn't feel very safe being outside once she leaves the porch. So, the church roof, is her safe place to be outside. She especially loves it up there to watch rainstorms. She's taken some neat pics and some from unusual perspectives. Here are a few from 3/31/08.




Journaling reads: Kendra loves the church roof. It's her safe hideaway. She's especially happy up there when it's raining. She's taken some amazing pics from up there. Love the perspective.

I used Basic Grey Color Me Silly papers & fibers.

Kendra's Birthday Ensemble

Kendra decided she wanted her class ring for her 18th birthday gift. We've ordered it but it won't be in for another two weeks. At least it will be here by the time of her Graduation party. I hated for her to not have something to open -- maybe that's a "Mom thing" so I made her a little ensemble using her favorite scrapbook paper line. She's really into black/white/red right now so this line is perfect. It's Basic Grey's Scarlett's Letter.





I made her a gift folder with a pic of the ring and a note, a bookmark (our bookworm can never have too many) and spruced up a plain gift bag a little. It didn't take long, was easy to do, and she seemed pleased with it.

Inside the folder





The back of the folder:



The birthday girl with her gift.

Happy Birthday to my Sister!

Happy Birthday to you, happy birthday to you.

I will miss you this weekend and wish you were here with me too!

Happy birthday Dear Shell, Happy birthday to you!

((((BIG HUGS))))

See you in a few days

With the "big" weekend fast approaching, I don't think there will be much time for blogging. This morning I am working on my next class project, cleaning out the car, going to the stamp store to load my car with all of the merchandise for the weekend and then going to Job #2 and working from 12:30-7:30 tonight. I still have to make trading cards for this weekend. Yeah right, last year a couple of the girls were in the store on Friday and made them for me. I promised them that I would make them myself this year! Really C & D, I will!

Hugs,