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Blonde Watercolor

So, I am still on my face practicing kick.  This one is a little different, but I think I like her.  She is made with watercolor pencils, colored pencils, HB pencil and watercolor paints. Filed under:...

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Black and White Thank You Card

Black and white thank you card, made from a Operation Write Home sketch. Filed under: card making Tagged: black and white, blackandwhite, card, operationwritehome, OWH, thankyou

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NaNoWriMo, Blogging, Journaling, and Blue Hair…

So, today is the first of November, and I have made myself some goals.  The first is to write a lot more.  I am not doing NaNoWriMo per se, but I do want to write more this month, so I am making my...

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November 2nd- Day 2

I know I don’t talk about them as much, but I have 2 cats as well as the 2 dogs.  Today I decided it was due time for some kitty face time.  Usually they are very shy, preferring the comfort of the...

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November 3rd- Day 3

Here are a couple og black and white thank you cards I recently put together for Operation Write Home…  Filed under: card making Tagged: blackandwhite, card, operationwritehome, OWH, thankyou

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November 4th- Day 4

This is my new, homemade brown midori/fauxdori.  I love the texture and the color of this one.  The camera does not do it justice.  I really enjoy the process of making these, and I am sure I will...

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November 5th- Day 5

I have a friend who loves airplanes.  So, last year, about this time, I made her a set of greeting cards with planes on them.  They were fun to make.  For me it was a new design, they were fun to...

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November 6- Day 6

About a year ago I took a class from Kat McBride (Kat Can Paint) on drawing and painting mermaids.  She is done in acrylic.  This is one I was working on for DH, but never finished.  Maybe I will work...

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Day 7- Pickles

For Christmas gifts, I like to give homemade things.  These are given to people like coworkers, extended family (like my husbands, sisters in-laws) and hostess gifts.  Over the years we have done...

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Day 8- Purple Thinking of You Card

This is a thinking of you card I made for Operation Write Home. (Sorry about the blurry picture,) Filed under: card making Tagged: card, operationwritehome, OWH, purple, thinkingofyou

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Day 9- Works in Progress

This is a picture of the stuff I was working on when I last had a studio (and a couple since then). What to work on now? Filed under: painting Tagged: wip, workinprogress

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Day 10- Black and White Missing You Card

This is a black and white missing you card I made for Operation Write Home.  I love the way the white ribbon looks on the black background.  I am pretty sure this one was an OWH sketch. Filed under:...

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Day 11- Remembrance Day

Lest We Forget (picture downloaded under creative commons from  http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_poppy_flower_in_June,_near_Savernake_-_geograph.org.uk_-_638667.jpg )Filed under: holidays...

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Day 12- Black and White Love You Card

Here is a black and white card I made for Operation Write Home.  I also believe it was one of OWH sketches as well…Filed under: card making Tagged: blackandwhite, card, loveyou, operationwritehome, OWH

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Day 13- Sleeping Dogs Lie

This is crazy dog #2, sleeping in a position only a puppy could every find comfortable… Filed under: pets Tagged: crazy, crazy dog, dog, puppy, sleeping

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Day 14- Sketching

Here are some pen sketches I did in my Filofax.  Looking at them now, they aren’t half bad… Filed under: sketch Tagged: filofax, pen, sketch

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Day 15- Cowboy/girl Cards

Here are a couple more cards I made for Operation Write Home (a great way to use extra cards, and learn new things.  Can you tell I am a big fan of this charity?)  I am not sure when I found the...

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Day 16- Half of an Oops and a Dog

Well, I made it over a half way through the month.  I have a 14 day streak.  (Well, for the month. 19 total.)  But yesterday, I had such a busy day, and was so tired at the end, I actually FORGOT TO...

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Day 17- Kawaii Food

Filed under: drawing Tagged: bright, color, doodle, doodling, Drawing, food, kawaii

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Day 18- Princess Birthday Card

This is the birthday card I made for my niece last year.  She loves her Disney, and her princesses (like all 4 year-olds, I think…)  I tried to stay with that theme, and she knew right off it was...

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