Category : Crafts

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Card and canvas
One birthday card for a man… using some Citra Solv paper and Basic Grey packaging. The recipient is back in college get his second degree and is taking some very high level math courses. I thought the normal curve table page was fitting.
This canvas is now on it’s third life.
Every time I get tired of it I just spread some gesso over the top and start over. This time I added some modeling paste for texture and then some of my rusted lace fabric. I trimmed down an 8×10 print of digital art.

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Watercolor cartoon

A friend of ours turns 50 today…his party was actually yesterday. We had planned on attending but several circumstances made it impossible. 
The birthday boy is an avid hunter. My hubby came up with the idea and caption then I went for it with 
the drawing and paint. 
Considering my drawing skill or lack there of…
I think it turned out pretty well. 
It’s supposed to be kind of cartoon-y in case you were wondering.  :-)
The caption inside the card reads:
“When you’re over the hill, catching Z’s is easier
than climbing trees”
I’ll be mailing this card on Monday.

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Soap results
Patty was kind enough to take photos of the freshly unmolded soap we made.  
Here’s much anticipated blue marbled soap brick. 
Isn’t it pretty!?!?
Next out of the mold was the Oatmeal Shea…
I thought this was a cool photo showing how they slipped it out from the mold.
And now being cut into bars….
Nice of her hubby to lend a hand with the cutting. I’m sure it’s not that easy to slice through.
Fun stuff!
Definitely want to try it again soon.

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Soap Making
So I took a drive today out to my friend Patty’s house so she could show me how to make soap. 
I’ve admired and used her awesome soap for quite a while, 
so when she said she’d show me…
I knew I had to find a time to do it. 
That day was today… 
As I found out later what we made today was cold process soap. It used lye but wasn’t cooked on the stove as I thought it would be.
 
She explained that this soap has a “curing time” of about a month which if I’m understanding correctly, hot process soap is ready pretty much
right away.
This photo is showing the mixing process after 
the lye dissolved in water has been added to the oils.  
She is using a deep pot and a stick blender. 
I was really shocked how quickly the saponification
happened.
This was actually the second batch we made but I had forgotten that I had my little pocket camera with me. I was too busy learning.
For this batch, Patty wanted to try out some new pigments she had purchased. We decided on ultramarine blue and titanium white going for a marbled effect. The scent we used was called “rise and shine”. It smelled divine!!
Her hubby stepped in to lend an extra hand while filling the mold.
Now I have to wait for a month until I see the finished product!! AHH!! I’m not known for my patience. If it didn’t take the better part of an hour to drive to her house, I’d be there on Tuesday when she un-molds it. I’m pretty sure she cuts it at that time as well. Yet another question I’ll have to ask.

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Making cards
Ok…so the thumb still hurts but I can’t seem to 
not use it. 
No matter what it is in life…I use that thumb. 
So I might as well make some cards…right?
I made a lot of cards…
they are like chips…bet you can’t eat just one…er…make just one.

I’ve had a couple people ask me lately about my photo cards for the holidays.  Gifts and such I’d assume.
Which got me thinking…I should really sit down and make a bunch with all the photos I already have!

I also made a few more fabric collage cards. 
I really enjoy making these. 
They are what you might call a labor of love.

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Little bits of creativity

I’ve been working on a few things over the last couple weeks.

I made the cover for my ABC_alteredbookclub 8th Anniversary swap book. I’m waiting on the last page to arrive before binding.
I used Citra Solv paper for the background then cut the flower from a photograph I took a few years ago.
I added the paper flower and “Joy” brad for interest.

Since we have a few September birthdays in our family I’ve been busy making cards. This one is for my mom. She loves butterflies and flowers.

Lastly, I’ll share a little peek at a mixed-media painting I’ve been working on. It’s not finished…definitely a work in progress.

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What I did BEFORE summer vacation…

Today is it….then it’s 24/7 kid time for 3 months. I can’t complain. I am lucky to be at home. There is always that adjustment phase for everyone though.

I made a couple of quick ATC’s just to prove to myself that I could still create something.

I also put together sets of my photo greeting cards for the teachers and assistants.

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