Hey there Peoples!! I thought I had better pop in before you all assumed I had fallen off the face of the earth!! Actually, as crazy as life has been around here lately, falling off might be a much needed little vacation! haha!
Creativity lately has been sorting through HUNDREDS (literally) of pictures I have taken of the girls and boys varsity basketball teams this season and editing photos for collages for the coaches and seniors. It continues to amaze me how many BAD photos I take, LOL!! I need to take about a million more pictures to figure out my camera settings for the awful lighting in gyms and action shots.
Last weekend I did find the need to create a card for another one of the Oldest Kiddo's classmates. Yes, I said last weekend. It's been one of THOSE weeks.
Did I mention that it was for a young lady?
Did you know that lack of creating + having to make a girly card that isn't too girly for a teen age boy to feel comfortable in giving = major creative brain strain?!!
Despite my incredibly rusty wheels, I managed to get the card done before the Oldest Kiddo needed to leave for his party. I began by pulling out my Chevron stencil and taping off so that I'd only ink a designated portion onto my card front. I was trying for an ombre look, so I used a combination of blue and green Distress Inks.
A little side note: when I showed the Oldest Kiddo the card (after struggling with it for quite a while) he didn't look that thrilled. When I questioned further, his response was "Would it be really hard to change the colors to purple and gold? The party is a combination birthday/Superbowl party and her favorite team is the Vikings.
Uhhhh. Sooooo not happening Kiddo!!
That's about it for me today. I've actually have another project sitting on my desk as I type, just waiting for me to finish up. Hopefully, I'll have that up and posted before the month's end, LOL!!
'Till next time!!
Creativity lately has been sorting through HUNDREDS (literally) of pictures I have taken of the girls and boys varsity basketball teams this season and editing photos for collages for the coaches and seniors. It continues to amaze me how many BAD photos I take, LOL!! I need to take about a million more pictures to figure out my camera settings for the awful lighting in gyms and action shots.
Last weekend I did find the need to create a card for another one of the Oldest Kiddo's classmates. Yes, I said last weekend. It's been one of THOSE weeks.
Did I mention that it was for a young lady?
Did you know that lack of creating + having to make a girly card that isn't too girly for a teen age boy to feel comfortable in giving = major creative brain strain?!!
Despite my incredibly rusty wheels, I managed to get the card done before the Oldest Kiddo needed to leave for his party. I began by pulling out my Chevron stencil and taping off so that I'd only ink a designated portion onto my card front. I was trying for an ombre look, so I used a combination of blue and green Distress Inks.
Then I dug out some Pink Paislee, Coffee Filter Words by Christy Tomlinson and die cut several flower layers. A little sponging of ink, a blingy center brad and a sentiment stamp and I called 'er done. And yes, it is beyond pathetic how long it took me to get this accomplished. Seriously People, I spent more time trying to figure out an idea than the actual making of the card took. Pathetic. That's all I can say. Pathetic.
I should take this moment to apologize for the less than stellar lighting of this card. I finally finished making the card after dark and was just too dang tired (and lazy) to dig out my photo tent and lights. Trust me. I won't let that happen again.
Uhhhh. Sooooo not happening Kiddo!!
That's about it for me today. I've actually have another project sitting on my desk as I type, just waiting for me to finish up. Hopefully, I'll have that up and posted before the month's end, LOL!!
'Till next time!!
