as promised…the numbers game...
I was given 3 numbers…9, 14 & 18…
and I'm supposed to list that many random facts about me...
YIKES...I can't go to 18...you'd fall asleep…
so...I'll do the best I can…
#1…I have NO sense of direction…NONE! if I stay in a hotel for a week, 99% of the time I'll leave the room & go the wrong way…
sad, but true…I make Rick go out the door first, so I can follow him & he can't tease me…
now that I travel alone a lot, I remind force myself to pay special attention… ps…I LOVE the GPS...
#2…NO sushi, tuna, mushrooms or cooked veggies for me…
YUCK! I only like fresh cold veggies...
#3…I have weird allergies to cooked green peppers & fresh pears…I love pears, but can not even eat a single bite...
#4…I LOVE to play blackjack & actually won a tournament in Aruba…that's where the nickname "blondie"came from…
I beat the locals who play every week! we were shopping in town one day & a local guy spotted us & yelled…
"hey blondie…nice going"…Rick picked up on that immediately...
#5…I played blackjack in Vegas with Joe Thiesmann & Telly Savalas…but didn't realize who they were. Rick was flipping out…"didn't you see the bald head?"…nope…I was watching my cards…I have priorities...
#6…I NEED sun to survive... when it gets dark, I'm ready for bed…never ever was a night owl, even as a child or teen…
if it's a cloudy day, I have every light on in every room…
yes…Com Ed loves us...
#7…favorite movie? the wizard of Oz…it always aired in December when I was little & I believed that my parents had it televised to celebrate my birthday…lol…and then I got older & realized...maybe NOT!
#8…given the choice of a new car or 12 pairs of shoes…
I'll have shoes to coordinate with every outfit…
#9…discovering a new inky technique makes me absolutely giddy…I feel like a 5 year old on Christmas Eve...
#10…I hate paper napkins…LOVE cloth…
#11…I LOVE day old warm diet coke with lime…
warm & no fizz = perfect…
#12…I'm totally flipping addicted to Downton Abby (thanks to tim!)…I almost had to take a sick day when Matthew died…hmmm…wonder who I'd call?
#13…I hate going to movies…it's that darkness thing again…lights out = sleep…
the last one we went to see…silence of the lambs…poor Rick…
thank goodness for dvds...
#14…the necklace I wear was made from my mother's wedding ring. I put it on in 1989 when she died & never take it off...
so there you have it…that's random...me!
we can't have a blog post without photos, so I thought I'd share these…
I was thinking that I want a larger journal to work in, so I made these pages using specialty stamping paper…THE BEST PAPER in the universe for mixed media inky techniques!
I'm 100% serious! it takes TONS of abuse...
#15…I HATE waste!
I was just playing & I had not planned to share these pages, so I don't have step out photos...
but I am planning a tutorial in the near future to explain the background technique I used…see #9 above...
this is the result of yesterday afternoon in the studio…
I *think* it's actually the first 2 page spread I've done…
now I'm wondering why I didn't do this before? duh...
talk about mixed media…
my archival reinkers…( I have a really fun discovery with them)
a little different for me & I had soooo much fun…
I'm planning a new class for next year that will include pages like this...
here's a better look at Edgar...
and below is the right hand page…
notice the white space? I KNOW…shocking!
SURPRISE!
it seems I have 1 UNCLAIMED stamp set from my last giveaway…
so…if you're still awake…CONGRATS!
if you want a chance to WIN a set of new rubber stamps…
you can leave a comment & I'll be happy to send it off to a random commenter…
enjoy your weekend…
stay warm and…
I hope you'll have time to play and…
make art!
wendy
ps…GO BEARS!
