I REALLY do...

HATE BUGS!

One of my CHA assignments for Maya Road is the suitcase binder album. This is a fun size...it's about 4 3/4 x 6 3/4 and it has 8 pages.

My title is "garden journal" and this is one of my favorite pages. Pretty simple...chipboard, vintage photo & black, but it gets my message across. The bugs are by Jolee's & I added a tiny bit of Glossy Accents to make them more noticable.

I can't show the cover yet...there are some "secret" products on there, but here's a tiny little peek. This thing is loaded with embellishments and dimension. Just what I LOVE!

Happy arting!

wendy

A GOOD report and a CHA project peek...

We just got back from the eye surgeon & Rick is released back to NORMAL life! YIPPEE. There's only one small issue...the pressure is still a little high in his eye, so we'll get that rechecked again in a month. He is like a kid @ Christmas, just wanting his horses back home. I'm happy that he can resume his hubby duties & help me again with the wife stuff too, since these next few weeks are VERY busy here.

So...if you ever have major eye problems, we highly recommend DR. PETE LAGOUROS, from the Illinois Eye Institute, in Peoria, Illinois. I told him I'd give him a plug on my blog. GREAT guy, who did an excellent job for Rick!

Back to the business of art...

Here's what the whole large layer book looks like. This is one of my assignments for Maya Road, for display in their CHA booth. This is my favorite project...so far.



And here's a look @ the cover. I used Ranger's black crackle paint on Maya Road's chipboard letters & numbers. Then after it was dry & cracked, I inserted tim's tonic pick into the crackle & pried some off down to the chipboard. Then I added a big dose of vintage photo distress ink to make it look like old rusty metal.
FUN STUFF!


Ok...break is over. Time for some arting.
Have a GREAT weekend!
wendy

Remember...Take time for ART!

This cards was made with leftovers! I originally stamped these pieces for other things and then didn't need them. I almost trashed them when I was cleaning up, until I saw that they looked OK together. Just 4 stamps, vintage photo & the T is stamped on My Minds Eye paper. It's kind of an odd shaped card, but I liked it. In Tim's words..."it is what it is".

Freezing rain & sleet here last night, continuing today and another day with NO SUN. I'm counting the days 'til spring.

Hope your Sunday is PEFFECT!
Wendy

TA DA...FIRST MAYA ROAD DT project!!!

I've been dieing to share my first Maya Road DT project. This was really fun & a little different for me. I covered the wood card holder with Bohemia paper from My Mind's Eye. The chipboard bird and branch are from Maya Road, the Birds of a feather tin. "Make it" was added with Maya Road Noah rub-ons and "Merry" is the Chicago lower case chipboard, from Maya Road that was stamped and colored with Vintage Photo. I used Maya Road's Velvet Ric Rak to cover the seams and the clear stamps are from the Make a Date set and Postcard, both from Maya Road. The little bird on the bottom is microfelt, also from Maya Road. Fun...easy...& it makes a great gift!

Happy Tuesday & Happy Birthday to Caroline Lau...Maya Road owner. I hope you have a fun day!! Here's her blog, if you'd like to send her a birthday wish!

Wendy