2014 What I have been doing!

Ok........ I know I have been missing in action for a about a year almost.  I have had many changes in life.  Got a new job, moved due to the new job.  Trying to find my husband a job closer to where we now live.  Trying to down size my house and put stuff in storage!!! Trying to find stuff!!!! OMG!  Hate moving!

Then my son moved in with us for about 4 months.  That was even more crazy.  Where to put him with all the other stuff I don't know what to do with!!!  He was a trooper and was just glad to be here.  Thanks!!!

I have take a few on line art classes this past year by Kat McBride.  She has been wonderful.

This past November I turned 40 and my husband gave me a year long class.  Lifebook 2014 with Tamara Laporte.  I am so enjoying this class.  So I thought what a good time to update what I have been up to.
So I will share with you some of my photos from Kat's Class and from the Lifebook 2014 Classes so far.

These are a couple of my drawings/ paintings from Kat McBrides' Class.  I have had fun drawing and painting with her all year.

 Another sketch and paining From Kat's Class.

 This mermaid is not done yet.  I have to give her a back ground.  Soon though!

 This owl is a drawing for ATC Card Swap that I drew and colored.  I had a great time making him.

These girls are ATC cards that I made for a swap on line that went to Australia.  They are so cute with their hats!

These are from my first class with Tamara Laporte & Willowing Arts.
Trying to find my style.

 This is my Guardian from Tamara Laporte and Lifebook 2014

 This is my warm up lesson from week 1 of LifeBook 2014 with Tamara.

This is week 2 with Micki Wilde.... she was a lot of fun and got you to just enjoy painting and drawing and doodling.

 Week 4 with Kelly Hoernig.  This mixed media was so much fun.

 These are my Sugar Divas from week 5 with Marieke Blokland.  That was so much fun.... I am going to keep making these girls!!!  I could just draw their heads all day and make a bunch of them!

 This is week 6 with Tamara and playing with ink sprays.  OMG!  Love the Spray Inks!!!  Messy but so much fun!!! The one below is my Spray Ink and lady picture.  This is another part of week 6 with Tamara Laporte.  I had a great time with these.

Ok so that's what I have been doing in wrap!
I am working on week 7 right now and then on to 8.  As I am falling a bit behind these days.  I have been stitching for work some of the time too.  So Gotta get my groove back !
Hope you can check out the Lifebook 2014 classes and check out these great Artist Ladies.  They have been so much fun and I am learning a lot of good stuff from them.
I will keep you up to date better these next few months.
Hope everyone is getting warmer weather and looking forward to spring like me!
Heidi

 

April Monday Mixed Media Dare Finished!

Hi everyone!  I have been so busy and was not sure I was going to be able to do April's Dare.... but I got it done.  It really does pay off to have some back grounds done so you can just pick something up and go with it!!
So here goes!! The challenge was to use 5 words that describe you or you would be remembered by.
My words are:
Loving, Giggles, Creative, Patient, and Sweet.
Here is my finished piece.

Thanks Tracy for such a wonderful challenge.  You really should check her out at http://tracywburgos.typepad.com/

Happy almost Birthday to Tracy!

Bring on May!!!

March ATC Trade

I had a great time at our March ATC Trade night at Paper Pals in Pullman.  We had a great turn out and some amazing cards.  Thanks to all of you!
I got my cards done on Monday, that's early for me!  So I thought I would share with you what my cards turned out like.
So here we go.... I call them Bubble Time.  Our theme was spring or mating season.

Hope everyone has a great weekend and I hope that Spring really does come soon!  I am tired of the snow, sleet, and cold.
Happy Crafting.
Heidi

My March Dare is finished!

Hi everyone!  I have finished my March Creative Dare from Tracy Weinzapfel Studio's blog and website.  Well I think it's done for now.  I tend to go back and doodle more and more till I feel it's really done.
If you haven't watched her Monday night live web cast, you should.  All of the details are here on her blog, www.tracywburgos.typepad.com. You really should watch her, she is a very creative and fun person!
Here are my two pages in my journal for the dare.  We had to use a song and buttons in our dare this month.
This is also my first time to try her Creative Dare!  I had a great time. I have planed another project with a mixed media canvas and some of these ideas for a special gift for my son.  When I get that done, I will share it with you as well.
Till next time,
Keep up your creative projects.
Heidi

Monday and Sunny!

Hi everyone.  It's Monday and the sun is out!  That's a strange thing around here lately.  Now if it will just get to around 55 today that would be great.  

I have been working more in my art journal.  I finally finished my 2nd set of pages and also started a 3 set of pages.  I have been watching video how too's and over loading my brain.  It's been fun!  I have been working on my drawing and painting skills too.  I will post pictures of those later, as they are still being worked on.

So here are some photos of what those pages look like in my journal.  

This one is the crafty side of the mom.

This one is the Mom.

This is one of the new pages I started on my art day with my mom.  We had a great time and she got all messy and loved every minute of it.

Here is page two of the new start.  I am not too crazy about the almost neon pink that my spray ink turned in to.  Learned more about spraying your water based inks with sealer first before moving on....live and learn.

This week is going to a busy one.  I have lots of stuff to do.  I am working on some embroidery work for a designer and need to git it done and back to her.  I have an Art Journal class I am taking at my local paper crafting store, Paper Pals.  I am taking this with my best friend.  I have her addicted to this stuff too!  Then I get to go paint some more walls down at our new antique mall we are getting ready to open.  I also get to paint a really cool plate shelf that my husband found for me for paint and craft storage.  I have to make it match my new studio, right?

So hope everyone has a great week!

I will talk to you soon.

Heidi

I have started two new pages in my journal and this is how far I got.  I have more work to do.  So keep watching!  Had to put it aside to work on ATC cards.  Trade night is Wed, so gotta get them done first!

I made my first pages in my art journal.  I just got right in there and did it in about 6 hours.  I did about 3 hours one night and got up early to spend the next 3 getting it done.  It was fun and I can't wait to make more!