Thursday, March 20, 2008

Friends Always



Okay, so this is something completely new and different for me! I am afraid there is going to be a long learning curve on how to "blog". I definitely do not have the gift of "gab" so writing is going to be equally difficult. This blog is mostly for my creative outlet. Also, I am hoping this will be much easier than sending photos to those who want to see what I have made. Since I live in the country, I look at lots of beautiful creative things on the internet and am inspired by them. I am a paper-crafting junkie and my creative domain is filled with rubberstamps, watercolors, pens and paper and cardstock galore! (And all the accessories to help produce my type of art!) I am definitely still learning how to compose things so many of my pictures will probably show my baby steps in growing as an artist. I believe we are all artists, we just need to keep trying to improve our results!
The above going away card was made for my daughter to give to her best friend. Ashleigh is going away to pursue her career on the east coast. After this card was done, I realized that I really needed to ground the girls. They have some shading at their feet, so I am saying they are floating in the clouds! (Credits: Stamp: Elzybells; Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black; CS: Basic Grey Gypsy, Stampin Up Whisper White; Nestabilities Ovals, Copic Markers; Art Glitter; Ribbon: something from a Halloween costume or school project around 18 years ago!)
One of my favorite quotes is: "CREATIVITY is allowing oneself to make mistakes. ART is knowing which ones to keep". ...Scott Adams
Some I keep, and some I should have thrown away and started over! Anyway, they are still expressions of art.
Thank you for looking!


1 comment:

Ashleigh said...

Your lovely daughter just showed me your gorgeous blog page and I am so impressed as always! This card was so beautiful and so fun to receive, I have been thinking about having it framed. So cute, it was passed around the table for all to admire at my going away party. You are so talented, the picture doesn't even do this work of art justice! Love, Another AW :)