robin & ruby...

Hey there! 

I decided I could look at my lazy bum blogging as...

1. I just don't fire up the ol' apple when I get home and sit and tell you about my latest project.

{this is the truth}

or

2. I like to think that no one wants to see their email littered with my nonsense every few days! 

{the reason I think is funniest??}

In May, Jim and I took a joint week off from work, so we could build a new shed. Resin, like a big Little Tykes playhouse. We started our stay'cation' by taking a long weekend up to Emily's in Toronto.

The Stamping Bella store is now a memory, but the Stamping Bella stamps & website are still a hit!

We had not been up to visit Emily, Ryan, Tyler, Jayden, Edward, Jasper & Frankie...in almost 2 years. {just before we found out about Jim's cancer}

It's nice to know that nothing's changed and we shopped for art supplies, {with the twinsies} and sat at the kitchen table making art. Ok, Emily making art and me trying to copy hers. lol

Emily was working on a mixed media class with Danielle Donaldson and I fell in LOVE with these Houses on Stilts, that Emily painted. Watercolor, drawing & some white acrylic washes. Yes, I am now obsessed with Ms. Donaldson's techniques. {instagram, facebook}

So I came home to try my hand and play with houses, birdhouses and a butterfly.

Poor cards, I keep making them and still not posting. Lets fix that tonight! Here are two more cards from the Purple Onion collection, A Beautiful Day.

I used 'Robin' the flying bird & the balloons. This little guy is delivering a pretty big bouquet for a small bird! I was silly and colored the balloons some pink/coral shades, wayyyyy before I found the paper. I have to make a mental note to not do this any more. I didn't have much selection to pick from, in my still-to-large paper stash. 

I pulled out the nestibilities and my Vagabond cutter, after I blew the dust off of them. I am still not an oval person, but I keep trying.

I loved how 'Robin' looked, carrying the balloons so I had stamped out another feathered fella...

How cute is 'Ruby', carrying some blue & green balloons. I didn't add a bow to this card, but he got a little glitter. I pulled out my Tim Holtz distress inks, also dusty and in hiding. 

It's funny how I have this room again and now I need to get used to using my supplies again.

I went to a scrapbook show before my week at home was over and watched someone use Tombow's and I wanna get mine out. What's that saying "so much to do and so little time to do it".

I am off to work on a few more Purple Onion cards!

Back soon!