Anniversary Project Up Close

Continued from my previous post: Here is a picture of my little sculpey owl.  He was originally made to make into a pin.

Carelessly, I dropped him, and his right wing broke off.  I could not find the piece that fell in my office where I do my art.  Someday, it will turn up.  I had a little blended color from the original project, so I made a new wing, baked it, and glue it on; then glossed it. 

The eyes are movable eyes, the kind that move when you shake them.  I glue those on after my projects are baked and cooled.

Here is my little sculpey flower I made.  I made two of these, and never used them, so I thought I'd add it here.  You can see the wired pearls in this closeup.

And last, but not least ... the butterfly was bought at Michaels or Joanne's.  They come in a set of two, and I hadn't used either, so dedicated this one for this project.  The flower was made from kleenex/tissue paper.  I used an ink pad to get the darker rose color on the edges.

That's pretty much it.  I didn't show you the butterflies or bling gems.  They are standard fare that you pick up for scrapping projects.

I plan to make more of this type of project, but in small sizes.  Perhaps for a birthday or other gift.  This particular project is about 8.5 x 11 just for the photo.  The base extends out beyond that, so it is a fairly large project for me, but perfect for hanging on a wall to show it off.

Saving with thrift store items, such as the nightgown I purchased are cheap and fun to use on projects like this.  This was a huge-gal gown, and it has ruffles and lace on it, which I also plan to use.  Its wonderful.  (I didn't know how big this nightgown was until I got it home, and tried it on.  OH MY!  It fell right off!)

Hope you enjoyed these projects.

Have a terrific Sunday.

Monday and Tuesday, I hope to post the two gifts I sent out yesterday.

Bye for now.

Keep crafting!

Cj

Anniversary project

Good morning,

I'm back with another quick post.  I have NOT been idle.

This top picture is my digital project for my husband.    I showed you this flower pattern in the previous post and offered it as a png.

Here is the first picture I took and edited in my graphics program. I put it on a dark background here, so you could see it better.

I added lots of items to it.  A sculpey owl I made is in the upper left corner.  A sculpey flower is the lower left corner.  There's a butterly at the top, and I left a place for the hole to hang it.  I made the paper flower below the top butterfly.

Added throughout the rest of the project are stick-on butterfly, glued bling gems, in different colors.

It was printed on photo paper, so the colors came out great.  Not as easy to see that here though.

It is attached to a cardstock paper.

The base is two cutout cereal boxes glued together for firmness.  The board was cover 2x with a beautiful pink nightgown that I bought at a thrift store many moons ago.  The back of the picture is smooth, with the front being where I glued the fabric, which is hidden by the picture.

I topped off the finished project with wired pearls.  They are larger than I normally use for my small projects, but were just right for this one.

All in all, it turned out well, and he was pleased with my efforts.  He is very supportive of my art efforts.

Here is the picture again, hanging on my wall.  I did use a sticky dot on the back bottom to hold the picture straight on the wall.

It will hang here for a time, until I have another items to take its place.

I took some closeups of different items, but failed to post them originally, so that will be in my next post.

See you in a minute.

Cj

Sunday Color Me Flowers Fun!

Good morning!

It's Sunday morning, and its been awhile since my last post.  I'm still been creating though.

The picture this morning is one I call give me flowers or color me flowers.  The picture above is a jpg, and it is a flower design I created yesterday.

The big flower was reduced 50% and then 50% more to get the small flowers.  On the two small flowers, I added to layer effects to get the changes.  I love playing with layers.

The above picture shows the flower big!  This is a png, and free for you to snag.  Isn't it pretty?  Can you find a spot for it your scrapbooking projects?

Another png, this time, making a border out of the big flower which has been reduced.  This shows the versatility of using these pngs.  You can take them and make additional items with them.

My husband and I just celebrated our 13th wedding anniversary, so next I'll post the wall card I made for him.  It is now hanging on our wall in the kitchen/dining room.  We celebrated a quiet day.  For dinner, we ordered in some Chinese food, which was delicious.  We spent the evening watching Netflix movies.  All in all; a very good day.

I also sent out 2 packages yesterday.  One to my mother-in-law, and one to a friend I correspond with and make little gifts for.  She's a widow, and a very kind lady.

I will be taking down my website at Easy As Pie Daily Graphics dot com.

My husband lost his job at the end of March after 12 years with his company.  His company fought his unemployment request.

He found a job with a temporary service, so he worked for four days, and then trained on a Sunday for another week-long job, which he just finished.  He's starting a permanent placement by the temp service tomorrow morning.  Unfortunately, they did not tell him where to go, and he tried to reach them on Saturday.

He will get ready tomorrow for work, and call them until he finds out where he's going.  He has a general idea, but they didn't give him the details.  He may be a little late, but it is due to the temp agency.

Our income has dropped, so things are a little tight right now; hence letting my website go.

I'll just keep blogging along, which thanks to blogspot, is free.

Take care, and I'll be back with several posts to show you some of the items I've been creating.

Cj

Easter 2013: Some Easter fun graphics!

 

Happy Easter 2013!

 

Two pictures for today.

The first above was fun to do.

It was done today.

Here is my second picture.  This one was done on the 27th.

Easter marks the end of March.

Since I last wrote, so much has happened.

My husband lost his job after 15 years with his company.  Well, actually, his company was bought several years ago, and everything went well.

But eventually the company that bought him was bought by a larger company.

Last year, he got a new supervisor.  This has been a very hard year for him.  With each passing day, I felt they were targeting him to get rid of him, and they finally did.  They have eliminated many of the old company people, and there is only one left from the original company.  I'm sure he'll eventually go, as well.

On the one hand, I am sorry he lost his job.  On the other hand, I'm glad he lost his job. They were making him miserable.

My work at home days have changed from Monday and Tuesday to Thursday and Friday.  One of my friends in our group, who holds the same position I do, has moved into another group.

I miss her presence, but am very glad for her.  She has many years left to work and I only have a few.

Next year, we stand to see two retire in our group, only leaving five.  When I go, there will only be four.

I was planning on waiting till I'm 66, but it depends.  I might opt to go sooner.  I'll just have to wait and see how things play out.

I'm glad to see March end.  This month, I've had some nerve pain in my right arm and hand with stiffness in my right shoulder from an accident I had at work in June, 2008. Funny how these things kick up again.  Hoping warmer weather tames it down a little.

I went to the eye doctor this month due to some pain in my right eye.  My vision is getting old along with the rest of me, and it was time for a long-overdue checkup.  After being treated for dry eye for two weeks, I had my eye exam, and I ordered new glasses.  The doctor gave me over the counter drops to continue to treat my dry eye condition.

I should be picking my glasses up soon.  This week sometime, I'm sure.

I'm due to see my surgeon this next month.  Time for my 6 month checkup after my Whipple Surgery last year.  After that, it will just be every year.

The world is going kind of crazy right now with North Korea.  It's all in God's hands, of course, so I don't worry about it.

I hope you all have a wonderful Easter!

Bless my sweet husband.  We have a double-car garage, and our doors needed to be replaced.  He bought one on Friday, and after he got it in, he went back and bought the other.  He got them both up, and working.  He did it all, by hisself!  Each door weighed 157 pounds. (He is very strong; especially for being an old man.)   We opted for insulated, to help keep the basement level warmer.

Take care, love your families, and take peace in knowing, "HE Lives!"

God bless!

Cj

For Wed. 2/19: Nine/9 Free Frames for you to SNAG

Good morning!

I am a day behind on my website, but this is the kit for yesterday.  I will get caught up this weekend.

The zip kit file today holds nine (9) frames.  They are basically the same frame, but with different colors and special effects.  Some look best on white backgrounds, but don't forget to try them on black.  The above picture is a summary of the frames in the kit.

If you don't like the large flower in the left upper corner of the frame, just cut it out.

The kit has 2 different psp files in it.  One at regular size, and the second at 50%.  There are also individual pngs and jpgs in the zip.

They are free to use in your creations; whether you just create for fun ... or for profit.  You may NOT resell them, as I did make them.  Credit to me is necessary when you use a graphic.  Otherwise, they are free to use, recolor, edit, etc.

This is a close-up of the detail on the frames.  I had a lot of fun playing with special effects on this frame.  There's a lot of different colors and effects, so maybe ONE of them is just perfect for your scrapbooking projects or card-making creations.

And last, but not least, is a free png to pick up here on my blog.  I love the colors in this one, but really couldn't pick a favorite.

I hope you had a great Wednesday, and I'll see you back here ... very soon!

Enjoy!

Cj
http://www.EasyAsPieDailyGraphics.com
free zip files for mini kits; free for you to snag

A Special ART POSTCARD for a friend

Good Tuesday morning!

Yesterday, I shared my little mice I made- the newer ones.

Today, I took one of my mice and tubed it, and added it to my new little mini, one day kit, offered for free at my website.  Items are in a zip file, and free for you to snag and use in your own creations.   All of the items in the card are in the kit.

I used these graphics to create an ART POSTCARD to send to a sweet friend.  Along with the card, she will get her very own mouse.  She is getting the one that is actually in the picture.  It will go out today, after I get it printed on photo paper.  I put everything in a bubble envelope to protect the postcard and mouse.

She loves getting these little items.

And here is a free png for you to snag today.  If you go over to my website, you can pick up all the graphics.

Enjoy!

Cj
http://www.EasyAsPieDailyGraphics.com

Alll my Mice for Valentine's Day

Good afternoon,

Today, I'm posting the pictures of the little crocheted Valentine's Day mice I made.

The top picture shows the difference in size.  The little hot pink mouse is like the ones I posted yesterday, but this time I took a picture with it's bow on.

The hot pink mouse was made with a single strand of yarn.  The bigger white mouse was made with 2 strands of yarn, which made it thicker.

Each mouse has stuffing in it to make it like a little stuffed head.

I made the pompom noses.  You can't make out the white nose on the white mouse as easily.  On the bigger mice, I tied the noses on through the front of the face before sewing both sides together.  The ears of the bigger mice are also stuffed.

This is the four different mice together.  The white mouse, the cream colored mouse, the bigger hot pink mouse has button eyes for eyes that were sewn on.  And finally, one of the 16 mice with the bow that I gave out to co-workers and friends.

I really like how they turned out.  It took 2 days to make the 16 mice, 8 done each evening for a couple of hours.

It's been a wonderful holiday.  The sun is shining, and it's a little warmer out.  The snow has melted!  Yeah!

Enjoy the rest of your day.

Cj
http://www.EasyAsPieDailyGraphics.com