Wellesian: adjective

From Orson Welles (1915-1985) American

Think: cinematic pyrotechnics done to technical and dramatic perfection.

( weird that they offer it as a word, but it's not IN their dictionary )

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Fab 'n' Funky - Challenge #179 - Christmas In July

Cut it Up - Christmas in July - Challenge #23

Although the mittens might look like they are hanging

 freely, they are actually attached.

And when you remove the gift card from inside the buggy you have a small hidden sentiment. Inside the card you have plenty of room to write in.

Cricut - Stretch Your Imagination, p. 71

Ranger - stickles

S.E.I - stickers

Robins Creative Cottage - sentiment stamp

Really Reasonable Ribbon - lace, twine

Hero Arts - small sentiment stamp

Capraesque: adjective

From Frank Capra (1897-1991) American

Think: celebration and eventual triumph of the average guy, sentimentalism.

(Probably the first nonactor movie director to be known by the general public.)

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Paper Smooches - July 15-21 Cool Shades challenge

  

Craftin Desert Diva's - Summer Linky Party #10

I started my card off with a piece a watercolor paper, spritzed it lightly with water and then gave it one good shot of ink spray, took a paper towel and dabbed away the outside edges leaving me with a focal point for the camp fire.

 I was a little stumped at first with how to create the fire staying within the color parameters, because I wanted to add oranges and yellow to the flames. Then it hit me on the head like a bottle of V-8...paper piecing! So I stamped the image first on grey paper for the logs, then 4 more times for the flames. Cut out the flames and adhered them with LSD for dimension. I used the same pen to color them in, just layered the ink for different intensity levels.

The marsh mellows are paper pieced too, I wanted to make sure I had a piece of the cream white for the color scheme.

Paper Smooches - Happy Camper stamp set

Tattered Angels - Midnight Blue Glimmer Mist

Faber Castell - PITT pen, pale geranium lake ( pretty name for red, huh? )

Helmars - Liquid Scrapdots

Petunia Bounce - font

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cardabilities - Sketch #79-Design Team Reveal 

and

House of Cards - Classic & Elegant

also in:
Creative Inspirations - Inspired by: Ribbon and Bling
Moxie Fab - Tuesday Trigger

The water feature is reflecting an arc of light across the picture, I should know better than to photograph out there in the afternoon. I will replace the picture tomorrow with a better one.
UPDATE: New picture, goes to show you that it is important to pay attention to what time of day is the best time to take photos!

DCWV - Homespun Card Stack, glitter paper
Prima - Candy Gems Carmel Apple
Helmar - 450

Chaplinesque: adjective

From Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977) British-American

Think: silent-movie slapstick, tears-and-laughter pathos.

(Score points with film aficionados by noting that he was the first true genius of cinema.)

 

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Ever knew you had something you were suppose to do but just could not remember it. That nagging thought kept popping in and out of my head yesterday and then, after going to bed I remembered...I had a Design Post to create! duh, me! So here it is, so sorry it is a little late.

 

 

Home is where the heart is.........

 

This is our challenge today over at Try it on Tuesday, when you create your project ( an you can make anything as long as it follows our theme ) please let us know how you interpret it. For me, I found this quote by Emily Dickerson and it just seemed perfect, for it is true. Whether you live in a house, apartment, double wide or hotel room....call it home where ever you are.

 

 

This was extremely easy to put together.

 

Genuinely Jane Studios - bird plaque

Gelli Plate print - background paper

Maya Road - flower

Faber Castell - PITT pen

Hitchcockian: adjective

From Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1990) British-American
Think: nail-biting suspense, droll humor, cool patrician blondes.
(One of the few directors who was able to "brand" himself with the American public.)

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Delightful Inspiration - FREE Digital Stamp of the Month Challenge
Inkspirational - Challenge #28

I printed the lady bug twice so I could give her more dimension, to look like she flew up there on the easel to paint some flowers that she likes. I figured since she is a lady bug she would paint black dots much like her own to decorate with.

Sakura - Glaze pens
Reminisce - dot paper
Faber Castell - PITT pens

So here's wishing you a dot filled day!
 I haven't a clue what that means either...

Perspiration: noun

Perspire derives from the Latin spirare, "to blow" – suggesting vapors released by the body. It emerged in the 1600s as a gentler alternative to the much older word sweat.
To some, perspire sounds more refined; to others, it seems a bit precious. As one London magazine reported in 1791,
"It is well known that, for some time past, neither man, woman, nor child, in Great Britain or Ireland, of any rank or fashion, has been subject to that gross kind of exsudation which was formerly known by the name of sweat; and that now every mortal, except carters [and] coal-heavers... merely perspires." (The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 70)
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Digi Haven - July 5th Red, White and Blue Challenge

Ranger - Distress Stains

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Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog - Simon Says... Pin It!

Echo Park - paper

Really Reasonable Ribbon

Maya Road - butterfly stick pin

eye jewel, flower stems - recycled material

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While you are reading and enjoying your Saturday, I will be participating in a sidewalk chalk art contest and while most of you might be thinking I'll be hoping to win, which frankly I know I'll have no chance; I will be just happy if I can walk after it's over. Having a bum knee and preparing to sit, squat and kneel on a hard sidewalk just makes me hurt to think about it. I can't say that this is on my bucket list of activities to achieve before I die...
but it is something I've never done before...and that's reason enough to try.
Preparing for Sidewalk Chalk Art
Sketches for Saturday
~ wish me luck ~
:)

Picnic: noun, often attributive

When we dig into picnic, we find the word pick.

Picnic comes from the French pique-nique, which probably came from piquer, meaning "to pick or peck."

The original picnic, in 18th-century England, was more like what we'd call a potluck: all the attendees would bring a dish.

And the big difference? That shared meal wasn't necessarily eaten outdoors.

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entering this into:

Paper Smooches - July 8-14 Designer Drafts challenge

 I really struggled with this card, the background in particular, because I didn't want it to overpower my image. Since I am so stubborn, I re-did this card 3 times. Now a good thing came from being as cheap frugal as I am..or lazy, depending on how you look at it. Every time I redid it I kept cutting out the same image so it has a build up of paper which in turn gives it a chipboard like dimension!

 I loved that I could combined the 2 stamp sets together so well. I love adding the pelican perched on top of the signage...which is perfect for adding your sentiment into.

Paper Smooches - Surf and Turf, Happy Camper stamp sets

Ranger - Distress stains

Solstice: noun

Imagine an object, tossed in the air. When it reaches its peak, before coming down, it appears for an instant to stand still.

Now imagine the sun, rising in the sky over the course of the year, reaching its peak around June 22 (in the Northern hemisphere).

That day is the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. It gets its name from the ancient observation that the sun – like the tossed object – has reached the peak of its arc.

Solstice comes from a Latin word that means "sun standing still."

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Ya'll met Stella the day before, meet her partner in crime..Gus.
 Looks rather cantankerous, doesn't he?
Well, I just love the old fart! HA! ( even if he is wearing a speedo!! )

Bugaboo Digital Stamps - At My Age

Ranger - Distress Stains

CARDZTV - birthday sentiment

I added some glossy accents to his glasses to give them a little bit of shine...I also added some little fishes to his sand bucket, but just couldn't get myself to post a close up of that since his who who was right there in the picture too! LOL!!

entering this speedo loving man in:

Catch The Bug Challenge - July Anything Goes
Craftin Desert Diva's Craft It Up & Link It Up Linky Party #10 - Summer