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Posts made in May, 2010

Halftone Styles

Posted on May 29, 2010

Halftone Styles

Hey There Happy People! As I hinted around about yesterday I got these Halftone Styles in the stores today. I’ve been messing around with them and came up with this tutorial using the above Halftone Styles and and throwing in some of the semi-new Chalkies: Bold Summer Styles as a base and to recolor.  Its really easy to do and you will LOVE the quick creativity! Talk about kicking out an Element or Paper fast!! Let’s get started. 1. Open a 5×5  transparent image 300 ppi. 2. Draw...

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Banana’s & Butterflies

Posted on May 28, 2010

Banana’s & Butterflies

Real quick shout out to Paigea T. who asked about attracting butterflies. If you do not have a plant or ability to have a plant or just want to SEE lots of butterflies. Put out an old mushy banana and they will come in droves!! So will knats, so keep it away from doors and open windows. This is what we get…   The banana is in there somewhere ( black) I slice it in half right through the skin or I peel half the skin and leave it on like a welcome mat! LOL! They love the skin too! I have done...

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Garden Butterflies & Caterpillars!

Posted on May 25, 2010

Garden Butterflies & Caterpillars!

A few years back when we were getting our fruit trees going we fenced them away from the dogs and these curious wildflower plants that looked like Wild Yarrow but smelled like Parsley popped up and what showed up to eat them? Tons of Swallow Tail Caterpillars! The caterpillars and butterflies get pretty big so it was NOT hard to miss the connection. So now we carefully mow around these plants and when they dry out, I scatter the seeds all over hoping for more next year…even though I have...

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Chalkies Styles

Posted on May 21, 2010

Chalkies Styles

Good Morning Style Lovers! Lookie what is in my stores for summer…Whoo HOO! 25 Chalkie Textured Styles in Bold Summer Colors. Beach Ball Bold Colors! WHOO HOO! These are fabulous for Digital Coloring= filling in doodles and shapes with color. If you are doing this the hard way, try these Bold Summer Chalkies and see if its not a one step solution to speed you on your way! This time around I have added a slight texture to the mix, it changes things ever so slightly. A little more of a hand...

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I Gotz The Spring Fever!

Posted on May 19, 2010

I Gotz The Spring Fever!

“ Me Fail Engrish, that Umpossible”  ~Ralphie Well it rained, and then it rained some more and a garden grew, and grew and grew. It goes without saying that it has been harder than usual to stand before my computer with the windows all around showing me the pretty garden growing into a Jungle. I have captured some photos, but I didn’t get the skunk family pictures again this year,  not for lack of trying. Spent hours carrying the camera around when I should have been doing something...

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Sisterhood & Strawberries

Posted on May 13, 2010

Sisterhood & Strawberries

  The Papers The Matts The Glitter The Alpha The Words Luck would have it, My mom ( THANKS MOM!) was working on getting rid of a mountain of pictures. She sent me a big box of them and in there was one I sent to her years ago that got my attention right away. This was back before digital when I took everything on film and even though I had double prints I still managed to lose my copies sometimes. Mom is my savior! She keeps everything! LOL! Okay not anymore, she is decluttering her life...

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Happy Mother’s Day!

Posted on May 9, 2010

Happy Mother’s Day!

Stopping in quick ( heading to give Robo-Granny a call) Here is a Mother’s Day Freebie Cluster Frame using Kim B Designs Wonderful Color Challenge color swatch.   http://www.4shared.com/file/DQ1mJNZ0/JodiannMothersDayFreebie.html If you want the green paper backing this one, scroll down a few posts for the matching paper pack…its free too! Weee! Tootles!...

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Strawberries!

Posted on May 7, 2010

Strawberries!

Got Something New for you today! BUY God made them, we picked them and I did the images and extractions! WHOO HOO! Strawberries are wonderful things, but a little on the slippery side when it comes to getting their pictures made. I was having some virus trouble at the time I started working on these bad boys and thought I had the images set and saved. So I ate them! Juicy, delicious berries, who wouldn’t? Berry half hanging out of my mouth,pecking at the keyboard with one of 2 clean...

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Burp-Day 43!

Posted on May 6, 2010

Burp-Day 43!

Food! Lunch out, Dinner out, CAKE!! PIE!!! Before I go sleep off the Birthday Vittles I am dropping in to give you all a present. I, of course got plants! A lovely Jasmine Vine and a Camellia. I’ve got my eye on a Jacaranda Tree too, but we shall see. I am told ( Ahem!) there is no room in the yard for another tree. If I find a spot I will buy that tree!  Yippee! As I said I had a birthday present for you all… A Paperpack Freebie. Whee HOO! This is from the swatch for Kim’s Color...

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iNSD Was A Smash!!

Posted on May 2, 2010

iNSD Was A Smash!!

  THANK YOU!! to all who came to my stores to buy! What a joyful surprise each time the order bell dinged ( you’ve got mail tone) switching over to email to see, what fun!! I had a blast shopping too! So many places to go and SO many sales! WOW! I was overwhelmed by it all…HAPPILY overwhelmed by all the pretty things to buy!! WHOO HOO! Great Day Everyone now we can all have a piece of pie to recover by, mmmm!! Mark Calendars for NEXT year. First Saturday in May! WHOO...

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