I had such a happy time last week watching my grandson Jacob graduate from Grade 8 to High School.  The times goes so fast it is scary.  He was little and we played on the floor with building blocks and overnight he is so much taller than me and broad shouldered and grown up...how does that happen overnight?  He won an award and graduated with honours!! Of course that doesn't surprise me but it is nice to boast about.  His award was given to him because he helps others, is kind, gives respect to his peers and is respected by all at school...he is always there when needed.  Yup that's my Jacob...so Grandma couldn't be prouder....Jacob is my heart.

Now I am off to fnish up some art pieces. I am going to not do so many swaps as I am not getting my own art done. There are not enough hours in my day even though I am up at 4:30 but in bed before 10...hehehehe. I think I will make the hours from 5:30 (when my hubby leaves for work) until 11 just my art time and maybe I will get some things accomplished...housework will have to wait...

It is warm and humid here today and the sun is fighting the beautiful gray/blue sky which is my favourite colour.

So here I sit with a very big bruise on my leg from the pulled groin muscle last week...silly me, I turned too quickly while making Lorne’s lunch for the day and soon as I was turning I heard myself saying “oops I shouldn’t be turning like this” apparently my muscle heard it too...hehehe I was in such pain that day I laid on the bed most of the day with the heating pad...after my ginger bath that night I felt much better and the pain was pretty well gone, but I can still feel that darn sore muscle and when I sit the wrong way (on the muscle I guess) yikes it hurts..and the bruise has gone around half my leg as I stretched it the other night in bed...too funny. I am thinking I should get up on my scanner and scan it and use it for a background because it is a pretty molted purple/blue and red colour...hehehehe


Today is Jacob’s graduation from grade 8 so tonight we will be going to the school to watch him...I am weepy...yesterday I was sitting on the floor playing with him. What happened overnight? 
The time goes so fast it is scary.  I am so proud of my grandson!! So far in his young life he is showing a potential for becoming a caring and wonderful person; the kind of man we need in today's world.

I think today is Journal Page day called Bitter/Sweet..

Off now to grab another coffee...have a wonderful day and see you all later.

Here are the last two I did...Note that the bottom one has a piece of paper coving the middle; that is because I have done
my partner's name on it and don't want her to see it before she gets it in the mail...

I am doing a group zentangle swap.  Here are the first two I did. I have to tell you that doodling is something I did/do all the time; but when you sit down to purposely do it that's a whole other story!!  I had to stop trying and let my muse "Tlazotoetl" take over and then it came together...I actually enjoyed it once I got started and stopped thinking!!  I hope you enjoy them. Any feedback on how to make them better is always appreciated when I put my art pieces up....

Sunday Morning, warm and overcast and that's okay!!
I have to start my post this morning saying how proud I am of our Police Force in Toronto!! They are doing an amazing job with professionalism and patience keeping the "black bloc" protesters at bay. These thugs are being detained and held and that is a good thing.  The police have had bottles, sticks, rocks and other things thrown at them.  Some police cars burned and store windows smashed.. Protesting the G8 and G20 is fine if done with diginity!! These kids should have their Mothers take them home by the ear!!!!

I hope my partner likes these ATCs I made for her. They came from my heart!! When our list decided to do a smoke technique on two atcs called Handsome Men I wanted to honour the man that I think is the handsomest one in my heart!! He was a wonderful Dad and had a singing voice like an angel and a wonderful laugh..Here he is as a little man (about 1915 or so) and another when he was a young man.
I haven't done a smoke technique in ages and really enjoyed doing it again. I will have to put more of it in my work.  You can see the smoke in the background of the boy and  in the background and on my Dad's shirt mostly along the left side of his picture...Hope you enjoy this....

Good Morning World!! I am feeling so great again today.  I took my ginger bath after pulling a muscle the other day and no pain since getting out of that bath. I thought I was luck yesterday and expected the pain from the pulled muscle back today or the fibromyalgia pain....nothing..if this doesn't make you feel 20 years young I don't know what will. That along with my clove of garlic in the morning chopped and swallowed with some water and then followed with a glass of water with some apple cider vinegar in it I am getting rid of any and every bad toxin (is there a good toxin?) in my bode....

My studio is clean and I am going to work in it today...Did all my housework yesterday (except for laundry which I will do in between today)..When you feel good you have to act...so today is a me day in the art world...I hope to accomplish some things I can put up to show you...

Enjoy the watercolour tutorial of the yellow rose...this I have to do...I love my watercolours...

Enjoy your Friday, the sun is shining....

Yesterday it was a rainy day but I like rain so I was okay with that!! Today it looks like more rain so bring it on.  I was making my hubby's lunch at 4:30 this a.m. and made a quick turn to grab something and ouch!!
Pulled a muscle in the top of my leg and can hardly walk and in pain.  I have so much to do today this is not a good thing as Martha would say.

I am out of printer ribbons and have to get some more to print out some work...

Hopefully I will get some art done, because, on the positive side of things...if I can't move around a lot what good excuse to sit and "artify". That is my new word of the day; completely made up.

This is the inside of the card. I like quotes as you know and love embellishing my work with them..the birds are from my big shot using Tim Holtz Alterations "Caged Bird"...I love this one. It comes with the cage and bird and the wing. On the front I used the cage, bird and added the bird's wing which I didn't do on the inside. I love adding music and lace to my work.

here is a card I made for a swap called For the Birds. This is the front of the card and the envelope..I just can't not alter an envelope. I have so much fun with them.

Another ATC for another swap

A couple of Artist Trading Cards I did for a swap. these were an Asian theme.