Spritz . . . Drip . . . Splatter Technique

One of my 43 Yahoo Groups (Yes, I know . . . I must be obsessive/compulsive or something!!! Sheesh!! LOL!!!) . . . not all of which I am active, of course, had a second 120-page Technique Swap in February 2009 . . . the first one was AWESOME . . . I received 120 incredible techniques from 119 other mixed media artists!!! I decided to put my technique on my blog to share with others and for clarification to my fellow swappers . . . here's a photo of some of my pages drying in my craft room . . .

I made homemade color spritzers from 1 teaspoon Ranger Adirondack dye re-inkers and added distilled water to fill a 2 oz. spritzer bottle from Wal Mart I purchased for 50 cents each . . . I used a cardboard box to place my cardstock in for spritzing . . . DON'T ASK ME WHY!!!!! (Whadda mess I made!!!!!) Sheesh!!! LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!! I spritzed the first color sort of horizontally into the cardboard box . . . I held the cardstock vertically to let the color drip . . . then placed it down flat when I was happy with the result . . . let dry . . .

I did the same with the second color . . .

I then made a "mask" by using my die cut machine to cut out a butterfly and lay it on top of my cardstock . . .

Next, I spritzed my third color over the mask . . . and splattered the darkest color by unscrewing the cap from the spritzer . . . holding the stem over the cardstock . . . and tapping the cap until enough color splattered onto the cardstock . . .

Then I removed the mask . . .

You may or may not need to use the "reverse" mask to guide you to add dimensional glue (Ranger Glossy Accents or JudiKins Diamond Glaze) to the image . . .

That's it!!!! Only 119 more to go!!! KIDDING!!!! I'M JUST KIDDING!!!! (sort of!!!) LOL!!!!!!

Other references for color spritzer recipes can be found at http://www.fredbmullett.com/ . . . go to COLOR . . . then go to CLICK HERE ADIRONDACK COLOR WASH CHART and http://timholtz.typepad.com/ . . . go to FEBRUARY 2008 . . . then to MARCH TECNIQUE CHALLENGE . . .

Have fun!!!!

Kreativ Blogger Award!!!! YIKES!!!!!

This has been a FANTASTIC year!!!! I'm so fortunate to have won another blog award!!! This one is from Sharon House on December 10, 2008!!! THANK YOU so much, Sharon!!!! The rules of this award are pretty straight-forward. I am to name 7 things that I really love and pass the award along to 7 deserving bloggers.

Seven things I love:

1. I love that fact that I was lucky enough to find dh#2 whom I wish to grow old with (he's say . . . what do you mean . . . you ARE old!!!! LOL!!!) . . .

2. I love the fact that I am descended from simple, hard-working people . . . I miss my parents very much . . .

3. I love my normal dysfunctional family . . . heck . . . if we were perfect, we wouldn't be human!!!! LOL!!!!

4. I love my in-person and internet friends . . . they have brought so much joy into my life . . .

5. I love to laugh . . .

6. I love to make art with friends . . . it's a social thing to me . . .

7. I love harmony in my life . . .

7 deserving bloggers I'd like to pass along this award to. It's such an educational and pleasureable experience to visit the blogs of others.

1. Zeborah Loray
2. Dawn T. Heath
3. Aparna Sordi
4. Snow Davidson
5. Sue Shute
6. Francine Groulx

7. Vicki Holdwick

I'm still making Christmas Presents . . . YIKES!

Well . . . here it is Saturday, December 27, 2008, and I'm still making Christmas presents . . . my family and friends had liked the beading I had done, soooooooooo . . . they told me what they liked and I'm making more jewelry for them . . . here are some of the samples . . .

They also liked my two first beading projects that were featured in my blog on October 26, 2008 . . .

Happy New Year everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've been tagged!!!!!

I've been tagged by Vicki Holdwick on November 19, 2008!!! Hee! Hee!!!!! Here are the rules . . .

1. Each player starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves.

2. People who are tagged need to write their own blog about these eight things and post these rules.

3. At the end of your blog post, you need to tag eight people and list their names.

4. Don't forget to leave a comment telling them they've been tagged and to read your blog.

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Here goes . . .

1. I'm a short, chubby, old Asian broad with dyed hair who is an actress wanna-be.

2. I am fortunate to have a normal dysfunctional family!! YUCK! YUCK!!!!!!

3. My "smeller" is broken.

4. I love Julian Pie Company's Natural Apple Pie from San Diego . . . it's sweetened with apple cider instead of sugar . . . YUM!!!!!!! Tastes homemade!!!

5. I think retirement is a GREAT INVENTION!!!!!!!

6. I enjoy being mostly a couch potato with dh#2 . . . he watches TV while I do beading in the evening.

7. I don't have to do the laundry ever since I turned dh#2's underwear PINK!!!! LOL!!!!

8. I like station wagons!!!! I am SO boring!!! LOL!!

Here are the eight people I am tagging . . .

1. Gloria Alexander
2. Peggy Gatto
3. Val Foster
4. Cindy Elliott-Park
5. Sharon House
6. Reva Solomon
7. Marva Plummer-Bruno
8. Michelle Secretario

Christmas Gifts to the Neighbors!!!!

We have the sweetest neighbors . . . when we moved here 5 years ago . . . we found little packages on our doorstep during the holidays . . . homemade candy, cookies, etc. . . all from our new neighbors!!! What a warm feeling I feel in my heart when I find the goodies on our doorstep or a child delivering a package from the neighbors!!!!! I decided to reciprocate by making a package of 4 handmade greeting cards wrapped in cellophane bags and a bow . . . here are a few from this year . . .

This one is stamped on K & Company Mira Collection scrapbook paper . . . the stamp is the Michelle Ward Clear Stamp set from Stampington . . .

The second one is also from the K & Company Mira Collection . . . the stamp is from Christine Adolph's line from Stampington . . .

The third one is another K & Company Mira Collection with a Christine Adolph stamp from Stampington . . .

The fourth one is on K & Company Urban Rhapsody Sugar Rush Flat with another Christine Adolph image from Stampington . . . I hope my neighbors like their gifts!!!!!!

Another Blog Award!!!!!

OHMYGOSH!!!! I am SO fortunate to have been nominated for The Marie Antoinette A Real Person A Real Award waaaaaaaay back on November 11, 2008 by Diane!!! THANK YOU so much, Diane!!! I'm trying to catch up slowly after a family illness . . . Diane's blog is AWESOME!!!! Please click on her highlighted name above to view some of her VERY cool artwork!!!

Here are the rules for this award . . .
1. Please put the logo on your blog. 2. Place a link to the person from whom you received the award. 3. Nominate at least 7 or more blogs. 4. Put the links of those blogs on your blog. 5. Leave a message on their blogs to tell them.

My nominations are as follows:
1. Donalda Cox
2. Sherre Hulbert
3. Cassia Maria Nasser
4. Burning Rubber
5. Cynthia Powell
6. Laura Kay
7. Kelly Kilmer