Bashful

Staring at my feet and my cheeks are getting warm...

Upcycled Halloween Cards

I made these adorable Halloween cards using my Cuttlebug, some old Halloween stickers, and recycling cardboard from random things around the house.


Seriously... the cardboard turned out great! I'm all about recycling things and I had stashed away the perfect box for this project. I had bought a desk fan from Target when they had their back-to-school sales last year. The packaging was bright purple and lime green, very simplistic with big blank spaces. I hacked it to bits and stuffed it in my "scrap" drawer for later. The colors are PERFECT for Halloween stuff so I pulled out my scraps and put 'em to good use! The orange came from a Fanta soda box and the black frames were cut out packaging for a hole puncher.



I love how these turned out. Everything is SO shiny... they're just so snazzy! I almost don't want to send them out! Maybe I can stick them in some frames and hang 'em up for some cute Halloween decor...

My Art has Been Immortalized!

A while back, a friend on Etsy had asked me for my permission to get a tattoo of my drawing "Blue Bird of Happiness". I gave her my blessing of course because seriously, how cool is it to see your art permanently rendered on someone's body.



She emailed me today with a picture of the final product. How cute is this tattoo? I never would have imagined her getting it on her tootsie but I LOVE it! It came out great and she gets extra awesome-points for having a matching pedi!~

Skill Sets to Improve

Hair : Seriously, I suck at drawing realistic hair. Every once in a while, I'll get it right but for the most part, my hair comes out looking pretty goofy. I'll be hitting up some tutorials for sure.

Hands and Feet : This part of the anatomy alludes me. Fingers and toes are so hard for some reason. Again, more tutorials for me.

Shading : I'm getting better at it but I still lack a lot of skill in this area. I think mostly due to mental block. I know how it should look but translating that from my brain to my hand is hard at times. lol.

Painting: Painting, in general. I love to paint things but I never practice it enough because I hate the clean up. (I'm lazy, okay.) I would like to get some part of my craft room set up where I can come and go and paint as I please so I can start making pretty pictures instead of the "refrigerator fodder" I come up with now. I still say stick people count, damnit!!