I am so thankful to have an extremely talented creative team! Today I’m featuring a layout by team member Sandra Collins. She used two new collections, Gesso Grunge and Messy Fiesta Gesso. I’ve always loved the shabby, distressed, grungy look, and had a great time using those techniques for my new Fiesta collections which feature […]
Summer of Color 2012 Challenge Week 5 – Wild ‘n Reckless Sherbet
July 9, 2012 by 11 Comments
This is the fifth week of the Summer of Color Ice Cream challenge. This week's challenge was Wild 'n Reckless sherbet from Baskin-Robbins. This is the color inspiration and my color palette. Once again I used the color picker tool in Photoshop to pick the colors. This week I limited myself to a palette of […]
June 2012 Creative Color Challenge – Red & Roses
July 1, 2012 by 6 Comments
Oops! I forgot to post this yesterday! The Creative Color Challenge for June was Red and Roses. This is the palette that Louise provided for us: And this is my piece. Again, I created this in Photoshop. I'm still playing around with different tools and settings. I added drop shadows to the collar, pinafore and […]
Summer of Color 2012 Challenge Week Two – Mint Chocolate Chip
June 19, 2012 by 22 Comments
It's time for round two of the Summer of Color 2012 Ice Cream Challenge! This week's challenge is mint chocolate chip. I made two entries this week. Kristin of Twinkle Twinkle, the hostess of this challenge posted the Baskins Robbin pic: and one of the challenge participants posted this pic: So, which one to choose? […]
Memorable Life – May 2012 Creative Color Challenge
May 28, 2012 by 2 Comments
In the United States we are celebrating Memorial Day…a day to remember those who have served our country and a day to honor those who still serve. I'd like to personally thank our servce men and women and to especially thank my youngest son Luke who is still in the military. All three of our […]
