Last Day of Lists!

Last Day of 2010!!!

Wow!!!

I can't believe its almost 2011...in less than 24 hours we will be in January...the holiday season of 2010 wrapping up...kind of sad, but kind of exciting too!

Not sure what my new goals for 2011 will be...looking forward to spending time with family and friends, making more art and learning new techniques, travelling to Vegas and Death Valley, getting my studio space really cleaned up and organized...who knows what else since to tell you the truth, I haven't really given it much thought YET.

So thought I would post some of my favorite items from my blog in 2010, kind of a recap you could say.

Here we go...are you ready?

January 2010

This was the best- yummy and fun. The rainbow cake!

Below, a few tags from my Paris book. In January I was busy working on the journal with LOTS of other great pages too. I wanted to be done before we left on our February vacation. Didn't quite finish that goal, but very close.

February 2010

The end of the month we went to Barcelona, Spain! Then we drove northeast into sotuhern France and went to Nimes and Avignon.

Got a new refrigerator in my kitchen.

Finished the last of the Paris journal!

March 2010


I made this fun Kiss the Cook book, a bit of a belated Valentine book.

First blooming crocuses in late March this year.

I posted lots of Barcelona and southern France photos.

And spring arrived!
(Sadly, my uncle Herbie passed away...it was a dark spot on the month.)

April 2010


We had leaves popping out!!!

And my screen porch got opened up.

Our last light snow!

And had a happy Easter. Mde lots of spring cards and tags.

May 2010

A graduation-Yahoo!

Gnomes took over the gardens

And I made LOTS of cards.

June 2010


Summer arrived! That means summer vacation arrives!

Fun cards!

Adventures! Galore! As the boat went into the water and the weather was fine for going places and doing exciting things.

July 2010



Boating!

Great art-mainly cards and my summer 2009 vacation journal got started.

Camping in the White Mountains!

August 2010

New floor!!!

Summer roadtrips continued.

Flying free in the dog days of summer before the routine restarted.

Need I say more?

Graduation party/well and Off to College party and Katie leaves for college

Septmber 2010

Whale watch on a beautiful day! Loys of whales too!

Fall cards

Apple picking and the air gets chillier!

October 2010


Leaves are beautiful and fall is really here!

Halloween projects like cards and this altered book


2 Birthdays!

More Summer 2009 vacation travel journal pages

November 2010


Christmas cards get started...(though most never got sent this year)

Thanksgiving arrived and was great!

Christmas tree time! Already!

December 2010


First snow!

Paris Christmas altered book

More Christmas cards
And finally, the Christmas holiday!

*****
It was a FANTASTIC year for me! I give it a 10!
WISHING YOU ALL THE HAPPIEST NEW YEAR AND MAY WE ALL HAVE A GREAT 2011!

Best Art Supplies for me in 2010 AND...

Another list day, maybe that's one of the fun OR obnoxious things about wrapping up a year. You get to make lists, which I LOVE to do, but it might just be boring to read if you're not me. But since I'm home in leisure mode this week, I have time to do this, and I LIKE doing thing. Anyhow...today I am listing my

 favorite art/craft items for 2010.

This list does not reflect the order I love using these items this past year, but more so just how they POP into my brain.

READY?

1- my kiln

2-my Martha Stewart and EK Success punches (especially the new chain punches that make a strip you can use anyplace on the page

3-my camera

4- getting those CHF stamps when the company was closing down (Boo-Hoo)

5- the Postmodern Design stamps I was able to get on eBay

6-discovering all the Daniel Torrente and Jill Penney stamps and the new Jo Capper-Sandon stamps by Stampotique

7-my new Big Kick I got for Christmas and the Tim Holtz rosette die-cut (along with all the other die cuts and texture fades waiting for me)

8- postal rubber stamps-LOVE THEM

9-the last few issues of Stamper's Sampler (it was just ok for awhile)

10- discovering Craft Stamper magazine from the UK

11-Paper Artsy Hot Picks rubber stamps

12-lots of the new Crafty Individuals stamps (got to get the martime ones that just came out...I LOVE the ocean)

13-rediscovering altered book making

14-American Crafts cardstock for making your own cards

15-grungy scrapbooking

16-rediscovering embossing after not doing any for quite some time, now I can't get enough of it

17-sparkley items like gemstones and Stickles

18-using 6x6 or 8x8 paper-like Basic Grey and October Afternon and 7Gypsies

19-Inka Gold metallic rub

20-those Stampendous scenery stamps from last spring and Impression Obsession backgrounders

21-Tattered Angels oversized clear stamps

22-Artistic Outposts Wizard of Oz stamps

23- Zentangle

24-Kim Hughes stamps which I discovered this year

25-my Histomatic app for my iPhone

26-Hot off the Press peel off stickers

27-oh yes, and all the Copic Markers I finally bought this year

28-Crafty Secrets stamps-especially the Artist set

29-PaperBag Studios latest unmounted sheet of stamps with all the houses

30- Martha Stewart Halloween and Christmas paper, stamps

31-Hero Arts-especially Artists Proofs and Designs in Wood stamps

32-Adirondack/Ranger demensional pearls and paints

33- Memories Ink

I think for now 33 items is enough...but I might add more. And I look forward to all the NEW things to discover in 2011. Oh Yes!
But wait!
There's more!
AND...
ROSETTES!!!!
As mentioned, I got a Sizzix for Christmas-and I LOVE the rosette cutter by im Holtz...so the other night while watching football I made some rosettes and then yesterday while cleaning the studio (its so much better but you'd look at it and say its still a mess-should have taken a photo to show you just how MESSY it was) and while working on my winter book...I finished these up. LOVE them!!! They're vintage and antiquey and kind of Valentine-ish for a few and springey for a few and Patriotic...

Mt 5 finished rosettes!

This one is made out of some vinyl kind of paper with a punched red vellum disc underneath and a punched plaid paper dic on top...a red buttom, a Prima blue flower and some Stickles dots.

Basic Grey paper, a faux metal button with the center dabbed with golden stickles. Simple!

Top left- is old newprint like vellum with a punched red vellum scalloped circle...a Jennie Bowlin button and some red Stickles dotted around. The Patriotic one is just made with blue paper...a plain white button embellished with a blue flower stamped on with Staz-on and then some red Copic dots, the button has a red Stickles dot in the middle and the button and rosette and trimmed with red stickles. Finally, the red polka dot rosette with a light yellow button in the middle (threaded first) and I used a Martha Stewart craft border punch to made the lace out of red vellum and them I attached it with red-line tape just kind of crinkling the trim as it went around but being sure to leave out the cut doiley lace part. I did punched some paper in a circle to attach to the bottom just to be sure the whole thing stayed together.

And VOILA, my cool rosettes. ready and waiting for a good craft project.

Happy Thursday (already!)