Winter Painting

I am posting another painting that I did this week with a friend of mine.  I have to say that this is my least favorite painting of all of the paintings that I have done.  I thought it would be great to do a snowy scene this time of year - I guess I am hoping for some snow this Christmastime, however we hardly ever have snow here in NC.

As always, I take a pic of the blank canvas:

 

 

I didn't realize that we would use so much light pink and violet in this painting. 

 

We started working on the mountains first.

I knew at this stage that I wasn't going to like this painting much.

The creek is next, which I wasn't sure about the color.  Looked more like a path to me.

We then started adding more of the scene.

And more of the details.

 
Here is the finished product.  You tell me what you think of it.

Happy Sunday,

Hugs, Meg



Girly Gift Card

I believe that a card can be a true gift for someone.  I love the sentiment that Accessories are a Girl's Best Friend.  I used that on the card that I have below.  The colors used are more for Spring but the concept of a gift is the same.  I made the earrings that are attached to the card.  The Magnolia Stamp that I used is colored with copics and glittered!  I love glitter, almost as much as I love ladybugs!

I hope you enjoy this card!

 

 

 

 

Happy Friday!

 

Hugs, Meg

Distress Stamp Watercoloring

Well, so far I have posted everyday in December.  I hope you will be there supporting me as I take on this challenge. 

 

Today I am posting a card that I used distress inks on but in a watercolor type of fashion.  It is similarly based on the creations of Michelle Zindorf.  I love following her blog and working on creations similar to hers.  She has beautiful work. 

 

I hope you are enjoying your Thursday!

 

Hugs, Meg

 



Tilda with Love in her Heart

As I posted yesterday, I make cards for swaps that I send around the world.  This card was a simple card but it was lovingly made for a special friend for a free swap.  I thought of it as Tilda with a loving heart.  I used different designer papers that I had in my scrap box and just felt the hearts were perfect.  Hope you enjoy this. 

If you haven't figured it out yet, I am trying to post on my blog everyday in December.  I am hoping that I can do it.  I try to do this every year but I don't always make it.  Hopefully this year will be different.

 Happy Wednesday!

Hugs, Meg

Traveling Tilda

I am in a number of swap groups, however, this year I have not swapped as much as I like to.  I haven't had a lot of time to be creative this year and I am telling you now that I am going to change that in the coming year.  This will be the first year in the last 3 that I do not have to have surgery near Christmas.  Hopefully I am not jinxing myself.

I created this card for a friend of mine in Australia for a free swap. 

Happy Tuesday!

Hugs, Meg

Simple Birthday Card

I am involved in a Birthday Exchange, with a number of other people.  The great thing about this is you make birthday cards for everyone that has a birthday in the month, but when it is your birthday then you received a number of cards from everyone on the list.  It is really pretty fun.

I created a pretty simple card for the month of November birthday girls!  Here is the card that I created.

I used a Stampin Up stamp set that I hadn't used in ages to create this card.  Love the stamp sets that are for double stamping on an image. 

I need to come up with another simple card for December for the birthday girls.  I think I will make it a bit Christmasy!

Happy Monday!

Hugs, Meg

Phi Mu Mother/Daughter Event

Last weekend I had the most amazing weekend with my daughter.  She was inducted into the sorority Phi Mu at East Carolina University as a founding member.  This is the first year they have Phi Mu and there were 118 girls.  The reason that it was so special for me is because I was in Phi Mu when I was at James Madison University before I transferred to ECU.  I was able to be at the installation and actual induct my daughter into the sorority.  It was a very special weekend.

One of the events for the weekend was a Mother/Daughter painting event.  We had so much fun!

Here are the pics of the painting that we did.  The flower for Phi Mu is the carnation.  The pic was hand drawn for us on the canvas.

 

 

The sympbol for Phi Mu is on the vase. 

 

Here is the beginning of the painting.

Then we worked on painting the flowers.

And more flowers.

And more flowers

Then working on the overall painting.

Then my daughter, Brittany, and I together.

What a fun time we had together. 

Well, here is to the first day of December!  Happy Holidays!

Hugs, Meg