Teen Boy Card +video

I created a card tonight for a teen boy. It's very rustic and messy as I know that is to this particular young man's liking. I did not have any sound for this video as I was.... multi tasking watching House at the same time. LOL.  It took longer then I wanted on this busy evening of 2 parent teacher conferences and getting Valentine's Day stuff ready for the parties tomorrow for both classes. However it was fun to just create for a bit. We need that. A little escape even if the project doesn't turn out as well as we wanted or took too long. If you believe in V Day, I wish you the best tomorrow. I don't believe in it at all, and opt for a no gift exchange policy, so it's just another day to me other than the kid's classroom parties. (make note i suck at putting the right day on my camera)

Motivation Monday (heavy photo post)

I know it's been a while but Motivation Monday is back! Keep in mine these posts are heavy picture posts so may take a moment to download. These are all picture complement of Pinterest. They can all be credited and found here: http://pinterest.com/craftdonkey/motivational/ These are made to help you get motivated by colors and lines and just in the artist general expression of their photography or art. I love this collection. I included many color combos in this one as well as some striking pictures. I just adore them all. They really do inspire and motivate me. If you're new to CD, then I'll explain a little I post these to draw out something in you. Maybe you see a picture and love the colors or the lines it creates anything you can use to draw out inspiration. And if nothing else, their super pretty to look at. Happy Monday!

Don't forget the February blow out giveaway! Here you can find all of the pictures and details. http://craftdonkey.blogspot.com/2012/02/february-giveaways-good-bad-ugly.html

I have a linky tool set up for you to load pictures of your craft spaces. No matter if its the livivngroom table or a full room, share with us the clean and the messy! Then send your friends over and leave a comment each time you've spread the word for additional entries to win a large lots of goodies as well as a Clip it up!!!

Dog Memorial Album

A friend at work had her pet pass away and it hit her husband very hard. I volunteered to make her an album to give to her husband in memorial of MacArthur. I wanted it to be inexpensive as well as fast to make. This is what I came up with. It only took me about 2 hours to create. And around 30 bucks I found the album for just 3.00 at Michaels on clearance and then all the papers and supplies I got for 60 percent off at the LSS that were having a sale of all things that had pink or red on them! YAY! I snapped some pictures of each page, sorry their not the bestest (hee hee I know this is not a word but I like it). Anywho, some of them aren't the best but I wanted to get them posted before the Monday so here they be. This was my first attempt at an album as a pet as the subject so I was sorta excited about it. I felt good about it considering it's very outside of my normal style trying to find a more neutral scrap style for someone so that some of me shows through but its likeable to the masses. LOL If that makes sense.

Little note, the "A" in the name below I created. I had no capital A's in those vinyl thickers so I created one with 2 L's and a cut piece of another letter. Use what you have!

OT For A Good Laugh!

So, I just had to share this with everyone. If your having a bad day or need a laugh or whatever it may be. This morning I didn't want to move from bed. We got a dusting of snow last night and it just felt like one of those sleep in mornings! But, I got up and made it work. Just to give you my mindset.

I stopped by Walgreens on the way to work to grab some sinus stuff, because I've been a little stuffy. I spent a bit in the store talking to a girl I know there. I come out gandering at my receipt and some survey they want you to take. I open a car door, get in, put on seat belt, put my stuff down in passenger seat, and go to look for me keys. I then smell smoke, I look around trying to see if there's someone near by smoking or what the deal is, I look in the floorboard of the passenger seat and see about 12 packs of cig. sitting down there, and first I'm thinking what the heck.................then............................ PANIC MODE SETS IN, I look around more, noticing so much in there isn't mine........................


I'M IN THE WRONG DAMN CAR!!!!!

Looks like mine, dodge stratus in silver. BUT ITS NOT MINE> NOT AT ALL

I fight the seat belt to get out as fast as I can, grab my bag and bolt to MY REAL CAR. Hoping the owner doesn't come out and say WTF who is in my car, or hoping no one sees me getting out of the car and getting into another car thinking I'm robbing them or something!!!

This my friends is the things nightmares are made from. I felt like that commercial where the lady is walking around to cars and her clicker isn't working to unlock it, she looks at her husband and says why isn't this working and he informs her they drive a station wagon!

Anyways, throught this might serve as a nice Friday laugh for you all. lol

Tutorial Thursday: Paper tapes + video

Here's tonight's video. Thanks to all who joined in. It was a short one, next week we'll do a bit longer! Tonight I made some ubber ubber cheap and simple paper tapes and showcased a bit how to make your own patterened washi/masking tapes and so forth.  Below is a picture of those I made in the video. I know I'll be using two of those for sure this weekend in my art journal! Video isn't the best quality, I need to work on my lighting a bit more.