Love this saying....

Love this saying:

Dr. Seuss:

"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."  

Wow!

More art up later! xo

First Metal Embossing Piece

Having a blast with my new found crafting toys! Metal embossing and all the tools of the trade... got into it around Christmastime and now I'm really enjoying it since I nearly bought out the store!

Here's a sneak peek at the first piece of many more to come. I have many different colors of metal and many molds and tools... this is for a WetCanvas project called "Pieces"... and my pieces will be pieces of Metal :) This one was done on chocolate metal! Very cool color!

Thanks for looking!

Feeling WAY Better!!! :)

Update time:

Feeling way better. Almost at the one month mark from surgery and go for my 6 week check on the 26th. Still hard to sit for long amounts of time on a chair, so I prefer the bed... only bad thing is that my Mac's monitor decided to die this week and have to bring it in to an Apple repair shop to get it fixed. Wonder what that will cost! The tech support rep said it could be and probably IS the video card. I hope so, those don't cost as much as a NEW COMPUTER! Ugh.. I live with that computer next to me on the bed so that I don't have to do too much getting up and down. But this is life.

I hope everyone is starting the New Year off right and getting into their resolutions. I wish I had made some but then I always seem to break them in the first month! I know that I am getting healthy, that's a good thing. And I am working on getting all my cards out for the two projects I am doing on WetCanvas (so I can't post them here yet until they have been received or I'll spoil the surprise). I am doing works on METAL and it's really awesome! I spent a lot of the holiday looking for new ideas and came up with digital scrap booking and also this metal work (embossing and debossing lightweight metal). There is a website I love and this is where I got the supplies: www.tensecondsstudio.com. I bought the starter kit and also some black metal from DickBlick. I can't tell you what I've done with them, but some are done with colored pencil, some with tools, some are embossed, some are painted... okay, enough said :)

Stay tuned, I'll be posting some new art in a week or so.

Until then... stay warm and think GREEN for Spring! :)

Last but not least.. pray for those in Haiti. I have done a lot of meditating on the tragedy this week and have really thanked God for all the blessings we have here in the US. It could easily be us. Please keep those that are suffering, and also the rescue men and women in your prayers.

God bless! Rose

Merry Christmas and a VERY Happy New Year... 2010.. wow!

Merry Christmas!!!! I am just amazed that Christmas is upon us once again, seems like yesterday we just celebrated and put up the tree, but also glad that the morning has passed, the wrapping is cleaned up and we're onto the day! Praise the Lord! :)

I had my surgery on December 16th and was out of the hospital on the 19th (hysterectomy and other repairs). I did so well the doctor doesn't need to see me for another 5 weeks!!! I am feeling great and finally getting the sleep I haven't gotten in 5+ years. It's amazing how much the surgery helped. I was very tentative going in (many of you knowing my fears and phobias of hospitals/anesthesia, etc.), but the doctors and nurses were wonderful, and a big THANK YOU to all of them. :)

Resting easy and just getting back into the spirit of the holiday. Will be doing some pieces soon, I really didn't think it would take so long to get some posts up, but it's been a very trying month for all of us... financially and otherwise.

I wanted to wish you all a very Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays and the very best in 2010. Thank you all who have supported me through my surgery and I'm coming back even stronger next year!

Hugs to all xoxox Rose

Surgery in December

Just a short note to let my 'fan club' :) know that I am going in for surgery on December 16th for a hysterectomy. I should be home within 3 days and then recovering for the next month, but I won't be far from the computer. The most I will be away from being online is about a week. :)

I will miss you all and if I don't talk to you before Christmas, have a wonderful blessed, happy, healthy, and safe holiday.

Hugs all around,
Rose

Cuppa

Playing around with photos and filters, coffee and a book looked so good to me... the photo is from the latest Corel Painter magazine, they always give 40 free iStock photos per magazine that you can use for your own use.. :) I love that magazine and I am amazed at the digital paintings and the talent in this art field now. :) I used a filter in Photoshop to create a painted look with canvas, changed colors and highlights. Hope you like! Reminds me of curling up with a good book and having some comfort food!

I Heart You

This was an experiment in embossing done on the ArtRage forums. I wanted to see if I could get that raised, tooled look with digital art, and I think I have succeeded, though not as much as I thought. :) Well, I do like the way it turned out with the filters I used in Photoshop. Love to all! :)