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Saturday, May 26, 2012

Tracy Weinzapfel Is My Guest Today


I am so excited to share a special guest today~ Tracy Weinzapfel.  Can you believe it? Oh yea Tracy is sharing some of her beautiful pieces with us today.
Here she is



What Art Means to Me
When Dawn asked me to be a guest blogger on her site I wondered what gems of information or tidbits of interest I could write about.  Today I was thinking about What Art Means to Me.  I am sure it takes on a different meaning for everyone and I am happy to share my thoughts....
Art is a way for me to express myself.  Like an musician puts words to a tune, I put colors and images to a canvas.  Art is an escape for me.  When life has its ups and downs the first place I go to is my art journal to put my mood and emotions to paper.  I used to think that the only and best time to create was when everything was OK in my world (which we know is rare as challenges do arise) but now I realize that it is in the toughest times that the emotions are at their rawest.  I find that flow or "zone" of creating so much easier when those challenges do arise.
Also, art has opened a world to me that I never knew I could engage in.  Friends are surprised to hear that in school I was shy and quiet.  Public speaking scared the heck out of me (oh the torment those speeches were).  Now I can stand in front of a class of 100 (sweating my rear off with nerves) but the Art I so dearly Love I can easily talk and share with others.  Also, I am LIVE every Monday on Ustream sharing the creative process LIVE in my art journal and that shy quiet Tracy is gone. Art opened up this amazing world of color and inspiration. 
Here are just some of my latest projects:
"Truth" - 14 X 11
"Live Live" - 11 X 14 Created LIVE on UStream HERE:

"Inspire" - 12 X 16

"Dream" - 16 X 20 Created Last Monday Night LIVE!


If you are not joining us Monday nights LIVE on Ustream than you are missing all the fun!! Most of these creations were created LIVE and the recordings can be seen HERE on my tw Studios Ustream Channel. We are LIVE every Monday night so please join us Monday nights truly are fun and the inspiring friendships that are growing from there are so great! Stay tuned for weekly challenges and a new kit I am working on which I am so excited about! For more information including event reminders "Like" Tracy Weinzapel Studios on Facebook

Thank you very much Dawn for asking me to be a guest blogger.  I believe there is an Artist in all of us.....finding out what it means to you is the secret.! ♥♥♥

Tracy Weinzapfel Studios
www.tracyweinzapfelstudios.com

I am so thrilled that Tracy could share with all of us today, sharing these beautiful pieces
 THANK YOU  so much sweetie, your the best!!!
Won't you share some love today and show Tracy how much we enjoyed her visit.

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Friday, May 25, 2012

Doors & Windows

Today I am here to share another Design Team project for my Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge Blog 
This week our challenge at Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge  is  



ADD A DOOR / WINDOW
Here are the rules:
  • You MUST follow the theme and use at least one Cheery Lynn Designs die, of course, we would love to see more than one. 
  • You MUST add a link to your blog post in the InLinkz at CHEERY LYNN Designs Challenge ; no back posting, only new projects are allowed
  • You MUST link to Cheery Lynn's Challenge blog in your post
The winner will be chosen based on merit by Cheery Lynn Designs. They will receive a $20 coupon for shopping at the Cheery Lynn website. The challenge will end on Sunday night at 22:00 Eastern time.

 Isn't this a great design? I just love how this card turned out, and the dies I used to create with.
 Screen Door w/Cat
 Cathedral Lace Frame
 Judy's Blooms
 Medium Rose

 I used some fun designer papers and made this layered flower, I have been loving all the floral designs my fellow design team members have been sharing.
Do you see how I used the lace frame as the screen for the door? I love how it turned out- this came by accident while I was cutting the dies.I just laid the pieces in a pile and picked these up together.
The sentiment is from a CTMH stamp set, the papers are from DCWV and my stash.

I am entering the following challenges:
Aud  Sentiments- Any Sentiment
Crafts And me- Flowers

 So I have a second design with a window- this is one of the newest die that were just released
Window die
Burble / Cheese Cloth Texture Embossing Plate
 Lace Flourish Letter F
Deco Corner
 I decided to make a Fashion card design using a New York fashion lady this is a great paper design from DCWV. That beautiful rich ribbon is from really reasonable Ribbon. This is a quick card for me but such a fun one... I have had several of my  followers ask me to share a few easy designs using dies...and can be used with many type papers or a stamped design in the inside.
 I could also see some flowers in the window.
Thanks for stopping by today, hope to see you play along with us this week- you could be our winner.

I am entering the following challenges:
Penny's paper Crafty Challenge- Anything goes

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