Sunday, November 07, 2010

Scrappy Fun!

I am sad that my vacation from work is about over.  Only 2 days left.  :-(  I didn't do everything I was planning because the weather has turned cooler.  We have been getting in the 30's at night!  Yikes!  I really dislike winter.

Saturday was my LSS's 6th b-day celebration.  It was a great time as it always is at my LSS.  :-)   They were opening at 9am which is quite early in my book!  The first 350 people got a number as you walked in the door which got you a tote bag.  The first 200 got more free stuff and then the next 150 got a little less.  I wasn't feeling very good when I woke up so I was being a little sluggish getting ready.  My plan was to be their around 0830.  I ended up showing up at 0905 and was number 203.  I was just glad that I was one of the first 350 people!  :-)

Then I walked into the store and you could hardly move!  I saw my friends car parked outside so I was trying to locate her.  All the LSS regulars that I am used to seeing were their.  One told me where i needed to go to get my Fiskateers goodies.  Then I stood in line for the make-n-take with the fiskateer ladies.  The make-n-take book was cute and used the unibind system.  I would love to have the unibind system.  My friend had done some shopping and was in line.  I went to go talk to her for a bit and then I went back outside where it was calmer!  Since they handed out numbers, I was able to come back and shop later.  I ended up storing my number in my bra!  I about lost it with it being in my pocket.  It was in a safe place then!

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Afterwards, I ran back home real quick.  I realized I had forgotten to put my watch on and it was bugging me.  Then I went to a friends house as a bunch of us was meeting up to scrapbook the day away!  Their was 7 of us all together.  I was the only one who got into a class at the LSS for that day.  I tried to get into the class when they first opened up registration.  Working nights, by the time I woke up and realized registration was open, it was to late.  I was added to a waiting list.  I was surprised that they called me in October for a spot in the class!  I originally turned it down as my friends were all going to an all day scrap event and I signed up too.  It got cancelled so I was lucky that I got a spot!

The store was much calmer when I went back.  I did a little shopping and then went to my class.  I got some fun goodies in my tote bag!  Then after my class, I went back to my friends house and scrapbooked a little longer.  We ended up wrapping the night up around 8pm.   We have talked about getting together more often and scrapping.

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I meet all the ladies I scrapped with at an all day crop.  I went to the crop by myself and I was seated with these ladies.  It turned out we work for the same hospital.  One of the girls, I kept running into at various scrapbooking & photography events.  I have gained more friends since I started scrapbooking!  I just love it.

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Friday, November 05, 2010

First class drawings

I wanted to post my drawings from my first class.  She had us draw a face and our hand before giving us any instructions.  It took me forever to draw my face it seemed.  I kept erasing and redrawing!  These might be hard to see since the drawings are in pencil.

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Then she gave us some instruction and then told us to do blind contour.  We were to draw our hand but couldn't look at our paper!

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Then after doing this exercise, we did modified contour which we could look at our paper 10% of the time.  I kept moving my hand and then I didn't get it back in the original position.  My hand looks a little off for that reason!

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Then she got out a photo of an eye and had us draw the outline and then we added shading.  Shading really is what makes the picture.  I feel like I need to work more on shading.  I didn't like how I did my eyelashes.  This isn't bad for my first try!

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Then class was over.  :-(  I hope to be able to go back in the next week or so and learn more!  :-)

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A rare moment!

Ever since getting my pug, Phoebe, the cats haven't been happy with me.  It did disrupt our routine a bit.  I think finally after 2 1/2 years, they might be getting along better.  Or the colder weather is just making them tolerate each other!  LOL!  They all love my waterbed and I walked in last night to this:

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Chloe is kinda hidden.  She is near my pillow at the head of my bed.  She is a lion kitty once again and she is directly on the bed to get warmth!  Here is a close up of her:

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Then this morning after taking my shower, I came out to this:

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Aren't they adorable!  :-)

Phoebe loves getting under the covers and she pops her head out at me when I enter the room.

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She is just too cute!!

The day I took Chloe to get her lion kitty cut, I was for sure they were going to sedate her.  I told them I would prefer her not to be sedated but I didn't want them to get bit either.  When I went to pick her up that afternoon, I found out that they didn't sedate her.  They said did hiss and didn't like it.  They told me she is dehydrated and was afraid to sedate her.  :-(  She showed me how her skin tents up.  It takes about 5 seconds for it to go back to normal.  I see her drink water all the time.  I have been changing the water more than twice a day to make sure it is fresh.  I have also put out another water bowl for them.  I have also feed her some moist food to see if that helps.  I don't want her to eat that to make sure her teeth stay healthy.  The tenting is better but still not where it should be.  I was told that if it didn't get better, I needed to bring her in for lab work.  Poor kitty!  I wouldn't have known this if I hadn't gotten her shaved.

I am getting ready to check out the art walk.  It is in the 40's outside so I am sure I won't stay very long!

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Thursday, November 04, 2010

Fun artsy stuff!

The Sketchbook Project: 2011

I signed up for the Sketchbook Project and got my book this week!  I am sad that I won't get my book back.  I liked the idea of it traveling to different cities and then being in the Brooklyn Art Library.  I even have a log in to see who has viewed my book.  So, I have 2 months to get this done!  Yikes!!!  I just wish it was coming to a city near me.  I would love to see the other sketchbooks also!  I took a picture to post here and Felix decided to help me!

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Felix loves helping me!  :-)

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The other night, I remembered that I had ordered a book about keeping an art journal earlier in the year.  I didn't remember where I had put it.  I hunted and after getting my extra bedroom more organized, searching upstairs and in the living room, I finally found it in my bedroom!  I have ran out of book cases and have some books in a rubbermaid container.  I either need to get rid of some books or get a new book case!  This book is giving me more ideas and inspiration.

Since wanting to do the sketchbook project, I have wanted to take a class at Hobby Lobby to learn how to draw.  I finally had my first class today and it was fun.  I just didn't have the correct supplies.  I had bought a small drawing pad and brought a #2 pencil from home.  She told me I needed a bigger drawing pad.  After we got started, I could see how a bigger drawing pad was better.  After class today, I bought me the supplies I needed.

When I told her I thought I missed something in art class at school, she said I didn't.  She explained that most likely they didn't teach me how to draw, just asked us to draw.  She was teaching us the concept on drawing from the right side of the brain.  She has us start out drawing a face and then our hand.  Then she asked us what we were thinking as we were drawing.  Then she explained a little more and then had us do more exercises.  It was fun and the time flew by!  By the end of the class, we draw a picture of an eye.  I feel like I need work on shading but it isn't to bad.  I felt like I did go a little far with the eyelashes.  It was a fun learning experience and I hope to go back soon to learn more!

I will have to take pictures or scan what I have done so far.

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