http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.ca/2013/10/mim-164-with-meljens-designs.html -Anything Goes
http://glitternsparklechallengeblog.blogspot.ca/2013/10/challenge-56.html -Add Some Black
I have been gone for a while. I did make some fairy cards and tried to add them to some challenges but, for some reason I couldn't. I have a gift when it comes to screwing up with computers. I had a dear friend visit me and he is going soon to Thailand until April(yes the brat) so I decided to create a dragon since I was born the year of the dragon. I love these stamps this lady created-it is so intricate and it is hard to see the detail but I coloured this with tombow markers. I placed it on a black background with this black paper that I love and must get more. I then had it mounted on an antique gold cardstock and added the sparkle stickers around it. It has been nice getting back into my card making. Where did the summer go? I know fast and furious but much better than those bad movies. Happy Halloween to all
I can not believe it has been this long before I posted anything. Let's just say it has been crazy...my pain was out of control but I am on medication and I feel reborn in some ways. The chronic pain was getting to me. Our cat was sick, flying ant problems at the house, my mom is forgetting more, my brother is not in the best place right now and needs some tlc for sure, my spouse hit a main gas line (ughh) and that will cost me plenty and just life in general. Of course Christmas Cards all Year Long had a special-put fairies in one's work. I missed the deadline!! What else is new. I also saw non traditional colours for other great posts I belong to...oh well at least I made some cards.
The first card I cut out the fairy and placed her on the blue background. I used my cuddlebug to cut out the fancy snowflake design and I used an edger as well. I also used the cuddlebug for the poinsettia:) There is some sparkle added in every card. The 2nd card I did a lot of masking and made a winter scene with the fairy queen:) The 3rd I had left over card stock with some twinkling H2o's and used gold stickles to swirl around the colour. I added other cardstock and the fairy and ended it with some ribbon and crystals. the 3rd card, I stamped the holly and coloured it with some glitter pens. I cut out some leaves and added them for some 3d flare. I stamped and coloured the fairy-oh my:) The last one I made monochromatic-all in gold and used the cuddlebug to cut out the ornament and then stamped and cut out the fairy which I coloured and added some glitter dust. Well that is it in a nutshell. I hope you all enjoy it:)
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.ca/2013/05/mim-142-with-stampart-design-by-kathryne.html - Anything Goes
http://flutterbywednesdays.blogspot.ca/2013/05/flutter-by-wednesday-241.html - Sketch
I made another card for a cutie of a gal-my friend's little girl. I used some funky colours and love the card stock which looks yellow and green depending on the light. Flutter has a sketch and I tried it out here using other card stock laying around. I coloured the fairy with gamsol pencils. I added the butterfly with glitter of course and used this pen that makes pearl drops. Now I am off to wash my one cat who is too fat to clean herself. We adopted her and she was too heavy when we got her. Trying to get her away from the other cat's food is like trying to tell a nerd he can't watch Star Trek. (I love Star Trek).
http://whimsyinspires.blogspot.ca/2013/05/monthly-challenge-59-whimsy-stamps.html -Anything Goes
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.ca/2013/05/mim-142-with-stampart-design-by-kathryne.html -Anything Goes
http://glitternsparklechallengeblog.blogspot.ca/2013/05/challenge-34.html -Birthdays
http://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.ca/2013/05/h-for-happy.html -H is for Happy
Well I have been out of commission for a while due to illness and it is annoying. I have been looking at blogs but not partaking. Yes bummer. Still have a cough and losing voice(although I think my hubby is secretly happy about that). Now we have had great weather here in Canuck land although it is supposed to get humid and hot which I hate. The Alphabet Challenge was fun to view-they had E for emerald, F for fantasy, G for glitter and gems and now H for happy. I decided to incorporate all of these in 1 card. I used glossy green cardstock and this nice card stock in a lighter green. I stamped the dragon in emerald green and stamped the fairy in a dark green embossing powder. I coloured her in tombow markers and glittered up her wings in 2 shades of green. I added the metal round things(what would be their right name??) and placed to gems (OK not real:)) on top and added the Happy Birthday and the corners in gold stickers. I placed the butterfly up as well in glitter. This is for our niece. Her birthday has passed but we have not seen her yet so this goes to her. Glitter and sparkle has birthdays as their theme and MIM is always anything goes. Whimsy has this as well. These all are great sites!!
http://alexjcavanaugh.blogspot.ca/2013/05/bestworst-movie-remakes-blogfest-ninja.html
I was really thinking about this since the great Alex promoted this event. I had some true time since I have been ill for a month which sucks big time and has prevented me from doing much on my blog. Now I was thinking about The Day The Earth Stood Still, War of the Worlds, Dracula, All Quiet on the Western Front and even It's a Wonderful Life(yup a TV remake with Marlo Thomas-sucked). I decided to do 1 film that had both Best and worst because it was remade twice barring all the other rip offs inbetween. I chose King Kong! That mighty ape and no I am not talking about the Toronto mayor who just this morning is in the news apparantly having fun with a drug bong but that mighty ape who dies at the end(oops spoiler alert but then if you haven't seen it you have been living under a shoe somewhere).
The first film was made in 1933 starring the wonderfully screaming Fay Wray. I love this film and, even though I don't believe it was the intention to bring a lot of pathos for the ape, one falls under his spell and you really route for him and wish he was never taken off the island. Now they used Kong in many other films even King Kong vs Godzille which I am proud to say I have seen but they decided to remake it in 1976 with Jeff Bridges and Jessica Lange. It grossed alot of money and was even up for some Oscars but this movie sucks. I am sorry but it was too campy and just plain awful in my books and beating one over the head with how bad humans are to the sweet misunderstood ape. It is weird as well that they chose the World Trade Centre and sad in some ways now to see this considering what happened but still-I wanted Jeff Bridges character to get killed to just shut him up. Thank God Jessica Lange decided to get more acting lessons.
The best remake is King Kong in 2005. I love this movie and Peter Jackson played homage to the 1933 film and still made it beautifully. The acting and special effects are great and it brings great acting including thr ape(Mr Sirkis you are amazing). I can't say more about this film-Just fab. So this is my pick. I do not have best and worst for songs because even though I have heard originals and the remakes of many I can't recall the names or the bands as I suck at that. So enjoy your day and I will too with the long weekend now looming:)
