tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:18:03 +0000http://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/index.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)Blogger121125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-4201847832158291104Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:56:00 +00002008-07-05T11:18:03.972-07:00 I'm making it in just under the wire for Crusade #21! This month the theme is Simply Irresistible! Michelle Ward has challenged her Street Team Crusaders to try wax resist with crayons over something textured and then to paint it to color the background. These are my first tries. I tried scribbling over an old metal button and some regular copy paper with crayons. It looked like http://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2008/07/simply-irresistible-in-just-under-wire.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-6615638997607817784Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:23:00 +00002008-07-02T22:40:19.815-07:00I finally did it! I painted some cotton fabric and quilted it on my new Bernina with free motion embroidery! Here's the result. I used Adirondack Acrylic Daubers and for the most part, watered down the paint. The fuchsia, dark purple, and citrus green are much less watered down than the peach, sunset orange, and terra cotta. There's one other color in there with those but I can't remember http://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2008/07/soooooooo-exciting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-1732136889855088401Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:45:00 +00002008-07-01T16:02:56.623-07:00 Oh lookie what I did on Saturday morning! The Eleven pages went over well, despite my fears. My friend liked them just fine. I guess I was suffering from end of the project heebie jeebies or something. I definitely freaked out for nothing. Here are all the pages (or almost all of all the pages... I was holding the camera up over my head to get this shot and this is the best of three!). There http://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2008/07/big-book-of-numbers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-3280655777317703658Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:23:00 +00002008-06-28T04:47:14.032-07:00I was so excited about a swap at Frenzy Stamper I'd signed up for two months ago! The pages are due tomorrow... uh, make that today... and now I'm deflated. I'd printed out the rules from the hostess and had them on my work table. But in a creative frenzy, I had used the back of the paper to stamp and stencil on and then used it in someone's journal last month. So I had to rely on memory. Yeah, Ihttp://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2008/06/eleven-dammit-anyway.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-6683714801836198711Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:41:00 +00002008-06-28T04:22:29.620-07:00When last heard from, I was going to work on posting more often, wasn't I? And there ya go, left alone to my own devices, I end up waiting even longer to post than before! You can't trust these damned wabbits, I tell ya! They tell you one thing and then do the other. OK, so I still haven't figured out where the time goes. And it's been ages since I posted any art. So I thought I'd make up for ithttp://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2008/06/as-wabbit-turns.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-8378077535048088830Sun, 15 Jun 2008 09:39:00 +00002008-06-15T02:47:33.002-07:00Where does the time go???? I've signed up to trade for this postcard with Susan Lenz for her CyberFyber, an international exhibition scheduled for January 8th through 20th, 2009 at Gallery 80808, 808 Lady Street in downtown Columbia, South Carolina. So now I HAVE to get going and make one to send to her, for which I've given myself the deadline of the end of the week. I missed out on the ones http://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2008/06/oh-my.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-9046772560245386301Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:32:00 +00002008-06-06T14:49:06.320-07:00I've just come upon the most amazing art. The website name is Form and Pheromone but the artist is Christopher Marley. This is really wonderful stuff and his story is interesting too. Look at the bottom of the homepage for About the Artist.http://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2008/06/amazing-art.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-4107325684217245743Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:34:00 +00002008-06-05T15:12:22.767-07:00Sheesh, and I'm not even having that much fun! My lovelies, please forgive the lack of posts lately. As you may know, I am the primary caregiver for my elderly mother aka Nana or The Little Troublemaker. One morning last week, I came out of my room to discover that sometime between when the Sports Fan left for work and I got up, she had gotten up and somehow managed to fall. She was conscious http://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2008/06/tempus-fugit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-7992141843061930876Fri, 23 May 2008 20:00:00 +00002008-05-23T13:36:11.962-07:00Sheesh, hard to believe that this week is nearly over! And what's more, it is a three-day Holiday weekend with no plans. No plans! Yippee!!! We can kick back and relax. I hope you get a chance to relax and recharge too, my lovelies. I've been plotting and planning blog posts all week. Trying to finish projects and experiments. Trying to get things photographed. Getting those photos cropped and http://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2008/05/more-fun.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-2904464531631634806Sat, 17 May 2008 17:31:00 +00002008-05-17T11:32:04.188-07:00artGPP Street Team CrusadestechniquesMichelle WardBefore the month is through, I have to jump in on Michelle Ward's GPP Street Team Crusade No. 20, Casting Call. Nope, she isn't making a movie. Our leader is encouraging us to make paper casts. And you cannot say you don't have what you need to do this one! Following the lead of another Crusader, Maralena Howard, I tried toilet tissue. Yes, plain old TP, spritzed with water, laid over a deeply http://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2008/05/casting-call.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-2850302897568024817Thu, 15 May 2008 16:55:00 +00002008-05-15T10:35:40.146-07:00printersjournalstechnologyI just heard about a new printer that has the potential to change the face of journaling. Here's the skinny. The technology behind the new printer is called Zink or Zero Ink. The printer is the Polaroid Pogo. It's a tiny thing that weighs half a pound and would probably fit into a shirt pocket or a nice little cosmetic bag to protect it from the contents of your handbag and vice versa. (Reminderhttp://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2008/05/will-you-zink.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-2127118578503798151Sun, 11 May 2008 03:07:00 +00002008-05-10T20:59:09.090-07:00Yikes, this was much more time-consuming than I'd bargained for! I was taking a class called Passport to Threads with Liz Kettle, from the Fabrics in Altered Art Yahoo group, on Quilters Keep Learning. One of the things Liz encourages everyone to do - in addition to the class work! - is to make some pages from two colors so that when you stitch across them with every pre-programmed stitch your http://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2008/05/stitch-out.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-5140690935992578291Sat, 10 May 2008 01:29:00 +00002008-05-09T19:04:08.958-07:00CodyAZGRCChanceDogsGolden RetreiversNanaLast weekend, Nana and I took the boys to an AZ Golden Retreiver Connection event, their annual Swim Fest. Chance was looking forward to belly-smacking into the pool with a few tennis balls in his mouth and Cody just wanted to doodle around in the water. It didn't really turn out that way. There were over 100 people in attendance and 79 dogs! it seems that most of the dogs had Chance's idea and http://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2008/05/dog-paddle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-3241542509996065562Thu, 01 May 2008 08:20:00 +00002008-05-02T11:49:46.291-07:00projectsThe Beatlesdigital graphicsBookArtzChunky BooksHand-carved StampsStencils As you know, I love participating in Michelle Ward's Street Team Challenges. This one is a follow-on from a previous challenge I missed, due to being stressed out already. For my BookArtz Songbook project, I really wanted to use both a stencil and a hand-carved stamp. I made both. In fact, I made three stencils but only used one and didn't use either version of the stamp I carved.So here's http://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2008/05/street-team-challenges.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-8449841732292076944Thu, 01 May 2008 07:17:00 +00002008-05-01T01:19:18.055-07:00TunesThe BeatlesBookArtzChunky BooksHand-carved StampsStencilsHere's the other project that had me so up to my ears in glue that I was sick of gluing stuff. Luckily, I had scored an entire gallon of US ArtQuest's Matte Perfect Paper Adhesive for half price when one of my favorite paper arts stores (Las Vegas Art Stamps) went out of business. I got a ton of cool stuff there but I'd really rather that the store was still there. Linda is happily retired now http://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2008/05/all-you-need-is-love-and-17-oz-of-glue.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-6457964002887071711Thu, 01 May 2008 06:59:00 +00002008-05-05T22:52:23.510-07:00projectsOk, I admit it. I've been really bad about posting lately. Life has been busy. OK, so that's a crummy excuse but it is mine and I'm sticking with it. So here's a post. Here's what I've been up to lately. A new buddy of mine was hosting an alphabet book. The problem for my friend is that the deadline had passed and she wanted to get these pages swapped and out to her participants so she asked me http://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2008/04/im-bad-im-bad-i-know-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-7920703804729249828Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:29:00 +00002008-04-08T16:31:08.774-07:00As someone who enjoys learning, I had to investigate the Open University when I first heard of it (I think it was through someone's blog). On and off for the past year or more, I've been taking various units there on a wide range of topics as they appeal to me. Last night and today, I viewed the course materials for an Open University course, A216_1, Musée du Louvre. The course unit is all abouthttp://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2008/04/thoughts-on-museums-and-art-collections.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-2255721243653693096Mon, 31 Mar 2008 02:41:00 +00002008-03-30T20:43:09.752-07:00Today was too much fun! Since I'm in Las Vegas, I let Keri know and we planned to meet for lunch today. We met at Canonita, a Mexican restaurant in the Canal Shoppes adjacent to The Venetian Hotel and Resort on the fabled Strip. The Sports Fan was with us and the three of us drank Margaritas and Mojitos, ate chips and killer salsa, and enjoyed some fabulous Mexican food. Our waiter was fun and http://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2008/03/too-much-fun.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-4149180948220373861Sun, 23 Mar 2008 10:43:00 +00002008-03-23T03:58:14.370-07:00If you are looking for free images that are copyright safe, go here: Lisa Vollrath's Ten-Two Studio. She's got some nice Irish and Spring photos on her countdown page and today is the last day! It's linkware, so just post a link to the page on your blog or on one of your groups. Here are tiny samples of some. (Blogger is not cooperating tonight!) http://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2008/03/check-these-out-too.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-3390322492107790478Sun, 23 Mar 2008 02:36:00 +00002008-03-22T20:24:16.266-07:00If you're checking to see if I've had anything new to say, I don't. Well, I always do but it isn't always appropriate to share with the world, yanno?!! But I did think of something that I'd like to share. Please check out my links. I've got links to some really terrific blogs and websites in the sidebar. Between reading my own posts, listening to the tunes I've chosen, and reading about http://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2008/03/check-them-out.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-885396521289342094Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:22:00 +00002008-03-11T15:24:53.180-07:00I've been tagged by &rew , my friend, Andrew Borloz, to reveal seven things about myself, then tag seven more people. Hmmm... I like being blonde although I'm convinced that only brunettes are truly beautiful. Maybe we blondes are just too flashy for real outward beauty. Inner beauty is a totally different topic!I don't mind the 'good' Arizona weather like right now when it's in the 70s, but thehttp://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2008/03/tagged.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-621003041425177783Tue, 04 Mar 2008 03:19:00 +00002008-03-04T10:59:57.724-07:00I told the Fabric in Altered Art group that I had posted my work for the last couple of days on my blog and then looked to be sure. How DUH is that?!?!??? So here is what I've been up to for the TAD (Thing-A-Day) challenge! On Sunday, I did these pages for Frenzy Stamper's House Chunky Book Swap that will take place on Saturday. I'm doing 27 of each size and each pair is different. The smaller http://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2008/03/oops-i-lied.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-8629069908808022357Sun, 02 Mar 2008 22:24:00 +00002008-03-02T16:49:42.322-07:00 Yep, I've been busy. I've had a lot of projects on which to work and I'm getting things done. Definitely feels good! Here are some of the things that have been keeping me busy. First, here's a little bound journal I made for the almost-monthly Mini Book swap on BookArtz. The cover is 140# CP Fabriano watercolor paper. The inside pages are BFK Rives. i love the creamy color of the pages, the http://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2008/03/ive-been-busy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-5121563306093250337Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:08:00 +00002008-02-19T12:01:35.138-07:00 YIPPEE!!!It's time to sign up for Art Unraveled 2008! In fact, it's past time. I mailed my envie, decorated a bit for Linda's and Chuck's entertainment as they open the envelopes, last Friday. Many people on the AU Yahoo group report having had little post office dramas trying to get a hand date stamp on their envie. Some post offices even extorted extra postage out of people in order to have http://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2008/02/yippee-its-that-time.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822957990150518079.post-7436668413203086416Fri, 15 Feb 2008 03:40:00 +00002008-02-15T00:08:41.378-07:00This is my Romance 3 x 3 for a swap on the BookArtz group. I must say that I am very much enjoying these smaller swaps. I made 14 or 15 of these and we all sent them individually to the others in the swap. No sweat for a hostess and no sweat for the participants. While it is nice to get that big package and see them all at once, having them trickle in every few days is really quite fun! I http://www.mydapperdog.com/blog/2008/02/happy-valentines-day-my-lovelies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wabbit)