The Apple Falls Not Far From the Tree

My nine year old son, Logan, was selected for an award in a local art show. His teacher submitted his work for him, but did not tell him until Logan won. Logan is struggling in school. In fact, he down right hates school, but his art teacher he loves. Logan reads at about a first grade level, reverses his letters, runs funny, and is a resource student. He also thinks he is dumb. I am homeschooling him next year because I have to build his self confidence and focus on his strengths and interests. His art teacher has agreed to work with Logan next year even though he will be home schooled. Look at my proud little guy! Oh, and his art teacher said that he has not ever seen a child that can think as abstractly and such a high level at this age...so my kid ain't dumb!

BG Class LO

I am taking a class at my LSS that creates a two page LO using BG. There are 5 reasons that I signed up for the class.
1) I hate BG and want to learn how to use it and like it.
2) I get a lot of product for the cost.
3) I need to make more friends locally.
4) I love my LSS and want to support her so she does not close her doors.
5) I stink at making two page LOs and need help.

I really believe that in order to grow as an artist/scrapper I must challenge myself and all the above reasons do indeed do just that!
This is the LO we were suppose to create (sorry about the measurements written on it):

This is what I created. I was the only one who really went outside of the box and this is not really going outside of the box! LOL!

I made this flower with leftover Simple to do with a circle punch, folding, and ink.


Now, since I have a new found love of making my own flowers, don't you think this would be easy to make? I mean BG charges like $5 for three of these flowers. I bet I could make them with pipe cleaners and left over brads for pennies! As soon as I find my kids' pipe cleaners I am gonna try because they are darling!

Over the Weekend....

I finished up our trip to Legoland. Parker finally got to ride his first roller coaster. He was so excited! The picture is funny because the look of sheer terror on his face! However, once we got off he wanted to go again!

Logan love Bionicles, so naturally he wanted pictures with a lot of them. I tried to make a lego border on the top of he page using the photo matte the picture of Parker and I on the roller coaster came in. I had to tear it down, cut it up, and piece it back together. I then hated what it looked like so tried to put the title on it and the location block over it. Now I acually like the LO!

I took this picture on Easter with my sister. I LOVE this picture of us! I attempted to make the large flower out of old dictionary paper. I then glimmer misted it and popped a vintage button on it. I think I like it.....

TFL!

Who Says the Desert is UGLY?

Well, I did of course! I have changed my mind and actually think it is beautiful in it's own special way. Here are a few LO I did of the beauty that can be found in the desert! All of these were made from my stash with the exception of the flower that Aleta (I think?) made for a homemade flower swap (which is proving to be the best swap I have ever participated in because I am really getting a lot of use from the flowers! Oh, I also learned how to make them!)



TFL! :-)

Lovin' The Stash!

I completed these two LOs today ALL from my stash! I have had this picture of my daughter for about 4 months. My friend, Aleta, gave my family Christmas gifts this last Christmas and she make Annie and I matching aprons. I wear mine all the time and so does my daughter. In fact, she tried to go to school with it on today! She loves to help in the kitchen just so she can wear the apron! I wanted to do a really good LO with her in the apron. I was looking through Queen and Co. DT and fond a LO I loved and knew I was gonna lift it! So this is what I came up with:

Finally! I am done with our trip to San Diego last summer! All of this was from my stash as well.

The flowers on the second LO were from a homemade flower swap (I think Kylie made them. A few of he flowers on the first LO were also from that same swap (I think it was Tricia and Marinka who made the ones I used). TFL!

2 New Ones

Went old school on this LO. All from my stash and mostly CTMH. I don't do two pagers often, but I so want to just be done with this trip we took LAST summer to Cali. I have not known how to scrap these. This is what I came up with.

Annie and Charlie at her dance. I really had fun doing this LO from my stash.

Did I Spell the Title Right?

Here is a LO I did last night about the cherry pie my sister made and the two poses! She looks like the Borax/Borox chick in the last one. Did I spell it right? I don't know! I can't spell! LOL! I made the Bombshell in the corner using a stamp, colored pencil, and red stickles. I aslo made the bling border.