Whale Watch or Not???

Good day all, I know it has been a few days but that whale watch or not??? took everything I had...and for what I had no little ones and I rode a bus and viewed sites??? We left the school house at 6:30 am on Friday and we went to the hotel dropped the luggage and headed to the Virginia Marine Science Aquarium in Va. Beach Va. where everyone enjoyed the sea life and the hands on .
We then went to the MacArthur Memorial in Norfolk Va. watched a film and toured the museum. Had a tour on the Norfolk Naval Base and had lunch. We headed back to Va. Beach to a skating rink where we all skated and had a BLAST!!! Dinner was pizza and back to the hotel, we ordered in Chinese food and watched some TV, then soon fell fast asleep.
We woke up Saturday morn. having a buffet breakfast and since the actual "WHALE WATCH" trip was canceled due to weather conditions, high winds and raining/snowy weather. We then headed back to the Va. Marine Science Museum where we watched an IMAX movie...Under the Sea in 3D.....Fabulous!! The weather conditions were getting worst.....mostly snow at this point. We headed back to the MacArthur Mall in Norfolk where we had lunch and did some shopping. Cody bought himself a really cool hat, and a vanilla bean frappe'. We got the word that the trip was being cut even shorter due to weather, so we didn't get to see Nauticus which has a wonderful exhibit at this time until April..Pirates!! So we were all a little upset that we couldn't stay to see Nauticus, but it was more important that everyone get home safe. SO we watched another movie at Nauticus and headed back.. so our whale watch never happened, but we all had a blast. Cody and I were so sleepy on Sunday...and why?? I ask?? Anyway I do have some los to show later...hopefully I will get them up soon. Stay tuned.Have a WONDERFUL Day. Dawn

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Valentine You Have My Heart

Hello All!! I have been soo upset over the close of Rusty Pickle. I thank everyone of you who have visited me during my term as a RP Chef. You all have been AMAZING!!! I had done this for the February sketch from Julie, thanks again Julie for the wonderful sketch. The idea was to use any papers and to show love. Well I used some of these adorable little pics of my sweet Colby as the teacher puts it he is a model citizen...lol!! If she only knew!! LOL!!!!! I had taken these pics several years back but will always remain special to me. I used Rusty Pickle papers and cardstock coupons, buttons, and the frame and hearts are RP chipboard. I did some sewing and weaving of the tulle. I used a screen over the white paint and dabbed red on the frame and the hearts. The chipboard is embossed using a Cuttlebug folder. The valentine is hand sewed. Once again the homemade paper in the baby blue, I made with my little boys....so much fun!! Those wing hearts I just bought at Michaels....I had to have!! The flowers are MS. Thanks so much looking and I do so much appreciate your comments , the mean so much to me!! Have a WONDERFUL Day, Dawn

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Mother Nature We Thank You

Well as I bring you this lo I have sad sad news to share, the scrapbook world will be loosing Rusty Pickle. They have had to make the decision to close their doors due to a struggling economy. It saddens us all they are having a liquidation sale their blog reads Rusty Pickle will be liquidating inventory. We now offer everything at half price. On Rustypickle.com, everything is now 50% off - prices are as marked. The warehouse is also now open to shop. Call or email to find out more of what we have. (801) 746-1045 or email jeri@rustypickle.com
So sorry I had to bring this news, but on a happier note I thank Rusty Pickle for all the wonderful opportunities, the friendship, and what an awesome ride. Rusty Pickle will be missed!!!! You all know me I will still be making los and projects with Rusty Pickle....I just love it!!
I still have one more lo to bring ya that I had already finished for the February sketch, that I have brought every month. So stay tuned! This lo I challenged myself to use items that were recycled...yeah I know another issue I have not wanting to throw things out.......I always can find a use!!! lol!! Dh says get rid of it...but I try to keep it!! The lo was made from recyclable cardboard, bottle cap, clothespin spring, and the Prima packaging. The title was cut from the Cricut using the Gypsy welding from the Mothers Day Cart 2010, and Graphically Speaking. All the paper is Rusty Pickle, the tag, the buttons and the cardboard alphas. When I made this lo on Sunday we were snowed in which is like so unusual for us, were like hardly ever get snow. I have really been wanting to garden and this sure helped with all the snow. I LOVE LOVE LOVE to garden and could spend everyday out there...and more so when the fruits of our labor in full force. It is a WONDERFUL Happy time!! TFL!! Enjoy your day!! Dawn Oh yeah I almost forgot about the dragonfly I have a tutorial if ya wanna know how to make. http://creationsbydawn.blogspot.com/search/label/tutorial

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Snow Princess

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Good Morning everyone. I did this lo lastnight using my SwirlyDoo's kit, I already have my Febuary one but wanted to play with my January one before the month was up. I was so inspired by Sheila's Gypsy cut http://shesasassylady.blogspot.com/ that I made one similar of course mine is no where as fancy and pretty. What I did was while I was at the bus stop waiting to pick the boys up using the Gypsy was use George and Home Accents and welded the circle and the swirl. Then I cut one out with the whole circle in the center, then the top one with the circle cut out. Sheila was using a sketch by Liz Qualman. Sheilas lo is gorgeous, check it out.

The title was from Hello Kitty and the snowflake is from Accents Essentials all welded together. Princess is cut from Gypsy Font, welded. I layered the snowflake four times using thin popdots. The purple paper is some more of the handmade paper me and the boys made from scraps. The pp is Bo Bunny Snowy Serenade....love it!!! The file tab is also Bo Bunny. The while cardstock is Bazzill Basics. The turquoise cardstock is SU.

The white flower from the SwirlyDoos kit is from Prima, which I sprayed with Haunted Shadow Tattered Angels Glimmer mist. The put the stamens in and some ice stickles and Diamond Glaze. The flowers are Bo Bunny and Prima. The snowflake chipboard is also in the kit. I painted it white and then sprinkled on MS ultrafine glitter while wet. The rub on in the pic is KaiserCraft white flourish corner. The snow word was stamped using Autumn leaves swirls using white pigmant ink and crystal sparkle embossing powder, then stamped using SU lavender lace. The screen was from Tattered Angels Vintage Ice. The pic is of my dear granddaughter Abigail, pic taken Dec. 17, 2009 while she was looking at the Christmas Tree, she is wearing this cute little dress I bought from Target after Halloween, that is called Snow Princess costume...Abigail loves it!! She would say Grandma I put my dress on again....too cute!! TFL!! Have a WONDERFUL Day. Dawn :o)

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GROW Altered Wall Hanging

Hello all, I hope this Monday has been a beautiful day for you and yours. I have been wanting to post this for about two weeks now. It is an altered wall hanging using a canvas turned around backwards like a shadow box. I painted the inside and the frame using acrylic paints. Then I added Webster's pp Nature's StoryBook:Grow Dreams. Using Tattered Angels glimmer mist sprayed on pp using the dragonfly screen and the tree screen. The grow letters are Rusty Pickle...I tore the cardboard off and used Tim Holtz crackle paints and applied a thin coat to them, and some ink. The lace around the frame is Prima Elegant Lace. The bumble bee, the dragonfly and two flowers on the alphas are SpellBinder's using the Wizard die cutting system, the dragonfly has a coat of Alcohol inks, the bumble bee is cut from Cosmo Cricket pp and inked. The blue flower is cut from handmade paper that me and the boys made one day..what a blast and they still will bring it up whenever I use it in a project. The pot is made using a crackle paint chip from the hardware store, using the SpellBinder's diecut.

The flowers on the outside of the frame are made using the SpellBinder's Sunflower die cut I cut the flower out then folded it into 1/8ths using the Tim Holtz tiny attacher (love this) stapled it on one side then attached to the homemade floral wire (I used to teach flower arranging for our local community college many many years ago) Yes I still have all my stuff....I know I get fussed at, about it all the time. Sprayed with Tattered Angels glimmer mist and wallah.....a flower vine. The leaves are SpellBinder's too. TFL!!! Thanks and Have a WONDERFUL afternoon. Dawn

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