How Time Flies !!

I am in shock!!  Has it been that long since I posted?? \
I still have to learn how to upload my pictures of my cards.  I have been doing pretty good by making cards this month; not exactly 1 a day....but trying out new techniques and more challenges from Splitcoast Stampers and I joined their Fan Club!!  The new technique was inspired by Belleek Pottery from Ireland,...it was called Negative Effect !!  It came out nice the 2nd time...the first time -- disaster. 
Well, this is how it came out !!  I was so happy to learn this new technique !!  It will come in handy -- Wedding cards will be nice for this technique.
Next little challenge is a "Six-Fold Card" and the "Cascading Card".  I already played with the Cascading Card, now all I have to do is pick out some paper and do it for real; I just practiced on some scrappy paper and it came out OK.  Now for the real thing.  I just went on You tube for the directions for the Six-Fold Card, so now I can try this out tomorrow also.
that picture bothers me.  I want to be able to have text around it...more to learn!

Time for bed ----
Good Night, Lord God
Thank you for today's adventures !!

Ronnie-Bear

Learning something new !!

I am in awe of fancy writing...not just calligraphy, but fancy brush strokes also.  I watched a few YouTube Tutorials on it last night.  I wanted to write something special on two bookmarkers that I was working on last night and this morning.  I practiced the words til I got it right and then wrote on the bookmarkers with an embossing pen and embossed it to the markers.  Awesome try!!  It will get better -- I'll just keep practicing. 

And I love coloring with colored pencils....and am practicing every chance I get with the copics I have.  What a nice medium that is!!  The blending is awesome.  Glad I ran into it!!  Now I just need the blending book!! 

It seems like it's the best way I can learn by reading or viewing pictures.  I know there are a lot of people who say they can't learn by a book....I don't seem to have a problem with that --  thank God that, even being Polish, that I can do what other people can't.....  what a statement that is !!

OK....today finished two bookmarkers!!  I did want to accomplish 1 card a day for 2012.  I guess I'll just have to catch up -- in between all my practicing new techniques !!

OK -- Goin' to bed !!
I'll just have to post my creations when I learn how --  : )

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!

I thought I would start off the new year by attempting a Blog, since a lot of people I admire and am inspired by are "Bloggers".  This Blog will actually prove that you CAN teach an "old   (I am not a dog!!)   crafter"  a new "trick"??? Nah..."new and cooler things to do" !!  There, I like that MUCH better !!

I have many interests and I have done many crafts, for gift-giving and for just wanting to learn something new.  I started my crafting life at the age of 8 when I wanted to make my dad a new scarf by (I should have done it by sewing!!) knitting - of all things !!!1  I shudder when I think of that-- a red scarf knitted in the basket stitch -- it took me 2 months to do it!!  I don't think I ever wanted to knit again!!
After that, I watched my mother crochet.  You saw results immediately; that's just what I should have done in the first place!!  My mom tried to teach me to crochet, but I just couldn't hold the hook the way she did.  I didn't think I was ever going to be able to do it. 
The next day she handed me one of her books -- it was a book devoted to needlework.  It taught you how to knit (ugh!), crochet, embroider, tat and needlepoint.  I must've really wanted to learn to crochet or I probably wouldn't have tortured myself the way I did by doing one stitch a week.  I really did get good at it; I think because I did do it that way, I learned the part of gauging and tension better also.
I still find myself, at times, a little impatient when it comes to results of my crafts.  I have done lots of sewing, making wedding favors, candy cakes, candy sundaes, diaper cakes and now I have favored Card Making and Scrapbooking and Paper Crafting.  When I learn to post the pictures, I'll upload what I have done so you can see for yourselves.
I am going to read a little more about this Blogging Stuff and see if I can do extra pages for a background history of my crafting life.  Little by little I guess I will learn it (hopefully) .  I guess I should sound a little more confident, " I WILL LEARN IT !!"
I'll get there............
Until next time.......

Wishing you all the best for 2012 !!
Ronnie-Bear