pocket for a gift card

For gift cards I like to make a pocket. I sewed the sides up to hold the card and did top stitching around the flap edge. Used decorative scissors to cut the sides. And then to secure the flap I attached the buttons and wrapped the yarn around them. Yes I did paint the bowling ball and pin. Not bad. Why use a sticker or stamp when I enjoying painting. My wheels are turning now,I could do soccer, basketballs, or golf. For our two sons who are 22 and 18 gift cards are the way to go for Christmas gifts.

The bottom photo shows with the flap open and a gift card slipped inside the pocket.

gift bags

This time I painted on a gift bag. Using the same acrylic paints. For the snow I used the snow writer scribbles paint. I used it from the bottle tip instead of brushing it on, it gave it a textured look. On the snowman bag I did the snow flakes with this effect,click on the bag and you can see it up close.

gift bags

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cardinal

I get alot of cardinals in my yard. They are so lovely. The striking red color of the male bird. They love when I put out cantulope seeds for them. I painted the cardinal perched on the pine branch. On the branch I painted some of the snow writers paint. If you click the photo it may show up better for you . Just to give the branches a snow effect. The red I painted with is engine red and then added brown for the shading effects on the wings and tail of the bird. I mounted the painting onto a red card. I'll probably stamp a setiment in the upper right corner. As I'm posting this it's a 80 degree day,but snow will be coming soon to Illinois.

hummingbird

I picked the lovely hummingbird to paint. They're such fun to watch. I t was hard to get the colors just right, I still have to work on that. But not bad for my first attempt at painting the hummingbird. I like the challenge of trying different things to paint. So what's next? Keep checking my post to find out.

For my sis Rose

I was asked by my sister if I could paint a bunny. So here it is Rose. A bunny getting ready to nibble on some lettuce. It was a challenge to paint, to get the shading just right. I like the end results. Joann, I'm going to try to paint some birds,too. Keep checking out my blog for what's next.

Poppy

My next memories of the sister trip would have to be poppies. Thanks Rose for the poppy seeds. They'll look great with the pretty red color. That's what I wanted to portray in this painting, the rich red color of the poppy. I mounted the painting on a red cardstock.

roses

At the Missouri Botanical Gardens they have a beautiful rose garden. So this painting is of a photo my sister-in-law took when we were on our sister trip. Our mom had rose bushes on the side of our home where we grew up. So roses bring back memories of home. I picked red and pink colors for the roses,and I wanted the rose to take up the whole card. So let the roses take you down memory lane.

My husband painting

I was on a road trip with my sisters, so I haven't been blogging lately. We went to Missouri and stayed

with a sister there. While there we went to the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis. I got a lot of inspiration for my paintings. This is a water lily painting in dedication to our sister's road trip.
My sisters rock! My husband has been busy with painting also, he's painting the trim on our house. He has a tall canvas to work on. Keep on the watch for more flowers inspired by my sisters road trip.