Hearts

A simple watercolor heart.

My coffee break is over and I am trying to

adjust to the weather and time zone here

back home so I just started painting some

hearts and other doodles today.

I added a metal heart on this one.

The row of little red hearts were made with

a heart shaped punch and colored on the

inside of the card.

I am sharing this with the Crazy Amigos and

Simply Less is Moore.

Peridot

Peridot

I have been painting a lot of green papers this week

for bookbinding projects. I used some of one of the

papers to make a quick card with one of my favorite quotes.

This is my entry to Created By Hand, Crazy Amigos and

Paint Party Friday.

Shoes

The Perfect Pair of Shoes

I have to admit that I have a thing for well-designed, good

fitting shoes.

This quote from Quiet Fire Design says it all.

This is my entry to Crazy Amigos.

Lago di Garda

Lago di Garda

Many vacationers head south to Italy at this time of year.

This was painted to the music of birds chirping, bees

buzzing, the sun shining and a gentle breeze blowing.

A lovely tune to paint by,,,,don´t you think?

This is my entry to Daily Paintworks and Crazy Amigos.

Cupcakes

Cupcakes

My little cupcakes fit right in over at

Crazy Amigos. I would not have done another post

about anything to eat but they twisted my arm and

made me do it.

You may remember a cupcake from awhile back or even

this strawberry cake. You can look cause they are calorie

free.

Dream in Pink

Dream in Pink

Do you dream in color?

Why not have your next dream in Pink!

The Crazy Amigos are nuts over Pink this week.

Vamos a la Playa

Vamos a la Playa

I find it hard to belive that summer is almost here.

Whenever I think of summer I think of the beach.

I don´t live anywhere near the ocean. I have in the

past and I miss the sea air, the carefree atmosphere

that seems to abound near the water and all that

bright sunshine.

Today I painted a miniature watercolor of my

favorite beach.

What are your memories of summers gone by?

This is my entry for Crazy Amigos, One Layer Wednesday,

Paint Party Friday , Stampotique Designers,

and The Summer of Color.

Muttertag

Happy Mother`s Day

This Sunday is Muttertag in Germany as well as in

the USA. Wishing all the mothers of the world a

lovely day.

These three cards are embellished with

Cockatoo feathers from a beautiful bird named

Peaches. You can click on the foto for more detail.

The script is Quiet Fire Design of Canada.

You can also visit the Quiet Fire Style blog for more

inspiration. The Created by Hand challenge also

features the theme Mother.

These cards are my entry to Crazy Amigos

as well as Stampsmith.

Think Positive

Think Positive

Front cover of the handbound book.

Back cover. The cover is collaged and painted with acrylics

and stamped with flowers and a quote about thinking.

Did you know that this is the color for 2011?

Every year Pantone picks a color and makes

their yearly declaration which influences

product development and purchasing

decisions in everything from fashion to home

decor....as well as industrial design.

A few things in this year´s color.

If pink is your thing,,,you are in luck.

Pantone produces these wonderful color

swatches to help printers match colors in

their work. I cannot walk past a paint store without

grabbing a few.

I use these to make nice little

notepad covers.

I think my book would fit right in on this coffee table.

Doing any remodeling? How about a

pink room. Pantone says this year´s color

is confident and vital. A brave new color for

a brave new world. Apartment Therapy likes it

too.

What do you think of it? Will it be a winner

like turquoise was last year?

Only in My Dreams

Only in My Dreams

I eat apples like some people eat potato chips.
Only in my dreams do apples grow in the
shape of hearts....probably because I love to
hear that crunching noise as I bite down on a
good old Granny Smith, Delicious or a Pink Lady.

I will attach this to my niece´s Valentine´s Day
gift. It also happens to fit right in with a few
themes this week on various blogs. I will link them
and you can have some fun looking at all the other
entries.

Tag Tuesday....Valentine´s Day
Take a Word.......Botanical
Crazy Amigo......Tag
Theme Thursday.......Love

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas, Frohe Weihnachten, Joyeux Noel,

Prettige Kerstdagen,

Feliz Navidad and Buon Natale

Wishing each and everyone a very Merry Christmas!

This is one of my necklace tags. It is the perfect accessory for any
well dressed tag this season.

Crazy Amigo, The Three Muses and Something Completely Different
have the theme of Christmas this week. Tag Tuesday is also featuring
the Colors of Christmas with accents in either silver or gold.
Go have a look at all of them for a last little bit of Christmas cheer.

Girly Girls Tell a Story

"Always remember that true beauty comes from within.......

from within bottles, jars, compacts and tubes."

This is a "girly girl" card.
I think these two beauties had fun going overboard. Reminds me of playing dress-up as a kid.
These painted up little faces "tell a story" of two young girls who want to grow up too fast.
At this age girls dream of being a grown up. The irony is.....in a flash....
in the blink of an eye.......you are. But hopefully, not wearing as much make up as these two.

Head on over to Stampotique Originals and Crazy Amigos for more fun.