Week 9: Day 3, A Little Lagniappe

It is so cool to see something I have designed out in public.  As you may know I designed the Leave A Trace logo for D and the Leave a Trace.net ministry she started.  We had bumper stickers made and today I was driving behind a car that had one.  The word is getting out!  It's so awesome!!

LeaveATrace.net bumper sticker

And my sister K is a polymer clay artist, and she made D a pendant with her logo on it.  I am so impressed with how K has developed her craft!

klhood.com polymer clay artist

Check out the LeaveATrace.net and KLHood.com websites if you are interested in finding out more about either!

Week 3, Day 7: It's a Wrap

What a week!  It's been busy, but I've loved it all!  I had forgotten how much I enjoy playing with color, making color schemes and seeing what looks good together, and what just does not work!

New this week on the side bar is a link to a page where you can download each card.  Since I'm still learning web design -- I been in print design for years -- I haven't figured out exactly how to do it, so it goes through another site.  The main thing is that you can get them now!  YAY!

To recap Week 3:


Sunday, Day 1: Inspiration from Another Artist

Monday, Day 2: It's a Little Sketchy!

Tuesday, Day 3: Creative Tuesday, Playing Clay<

Wednesday, Day 4: Color Scheming        

Thursday, Day 5: Going Graphic, Part 1 and Part 2

Friday: Day 6: Freebie Friday

If you want to take this challenge with me, or even just parts of the challenge, please post your photos to the Visual Tapestry: Creative Journey group on Flickr.  I love seeing what you can do.

Three weeks down, forty-nine left.  What do you think?  Have you been inspired to find your creative side? 

Do you have any photos you would like me to use for my weekly inspiration?  You can post them to the flickr group.  Then, let me know the story behind the photos.  

Week 3, Day 5: Going Graphic, Part 2

So I did it.  I created a graphic representation of the extruded polymer clay pattern, and here it is:

Oh, and also here is my 'lil retro girl.  I might just have been inspired by her outfit!  What do you think?

Week 3, Day 5: Going Graphic, Part 1

YIKES!  look at the time!  It seems as though I've been saying that all day....right Donna?

Thursdays are my "off" days.  I say "off" because I usually don't work, or I will only work 1/2 a day so I can meet with my coffee shop group.  Technically we start at 10:30, but usually we socialize until about 11:00 - 11:30, then do our Bible study until 1:00.  Some days we hang out until we all have to head home to meet our kids coming home from school. Other days we just fly off at 1:00, each with something to do before we have to get home. This group of ladies is a wonderful and supportive group!  I just love them!  I am blessed to have an "off" day each week....except during the summer when we don't meet regularly.  I hope you have a friend or a group that you can have an "off" day with.

Anyway back to today, before I went home I had to go to Hancocks to get some fabric for K's Retro Day outfit.  Then I had to go over to my sister's to use her sewing machine to put it all together...I'll post pix tomorrow...it came out really cute.  Then about 20 minutes before I was done, Donna texts me "ZUMBA"...YIKES, look at the time.  There was no way....sorry D!

Once I finally got home, I had to get dinner, then rag curl K's hair....she wants a pseudo afro look, but not really...huh?  I should have gotten a picture before she went to bed!  Now that's a look!

Then a freelance client needs some more work on a project I did today...YIKES, look at the time...  So today, I may not get to my graphic.  But, on a happy note, Kathy has been working on her polymer clay blog.  She is working on developing something and it's really cool.  Here is a peek at her stuff!

Isn't this so cool?  It's her color swatches.