Meet my little Cosmo

This is the third kitten in the group. His name is Cosmo & he is my largest kitten. It's amazing how affectionate these kittens are considering they were half wild to start with. I couldn't be happier that they are all progressing so nicely. I am so relieved they are NOT living outdoors & having to contend with all the elements of outdoor life. I was also very pleased with the spay & neuter clinic I took the kittens to. My vet (of 35 years) wanted between $350-$600 to spay a female. I paid $35.00 at the clinic. Matter of fact...it cost me a total of $145 for all three kittens to be sterilized along with their booster shots. I was THRILLED with that price! PLEASE......SPAY & NEUTER YOUR PETS!!!!!
Happy Wednesday everyone!

Kitten update

I am posting a picture of Chloe this morning. She is the only female kitten that I will be keeping. Cooper, Cosmo & Chloe were all spayed & neutered yesterday and also received their booster shots. They all seem to be doing well this morning. The boys gobbled up their breakfast like they hadn't eaten in a week! Chloe weighed 5 pounds & Cooper & Cosmo both weigh a little over 7 pounds. They are almost as big as their mom! I can't believe how they've grown.The last one that I will be posting a pic of is Cosmo. It's nearly impossible to photograph the three together. They just can't sit still long enough.
I hope you all have a wonderful productive week!

Recipient of a very special blog award

I have been so fortunate since I started my blog in February of 2008. I now have 45 followers that I can't thank enough for visiting my blog on a regular basis. I have also been the recipient of numerous blog awards that I am so honored by. Most importantly I have made some lasting friendships with some wonderful people. My love & gratitude goes to each & every one of you!
Today, I am posting an award from my dear friend, Tweedles @ http://tweedles-georgie.blogspot.com/ . This blog has brought me so much joy...I can't even tell you all the times I've laughed & cried seeing life through the eyes of Tweedles.Tweedles is one amazing little Pug girl with two exceptional mommies!
I am passing this award on to all of my wonderful blogging friends that have brought me so much joy!
Thanks you again, Tweedles & Tweedle's moms

Hello again

Gosh, I feel like my posts are becoming few & far between lately. I've been a little under the weather AGAIN! I am feeling better now but really haven't done much of anything but book pages. It's fairly easy to sit & do these so basically this is ALL I have done in the past 2-3 weeks. I am hoping to start something else next week & get caught up on my blogging.
I am also helping hubby prepare for his annual high school reunion party. We have this in the summertime & normally we have between 100-150 people that attend. It will be held next weekend & we will have a live band there in the afternoon. It is a lot of fun. I can't believe my husband even knew this many people in high school.
Hopefully everything will turn out wonderful...it always does!
HAPPY SUNDAY!

Feline Things

I am doing a little feline post today. One of my favorite bloggers asked me about the kittens we rescued a couple of months ago. I have good reports for you. Mama cat is still with us. She has been spayed & also received all of her shots now. My sweet Dexter(my Bengal boy) is doing pretty well with Mama in the house but every now & then wants to show her who the boss is....so he thinks!
I still have 3 kittens, Cosmo, Cooper & Chloe. They are right around 4 1/2 to 5 months old now. The two kittens we found homes for are doing great! The 3 that I will be keeping go for spay & neutering two weeks from yesterday. I am posting a pic of Mama cat & little Cooper this morning.
I am also throwing in another book page which is also feline related. The pic is from a postcard done by Stella Marrs. I find her work to be so comical that I couldn't resist incorporating a couple of them into my pages. You can check out some of her work at http://www.stellamarrs.com/
HAPPY TUESDAY!

Getting back to it

Well, I am back and feeling better finally. I had a bug hit me last week that knocked me down for a few days. Unfortunately, I missed the Carson Stamp Show & meeting some blogging friends. What a disappointment! Maybe the next show!
Anyway...I am hoping to do a little artwork today or tomorrow.
I also want to mention those bloggers kind enough to share their lovely blog backgrounds for free. My lovely new look comes from Cristi's Creations at http://cristiscreations.blogspot.com/. Thank you so much for your generosity, Cristi!
I am posting another page from the ledger book I've been working on. I am really liking working with these smaller pages.
We are looking at triple digit heat today..LOVELY!I hope you all have a great week!

More book pages

I am having a lot of fun working on these book pages. You'll notice that I still have not included text! I think it's a mental block & I am going to stop worrying about including it. If it comes, it comes...if not...oh well! These are created with image transfers, stamps, ink & rub-ons. I acquired free images from a few people. Some were, http://thelastdoordownthehall.blogspot.com/, http://www.thegraphicaddict.com/ & http://artcreationsfriday.blogspot.com/ . I thank each & everyone of you for your generosity!!Each page is approximately 5x7.
I am excited to attend the Carson Stamp Show this weekend. Gail & I are going with our friend, Minnie. After the art stamp show, Minnie is going to do a little journal class with us. She took a journal class recently with Teesha Moore. I haven't seen the journal Minnie created but Gail tells me it's gorgeous. It will be a lot of fun, I know. Happy hump day!

Award received, Tweedles & Kong & thanks to Diana Evans

I was honored to receive the Premio Meme Award from the very talented Silke Powers of http://silkepowers.blogspot.com/ . Thank you so much, Silke!!! The rules of this award state that I am to share 7 facts about myself and then pass the award on to 7 others. So, here I go...

1)I am a huge lover of music
2)Married at 16 (1st time) & was not pregnant! Yikes..what a fool!!
3)Photography is a new love of mine
4)Mexican food is my favorite
5)I love swap meets
6)I keep a pedometer in my pocket at all times
7)I sing & dance with my cat, Dexter..but not very well!

I also want to thank my very dear friend Diana Evans for the wonderful little watercolor picture she sent with my current order. I love it, Diana!

Last but not least...my sister Gail had this brilliant idea that I do a picture of her little Kong (the big pug) & sweet little Tweedles from http://tweedles-georgie.blogspot.com/ together. It took a little cutting & pasting but I did finally get a cute little photo. This is Kong & Tweedles vacationing in Paris called "Pugs in Paris". It was altered in befunky.com.
Happy Monday to all !

Getting Funky With Kong

I played for many hours yesterday on the Befunky.com website. I've been there before but forgot how much fun it was. I'm posting some pictures of Kong that I did. I thought they turned out very cute. It's really difficult to make this sweet boy look anything but gorgeous! If you haven't already...check out this website. Happy Thursday!

More Pages Completed

I am posting a couple more book pages I completed. These were done with some rubber stamping, rub-ons & image transfers (using sheer heaven). I start out with the transfers & then go back & add to it until I see the results I am happy with. Today I am going to concentrate on adding more text to each page. For some reason I seem to have a mental block when it comes to that. I hope you all have a great Wednesday.
July 1ST already! That means 5 months til Christmas. Who wants to strangle me for bringing that up:>)

New Book Pages & Kong At The Dog Park

I finally found time to do some art this weekend. My friend, Minnie gave me this little book a while back & I've been playing with that for the past couple of days. I am posting a page this morning along with a little video of Kong (the big Pug boy) at the dog park last Friday. Gail was trying to get him to do some tricks & he did actually make a couple of jumps. He had a little friend at the park that day that also wanted to participate. I believe she knew I had a camera!
Have a great week everyone!

More Vacations Pictures

I am posting a few more vacation pictures today. These are from the Solstice Parade last Saturday in Fremont Washington. It was a new experience for me. There were approximately 200 bicycle riders (without clothing) in the parade. Each of them had their bodies painted with some wild colors & designs.It was somewhat odd to see naked people walking the street. We did manage to have a lot of fun though! I stuck to the regular parade pics & left out the nudes. Notice the bottom 3 pics...their dresses were all made of paper. Very cool.
Happy Saturday!

Thank you for this award

I am so honored to receive this Kreativ Blogger Award from not one but two individuals. The first one comes from Jennifer (she's a So. Ca. girl) at http://artisticallydesigneddiversions.blogspot.com/. The second one comes from Sharon (we met in the inkjet transfer group) at http://sharon-artfromtheheart.blogspot.com/.
I am to list 7 things about myself so here it goes.

1)I am hopelessly addicted to art paper.
2)I love the smell of fresh grass & new rain.
3)Love to look at the ocean but have NO desire to step into it.
4)I love animals & HATE to see them not treated well
5)SPAY & NEUTER your pets!!!
6)Cheese is a favorite of mine (all cheese!)
7)I am a wimp & don't like to do anything that I might get hurt at.

I extend an invitation to my other blogging friends to list 7 random things about yourself. Thank you again, Sharon & Jennifer!

Home Again

I am posting some pics this morning from my trip last week to Seattle. We visited the Arboretum as well as the Japanese gardens in Seattle. The first pic is one from the gardens. It was a perfect day! The 2ND is my sister, Gail & brother Wayne posing for a family photo. Wayne is goofing around & making us both laugh as he always does. We just seem to laugh constantly while in his presence. He is such a joy to spend time with. The 3rd item is a video I took of two of Wayne's Bengal cats. They ride this wheel like crazy (unless you're trying to film them.) You'll see the 2nd cat (Sprinkle) get going pretty fast when her body flies off the wheel. I hope you'll take a moment to watch them. I've never seen cats do this before. These Bengals are a bit different than most cats. I will post more vacation pics tomorrow. Hope you all have a wonderful week!

Seattle, Here We Come!

Today I am preparing to fly out to Seattle. My sister & I leave in the morning for a visit with our brother. We will be gone until the 22ND. I haven't seen my brother for a year now & that's record time for not seeing each other. Of course, I might add that he has NOT been to California in over 4 years now! Anyway...we are looking forward to our trip. I will post some pics of the trip after the 22ND.
I am posting my last wax giveaway today that went to Diana Evans in Canada. I was very pleased with this one & so was Diana. I also sent this decoupaged dinosaur for her precious little munchkin, Cole. Diana was kind enough to make a little movie of Cole thanking me for his present. How sweet was that??
Happy Saturday to all!

Home Again

Even though camping didn't work out we still had a great weekend up in the San Francisco area. We went to the Museum of Modern Art on Thursday, a little shopping on Friday and a wonderful lunch at Yank Sing. We drove the coast to Big Sur on Saturday to meet friends that did elect to make the camping trip in spite of the poor weather report. Sunday was the Alameda Faire. It was a full few days.
I am posting a couple pics of the Monterey coast which was positively GORGEOUS! If you don't visit often, sometimes you forget how very beautiful other parts of the state are. I also discovered some wild growing flowers that I have no idea what they are. The white flowered trees were everywhere in the San Mateo area & the yellow bush seemed to be mainly in the beach areas. Please let me know if anyone knows what these are.
Have a great week everyone!

Camping trips aren't working out

Well, so much for camping in Big Sur. Rain, rain & more rain in a state that doesn't get a lot of rain. We are going to make the most of it & head up to San Francisco tomorrow. I really don't mind that at all since I LOVE SF!! I am going to make a point to go back to the Di Rosa Preserve & I hit the lucky weekend again for the Alameda Swap Meet again. They are NOT predicting rain in Alameda on Sunday so hopefully it will work out for us this time.
I am posting another wax piece that I completed for my giveaway. This one went to Marianne at http://mkonvalinka.blogspot.com/. Hopefully the remaining recipients will receive their gifts this week.
Happy Tuesday!

One of my wax giveaways

I am posting a picture this morning that was one of my "Get excited & make something" giveaways. It is a small picture that was done with bees wax. This one went to Sharon at http://sharon-artfromtheheart.blogspot.com/.

Sharon sent me a note yesterday thanking me & telling me how much she loved it.
We are also getting ready to take off on a camping trip Monday. We will be gone for a week & we are camping in Big Sur, Ca. I am just hoping the weather will be okay. We might get a bit of rain but hopefully it won't be too much! I will share pictures when I return. Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

Oh, one more thing....Mama cat has been spayed & she's doing great. The kittens are growing & I still have 4 of them. I have a feeling I am going to own more kitties than I anticipated...I am such a sucker for a kitten face! It's almost pathetic:>)

Check out this blog giveaway

When I was blogging this morning I ran across a post on Sherry Goodloe's blog at:
http://gotart4u.blogspot.com/ regarding this giveaway at: http://shardonexclusives.blogspot.com/. Sharon is celebrating her first year & her 100th post. Congratulations to Sharon! Check out her blog, leave a comment & follow her instructions for your chance to win a beautiful creation made by her.

Dissappointed In My Native State Of California

It's official. The California Supreme Court has upheld Proposition 8. Am I disappointed? ABSOLUTELY! I am not only disappointed, I am thoroughly DISGUSTED! My heart goes out to all the same sex couples that continue to be ripped of their rights
to marry the ones they love. I am really not feeling very proud of my native state today. Sad, sad day in California!

Visiting Universal Studios & Citywalk

I am really falling behind on my posts & I need to get with it. It's not that I haven't been creative & productive because I have. I've been working on my "GET EXCITED & MAKE SOMETHING" giveaway & I am finally done. I am going to wrap everything up & get it into tomorrows mail. I have goodies going to Renate in Germany, Gaby from Brazil, Diana in Canada & Marianne & Sharon here in the US.
Your gifts will be there soon & I hope you all love what I've made for each of you.

I am posting a couple of pics from Universal Studios last week. My son has been on vacation so we spent a day acting like tourists in our native state of California.
I always think of my dear sister-in-law when I see cows. She is a hopeless lover of cows & I thought this was so cute. The other one just makes me laugh. That sign was placed in the perfect place...Very L.A!

One more little thing....we parted with one of the kittens last Friday. She was placed in a WONDERFUL home & we were very sad to see her leave but so very grateful that she is going to such a loving home. She will be an indoor cat which means she will have a longer life span. I still have 3 more to go as I am going to keep one little boy. His name is Cooper & he is PRECIOUS! You'll see pics of him a little later.
Happy Memorial Day everyone!

The Noblesse Award From Tweedles

What an honor to receive this Noblesse Award from my very dear friend, Tweedles @ http://tweedles-georgie.blogspot.com/. It's really special when you receive an award from someone you admire so very much! Tweedles & her Moms have a fabulous blog that you must check out. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank ALL the wonderful bloggers I have met over the past two years for their constant support. I pass this award on to each & every one of you! The guidelines for this award are:

(1) Blog manifests exemplary attitude, respecting the nuances that pervade different cultures and beliefs.
(2) The blog contents inspire...striving to encourage and offer solutions.
(3) There is a clear purpose of the blog. One that features a better understanding on social, political, economic issues, and the arts, culture, sciences and beliefs.
(4) Blog is refreshing and creative
(5) Blog promotes friendship and positive thinking.
Bloggers who receive this award should....
(1) Create a post with mention and link to the blogger who presented the award to you.
(2) Display award conditions in the post.
( 3) Write some comments or a short story about what your blog has achieved..possibly citing an older post.
(4) The Noblesse Oblige award should be presented to bloggers in concurrence with the conditions.
(5) The award logo should be displayed somewhere on the blog.

Meet Kong Man

I have been slacking a little lately & haven't made any artwork. I do, however, have this wonderful picture of my favorite little (I mean LARGE) Pug man, Kong. Kong is my sister, Gail's dog & he will be celebrating his 3rd birthday this year. He is a big boy with some long legs. He also weighs a bit more than most Pugs...but who cares?? I weigh more than I'd like to also! Kong is very happy to be living in California now & close to his Aunt Diane. His Mom is always entertaining him with trips to the dog park or Pug meet-ups. Life is good for Kongy! He is probably soaking up the morning sun around the jacuzzi as we speak!
Happy Thursday!

The Kitten Lineup

We finally got some decent kitten pictures. They are all doing well & as you can see I am having no problems getting them to eat kitten food now. Looks like the two gray ones are males along with one of the white ones. The single picture is actually the runt of the group. She was a little skittish in the beginning but seems to be coming around now. Needless to say....we are enjoying these little guys!

My Get Excited & Make Something WInning

I saw a post 2 or 3 weeks ago on Renate's blog at http://putalittlemagicinyourlife.blogspot.com/ for this Get Excited & Make Something giveaway. The first 5 to comment receive a gift made by that individual. I slipped in with my comment & I received this lovely bracelet from Renate. I love it! Thanks so much, Renate. Check out her blog, she has some lovely things posted (particularly her very sweet kitties.) I will continue working on the 5 gifts that I am mailing out & hopefully they will go out by next week. Have a wonderful week!

Happy Mother's Day

I want to wish all you Moms a very Happy Mother's Day. Unfortunately, my Mom is not here to share this day with us but that certainly doesn't mean that we are not thinking about her & missing her terribly after almost 5 years without her. Mother, we would shower you with love today & thank you for the wonderful values you've instilled in your children. We owe you so much. You were definitely one of a kind!

A New Mannequin

This is the 2nd mannequin I did last week. I am trying to find a less expensive source. I know I've been paying top dollar. I found a few at half the price I've been paying but her amounts are limited. I did however, buy up what she had. I will just keep looking.
I've also been working on the giveaway gifts. I am hoping to get those out next week.
Mama cat received a clean bill of health on her blood tests. They are all doing just fine. The kittens are getting so cute I can hardly stand it!
Happy Saturday Everyone!

Kittens & Mama doing well

I am posting a pic of just one of the kittens we rescued earlier this week & one of Mama cat. The kitten is one very cute little girl, like her mama. They all seem to be doing well. There's three that are white with markings & two gray ones. I will try to get some better shots soon. I took Mama to the vet yesterday for a thorough going over. Everything looks good so far. They did blood work so I will get the results of that today. The kittens will visit the vet in the next couple of weeks also.

Home Again

Back home after 3 lovely days up in Northern Ca. We were able to hit 2 of the three things we had planned. I did make it to Flax & Urban Ore but not the Alameda antique faire:>( The weather just wasn't cooperating on that day. Maybe next month!
I did fit in a little visit to a fabulous garden in Woodside, Ca. called Filoli
http://www.filoli.org/. I have placed quite a few photos on Flickr (link on sidebar) for your enjoyment. Friday we went up to Napa Ca. to the Rene di Rosa Preserve http://dirosapreserve.org/ It was absolutely wonderful. I even purchased the annual membership. Can't wait to go back again. We spent the day up in that area & stopped in Healdsburg to see some of my husband's family. Saturday was Urban Ore & Flax. The Flax people informed me that my sales receipt maybe the longest receipt in the history of Flax! Does that give you an idea as to how much paper I purchased?? It took hubby & I both to carry it all out YIKES! Sunday was pouring rain until the afternoon. We took a drive over to Half Moon Bay & it was pretty foggy but nonetheless beautiful. Last leg was a stop in Paso Robles (we own property there) as there was a stray cat that gave birth to 5 kittens at the property. We scooped up mother & kittens & brought them all home. Mama will be getting spayed very soon & I will attempt to find homes for the babies. I am looking forward now to doing some artwork!
Happy Monday everyone!
Flower pics posted are from the Filoli Gardens.