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COLORS OF SNOW
COLORS OF SNOW The bends of the road I drive flow past the places encased in snow……. I. GREEN Parchment paper pale White on verdant green The cold blanket dims vibrant colors Encasing bright Spring noise in a quiet new world Everything is hushed And everyone sleeps II. SCARLETT A brief explosion of red -…
THE KING
Once upon a time, long long ago, in a dry desert land far, far away, there lived a King and a Queen. The King and the Queen had just one child, a little daughter. Many people had children, but some did not. Those who didn’t would have given everything they possessed in order to have…
Sherry West Art for Stamp Addicts on Hochanda TV!
Sarah Bewick of Stamp Addicts presented their all-new line-up of seasonal stamps just in time to craft and create for Easter! I always enjoy watching Sarah and the lovely Hochanda TV hosts interact during each new episode. Sarah does a wonderful job of teaching new craft concepts and always has something interesting like the shrink…
Easter Friends
Woo-Hoo! The new stamps from Stamp Addicts are here! Designed by me, I’m pretty excited to see them in grey rubber. I haven’t even seen them yet! Watch the show today or the Rewind at Hochanda.com. Search Stamp Addicts on Rewimd. Head on over to Hochanda.com to get yours! https://hochanda.com/product/97592/stamp-addicts-cling-mounted-rubber-stamp-set-easter-friends-3-stamps/346508 If you are ordering from…
Hoppy Easter!
Ever seen one of these critters before? Nope? Me, neither. What the heck is it? Rabb-egg? Eggit? Eggabit? I’m having just a smidgeon of trouble coming up with a name for it. Can you help me out? Post in the comments! It’ll be on Hochanda TV tomorrow, so watch with us! Wednesday, March 17 at…
The Easter Bunny Fairy
Did you know there’s an Easter Bunny Fairy? Yesseree, Bunny! Some Bunny has to get all those magical looking eggs painted and do it in time for Easter! Who else but the Easter Bunny Fairy? Betcha didn’t know that! Now ya do!
EEPA! EEPA! EEPA! HOCHANDA!
Run, don’t walk! To Hochanda.com to see the latest episode of Stamp Addicts! Sarah and Vicky will demo some fun products and brand new stamps to dress up your Easter cards and crafts! Stamps by yours truly will be featured, as well, so EEPA! EEPA! EEPA! ONDALAY! Over to Hochanda I’m on my way!
HOPPY ST. PADDYS TO YA! KIDS KOLORING & KRAFTING KONTEST
Head on over to the Sherry West Art Coloring & Crafting Group on Facebook for our Hoppy St. Paddy’s Day Kidz Koloring & Krafting Kontest! WHO: kids 0-18 WHEN: March 14 to March 17 WHERE: Sherry West Art Coloring & Crafting Group WHAT: Hoppy St Paddys To Ya! Kidz Koloring & Krafting Kontest HOW: See…
Have a Blessed Easter!
Please accept the use of this image for your Easter coloring and crafting projects from Sherry West Art! For personal use only. Not for resale or other business purposes. May your Easter be Egg-cellent! Hoppy Easter!
Inspired Design
Gudrun Sjodren is a Swedish designer whose bright floral clothing designs are my current favorite. I’m a huge Hanna Andersson aficionado but they are no longer manufacturing women’s clothes except pajamas. Gudrun Sjodren uses bright beautiful delightful floral confections that absolutely delight the Hanna Andersson groupies like me! Happy Art on Happy Clothing equals a…
HOPPY Easter!
May your Easter be Hoppin! So, whatcha got planned for Easter? Whatever you do, may it be absolutely egg-cellent!
Little Debbie Does Dolls
We are the local Little Debbie Snack Cake distributors , so we see her face on all our product. So, I suppose it shouldn’t come as any surprise if she subconsciously shows up in my artwork, lol. Totally not intended but pretty cute, nonetheless.
Easter Blessings
Happy Easter! Stamp and doll design by Sherry West Art for Victoria West Designs Dolls.
HOCHANDA TV SNEAKY PEEK!
Wednesday, March 17th, we have another Hochanda TV episode with more great stamps from Stamp Addicts! Tune in on March 17 on Hochanda,com! Search for Stamp Addicts on Rewind. If you can’t make it, you can always catch up and watch the Rewind! Great stamps from Stamp Addicts, including those designed by yours truly! Hochanda.com…
E.T. Phone Gnome
Here’s a friendly little gnome Looking for a friendly home. He doesn’t want to be alone, And he doesn’t have a noisy phone. He won’t eat much, Or be overgrown. So, can he, pretty please, Come to your home? He (and she) are available from Sherry West Art NOW! They’ve got lots of outfits, accessories…
Polly Paper Dolly
‘ New release from Sherry West Art….. POLLY PAPER DOLLY! Includes…. *Polly Paper Doll *Autumn Outfit *Sunshine Sunflower Dress *Angelic Attire *Snow Much Fun *Lots of Extra Elements! Have fun playing with Polly with your children or grandchildren, print her out as a coloring page or use her as a digital stamp to create fun…
Christmas Freebies for Your Holiday Coloring and Crafts!
With Christmas coming up so quickly, it´s time to get those cards and crafts done! Here are some great places to find…. Clip art Borders Images Fonts Backgrounds Printables Kids Gifts Decorations The Spruce Crafts https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/free-printable-christmas-gift-tags-1356290 – Christmas HQ https://christmashq.com/designs/fonts/ The Prudent Penny Pincher https://www.prudentpennypincher.com/100-cheap-easy-diy-christmas-gifts/ Shutterstock https://www.shutterstock.com/blog/free-creative-christmas-assets
FREE STAMP, COLORING IMAGE!
We have a special free stamp for absolutely everyone over in the @Kit and Clowder Colouring Group! To claim yours, just head to the freebie post here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/kitandclowder/permalink/3309820519146194/.Can’t comment on the freebie post? Just request to join @Kit and Clowder group first to enable comments
Black Friday Arts & Crafts Deals & Steals
https://blackfriday.com/categories/arts-crafts-diy https://www.walmart.com/m/deals/christmas-gifts__crafts-and-hobbies https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/11/15/2126887/0/en/Black-Friday-Michaels-Deals-2020-Early-Cricut-Christmas-Tree-More-Arts-and-Crafts-Deals-Summarized-by-Deal-Stripe.html https://www.joann.com https://www.hobbylobby.com https://arteza.com https://www.ebay.com/b/Black-Friday/bn_7114025973
Sherry West Art for Stamp Addicts on Hochanda TV Today!
Tune into Hochanda TV today and Watch the show! If you can’t make it, watch the rewind here… https://www.hochanda.com/cinema/745868 Sherry West Art designs for Stamp Addicts will be shown, along with lots of other great stamp designs and products! You can also get the digital stamps as a complete set with elements or singles from…
Merry Chicks-Mas!
How would you like THIS to show up in YOUR Happy Holiday mailbox? Yeah, I’m not real sure about it, either, lol. However, if you DO like it, it’s the PRIZE (the black and white digital version) for the CAPTURE/CAPTION THE CHICKENS CONTEST we’ve currently got going on over in my Facebook Sherry West Art…
POETIC PROSEDY
I’m in a real live book! Well, not ME, exactly. My poems! Which is MUCH better! If there’s one thing a writer wants with all of their little writing heart, it’s to be PUBLISHED…newspapers, magazines, journals, books, online….but the very bestest thing of all is a BOOK (the more books the better). And I’m (the…
B is for Bug!
Do you want something to keep yourself and the kids busy? Are your kids bugging you being stuck at home? Covid is driving everyone buggy (see what I did there?)! So, since we are all bugging each other, why not put all that extra effort and energy to good use? Here ya go! One easy-peasy-lemony-squeasy…
Capture/Caption the Chickens Contest
Need something fun to do to keep everyone busy while they’re stuck indoors with you? Head on over to the Sherry West Art Coloring and Crafts group on Facebook and join the fun! https://www.facebook.com/groups/SherryWestColoring/
Merry Christmas?
Or is that Merry Cats-Mouse? And just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse, lol. A very appropriate stamp design to close out 2020, wouldn’t you think? TP CAT & THE 2020 TP TREE is available as a digital stamp, coloring image for just $2.50! Want him? Send me a PM on Facebook Messenger:…
Ready for 2021?
Whós ready for 2021? Got your: Goggles?Toilet Plunger?Gloves?Toilet Brush?Cleanser?Cleaning bucket?Hazmat suit? Anything else on that list I’m missing?! Hey, it´s better to be over-prepared than end up in the same situation wéve been in for all of 2020. Maybe this time, wéll be ready for it! Happy 2021! 2021 HAZMAT CAT is READY! If you…
B is for Bunny, T is for Trouble: the Trouble with Bunnies
Folks always assume an artist can draw Anything. Ím here to tell you that’s Not So. See that bunny up there? That´s my 10th bunny today, or somewhere thereabouts. Or would that be Thereabunnies? Yoúd think something so absolutely adorable, soft, round and squishy would be easy to draw….but not just draw it, but make…
Poppi Pokkadott’s Cheery Christmas!
Halloween is over, Thanksgiving hasn’t arrived, and we’ve got Christmas stuff in the stores. Hmmmm….if they can do it, so can I. Here ya go! Besides, I’m sure you don’t mind some fun stuff like Poppi Pokkadott! I don’t. If it’s cute or Kawaii, they can put it out all year long, and I don’t…
Arts, Crafts & Adult Coloring Freebies, Giveaways, & Contests!
NOVEMBER and DECEMBER 2020 CRAFTS https://heroarts.com/blogs/hero-arts-blog/november-2020-my-monthly-hero-is-here-giveaway https://www.favecrafts.com/Reviews/Craft-Giveaways https://www.anniescatalog.com/studio/giveaways.html https://www.simplycardsmag.com/category/competitions/ https://freebiemom.com/?s=Crafts https://www.thegiveawaygazette.com/crafty-giveaways/ https://handmadebydeb.blogspot.com/2020/11/making-christmas-bright-wi https://heyletsmakestuff.com/giveaway ART https://www.angelafehr.com/25years https://deluxds.com/tag/giveaway/ https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/artgiveaway/?hl=en COLORING https://www.doverpublications.com/contests-and-sweepstakes/ https://colorhappy.com/contest/ https://sweetiessweeps.com/2020/10/dearfoams-matching-family-bear-coloring-contest.html http://adult-coloring-101.com/2020/10/2020-holiday-gift-guide-kickoff-giveaway-time/ http://adult-coloring-101.com/2020/11/christmas-cats-by-marjorie-sarnat-the-purr-fec http://adult-coloring-101.com/2020/11/christmas-coloring-with-jess-volinski/ JOURNALING KIDS https://www.breyerhorses.com/pages/2020-2021-magalog-coloring-contest ALL KINDS OF GIVEAWAYS, FREEBIES BY SEARCH
Pupperoni Pizza
PUPPERONI PIZZA We had Supreme pizza for dinner and left the rest sitting on the kitchen counter. Two slices went uneaten and remained on top of the box they came in which we always use as a hot pad of sorts. Due to being busy, I was elsewhere occupied in the house, as was everyone…
Who???
(Major Spoiler Alert) “Who’s Ben Solo???” Kevin (hubby) just asked me, a totally appropriate Christmas Eve conversation. I just stared at him incredulously – with my mouth open. This is the man who has every single Star Wars movie and has seen them more times than I can count. “WHO’S BEN SOLO???” I asked him.…
Breathing Fire
If I have to draw just one more freaking micro-sized dragon scale, Ím going to croak. This is taking waaaaayyyyyy ttttoooooooo lllloooonnnnnggggggg. I did his neck, went down, then worked on his behind, and when I was about to lose my mind, I moved onto his tail, but when I eyeballed all the real estate…
Shout Outs!
https://www.youtube.com/embed/4GRSTdPdmtU Deborah Abu Zagarit, one of my lovely DT ladies, has this video up with some fun shout outs on artists, companies, projects you might want to take a looksie at! She even mentions me. 😃 She’s got so many wonderful videos of fun things to do and share! She’s got giveaways and groups with…
Oh, Glo On!
Shés here! Today is the day! Glo magazine released their latest issue, and my art is on the cover! Glo is a FREE womeńs monthly Ft. Wayne, Indiana publication. I’ve been wanting to see my art on the cover for the last few years since they started publication. What a thrill! It was such a…
Fall Friends
Cats. We have lots and lots of cats. And we’ve got them in every shape, size, pattern and color. Especially Fall colors…which is rather odd. But then again, our cats tend to be rather odd. My cat is the Mother Ship. She’s a medium long-hair tortoiseshell – snowy white on her bottom half and large…
I Love You a (Facebook) ´Bot!
Ok, while Ím triggering the Facebook sensors, I might as well go for it. I’ve been on a roll the last two posts, might as well keep going. Apparently, therés just Something about me and my posts that trips the Facebook ´bots and makes them nuts. When I began designing adult coloring pages in 2016,…
GOIN´ VEGAN
The folks at Facebook Corporate must not be carnivores. That´s just a wild guess based on my latest encounter with them in the guise of trying to add images to my FB shop. Take the item below I was trying to upload, for instance… I realize they believe it´s their Most Solemn Responsibility to make…
Rather Risqué
Polly Paper Dolly has a rather peculiar PROBLEM. Facebook, that measured modern moderator of all things most beneficial to civilized society, doesn’t think she is appropriate for your delicate sensibilities, so she has been BANNED from their Very Respectable Forum. (Consequently, I can´t sell her to you in my Facebook shop.) Apparently, she ´s too…
The Pumpkin Fairy
Charlie Brown had the Great Pumpkin. Out here in the farmlands of Midwest Indiana, we´ve got the Pumpkin Fairy. What does she do, exactly? She flies around pollinating lovely little yellow pumpkin blossoms with her magical pumpkin wand pollinator, of course! I ´m not exactly sure what else she does just yet, cuz I haven…
Silly Spooders
Awhile ago, a long while ago, I submitted to Bored Panda what I thought was SURE to be the next viral cartoon series “Silly Spiders.” With a few hundred views, no positive comments, no shares and only 20 upvotes (sympathetic friends and family, I’m guessing), I quickly realized the inevitable (which didn’t include going viral).…
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas! I’m pretty tickled with how this one came out! I know the colors aren’t exactly Christmas-y, but I like it. Technically, it qualifies….red, green, gold, lol. My art piece was accepted by a women’s magazine and will be out next week. This design is based on that piece, which is in another post…
Me on TV! Wheeeeeee!!!
Sherry West, Sherry West Art, Stamp Addicts, Appearance, Hochanda TV, Sept. 22, 2020https://www.hochanda.com/cinema/744430 On September 22, 2020, the 28th Birthday of Stamp Addicts, I made a Very Special appearance on Hochanda TV for the celebratory show! It was Extra Specially Special for me because September 21 was my birthday (huge grin)! How awesome is that!…
Derrière Delight
May I present to you…… DERRIÈRE DELIGHT! FRESH FROM THE CHICKEN’S BACKSIDE! Ingredients: Peach yogurt Fresh pineapple Fresh Banana Vanilla almond milk Pineapple orange juice (or something thereabouts) Whipped cream & pineapple for garnish *1 Fresh egg (straight from the back side of the chicken is best) (Yes, it’s perfectly safe. Raini went out and…
Hot Chicks
*Disclaimer: Female reproductive stuff following….* 35 years. I’ve been WAITING 35 years for this day. Every single month for 35 freaking years I’ve been hoping, waiting, begging and praying for IT to COME, and for IT to GO. Menopause, Menopause,Hip-hip-Hooray! I’ve waited for years, Now you’re here to STAY! Years of misery, Now IT can…
A PERSISTENT LIL BUGGER
Woo-hoo! And I do mean WOO-HOO! Two years ago, almost to the exact day, I submitted Fall-themed images to a womeńs magazine. And in the following couple of years, Íve submitted others which were not selected. I had honestly given up hope they would ever use anything I submitted to them, but I still kept…
Rock On, Elton Turkey!
For your dining pleasure, may I suggest ELTON TURKEY? TODAY´S SPECIAL is a plump, juicy, delicious bird with a heaping side of pumpkins and corn. BUT….you’ll have to catch him, first. Actually, you’ll have to find him. He’s not very partial to being the Special on Today’s Menu. If you can’t find him, grab one…
Krazee Katz Kidz Koloring and Krafting Kontest!
Who: You! Kidz, ONLY! No parentz allowed! (You are very welcome to join the group, but no entering your own creations…at least not in this one, lol)Organizations and groups that serve children are very welcome to join the fun, too! Schools, libraries, hospitals, nonprofits, charitable institutions, homeschooling groups and families, churches, etc., are welcome to…
HAPPY 28th BIRTHDAY, STAMP ADDICTS!
Happy 28th Birthday to Stamp Addicts, UK! Celebrate their 28th birthday with this free adult coloring page/stamp! Stamp Addicts is a rubber stamp and craft supply shop in Bedfordshire, United Kingdom, run by sisters Sarah Bewick and Vicky Adams. Their stamping and crafting episodes are seen regularly on Hochanda TV, the UK´s premier channel for…
Beauty Is
Beauty comes in many colors, and ALL of them are BEAUTIFUL! Fashion Illustration, Digital Stamp, Adult coloring page design Digital media: Apple IPad Pro 12.9″ Apple Pencil Procreate app
Wonderfully Weird
I keep my black 11×14 spiral-bound Canson sketch book on the counter next to the stove so I can draw when I’m in the kitchen doing stuff. I also keep these colorful pens in a favorite Pfalzgraff cup nearby for making grocery lists. Pad plus pens equals PICTURE! I didn’t set out knowing what I…
Mixed Media Message
My very first mixed media project! It´s official. Ím addicted.. Now I understand why everyone is going crazy for junk journals, bible journaling, bullet journaling, and paper piecing! This was sooooooo very satisfying to make! I wasn ´ t actually trying to do a mixed media piece. I was bored and drew the central head,…
Pretty Patterned Paper!
Do Your Diva Designs! A FREE Pack of Pretty patterned paper for you to design your digital Divas! FREE 300 dpi high-resolution digitally downloadable paper pack for arts and crafts, diy, scrapbooking, papercrafting, cardmaking, journaling, notebooks, cardmaking, etc. Head on over to the Sherry West Art Coloring and Crafting group for your FREE set of…
Do Your Diva!
A fab, fluttery, frivolous, fantastic new coloring and crafting design by Sherry West Art is available as a FREEBIE! When? Friday, August 14, 2020. Want her? Then fly your fab fluttery self on over to the Sherry West Art Coloring and Crafting group on Facebook: See those wings on her? They´re FAST. You better go…
Coloring & Crafting Contests, Freebies & Giveaways!
Freebies! Contests! Giveaways! Who doesn’t like getting something for free? (I’m not going to raise my hand.) Here’s a lovely list of some great ones for this August and early Fall I found that you’re going to LOVE! Now, mind you, these are focused on adult coloring, crafting, cardmaking, papercrafting, stamping, scrapbooking, art, etc, but…
Back to School Coloring & Craft Contest
BACK TO SCHOOL POPPI POKKADOTT Coloring & Crafting Contest TO ENTER: Join the Sherry West Art Coloring and Crafting Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/SherryWestColoring PRIZE One digital downloadable image from my shop or 6 pre-printed pieces of cardstock with that image sent to you to use for your coloring and crafting, or both😀 Who: You! Kids are welcome…
INK, I THINK
Do you go through a lot of paper? No, not THAT kind of paper. Printer paper. How much printing do you do? The paper doesn’t cost much, but the ink, unfortunately does. A friend recently told us about HP Ink. $2.99 for 50 pages payable monthly. $1 per every 10 extra pages over the 50.…
Dumb Bunnies & Runny Bunnies
I’m a dumb bunny. That’s what we say here at our house when we do something stupid. We live out in the country next a river, surrounded by farm fields. Wéve also got a bun-load of bunnies! Darling brown cotton-tail bunnies with little white tummies and tails that bob up and down when they take…
Crafting and Coloring with Crayola
Would you like to have a complete, good-quality coloring kit that won’t cost an arm, leg, kidney or plasma, but don’t know where to start? Here are my quick, cheap recommendations, followed by the longer, more expensive versions, all of which I have, use and highly recommend. Crayola is my go-to brand because I’m a…
Fans
Fans are fabulous, fantastic, frou-frou, frivolous, fancy, and fun! And, they are a favorite subject of mine. I’ve spent hours researching antique, vintage and modern fans. Did you know there are handfan museums? Yes, indeed! Much to my great delight. In fact, there are many around the world! Brise, eventail, ivory, lace, wood, feather, bone,…
Celebrate!
July 4th is Independence Day! This little gal knows just what to do to have fun! Remember back to the days when you were young and loved sparklers? The perennial kid favorite firework! I still love sparklers. They remind me of shiny fireflies on a warm summer evening. This cutie is just right to add…
Precious Piggies! (& Petunia Piggie, too!)
Precious Piggies and Princess Petunia Piglet are Pretty Popular with People! They went like hotcakes as part of the free promo with Kit and Clowder in May, and did great on Hochanda TV, too! It’s UN-ANIMAL-OUS…..We all love the Piggies! What a bunch of happy little squirts! I feel so happy, silly, cheerful, and encouraged…
Sherry’s Cards
Before designing coloring pages, rubber and digital stamps, I enjoyed using my photographs to create greeting cards. At the time, I was completely unfamiliar with the stamping and cardmaking world, and was on a very limited budget. These are cards are so plain now when I look at them. The only supplies I had were…
Yes, That’s a Chicken on My Head
Her name is Applesauce. She belongs to my oldest son. Both boys name every pet they get after food. Her name is pretty self-explanatory. I had to move FAST to handle that book, put the chick up there, hold the the iPhone for a selfie, get everything positioned just right so it didn’t come out…
Scribbles With Sherry
WHO: Me and You! WHAT: Doodling & Crafting WHEN: TBA, weekly WHERE: Sherry West Art Coloring and Crafts group, Facebook WHY: For the fun of it! HOW: Live video lesson, demonstration COST: Free, but some videos may require one $0.99 image from my Etsy shop to complete the live video. SUPPLIES: What you have at…
A Fab Frumpy Fairy
Wouldn’t it be nice if we all look this good when we roll out of bed in the morning? This fab frumpy fairy is a hot mess and obviously gets up on the right side of the nest.And, for a very short time, she’s FREE! So, fly on over to my Sherry West Art Coloring…
The BIG Reveal!
Ta-DA! Here she is! Miss Poppi Pokkadott! Poppi is a darling new line of adorable stamps from Sherry West Art designs. The ladies of the Sherry West Art Design Team have made some absolutely wonderful cards to show you what yo can do with Poppi, too! The Sherry West Art Design Team: *Bonnie Kohane *Kathy…
NURSES DAY
Nurse’s Day is May 6th. In honor of all healthcare workers on the front lines of the current healthcare crises, this image is available as a FREE 300 dpi digital download for a short time in my Facebook group. Come join us in the Sherry West Art Coloring and Craft group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SherryWestColoring/ and…
Oink Oink and Away!
The Name That Pig event is officially over and boy, did we have some great choices! Her new name is Princess Petunia Penelope Posie Poppi Posh-Piglet! (I think….I’ll have to go double check that to make sure I got it right). Congratulations to the Winners! We had five winners in from among all the awesome…
Can You Guess Her Name?
Hello! And Welcome to my new blog!I am SO excited to announce I will finally be able to reveal my newest stamp line! This line has been in development since last year. Due to many differing factors, the line was delayed until just this week. I can’t tell you how hard it has been for…
Nurse Nightingale
This is Nurse Nightingale. In honor of Nurse’s Day, May 6, and our healthcare workers who are selflessly working around the clock to care for all of us.she is available in the Sherry West Art Etsy shop (update: the shop is closed). Here are some of the womderful examples colored and crafted into cards by…
Sweet Sally
Sweet Sally was a free digital stamp available exclusively to Kit and Clowder group members and Sherry West Art Coloring and Crafts group members during a special promotional event in March only. Sweet Sally will be available in the Sherry West Art Etay shop soon. (update: the shop is closed). Sweet Sally was inspired by…
TIGER LILIES
A black-orange stripey head Is peeking out at me From that tiger lily – What do you think I see? Each lovely curly petal Is a tuft of hair Framing a little face From which he does stare. A cheerful tiny tiger Perched upon a stem – It’s not just one little fella – It’s…
WWF Smack-Down
I’m in the kitchen, standing at the counter. Rainier, my 4-yr-old, comes in and very determinedly calls for me, “Pee!” He tells me earnestly and very emphatically. That means he peed in his training pants, and they need to be changed. That’s a very good sign. If it’s bugging him, then we are close to…
Moooooooommmmmmm, He Called Me a……….
As you may be aware from reading some of our goofy family stories, our youngest, Rainier, is 4-ish and has a language delay. It creates a lot of difficulty for us all on a regular basis when we try to make out what he’s trying to tell us. Well, yesterday, he made himself known, loud…
WE BE ON TV! (Again😃)
WE BE ON TV! This adorable line of rubber stamps is from my line of Skratch Patch Kidz. They will be on Hochanda tv, Hochanda.com, presented by Sarah Jane Bewick of Stamp Addicts, on Sunday, August, 4, 2019. If you have been wanting some of my images as a rubber stamp, they are also available…
Hochanda TV
This goofy moose is a character from my illustrated children’s book It’s Raining Cats! It’s Raining Dogs! It’s Raining Bats! And Pollywogs! which is available for pre-order now on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other online retailers worldwide. It is available at this time for download for Kindle and other ereaders. The softcover version will…
An Attitude of Gratitude
This lovely card is a representation of what I am grateful for. It was colored and created by my very talented friend and Design Team member, Marnie Schagunn, using my stamp image. I have a real live, bonafide “Design Team” of lovely talented coloring and cardmaking ladies who are in the process of making my…
The Chicken or The Egg?
It’s breakfast and the boys are eating at the dining room table. Something is missing from their meal…protein. So I ask them if they want an egg. Gabriel asks,”Flat?” That’s his way of asking if it’s fried, as opposed to “round”(I.e. boiled). “No,” I reply. “Round.” “No.” He says. He only wants a fried egg.…
Oooohhhhh, Nooooo, You Don’t!!!
The half-bath room is right in line with the back door. It has one sink and a toilet. Alex has to walk through there with Marla to Kevin’s office where the back door is to take Marla out for her daily potty breaks. (Our entire Flock of Flurrkins likes to park right on the concrete…
I Did It!
I did it! I can color! I’m NOT naturally gifted in the coloring department. Not. At. All. If someone is “artistic” in one area, that doesn’t automatically guarantee they will be artistic in another area….like, say…oh…coloring in my own line work. As a professional illustrator, I HAVE to be able to color in what I…
Flying Frogs….Look Out Below!
Here’s my brand-spankin’ new logo! The Flying Frog! I thought about naming him “The Floating Frog,” but “The Flying Frog” just seemed catchier. He’s one of my favorite characters from my new children’s book “It’s Raining Cats! It’s Raining Dogs! It’s Raining Bats! And Pollywogs!” being released by my publisher Morgan James Publishing…https://www.morgan-james-publishing.com. It was…
Surprise!
Bored, I was foofing around on the internet and typed in the title of my book just to see what it might pull up, and THIS popped up! I wasn’t aware that it would be up this early. I was under the impression it would be much closer to the ebook release date of July…
Bathing Beauty
Yesterday,, I plunked the boys in a great big warm bubbly bathtub, where they had a wonderful time,then got out, dried off, dressed and exited. Someone else was in there, too, standing right next to the tub that still had water in it. I looked at her, then looked at the tub, then back at…
Meet Miss Marla!
Meet Miss Marla! She is the newest addition to our family. She’s a 2-1/2-yr-old, perfectly-behaved, super-smart, white German Shepherd. She’s better-behaved and much more polite than the rest of us. We are all already taking some cues in the better-behavior department from the new dog!🤣 Jalapeño, the cat on the other side of the kitchen…
See Ya Later, Alligator…
An absolutely amazing photo of a very self-satisfied looking, slyly smiling caiman wearing an unlikely crown of butterflies appeared on my Facebook feed recently (https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2016/09/a-caiman-covered-in-butterflies-photographed-by-mark-cowan/). It inspired me to draw the goofy guy below. I have no idea what he’s doing…just something randomly un-alligator-ly. A friend suggested he’d make a great end-of-relationship card, so that’s…
Tooty-Toot, Maisy!
When our daughter was small, we read her the Maisy the mouse books by Lucy Cousins. In one of them, Maisy has a train. Somewhere in the text it reads, “Tooty-toot, Maisy!” whenever the train blows it’s whistle. So now, whenever someone is gassy, we all yell “Tooty-Toot, Maisy!” Gabriel, a very typical seven-year-old boy,…
Meatballs & Bananas
Our youngest, Rainier, is a very late bloomer in the vocabulary department. He’s just starting to take to the idea that words are for describing things, conveying ideas, thoughts and feelings. His latest and greatest words are “banana, poop and meatball.“ He loves the reaction he gets from everyone when he actually uses words to…
Bunny Doodles
It’s almost Easter! Time to break out your Easter-themed arts and crafts and get hoppin’! Do your journals, planners, cards, or other crafts just need Something, but you’re not quite sure what? Maybe they just need an Easter doodle or two. Wanna draw a bunny? How ‘bout a bunny and a basket? Here’s a cute…
Let’s Go Shopping!
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Paper People
Do you love scrapbooking, cardmaking, journaling, planners, papercrafting or anything else that involves pretty patterned pieces of paper, scissors, embellishments, ribbons, adhesives, buttons, pens, etc? Or do you just like to buy awesome papercrafting supplies, put them on a shelf so they look nice and admire them? If so, you are welcome to join my…
A Free Easter Digital Stamp, Adult Coloring Page for You!
It’s SPRING! Everyone has a favorite time of year, and SPRING is mine! I live in Indiana, home of cold, weird snow-piled Midwest winters. We’ve all got cabin fever from being stuck inside thanks to the crazy winter and recent sub-zero temperatures. Pretty soon….no more gloves, hats, scarves, heavy bulky coats or long undies! Yee-haw!…
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