Beach scene box - 1

Hallo,
  Another box for you today - different style box but same as yesterday - turquoise crackle paint finish with a beachy encaustic wax painting on the lid. And again I forgot to get a pic with the new hardware - added a latch that was a bit sturdier and more fancy than what came original on the box.
   The last pic shows the finished painting...
   Take Care
        Tera

Box 2 - beach scene

Hallo,
  I thought it was about time I showed you this box. I finished it off some time ago....the only picture I didn't get was with the new front latch hardware. I changed it out to one a bit fancier and more sturdy. And I did clean up the mirror and added a couple small seashells onto the lower left corner of the mirror .
  I took a plain wood box from JoAnn's and used a crackle type paint finish on it and painted the top white(with encaustic gesso). I then took the box to my studio and did an encaustic wax painting onto the lid - its the last picture - kind of a beach scene to go with the box color.
                                                                                          All for today - Take Care
                                                                                               Tera

Chritmas penquins

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!
   And the last batch of Christmas cards posts for me this year.
Have a great Christmas and a Happy and prosperous New Year!!!!
   Take Care
        Tera

Christmas Carolers

Hallo,
  A few cards this am with some 'new' to me images from Mo's Digital pencil. Such cute little elf carolers!!!
  Trying to do some baking this afternoon - will see if I get it accomplished.....
    Take Care
          Tera

Christmas Bulebirds

Hallo,
   Well as you may have noticed, this is the same stamp as I used for the Christmas cardinals post only in a different color this time to make 'Bluebirds'. It is a really pretty set from Flourishes - sadly no longer in business.
   Taking the day to run errands and clean house so I guess I better get started.
   Take Care
       Tera

More Christmas cards

Hallo,
  A few miscellaneous themed cards today - anyone have cats as pets. I have 2 but they are both about 10 years old now and hardly even notice the tree - the pups are a different matter. My younger dog 'Duke' has already 'opened'  2 packages.....my older dog hasn't bothered them this year. The pups are 3 and 5 years old so maybe settling down a bit also....
   All the images are colored with prismacolor and polychrome pencils(my sets are all mixed together...)
        I mostly use cryogen white cardstock as it is a nice smooth cardstock and great for coloring both with pencil and copics.
  All for today ya'll
      Take Care
           Tera

Bethleham cards

Hallo,
  Just a few more Christmas cards for you today - sorry the second one is a bit blurry - was trying to get all the photos done so I could get them in the mail. I was a bit later getting my cards out this year than usual.
  Off to work I go....
      Tera

Christmas Cardinals

Hallo,
   Well it has been awhile again since I posted but I have been busy. I started my Christmas cards months ago by coloring up the main images while relaxing on the couch in the evenings - that part takes the longest. Then I spent a couple evenings cutting out the snowflakes with my cuttlebug - I used left over cardstock from my Daughters wedding invitations. The white and teal are a beautiful sparkley paper and made great snowflakes.
    Then it took me several days(before and after work) to put them all together - 58 total handmade this year so you will be seeing several more posts of Christmas cards this week!!!
   It feels like it has been a busy fall - Only did one craft market this year as a seller and several as a 'buyer' (but didn't buy too much)
   My Daughter was home for Thanksgiving - the Hubbys Birthday was on Thanksgiving this year so she surprised him. Was nice to have her home - too bad her Hubby Josh couldn't make it as he is deployed right now....
   Really haven't been up to much else - hobbling around with my cane, I finally have a date to get my left knee replaced. Jan 7th. It will be nice to have 2 good knees again!!!!
   All for today - Take Care
          Tera

Yoga skellie pumpkin

 Hallo,
   Preposting this for you to see today since I have to be to work early this am....
   I did this for the pumpkin decorating contest at my local Arts Centers Halloween party, which was last night (sadly it didn't win...)
  I took a turquoise hard foam pumpkin and decorated it with zentangle and then added some cobwebs in white. I found this great yoga skellie at JoAnns and added some shading with copic markers and the black cat is a wood cut out that I painted black and then used some silver webbing spray on.
  I had fun with this one and he is going to be in my Halloween decorations box for many years.
  The party was loads of fun - I dressed up as Frida Kahlo - my daughters comment was "Oh good, you found a costume to go with your eyebrow" - cheeky kid - pic at the bottom of the post.....I am the Frida on the right, there were 2 of us Fridas…...
  All for today - Take Care
         Tera

Baby Boy gift box set

 Hallo,
   A quick post this evening as I am winding down for the night. I finished off this baby box set for a coworker today.
  I covered a wooden box from JoAnn's in pretty papers - boy style and did the memory book and card to match.
  I have one more box in the works and then I may have to take a break and get my Christmas cards done, and tomorrow I will show you the last of my Halloween projects.

  The weather here in NW Florida has been absolutely AWESOME!!!!!
I love the cool weather!!
  I pulled weeds today for about 2 hours and only have a little bit to go to get my flowers beds all caught up on the weeding from my lack of weeding over the summer.
   Its been a bit of a challenge to do yard work as I am back to using a cane - I am getting my left knee replaced in January and it has been pestering me a lot lately(If I use the cane I don't limp as much, and if I can keep from limping my hip and back don't ache as much.....) And to top it off I jammed the big toe on my right foot yesterday and it is pretty swollen and bruised. And Yes Klutz is my middle name.....
   All for today - Take Care
          Tera

Another baby gift set...

Hallo,
  Back with another baby gift set - box, memory book and card that I made for a coworker.
  I used an image I found on Etsy from 'pattiescreations' and colored it with prismacolor and polychrome pencils.
  I don't do black skin tones very often so its not perfect but I liked how it turned out!.
  I have 2 more baby boxes in the works - both boy themed so should see them soon. Also will have a day in the studio on Saturday and hope to accomplish something there too.
 
  I am really enjoying the cooler weather here in NW Florida - hope it stays around awhile!!!
   All for now - as the saying goes, I didn't win the lottery so back to work I go....
    Take Care
      Tera

Baby girl gift box

 Hallo,
   Just a quick post before I run off to work....
  Beautiful  image from "A Day for Daisies' colored with prismacolor and polychrome pencils.
  I covered the wood box(JoAnns) with pretty papers and made a matching card and memory book to go with it.
   I have been making a lot of these lately for friends and coworkers.
   All for today - Take Care
      Tera

Mummy cards

Hallo,
  Just a couple quick scrappy cards for you today, no stamping involved and no digital images, no coloring either....imagine that.
  Pretty Halloween papers and some embellishments from last years stash makes a couple very quick cards.
   Not much new here - a bit cooler the last couple days which I really love - will need to get some yard work done this weekend before the cool front passes and we get hot again(the story of fall in florida…)
   Take Care
          Tera

Coffin treat boxes

Hallo,
  A break from Halloween cards today - showing you some treat boxes that I am sending to my daughter (in Germany), my son-in-law (headed to Korea) and my Niece and Nephew from Colorado(just because).
  These coffin shaped boxes started out plain and I painted 2 black and 2 red and then used some silver webbing spray on them - found the can in my stash and its pretty old so didn't get much 'web' out of it but it looks kinda cool anyhow.
  Added some skeletons, skulls, 3D pictures, covered the inside of the boxes with Halloween papers, oh and some funky eyeballs that I found last year after Halloween.
  Well time to Halloween up my house a bit and maybe get in the pool and take advantage of the hot weather.
   Take Care
         Tera

Pirate cards

Hallo,
  A couple batches of Pirate themed Halloween cards today. I found the cool xray embellishments at Michaels for 50 % of, plus a 20 % coupon so I was pretty happy.
  I am not sure who the pirate skelly head is from as its been used a lot and the name is worn off - might be Stamps Happen …..
   One of my goals for 2019 is to send out more cards - and I am getting a bit of a head start. I love Halloween and haven't even decorated my house yet...sad I know...but the hubby is out of town this weekend so maybe I will get to it tomorrow afternoon. Today I am taking a watercolor class at the local Art center (ADSO) and then hanging out at the gallery for Artist Day - HH ARTS.
   All for now - more Halloween cards coming....
       Take Care
               Tera

Its...another baby box...boy style

Hallo,
  Giving you a break from Halloween cards for today. Another of the many baby gift box sets I have been making lately. A lot of babies coming in my little corner of the world lately.
  The image is from 'A Day for Daisies' printed onto cryogen white cardstock and colored with prismacolor and polychrome pencils.
  I  decorate a box - old cigar box, plain wood or sturdy cardboard from the craft store  - whatever I can find big enough, and then make a matching card and memory book for inside.
   All for today. Take Care
        Tera

Pumpkin cards

Hallo,
  Well life at my house is back to normal(as normal as it gets anyhow). I was back to work and so is my son. Husband already had some vacation time scheduled as he is going to Talladega for the race this weekend. And the weather is back to being hot, but slightly less humid.....would love a bit of cooler weather.
   More Halloween cards for you today. This image is a digital and sorry to say I didn't have it labeled so I don't know who its made by. Fun to color though.
  I was hoping to use up all my Halloween stash making cards but I think I might just need to get some Christmas and maybe Thanksgiving cards made too so will finish the few more I have started and go on to other stuff. Although you will have about 4/5 more days of Halloween card post before you see the change :)
  All for today - going to pack up a couple boxes for my daughter and son-in-law and hopefully get them sent today.....
    Take Care
                                                                                          Tera

3D halloween cards - batch #2

Hallo,
  Kinda amazing that this hurricane as of last sunday afternoon was only sposed to  get to a CAT 1  and here it is as a CAT 4 -just goes to show you have to be prepared and keep watching. Lucky for us this storm is going about 70 miles east of us so even though we will have a bunch of rain and a bit of wind we should be fine!!! We would ride out a CAT 3 here where we live but by the time this storm went to 4 it would have been to late to get out - would rather be at home than trapped on the road.
  Keep Panama City FL. in your thoughts and prayers today and in the days to come!!!!

  Batch 2 of the 3D Halloween cards for you today. I had the 3D fold all cut out from last year so putting them together was fairly quick and fun. I will be doing some more today, as well as a couple small Halloween decorations to put together and send my daughter in Germany and hopefully to my son-in-law in Korea(if I get an address in time )
  Take Care
     Tera