That's right, I said mixed media! Well I guess this is about as mixed as my media gets nowadays. A little paint, some ink, some matt gel and lots of microbeads and seed beads. The papers are from Prima's Salvage District. I love the neutral grey tones, I can add any colour flower to it I want and it always matches!
The roses are from Wild Orchid Crafts, the wood embellishments are from Scrapiniec, the sentiment is from Pion Design, all the pearls are from The Ducks Doodahs and everything else is from my stash.
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It has been just like spring here this past week. Absolutely gorgeous! Unfortunately I haven't had a chance to get outside and enjoy it, so another round of winter photos will have to do for today.
Chickadee
Woodpecker
"I have on my most serious cute face! Is it working? Do I get a treat?"
~a trail friend~
"I'm just gonna wait until you put the camera away lady, I'm shy ok!"
~Daisy~
"Now why the heckfire would she put the food way up there in that cage?"
~The Cute Twin~
That's it for today. Thank you for stopping in and for all the amazing comments. If you have any questions or interesting tidbits about today's wildlife, please let me know.
I hope you all had a great weekend! I have just gotten home yesterday, so I will be around to visit you all today and tomorrow. We had perfect weather while we were up north, and I saw a deer!!!! What a hoot!!! We had a wonderful time, but it's always nice to get home to your own bed. Plus, I really missed my squirrels!! lol
So today I thought I would share a wedding card and tutorial video that I made using products from Canvas Corp Brands. The video is further down, for now, here are some pics.
I haven't had a chance to go through my photos from my trip up north, so I thought I would share some pictures from our visit to Belfountain Conservation Area last weekend. A beautiful spot with a waterfalls, a park, lots of trails, a river, some rapids, a beach and some wonderful scenic areas. Today I have pics from just the small lake and fountain in the main park area.
So right at the other end of the park, was the waterfalls, yay!!! And then this amazing rickety bridge to head into the forest for one the trails, but first...
...what could be hidden up these little stairs I wonder?
to be continued. tee hee
And back on the home front, I've been getting more and more visits from one of my favourite birds, the sweet little Downy Woodpeckers.
MR BAGGINS making a funny face at me from the railing, what a funny little dude!
This photograph is a special one that I took for my dear friend and talented crafter Niki of Pawsitively Creative Crafts. She said she wanted to see me feeding the squirrels, so I snapped this shot of CRAZY KAREN eating out of my hand on Friday morning before we left.
I don't show these shots very often because they are quite difficult to take. My camera is just impossible to use with only one hand, so it's very rare to get a shot like this that's actually in focus. Quite a few of the squirrels eat directly from my hands, so I will try to get more shots like this one.
And when I got back yesterday, JUNIOR popped right up from his nap and gave me a look that let me know he was happy to see me. My heart almost melted when he bolted over to the front step and took a veggie right from hand. First time ever!! Maybe he just was hungry, but I like to think that he missed me.
He filled up on Avocados and Carrots, then plopped right down on the step and had a little relax time!! Awwwwwwww, I missed you too little dude!! Bless your little heart!
One last pic today, my token morning coffee shot. I love all my sunrises, but some sure are more unique than others, and this was one of them!!
That's it for today. Thank you for stopping in and for all the amazing comments. If you have any questions or interesting tidbits about today's wildlife, please let me know.
Today I have something really different to share with you. Since I am having a month of Christmas for July, I thought I would slip in this wintery layout that I originally designed for Scrap n Art Magazine. I've never done a layout before, and I've decided it's not really my cup of tea. It was fun to do something new, but it was a really large surface to try and cover, it was hard to photograph in my small space, and now that it's finished, I have absolutely no use for it. Think I'll stick with cards. lol
The photograph is one that I took during our very first snowfall here in our new home. Thanks to my hubby for printing this off for me at his office. I went with black and white to go with the cool blues and greys of the layout.
The papers, tags and buttons were all supplied by Fancy Pants. The snowflake stencil is from Crafter's Workshop and the mini ice cubes and snowflake charms are from my stash.
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Thought I would share some more pictures of the Credit River. This is a new spot we checked out. It was really pretty, but we didn't get too far on the trail. There was a portion where it was all swamp, and the only way to cross was over a bunch of branches someone had thrown down years ago. NO THANKS! That's a really wet muddy accident just waiting to happen! lol
I always Google the best I can to identify the flowers, trees, etc. that I run across. Please, if I ever misidentify something, let me know. Thanks to Sara Emily for correcting my error about the Morning Glory that I purchased, which is apparently not a Morning Glory at all, but a Petunia.
First up is a Canada Thistle, with a little bit of wildlife having some lunch.
my artsy-fartsy shot of the day...
Next up is a CHICORY.
Remember the little baby Sparrow who was sitting in my tree for two days eyeballing the feeder. Well she finally took the leap and got to the feeder, problem was, then she was stuck on the feeder all day. She just sat their crying and crying. I finally went outside and gave her a little boost back to the tree.
A Black-Capped Chickadee striking a lovely pose for the camera.
And on the patio today, absolutely nothing has changed. JUNIOR is curled up on the chair enjoying a lovely nap in the shade, as he does every day now, regardless of whether I'm outside or not.
Junior isn't the only one taking advantage of the nice weather. Her are my little ones - SCULLY, who prefers to lay on the patio floor and soak up the sun, and PEBBLES who does not enjoy the sun or the floor!! lol
Last but not least, my token after dinner shot...
That's it for today. Thank you for stopping in and for all the amazing comments. If you have any questions or interesting tidbits about today's wildlife, please let me know.
