Altered Art Journal Letter V

"Vintage Me"

The next page in my journal. Letter V for Vintage. I knew I was going to do vintage for v since the start of the this journal. I love the past. I especially love the 4o's, 50's or even the 60's. Anything retro and kitsch. The one thing missing on this page, which I love is a pink flamingo. I can't believe I forgot to put one on this page. Pink flamingo's are so me. Oh well.
I'm a collector as well. I love kitschy things, like the lady head planters and silly figurines. They do not have to be antique either. I don't go over board and I've sold more items then I now have in my collection. Oh and I adore all the old retro Christmas ornaments. They are so awesome. Pyrex is another passion. I use all of my old pyrex bowls. Vintage is definitely a big part of who I am.

Something Pink

I'll be posting something pink each Thursday during the month of October in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness month. I got the idea from Sherry who got the idea from Christina at Soul Aperture.
This year was a tough year for me. I lost two friends to breast cancer this summer. They were both in their 50's. Much too young to go. My heart goes out to their families. My heart goes out to anyone who has had to deal with this nasty disease.
This is a small thing to do to get some awareness out. I hope you join in on the cause.

Be Your Own Superhero

My dear friend Sherry just launched her "Be Your Own Superhero" Zine. She did this to raise money for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. Click on the link and it will take you to the site where you can buy the Zine yourself. It's a worthy cause.
I am actually one of the contributing artist....yes little ole me. I can not believe she asked me to do this. She asked me and some other artist to interpret through our own style of art what it means to be our own superhero.
Sherry is a breast cancer survivor and each year she does some sort of fundraiser for the Breast Cancer Foundation. Please check out her blog Everyday Possibilities by clicking this link and I know you will be hooked. She is a very inspirational writer. You will love her wit and will be constantly impressed at her take on life. She is my superhero and I'm always inspired by her.

Pumpkinhead Scarecrow

"You Don't Scare Me"

This is what happens when I don't feel like watching tv in the evening. Sometimes I doodle and sometimes I work in Photoshop doing digital art. I was practicing my swirls and twirls doodles because I want to add more to my collection in ps when I got the urge to this Halloween scene. Don't judge me, lol, I know my art tends to be childish. I guess I'm a child at heart and Halloween brings it out in me. I don't seem to get the urge to do these drawing any other time. Ummm!
Not sure why.
This poor pumpkinhead scarecrow has some issues. She looks like a man scarecrow in a skirt. Poor thing. She can't seem to scare any of the birds away either. Who wears rubber rain boots with a skirt?
The colors did not come out right in the scan. Some of the yellow is really a lime green. Oh well you get the idea.
Hugs,
Charlie

Birthday Celebrations

My birthday turned out fabulous. We celebrated at Maggiano's. Ate way too much food and drank way too much wine. We ordered family style so we got to try a huge variety of entrees off the menu. I have never eaten there before. It's a beautiful place and I love all the chandeliers.

Here are some of the lovely gifts I got for my birthday. A pink beach bag, Cakebread wine which is the best white wine I've ever had. I usually only drink reds, so this is saying something. I got this cute happy birthday wine glass, a necklace, and some gift cards to my favorite store....hobby lobby, a card to Barnes and nobles and a restaurant. I'm so blessed, what can I say! I wish all of you could have been there.
Hugs,
Charlie

Happy Birthday To Me

Today is my birthday!
I'll be celebrating tonight, by having a nice Italian dinner with my family. For now I'm off to get my tootsies done. I'm treating myself to a pedicure. Have not had one in a while and the heels and toes look it. Maybe I'll even get some starbucks on the way. Today is Charlie Day so anything I want. Weeeeeee!
See you next week!
P.S.
My Birthday is on the 25th not the 24th. I did not post this on the 24th. Not sure why the date is wrong.

Altered Art Journal Letter U

Unpredictable

Here is the next letter in my altered art journal. U is for unpredictable. I'm unpredictable according to my husband. Only because he can't figure me out. I like to change things up here and there. I don't want to get in a rut. In other words I change my mind a lot. It's not that I want to keep him guessing. I just think predictable is boring.
I hope everyone is having a fabulous fall.
We are in the 70's and raining. What a difference a few days make! Two days ago it was 95 and sunny. That's living in Texas. Maybe I get my unpredictability from living in an unpredictable state.

I'm still here

I have'nt gone missing. I 'm still here. I've had two birthdays last week, my husbands and my mom's. Mine is coming up soon.
Last night I got one of my migraine headaches. I did not get much sleep. The worst part is the nausea. I hate the feeling and I fight it to no luck. The headaches always end up with me hugging the toilet. Yuk! enough of this talk. I'm better now just a little weak.
Fall is here and we are getting some rain. It feels wonderful.
It will be a great day to spend in the studio, if I can get my you know what out of bed.
I listed this card on my etsy yesterday.

I am a ditz

My friend Sherry posted an old Halloween photo of herself on her blog the other day. Which of course inspired me to dig through my childhood photo's. This is the only picture I have of me in a Halloween costume. I don't remember dressing up much until I got older. I just remember wearing these stupid mask. Trust me! it is me! You can laugh now. I don't care. I'm laughing too. We must have worn normal clothes. I know I never got an outfit to match the mask. I guess as long as you were not recognized it was a good thing.
I was probably just a tiny little bit of a nerd anyway. Ha ha... I know I'm a nerd and I'm also a ditzy blond. I may not be a real blond even though my hair looks blond these days because of all the highlighting I do. With this in mind I have to tell about my ditzyness.
Yesterday as you know I went to the DMV. I had to renew the license, get my thumbs printed and take a new picture. I sat there an hour and half , spoke to a nice young lady the whole time, even saw an old acquaintance and spoke to him. Everything was fine until I got home and looked in the mirror and noticed I did not put on the last layer of mascara. You might say so what but the last layer is the black layer. I use this dual type these days. The first layer is a white lengthening layer and the top layer is the black part. So I walked around with white eyelashes all day and got my drivers license picture taken with white lashes.
What a ditz! Or should I say nerd?

Halloween Digital Collage Sheet

Here is the Halloween digital collage sheet just now listed in my Etsy store.
I had so much fun drawing these for use in my digital art that I decided to share them.
I used the spider in " Cinda In Scary Room" digital art.
I can see all kinds of possibilities.

Now that I did a little work I'm off to the DMV. Oh JoY! I need to renew my drivers license.
Then I might do a little shopping, if I'm not too worn out from the waiting . I know I'll have to sit there for at least an hour. It's never easy.
Have a nice day!