tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12525387090284740152024-03-18T19:47:00.418-07:00Karen's SketchbookKaren's Sketchbookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331820498868895181noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1252538709028474015.post-15975226809179382842013-04-01T07:38:00.001-07:002013-04-01T07:45:19.835-07:00Sketching for new fabrics<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When I heard that <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/designs?view=collection">Spoonflower</a> was hosting a contest with a sailing theme, I knew just what I wanted to share.<br />
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I ended up creating a small fabric collection called <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/designs?view=collection">The Scallop Sea</a>. The samples are due to arrive sometime this week, and I can't wait to see them.Karen's Sketchbookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331820498868895181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1252538709028474015.post-49424184569222650132012-12-06T20:52:00.001-08:002012-12-06T20:53:48.084-08:00Old Fashioned Gift Tags and Wooly ones too.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This Christmas I have been having so much fun creating tags. First I designed them using some <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/karenharveycox">fabric designs on Spoonflower Fabrics</a>.<br />
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I printed them on Linen Canvas and created Wooly tags. I cut each tag out individually and cut them with pinking sheers. Then I adhered them to a bit of wool. That's why I called them wooly tags.<br />
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I also had them printed on a 15" x 15" decal. I can get 40 tags on one decal. The decals have self-adhesive, so I simply adhered them to brown papers and used bakery string to give that old fashioned look.<br />
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So much fun. <a href="http://karenharveycox.blogspot.com/">Stop by my main blog this month.</a> I am giving away downloadable artwork daily for my Advent Calendar.<br />
<br />Karen's Sketchbookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331820498868895181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1252538709028474015.post-66935086854353886492012-09-30T08:23:00.001-07:002012-09-30T08:25:42.960-07:00Equestrian Lessons<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>W</b></span>hen my daughter Sarah was a little girl, she took equestrian lessons. I spent hours at the barn with her and I often brought my sketch pad.<br />
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Recently, I turned my sketch into some products on <a href="http://society6.com/KarenCox/Sketches-of-a-favorite-equestrian_Print">my Society6 shop</a>. Prints, iPad cases, tees and even iPhone5 cases.<br />
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tees and hoodies and iPad skins.<br />
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I love being able to turn my artwork into practical products that people can use. The best part is Society6 is an amazing venue where other artists promote your work. The quality of the products that Society6 uses really make your artwork shine.<br />
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<br />Karen's Sketchbookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331820498868895181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1252538709028474015.post-56789849338607450592012-09-01T08:26:00.005-07:002012-09-01T08:36:35.269-07:00Collage Inspiration<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My old friend COLLAGE. I recently took a Big Picture Class with<a href="http://claudinehellmuth.blogspot.com/"> Claudine Hellmuth</a>. I learned all about how to simplify a composition.<br />
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I love her work, and her workshops are wonderful.<br />
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I learned all about the makings of a good composition.<br />
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How to define an Asymmetrical design versus a Vignette.<br />
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And how to use techniques to keep the interest on the page. There were lots of handouts, inspirational downloads, and videos filled with inspiration. It was more fun than a day at the circus.<br />
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I had forgotten how much I love collage. What a nice class, I learned so much and am filled with <i><b>collage</b></i> inspiration.<br />
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What fun, <a href="http://society6.com/KarenCox/prints">Society6</a> has my designs available in all kinds of products. The quality of their products is<br />
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Affordable Prints in all sizes, framed prints and stretched canvas too.<br />
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iPad skins in all model sizes.<br />
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Iphone skins and cases<br />
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iPod cases and skins all models<br />
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Laptop skins for all models<br />
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I have been using a new app for my iPad called Art Set.<br />
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and a new stylus.<br />
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I was reading a blog the other day and discovered a new stylus called <a href="http://www.studioneat.com/products/cosmonaut">Cosmonaut</a>. It is wonderful for drawing, and works lovely with the app Art Set.<br />
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The wide-based stylus feels just like a marker. <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/art-set/id469918702?mt=8">The Art Set app</a> has all the mediums you might find in a conventional art set, even blending tools including my favorite blender a tissue. <br />
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I illustrated a cup, using the paint, oil pastel and blending tools, and then uploaded it to my computer.<br />
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Then the fun began when I used some textures from <a href="http://rhwest.blogspot.com/p/free-textures.html">RH West Photography</a>. I love her pastel textures, and they worked perfectly with the white cup surface.<br />
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Of course, I took my own original design without textures and turned it into a fabric.<br />
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I thought this would make a wonderful tablecloth, or placemats.
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Happy App Inspiration.<br />
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<br />Karen's Sketchbookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331820498868895181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1252538709028474015.post-13186464254708630012012-01-24T08:07:00.001-08:002012-01-24T08:07:14.653-08:00From sketchbook to digital paintbox<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I love sketching, especially faces. I always have.<br />
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But even more fun, is when I upload artwork into my computer, and get lost in the world of my digital paintbox.<br />
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I love entering the weekly fabric contest on Spoonflower. I especially love it lately because I have been challenging myself by using my own artwork and working on my surface design skills.<br />
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I took an original portrait design and used it in the ART DECO theme contest.<br />
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The contest required us to only use four colors, so this is the design I submitted. I have always loved the Art Deco period and especially those magnificent Vogue magazines. the 1920's was an amazing <a href="http://www.1920s-fashion-and-music.com/fashion-design.html">Fashion design era</a>. After all this was the era of <a href="http://www.1920s-fashion-and-music.com/1920s-fashion.html">Coco Chanel</a>.<br />
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Coco Chanel said: <br />
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"Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening."<br />
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I think that this is especially true of the Art Deco period. The art, music and fashion was so amazing. One of the reasons that I love the movie, Midnight in Paris is that I can so identify with the character played by Owen Wilson. Truly the people he met were among my favorite authors, writers and performers.<br />
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She is called <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric_items/new?design_id=946414">ART DECO MAGAZINE 1923.</a> I actually ended up creating so many different versions because it was so much fun. But this one and the full color version, which I called <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric_items/new?design_id=946329">ART DECO FASION MAGAZINE.</a><br />
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This contest will run the first week of February. Now I have to design something for next week's contest. Hope you enjoy the music. I thought this post deserved a little bit of Cole Porter. You Do Something To Me.Karen's Sketchbookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331820498868895181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1252538709028474015.post-47008250072512369042011-09-30T04:26:00.000-07:002011-09-30T04:27:53.924-07:00Pumpkin Art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This time of year I love painting pumpkins.
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I have been sketching, printing and designing all kinds of inspiration boards.<br />
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Then I used photoshop elements and lots of layers to produce a fabric design, which I then printed by <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/518741">Spoonflower.</a><br />
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I just a had to add some Inspiration Board Jewelry and decorative pushpins. I have been making rosettes from Vintage flower petals designed for millinery with a large upholstery pin for the center. Finding tassels to match the boards and all kinds of wonderful notions that might add just the right embellishment.<br />
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So, now my new shop I call <a href="http://awordofinspiration.etsy.com/">A WORD OF INSPIRATION</a> is open.<br />
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This is an inspiration board that I used to show my original photograph and then using layers to create this design I call Parisian Shadows. I am using Photoshop Elements 9<br />
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My friend <a href="http://creativitycake.blogspot.com/">Karen from Creativity Cake</a> told me about <a href="http://sketchbookchallenge.blogspot.com/p/how-challenge-works.html">The Sketchbook Challenge.</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7374469@N02/5469491338/" title="DSC_0108 by bluebirdsandteapots, on Flickr"><img alt="DSC_0108" height="100" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5299/5469491338_a47013d5f4_t.jpg" width="69" /></a>There is a wonderful group of women hosting the challenge and offering tips, <a href="http://sketchbookchallenge.blogspot.com/p/tutorials.html">tutorials</a>, and techniques. There are also <a href="http://sketchbookchallenge.blogspot.com/p/february-prizes.html">prizes awarded</a> from some pretty amazing sponsors.<br />
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<a href="http://sketchbookchallenge.blogspot.com/p/how-challenge-works.html">The Sketchbook challenge blog</a> has a wonderful post about The Sketch-In.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7374469@N02/5469491338/" title="DSC_0108 by bluebirdsandteapots, on Flickr"><img alt="DSC_0108" height="100" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5299/5469491338_a47013d5f4_t.jpg" width="69" /></a>When I saw <a href="http://sketchbookchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/02/februarys-sketchbook-theme.html">the theme for February</a>, I knew just what I would sketch, then using ink and watercolor...<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7374469@N02/5469398842/" title="The Sketchbook Challenge, my Vintage typewriter by bluebirdsandteapots, on Flickr"><img alt="The Sketchbook Challenge, my Vintage typewriter" height="635" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5216/5469398842_4275850c9f_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7374469@N02/5469491338/" title="DSC_0108 by bluebirdsandteapots, on Flickr"><img alt="DSC_0108" height="100" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5299/5469491338_a47013d5f4_t.jpg" width="69" /></a>My Underwood Vintage typewriter and my Apple iPad.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7374469@N02/5469393786/" title="The Sketchbook Challenge - My iPad by bluebirdsandteapots, on Flickr"><img alt="The Sketchbook Challenge - My iPad" height="316" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5257/5469393786_080f8a1f38_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7374469@N02/5469470326/" title="DSC_0119 by bluebirdsandteapots, on Flickr"><img alt="DSC_0119" height="204" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5056/5469470326_0a8ee79ec6_m.jpg" width="240" /></a>Little did I know when I used to type on my manual typewriter using correct-a-type...<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7374469@N02/5469389212/" title="The sketchbook challenge, working on my theme for February by bluebirdsandteapots, on Flickr"><img alt="The sketchbook challenge, working on my theme for February" height="427" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5211/5469389212_80a0f47a60_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7374469@N02/5469458108/" title="DSC_0097 by bluebirdsandteapots, on Flickr"><img alt="DSC_0097" height="160" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5094/5469458108_44f8e5d691_m.jpg" width="240" /></a>that someday I would be working on an Apple iPad.<br />
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An Apple iPad and a Vintage Underwood typewriter. If you would like to join in for sketching fun, just click <a href="http://sketchbookchallenge.blogspot.com/p/how-challenge-works.html">HERE</a>.<br />
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The song for this post always makes me happy, just like sketching with my paintbrush. Mindy Gledhill sings Anchor.Karen's Sketchbookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331820498868895181noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1252538709028474015.post-68439367180587996432011-02-17T21:19:00.000-08:002011-02-17T21:19:29.437-08:00Photoshop Techniques<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYjkVo7H-2GMokSKhTtNDdLw21isOCudyVg0SGQKCIav56_jTqY3qpqgafI6EgaRHz19ey89OELS-knl_qWugsFJo40BxYwjUeYSPWRDlfYumPk9FHa19aGHhFckLlWGZo2Jc_W8QdA6E/s1600/Paris+-+kim+klassen+extreme+grunge+August+27th.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYjkVo7H-2GMokSKhTtNDdLw21isOCudyVg0SGQKCIav56_jTqY3qpqgafI6EgaRHz19ey89OELS-knl_qWugsFJo40BxYwjUeYSPWRDlfYumPk9FHa19aGHhFckLlWGZo2Jc_W8QdA6E/s400/Paris+-+kim+klassen+extreme+grunge+August+27th.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
I just joined <a href="http://www.kimklassencafe.com/">Kim Klassen's</a> skinny-mini Photoshop class. I am having so much fun, that I also joined her on-going workshop with backgrounds called The Test Kitchen.<br />
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I think I am in love with backgrounds. Kim is amazing. Here I have enhanced the photo even further.<br />
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In the illustration above, Kim teaches you how to use her lovely backgrounds and use words.Karen's Sketchbookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331820498868895181noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1252538709028474015.post-2052782484445043502011-02-06T20:27:00.000-08:002012-01-22T08:41:01.564-08:00Paris Dreams<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7374469@N02/5423469765/" title="Paris Portrait scarf by bluebirdsandteapots, on Flickr"><img alt="Paris Portrait scarf" height="515" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5098/5423469765_a7f1de6dfe_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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I love sketching <a href="http://karensketchbook.blogspot.com/2007/09/blog-post.html">a portrait</a><br />
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and then using digital magic to refine the look.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7374469@N02/5423512329/" title="Paris Portrait scarf 3 by bluebirdsandteapots, on Flickr"><img alt="Paris Portrait scarf 3" height="529" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5256/5423512329_4bfdcdb765_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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I remember the <a href="http://collections.si.edu/search/results.jsp?q=Hair&fq=text:Shampooing">Breck Girls</a>, which were lovely renderings of girls with lovely hair for Breck Shampoo.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7374469@N02/5423747277/" title="Paris Portrait One final by bluebirdsandteapots, on Flickr"><img alt="Paris Portrait One final" height="518" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5300/5423747277_fa4f083715_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Back in the 1966 I went to <a href="http://www.guggenheim.org/">the Guggenheim museum</a> to see the famous Andy Warhole exhibit.<br />
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<a href="http://www.warhol.org/andy_work.aspx?id=428">Andy Warhole </a>would probably be lost in the world of Photoshop if he were alive today.<br />
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The word Paris is from <a href="http://thegraphicsfairy.com/">The Graphics Fairy</a>.<br />
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For quite sometime I have been getting back to my first love, <a href="http://karenharveycox.blogspot.com/2011/02/my-vintage-runway.html">fashion illustration</a>.<br />
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I was reminded of all the wonderful dresses that I wore Once upon a time.<br />
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Well, I should. I started to organize my art room yesterday,<br />
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But then I started to doodle digitally,<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And Karen from <a href="http://thegraphicsfairy.com/">The Graphics Fairy</a> has lovely images to play with for free..</div>Karen's Sketchbookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331820498868895181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1252538709028474015.post-73601216520631687542011-01-02T05:45:00.000-08:002011-01-02T05:45:33.918-08:00Daisies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVghdxQam9u5IHKDN_7G13BKrCqfDYnR74Mp4BbJR957zwpCI6zjcl1oIaCQpceRCkzeDomMSNmXrP-OL7COJ341XOWQ5C_GWroJaaMXvtlKPVBXvdhp1gqjKT6pcsHMkII7HIbmJczhY/s1600/5122983203_323fd089b6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVghdxQam9u5IHKDN_7G13BKrCqfDYnR74Mp4BbJR957zwpCI6zjcl1oIaCQpceRCkzeDomMSNmXrP-OL7COJ341XOWQ5C_GWroJaaMXvtlKPVBXvdhp1gqjKT6pcsHMkII7HIbmJczhY/s400/5122983203_323fd089b6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's funny how one paintbrush sketch of a daisy can lead to so many graphic designs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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I have been lost in French script and busy designing fabric on Spoonflower, adding things to my etsy shop and blogging on <a href="http://karenharveycox.blogspot.com/">A Scrapbook of Inspiration</a> and <a href="http://karenharveycoxs.blogspot.com/">For The Love of Old books</a>, and taking <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/karenharveycox?section_id=5514785">photographs</a>.<br />
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It's never too early to begin creating <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"><b>Christmas</b> </span>designs. I have turned this mixed-media design into prints and <a href="http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric_items/new?design_id=255383&show_comments=true">fabric</a>, but I am thinking maybe Christmas cards too.<br />
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I must remember to update my sketchbook<br />
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Happy creating.Karen's Sketchbookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331820498868895181noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1252538709028474015.post-27006142697844559142010-02-24T08:44:00.000-08:002010-02-24T09:04:28.437-08:00Chandeliers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpOBnIIcO3BDfqPtZsG9be2ZoW1JefDWKvtIBy2voJV3178lUoe949yjTUIYcfkbQt0Qb1wE4pTCfSTOjG38ty26CRV1ae82zPvrYyMnmXKe8_jdRUeUNfOzToLwtbNFOfnTfQiOQCszo/s1600-h/ephemera-bird-button.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 344px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpOBnIIcO3BDfqPtZsG9be2ZoW1JefDWKvtIBy2voJV3178lUoe949yjTUIYcfkbQt0Qb1wE4pTCfSTOjG38ty26CRV1ae82zPvrYyMnmXKe8_jdRUeUNfOzToLwtbNFOfnTfQiOQCszo/s400/ephemera-bird-button.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441852088392125202" /></a><br /><br />Creating new art using ephemera or restoring Antique artwork with my digital paintbox is fun. Here I created a chandelier book plate for the inside of books using my original design.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglq4EkVzPvnL8Ptp0GmuMSVDRuwVW0MAolxA7pRjmTEu7h3pDXKFB1oxwkT7KgvOOAX5LP_4HwFh4ZCWxTCLz8oaUlpcp5yidoG6AWNq09bMvNadu2hrDYfWTJfxsVCibq9MYnzYupkg0/s1600-h/this+book+belongs+to+Chandelier+book+plate.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglq4EkVzPvnL8Ptp0GmuMSVDRuwVW0MAolxA7pRjmTEu7h3pDXKFB1oxwkT7KgvOOAX5LP_4HwFh4ZCWxTCLz8oaUlpcp5yidoG6AWNq09bMvNadu2hrDYfWTJfxsVCibq9MYnzYupkg0/s400/this+book+belongs+to+Chandelier+book+plate.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441853568597460882" /></a><br /><br />A bit of Jane Austen from a 1917 MANSFIELD PARK<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirapImJWwfBin8ljVJVbEITi-NWpAxzeagA4XllBQl0wbCB7O5hyphenhyphenlqlYzyX4P3U9UILinS5bZFIOijCZf53Rr0i1Y6tdJaghc74FWo1u43G5LTqpLTIRcOo7whHHSh2PS-e3Tx6ZsknEo/s1600-h/DSC05160.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirapImJWwfBin8ljVJVbEITi-NWpAxzeagA4XllBQl0wbCB7O5hyphenhyphenlqlYzyX4P3U9UILinS5bZFIOijCZf53Rr0i1Y6tdJaghc74FWo1u43G5LTqpLTIRcOo7whHHSh2PS-e3Tx6ZsknEo/s400/DSC05160.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441856124852645026" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZDMRJJNOW6xlyqG5y3Ym7g9gcWseasiVgvCwBDDj1ARAWtKejkBMCtEr9avJ0bMUjiWa4fQLyssAAl4lp-2MpgYBBbm5R1LPddbP6e4CfUjovflIoitSiWmzKc2dlTNI55UCU89ZOrBA/s1600-h/book+plate+jane+austen+with+text.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZDMRJJNOW6xlyqG5y3Ym7g9gcWseasiVgvCwBDDj1ARAWtKejkBMCtEr9avJ0bMUjiWa4fQLyssAAl4lp-2MpgYBBbm5R1LPddbP6e4CfUjovflIoitSiWmzKc2dlTNI55UCU89ZOrBA/s400/book+plate+jane+austen+with+text.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441852650408386706" /></a><br /><br />And a bit of Alice in Wonderland<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3P6qcnd4_t7A1oX7lNosO3Cxc8n9nFBTWq3OueUZDjn60TZKINGKIiD2mplJB-9WN3j6fjMd-xuUQCYvSobUIsbx1-OQgoHkLAVI9QGEhVWm4jOnpWnxrksCfQH7ToMODDbDMv2U_lvc/s1600-h/This+book+belongs+to+mad+hatter+tea+party+4+bookplates.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3P6qcnd4_t7A1oX7lNosO3Cxc8n9nFBTWq3OueUZDjn60TZKINGKIiD2mplJB-9WN3j6fjMd-xuUQCYvSobUIsbx1-OQgoHkLAVI9QGEhVWm4jOnpWnxrksCfQH7ToMODDbDMv2U_lvc/s400/This+book+belongs+to+mad+hatter+tea+party+4+bookplates.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441853124104073234" /></a><br /><br />Frances Burnett's MY ROBIN<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9NZzNPmy_mmU8B0bBUgpG-znT7JC3t-Y6foBw0tik6s1MmH_NrrdSOJP_mkntbWS1Rj3GZ5FtPOYwwfovIqZfBWXRb3c1SDoV0LWC-u5M9jzUhlOaXWqcr9hlF_BhbmaiQ3Sj493SGTA/s1600-h/DSC05154.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9NZzNPmy_mmU8B0bBUgpG-znT7JC3t-Y6foBw0tik6s1MmH_NrrdSOJP_mkntbWS1Rj3GZ5FtPOYwwfovIqZfBWXRb3c1SDoV0LWC-u5M9jzUhlOaXWqcr9hlF_BhbmaiQ3Sj493SGTA/s400/DSC05154.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441856303029520402" /></a>Karen's Sketchbookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331820498868895181noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1252538709028474015.post-16647148137631409972010-02-08T07:49:00.001-08:002010-02-08T22:07:06.479-08:00MY ROBIN<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY_Vdjc9vlxH6u8sbiFaop1BCeyzCaVuUzRs-IGeZWRxuvMRDl3idaN4zYy_IzZQQD0sUf5IedNWbuO8CcPq_hAIka26DZT1nFxgqFdohLoz6Losyf_Oper4gkYBI0XfDt5zlaHnEOe5A/s1600-h/the+robin+with+black+background.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY_Vdjc9vlxH6u8sbiFaop1BCeyzCaVuUzRs-IGeZWRxuvMRDl3idaN4zYy_IzZQQD0sUf5IedNWbuO8CcPq_hAIka26DZT1nFxgqFdohLoz6Losyf_Oper4gkYBI0XfDt5zlaHnEOe5A/s400/the+robin+with+black+background.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435900897837653922" /></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">O</span></span>ne of my favorite authors, Frances Hodgson Burnett who wrote <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">The Secret Garden</span></span> also wrote a little book called <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;">MY ROBIN</span>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOBv6ZXoeHN-kTFCxtUZ7EA9Q-L-6lT4MfeYwmb5H_6OTemYihDVwmJIb4-1LQSGFEnXmqm4YrqWYHDd0UZsRSGoOXwHj0JaQBg9OrqK2slxv0iWWPvumQEwrcdOo5wyfTG-F9SGiPnAM/s1600-h/the+robin.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOBv6ZXoeHN-kTFCxtUZ7EA9Q-L-6lT4MfeYwmb5H_6OTemYihDVwmJIb4-1LQSGFEnXmqm4YrqWYHDd0UZsRSGoOXwHj0JaQBg9OrqK2slxv0iWWPvumQEwrcdOo5wyfTG-F9SGiPnAM/s400/the+robin.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435901151334339634" /></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">I</span> have been lost in restoring these Antique prints found inside this wonderful old volume from 1915. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBVOmy6cVbQ-BL9dEEMRFRLU9NNZemd9atna9i_hg8DPTdKIGem2k0-rjAu0jxCvTBPSnyV2VBwg4UhYHAn1KHNqKYo5H2tR-nNWzFg2bu5NqsJV5XVAMq87cwZ2dmxroVMQM2PdBrDt4/s1600-h/4324627190_99d5c208f3_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 326px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBVOmy6cVbQ-BL9dEEMRFRLU9NNZemd9atna9i_hg8DPTdKIGem2k0-rjAu0jxCvTBPSnyV2VBwg4UhYHAn1KHNqKYo5H2tR-nNWzFg2bu5NqsJV5XVAMq87cwZ2dmxroVMQM2PdBrDt4/s400/4324627190_99d5c208f3_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435902335005069186" /></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">A</span></span> new passion of mine is restoring Antique artwork from wonderful old books found on the dusty shelves of old book shops. Dusting them off and setting them free to be seen as new repurposed artwork is <a href="http://karenharveycoxs.blogspot.com/">my new passion.</a>Karen's Sketchbookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331820498868895181noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1252538709028474015.post-56448723292415051122009-11-08T20:18:00.000-08:002009-11-08T20:23:53.933-08:00Dress forms, cards and girl's night out<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7374469@N02/4045956093/" title="DSC03805 by bluebirdsandteapots, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3490/4045956093_7e88051895.jpg" width="334" height="500" alt="DSC03805" /></a><br /><br />Lost in designing cards again. My favorite thing to do.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7374469@N02/4046700412/" title="DSC03808 by bluebirdsandteapots, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2631/4046700412_955089368b.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="DSC03808" /></a><br /><br />I love designing dress forms.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7374469@N02/4045954063/" title="DSC03816 by bluebirdsandteapots, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2803/4045954063_87244d22f1.jpg" width="500" height="318" alt="DSC03816" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7374469@N02/4045953353/" title="DSC03814 by bluebirdsandteapots, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3491/4045953353_577124393b.jpg" width="285" height="500" alt="DSC03814" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7374469@N02/4045953059/" title="DSC03813 by bluebirdsandteapots, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2584/4045953059_af7b55c850.jpg" width="323" height="500" alt="DSC03813" /></a><br /><br />and then there is always girl's night out.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7374469@N02/4046694560/" title="DSC03809 by bluebirdsandteapots, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2771/4046694560_6d481d36f1.jpg" width="500" height="322" alt="DSC03809" /></a><br /><br />A night of fun in dress form land.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7374469@N02/4043982728/" title="Dress form love by bluebirdsandteapots, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2645/4043982728_897ac22f05.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="Dress form love" /></a>Karen's Sketchbookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331820498868895181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1252538709028474015.post-59303463573391278082009-10-15T06:11:00.000-07:002009-10-15T06:17:59.828-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNd2ApozPjryRNsDoOCYALqBRcfGhs8vgKG1d8JzSvl8zow6He0odE3nvCgii7-he7DH993VniMrizQR_i-UaS7fpkv0VqOt-TXZLC5P_taiXhSRIPyiolJVwwukapXGcjmTD0GJHJO7w/s1600-h/Evening-in-Paris.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNd2ApozPjryRNsDoOCYALqBRcfGhs8vgKG1d8JzSvl8zow6He0odE3nvCgii7-he7DH993VniMrizQR_i-UaS7fpkv0VqOt-TXZLC5P_taiXhSRIPyiolJVwwukapXGcjmTD0GJHJO7w/s400/Evening-in-Paris.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392813779913745058" /></a><br /><br /><br />I just love working with Antique and Vintage photographs.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgURAaNKT34SYkgE9DOAlE_16CTmE75ZRKw5_vQ6OWqEHtDqJG25-6Wb2EmDGpKrvcj3Xic2sUNhQyf6sZtbe1DXCqH9i9zevbOhlycxHsQB8fka-Eq4Aok_D69UU1OZzmSYMDGiQQe0Qc/s1600-h/eiffel-tower-evening-in-paris-insert.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgURAaNKT34SYkgE9DOAlE_16CTmE75ZRKw5_vQ6OWqEHtDqJG25-6Wb2EmDGpKrvcj3Xic2sUNhQyf6sZtbe1DXCqH9i9zevbOhlycxHsQB8fka-Eq4Aok_D69UU1OZzmSYMDGiQQe0Qc/s400/eiffel-tower-evening-in-paris-insert.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392813998436278354" /></a><br /><br />After creating this digital painting, I added a touch of glitter and created greeting cards.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBBMSfrY4aootqxzKvvXU29o8VQOm8txu5orwLgZ9zFyYGb4d_Z9HDrJijituB5ebBKQop9WsbdWtTba22RnMIOdtWKhl1poE86qx39S8mNUmw95BV4trrit9lU59XUZ9eKaP884bjmLM/s1600-h/evening-in-paris-2-5-x-7s.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBBMSfrY4aootqxzKvvXU29o8VQOm8txu5orwLgZ9zFyYGb4d_Z9HDrJijituB5ebBKQop9WsbdWtTba22RnMIOdtWKhl1poE86qx39S8mNUmw95BV4trrit9lU59XUZ9eKaP884bjmLM/s400/evening-in-paris-2-5-x-7s.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392814332713163042" /></a><br /><br />I have neglected my little shop on <a href="http://www.lollishops.com/A%20Scrapbook%20of">Lolllishops</a>, so my new goal is to turn it into a shop for my greeting cards soon.Karen's Sketchbookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331820498868895181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1252538709028474015.post-69246568716946374812009-09-26T21:54:00.000-07:002009-09-26T21:59:40.397-07:00Digital Painting with Grandma<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji01m_0PNjnSH1MBywKy-HoLT08USaqowpPLcTzvRQrp0nvksQi_32rd10jc8xQq2tsLOYmhBK8sacY-TyNoRb9ucQ7uB1YWp1MBwJ3Urs94Oh2DbDN1cmeRrEUtTn2JSLmU4eRfDjbck/s1600-h/grandma-you-were-the-cutest-baby.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji01m_0PNjnSH1MBywKy-HoLT08USaqowpPLcTzvRQrp0nvksQi_32rd10jc8xQq2tsLOYmhBK8sacY-TyNoRb9ucQ7uB1YWp1MBwJ3Urs94Oh2DbDN1cmeRrEUtTn2JSLmU4eRfDjbck/s400/grandma-you-were-the-cutest-baby.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386006607760568034" /></a><br /><br />I think that my grandmother was a gorgeous baby. She was born in 1901.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjODRIkoe-IGmbSSSM8KaIAOZjSpKJHAXMLoITCQsGWMlEjDawO-UNADprN8z4DP15IiIGCFrxP1k4wlg3_M2u2bKHVNpt8jHshf5lgJba0xNE6zfClQrr0Kh5UpKjijZfvbDvy3i-Wf0/s1600-h/grandma-with-pie-and-coffee.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjODRIkoe-IGmbSSSM8KaIAOZjSpKJHAXMLoITCQsGWMlEjDawO-UNADprN8z4DP15IiIGCFrxP1k4wlg3_M2u2bKHVNpt8jHshf5lgJba0xNE6zfClQrr0Kh5UpKjijZfvbDvy3i-Wf0/s400/grandma-with-pie-and-coffee.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386006600221042978" /></a><br /><br />Grandma made wonderful apple pie a great cup of coffee and...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjPpVQWerslQu1THhS2cRSKb4i7bw3lyt8qdiiDrTmtSUZZYFQ7u_yqegU6MblATqw1jQs7wqgNXeHjEDoT2f8UkH-ZNQfYBDzhL4y0lxUs77pZNUzuBNqYETrKBnUnydlmrBAqsRBm1o/s1600-h/grandma-with-bunny.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjPpVQWerslQu1THhS2cRSKb4i7bw3lyt8qdiiDrTmtSUZZYFQ7u_yqegU6MblATqw1jQs7wqgNXeHjEDoT2f8UkH-ZNQfYBDzhL4y0lxUs77pZNUzuBNqYETrKBnUnydlmrBAqsRBm1o/s400/grandma-with-bunny.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386006589781065618" /></a><br /><br />She had a birdie named Michael.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho34QLF-HrdWxu76IVUx0GCl0Hy10cO3s9iqmjHHqBTKykaIS08Uawjk_rx_llugbDnJYz8rvjjVsrXXQM2Ym7UnNcZRqNbd_Wbhns-EJdubg6D6ITEQGbLm5xJa8Z9BLRgyizPk6L9Tc/s1600-h/grandma-had-a-budgy-named-Michael.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho34QLF-HrdWxu76IVUx0GCl0Hy10cO3s9iqmjHHqBTKykaIS08Uawjk_rx_llugbDnJYz8rvjjVsrXXQM2Ym7UnNcZRqNbd_Wbhns-EJdubg6D6ITEQGbLm5xJa8Z9BLRgyizPk6L9Tc/s400/grandma-had-a-budgy-named-Michael.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386007085042796626" /></a><br /><br />Oh, and she loved roses.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4hGCBVx3557DOo9VHazBjCm6-zVYoXR8YYMVPHMV6Yx4vpVHwdQ4iGyGNG_7fjV3TY3R6Z88qnFYaVksyv9djf-K87aIPyE7MRKKAj1YRJTK74KfyuOktVmiO4w7KucydEyy-wNrwpmA/s1600-h/grandma-in-the-roses-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4hGCBVx3557DOo9VHazBjCm6-zVYoXR8YYMVPHMV6Yx4vpVHwdQ4iGyGNG_7fjV3TY3R6Z88qnFYaVksyv9djf-K87aIPyE7MRKKAj1YRJTK74KfyuOktVmiO4w7KucydEyy-wNrwpmA/s400/grandma-in-the-roses-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386007091452484306" /></a>Karen's Sketchbookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331820498868895181noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1252538709028474015.post-54420582254047233612009-08-29T23:27:00.001-07:002009-08-29T23:34:15.873-07:00Paris Painting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKvWQvYD7ZEQ7KnMFIN3BSTrVyvhmzXo9LN74fx3mGNEzlpLrCRHZbeNJpLZN8CJI0Yu16XzRjl_iKal-6lB4tWK-rTF7XuyTrOrdkSj8vikB3vzfpzsR55sds6LStluz9Jiv5xFiyLXs/s1600-h/I-love-Paris.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKvWQvYD7ZEQ7KnMFIN3BSTrVyvhmzXo9LN74fx3mGNEzlpLrCRHZbeNJpLZN8CJI0Yu16XzRjl_iKal-6lB4tWK-rTF7XuyTrOrdkSj8vikB3vzfpzsR55sds6LStluz9Jiv5xFiyLXs/s400/I-love-Paris.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375641417594582546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghQigf485LZib8bCJv4v6xjOObw27Aqfa2sH4OhcLKGBObEltT4lLQ_NViIC7S3fHTpQWNGETJQPNmlNOZBeB7PqkjYKL-10lPLNWHytyobQRkQ8_VMWjTu33Tx-msi_VP3OalaiVPWE0/s1600-h/go-figure...i-remember-when-.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghQigf485LZib8bCJv4v6xjOObw27Aqfa2sH4OhcLKGBObEltT4lLQ_NViIC7S3fHTpQWNGETJQPNmlNOZBeB7PqkjYKL-10lPLNWHytyobQRkQ8_VMWjTu33Tx-msi_VP3OalaiVPWE0/s400/go-figure...i-remember-when-.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375640804840459346" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJIUlvGzjk3xDEginGp1FmpGvTa3wgNgrr2wWuALmEI5VjTNkOuyuM-3Oa6CJPBWnQ8pa_qqfn482SQhaYssucHz3EPyEH-f2w6CWfXFJGe9BX6_rOijHar-KXIujwNxfnlFLKDoRKjFU/s1600-h/Paris+Purse+for+etsy+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJIUlvGzjk3xDEginGp1FmpGvTa3wgNgrr2wWuALmEI5VjTNkOuyuM-3Oa6CJPBWnQ8pa_qqfn482SQhaYssucHz3EPyEH-f2w6CWfXFJGe9BX6_rOijHar-KXIujwNxfnlFLKDoRKjFU/s400/Paris+Purse+for+etsy+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375640799063463698" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZG9ub98HTyzFMo3u5uVHrcOFNS8y18yIVTE7cU3lG2IkSsEiBuC1JguRMKxYj2kUeicN9FcwRPX8pytbyvS1sYhO3__nsdEDhyphenhyphenpAjr2SuX2Hmc5ntn4arbH577En9AqXZNHfyOtpqGnU/s1600-h/go-figure...go-paint-something.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZG9ub98HTyzFMo3u5uVHrcOFNS8y18yIVTE7cU3lG2IkSsEiBuC1JguRMKxYj2kUeicN9FcwRPX8pytbyvS1sYhO3__nsdEDhyphenhyphenpAjr2SuX2Hmc5ntn4arbH577En9AqXZNHfyOtpqGnU/s400/go-figure...go-paint-something.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375640489367790994" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgir0YRL995mUXoiHZ0PxeH2p50tTQb4CE2Nh6sdX3WtzZHXi9_HUqGKHaM8mGkIH3lAgULBTr2TObX2-XoF5yylQ0u67Ji1odO4Km9K9AIcOwHbpeSE_WqlzkiIdc9OtpBlCVvDhLo_s4/s1600-h/go-figure-goodnight.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgir0YRL995mUXoiHZ0PxeH2p50tTQb4CE2Nh6sdX3WtzZHXi9_HUqGKHaM8mGkIH3lAgULBTr2TObX2-XoF5yylQ0u67Ji1odO4Km9K9AIcOwHbpeSE_WqlzkiIdc9OtpBlCVvDhLo_s4/s400/go-figure-goodnight.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375640380155402930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNFAQDKs0D-QBofGbw3qPt-VvZOgV7psXaOOcZAc6EnOYKnsNVyhXcB0wHUiwqDJM6NtWiKEkwpJX0PrLKFzIeiKpNV4wAnAMmPN6xyrBxdZ9VqvKAY4fdZtYix6oTWsASa8CJiEnX9s/s1600-h/paris-purse-final-for-etsy-4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNFAQDKs0D-QBofGbw3qPt-VvZOgV7psXaOOcZAc6EnOYKnsNVyhXcB0wHUiwqDJM6NtWiKEkwpJX0PrLKFzIeiKpNV4wAnAMmPN6xyrBxdZ9VqvKAY4fdZtYix6oTWsASa8CJiEnX9s/s400/paris-purse-final-for-etsy-4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375640249805229554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE5oOPxyrC93BFyMj0bjeZQLafIt3mTxL3DZuc7V0sKRxU-N3OHbrVKIyFlCcXfMAGDyojqtP4rBTbCwcPoe6LizIjWHnKOdAQNKD3thplfbhv9zRCvViO9H0mM2Gi-NPDzhBdmJN29S4/s1600-h/painting-french-7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE5oOPxyrC93BFyMj0bjeZQLafIt3mTxL3DZuc7V0sKRxU-N3OHbrVKIyFlCcXfMAGDyojqtP4rBTbCwcPoe6LizIjWHnKOdAQNKD3thplfbhv9zRCvViO9H0mM2Gi-NPDzhBdmJN29S4/s400/painting-french-7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375640108958179730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjwRQUfyDImblkpjFs66tsKAURbX-mqMfmDyr7DmhR7A9rvHG0i-DCVJcWbIDyLl7fAobf5CG5azE4Kx3x3p8vub5mR51MJPJKG_TXz2WGRDMg0BELN1OX0m5yAetYwID7MwdWqCBmBA/s1600-h/painting-french-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxjwRQUfyDImblkpjFs66tsKAURbX-mqMfmDyr7DmhR7A9rvHG0i-DCVJcWbIDyLl7fAobf5CG5azE4Kx3x3p8vub5mR51MJPJKG_TXz2WGRDMg0BELN1OX0m5yAetYwID7MwdWqCBmBA/s400/painting-french-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375640105551320562" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcU_9-pu1kwjMNikvD8jAtma2lV45kZz5LZi88g6VIFWuCVFLS1gj_UWa-w9YUDGu9-061YajBq2hZJ3ttQ59_wxhRCGjL193V1HzLiiWLwaCeCR9M6v3A9J0TuPadsXBc7BJ3xFhyphenhyphenU_Y/s1600-h/french+painting+I+love+paris.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcU_9-pu1kwjMNikvD8jAtma2lV45kZz5LZi88g6VIFWuCVFLS1gj_UWa-w9YUDGu9-061YajBq2hZJ3ttQ59_wxhRCGjL193V1HzLiiWLwaCeCR9M6v3A9J0TuPadsXBc7BJ3xFhyphenhyphenU_Y/s400/french+painting+I+love+paris.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375640097386239122" /></a>Karen's Sketchbookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331820498868895181noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1252538709028474015.post-62861470094775106132009-07-30T06:02:00.001-07:002009-07-30T06:08:29.519-07:00The Quilting Girl<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfhQ47sor6DiOD53T2HIzNRtGf2Lg7jqeuyQCaV2g_ahCFwY-s4yYG872vK2ddFJo18jeW8fW7J3oSNo84W6WgFIsYDavsqSfaPzSN02a_B7iDHUc_s6Z4B3aGHFnm0OA5Xzly5pYo884/s1600-h/quilt-girl-final.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfhQ47sor6DiOD53T2HIzNRtGf2Lg7jqeuyQCaV2g_ahCFwY-s4yYG872vK2ddFJo18jeW8fW7J3oSNo84W6WgFIsYDavsqSfaPzSN02a_B7iDHUc_s6Z4B3aGHFnm0OA5Xzly5pYo884/s400/quilt-girl-final.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364238477543865746" /></a><br /><br />Now that I have found a design for a greeting card for Quilt Girl, I have been digitally enhancing my pencil drawing. Everyone loves quilts, and I have met so many quilters in The Land of Blog. Here is the original pencil sketch.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_3_r-p9Rg3l7h7MwaO9IlBRlEKejXHcxBqdicMRoYOk_vGeKfu3uZNU6i-Ag0hM7pFlwYjpFyw2BP3G4rnOFfDF70eKeBTh7kr3_QsIXekXZ2NwP-0DL0SUCgJtsJXdbe1JRVm1NrEWE/s1600-h/girl+wrapped+in+quilt+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 392px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_3_r-p9Rg3l7h7MwaO9IlBRlEKejXHcxBqdicMRoYOk_vGeKfu3uZNU6i-Ag0hM7pFlwYjpFyw2BP3G4rnOFfDF70eKeBTh7kr3_QsIXekXZ2NwP-0DL0SUCgJtsJXdbe1JRVm1NrEWE/s400/girl+wrapped+in+quilt+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364239252267586530" /></a>Karen's Sketchbookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03331820498868895181noreply@blogger.com0