Passion For Paper-Tricia Raleigh (martin)

Finally, after many months working on this piece it is finished! This is just a snap shot still have to get a better photo then I can send it on to my art rep.

Ok so I thought Umbrella Day was this Wednesday and turns out it was last. Feb. 10th... I love drawing and designing umbrellas with paper. I was commissioned to do some illustrations for a 5th grade science book a few months back. Not only was I excited to be doing the illustrations but one of the illustrations was for some simple umbrellas. Since it is still February, I figured it is still ok to share my enthusiasm for Umbrella Day.

Hope everyone has a great Valentines Day Sunday! I finally had a chance to post a few project I have been working on. All the paper is Basic Grey. To make this bird I just looked at one of Basic Grey illustration and turned into a larger paper image. The tag I used for this was pulled out of some of my old stash. It is a Little Black Dress Design Unbutton. I inked it, sanded and then stamped my image. I sure miss LBDD products. They have so many possibilities.

Here are some more gifts I made for my grandma and sister in laws. The house is a journal. The paper I used is from Cosmo Cricket. The house is from a chipboard Maya Road book. The Maya Road book had about 6 chipboard house pages to the book. I took it apart and used just 2 of the chipboard pages. One for front and one for back. Then I custom cut the blank pages inside book. These books are blank cookbooks. The papers are from Cosmo Cricket and Basic Grey. The chef is from Stampin' Up. Dies are from QuicKutz. I just used extra chipboard I had for these books. I bound it with the Bind it All coils from Zutter. Tricia

I have been so busy I haven't taken to time to update my blog. Here is a few projects I have been working on. I have been digging out older photos to scrapbook. These are from 2007. Someday I might get to my current photos. I used mainly QuicKutz dies. I love this little soldier but piecing him together was so time consuming. These are some Christmas ornaments for my brother in-laws. I am finally using my silhouette. machine. Making the OU ornament was really hard for me to make. Since I am such a BIG OSU fan. (the things we do for family.) I realized I didn't post any of my Halloween project that I did this year. This is not the best picture, it is one of the Target Mailboxes. I filled it with Halloween candy which got ate before I got the picture taken. I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas (or Holiday) and New year. I am working on some more Christmas present that I hope to post after Christmas. I don't want to ruin any surprises. Tricia

I have finally got back into the creative mode. For awhile I lost all my creative juice and had nothing to post. Here are a few thing I have been working on in the last week.