Around the end of October, a friend asked if I could write a couple of Bible verses in calligraphy for a friend of his who was getting married. I felt he gave me too short of notice, since I'm not too experienced with deadlines for calligraphy projects, and because I have been battling with insomnia and severe headaches. So, instead, my husband printed out the Bible verses, in calligraphy, on photo paper with a light background, and I quilled some flowers around it with a heart around the rings. I'm actually a beginner with quilling, and it took me longer than expected, but it was still easier for me to handle. I hope the bride liked it. Sorry about the glare in the picture:

Birthday Card

Over the weekend, I made this card for a friend. I used the Cuttlebug "D'Vinne Swirl" Folder for the background then layered plain cardstock on top, and I wrote "Happy Birthday" with a variation of Pointed Pen Calligraphy. I stippled ink around the corners of the plain cardstock and wrapped the corners with glittery silver ribbon. I hope she likes it.

Color Class

Hi Everyone,

I've just completed an on-line course titled, "Understanding Color", and I'm including pictures of the final project. The course was 4 weeks long and taught by Teri Martin. She is a calligrapher, has her own line of scrapbook papers, etc, and she's a great teacher. The class was given at www.mycreativeclassroom.com I wondered how this on-line course would work, and whether it would be worth it or not, and I was pleasantly surprised. It went very well, and I'm looking forward to possibly taking another course in September. In this class we mixed whatever paints or inks that we had and made color wheels. We made small color studies and then made a small book to put them in. I took the class because I felt the need to learn more about color, so I can use it to make backgrounds for my calligraphy, rubber stamping and scrapbooking.

TAC Demonstrator and Learning To Blog

Well, it's been a while since I've posted anything so it's due time. Since I am a lover of rubber stamping, scrapbooking, calligraphy and photography, I decided to become a demonstrator for The Angel Company. I don't know how well this is going to work, but I'm giving it a try. As soon as I can figure out how to post a picture to the right of this blog, I'll put up the most recent catalog. This whole thing with blogging, being a demonstrator for TAC and advertising that I'm doing this as a business along with calligraphy is a whole new step of faith for me. So I hope you'll be patient as I learn about blogging and how to do this. If anyone has any tips to share about blogging, please feel free to leave a comment. As I'm able, I'll share my adventures and creations with you. Linda

Explosion Box

In September 2008, I took a class to learn how to make an Explosion Box. The box is covered with scrapbook paper that has ice cream cones on it for use as a Birthday theme or whatever else I wish. It can be made without the printed paper so that individual words, small messages or individual letters can be written on the panels in script or calligraphy. The box itself is a gift, but another small gift can be added inside.