Week of the Polar Vortex

The first full week of January brought extremely cold weather, our official low both Monday and Tuesday down to -11 F. Then of course it warmed up and Saturday we went above 50 F. Always something different.

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Designer Credits:
-background: KardStock Winter No. 1 by Anna Aspnes
-paint, word art: Miss Jasmine by Maya de Groot
-stitching: All Stitched v. 2 by Kitty Designs
-blue paper, transfer, silver paint: ArtPlay Palette Wish by Anna Aspnes
-white frame: ArtPlay Palette Epic by Anna Aspnes
-glass frame: Simply Serene by Retro Designs
-silver paint: SilverPaint No. 1 ElementSet by Anna Aspnes
-snowflake, transfer: ArtPlay Palette Sparkle by Anna Aspnes
-number tag: itty bitty dates no. 8 by Biograffiti
fonts: Mufferaw, Blue Highway, (tag: Lithograph, Erie Contour)

2014: January's 1st (short) week

The first four days of January were snowy but not that unpleasant. It's only after this short week that we had to deal with the frigid air and really disagreeable weather. We did survive both snow and cold though so how can I complain?

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Designer Credits:
-kit: Oscraps Collab: It's A Wonderful Life
-white frame: Gwenifer by Jopke Designs
-photo edge: Surround It No. 1 by Merkely Designs
-number tag: itty bitty dates no. 8 by Biograffiti
fonts: Chalk, Mufferaw, Dawn Castle, (tag: Lithograph, Erie Contour)

Drawing #55 - The Prickly Mr. G.

"Mr. G." appears in the text from an old book of a Tennyson work. You can see that if he's embedded in this drawing, he has to be pretty prickly. This time I've worked with a 9 x 12 watercolor block and a bit more color than usual. Click on the image to see it larger.

Beginning 2014

We have a tradition to bird on New Year's Day and start a new list of birds seen for the year. We aren't obsessive about lists (anymore) but it is a fun way to the start the year. The last few years I've scrapped a page about our birds on the 1st. Wednesday morning we had more snow falling but by afternoon it was pretty nice. We enjoyed two hours out. Since then we've had more snow then some sun. We're going to get more snow and then super cold temperatures. Here's the 2014 page. Please click on the image to see it larger and perhaps read the text.

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Designer Credits:
-background: Stylish Canvas No. 1 by Lydia Designs
-darker paper (blended): WoodShop MapPrints Paperie No. 1 by Anna Aspnes
-white transfer: ArtPlay Palette For the Record by Anna Aspnes
-number alpha: 52 Inspirations {2012} Week 24 by Vicki Stegall
-black stitcing: Be Grateful by Sabrina's Creations
-mother-of-pearl button: Changes by Tracy Martin
-staples: Oscraps Collab Soiree by Vicki Stegall
-black frame: Oscraps Collab Journey by Anna Aspnes
-brad: Oscraps Collab Journey by Merkeley Designs
-pale frame: Like A Bird by Maya de Groot
-buff frame: ArtPlay Palette Christmas Magic by Anna Aspnes
-silvery frame: ArtPlay Palette Wish by Anna Aspnes
-stitched border: Art Book My Star by Val C. Designs
-white button: Contrast by Maya de Groot
-fabric button, metal button: ArtPlay Palette Remember by Anna Aspnes
-gold staple: Autumn Pieces by Paula Kesselring
-title frame: Trim It Edges #7 by Merkeley Designs
fonts: Stonehenge, Ziggy Zoe

P.S. It was a challenge to use 14 different frames or fasteners on the page.

Ending 2013

I've done the final weeks and days of 2013. Hard to believe the special year '13 has now gone. I did not use a template for my pages after week 1 until I came to the 3 days after week 52. Here I used another template though I made more changes to it and used two photos for two of the days. Remember to click on the images to see them larger and text big enough to read.

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Designer Credits:
-background, frame, stars, brush, overlay, transfer: ArtPlay Palette Christmas Magic by Anna Aspnes
-border paper: Moments by Cinzia Designs
-gold leaf: Season's Greetings by Studio 68
-card: Happy Holidays by Maya de Groot
fonts: Hurry Up, Huxtable

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Designer Credits:
-background: Timeless mini kit by Cinzia Designs
-border, berries, leaf, word art: Oh Joy! by Paula Kesselring
-card: ArtsyKardz Everyday No. 1 by Anna Aspnes
-overlay, transfer: ArtPlay Palette Christmas Magic by Anna Aspnes
-dot overlay, paint overlay: ArtPlay Palette Wish by Anna Aspnes
fonts: Hurry Up, Huxtable

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Designer Credits:
-template: Holiday Template Pack No. 1G by Anna Aspnes
-background, glitter, bird, plant: Shimmery by Kitty Designs
-branch: ArtPlay Palette Wish by Anna Aspnes
-transfer: ArtPlay Palette Christmas Magic by Anna Aspnes
fonts: Hurry Up, Huxtable