Week 31 in review

I've assembled photos for week 31 this year. Hard to imagine the year is passing so quickly. I've also begun (very slowly) to work on the large drawing that's been waiting for months to come to a conclusion. Hope it will happen soon!

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Designer Credits:
-background, journal cards, paint: Inner Voice by Val C. Designs
-frame: Trim It Edges #7 by Merkeley Designs
-hummingbird: Like Home by Fei-fei's Stuff
fonts: Hurry Up, Huxtable, Forte

Drawing #40 - Topaz Memory

Back in the 7 x 10 inch sketchbook I had begun a design months ago but left it unfinished. Now it's done with a slightly different approach using colored pencils. The title comes in part from one of the pencils that had been my mother's. Its color is named "Arizona Topaz." Please do click on the image to see it larger.

Bees in the Flowers

While at the GRIP class I took some photos of bees in the flowers. They were great for a lift and a challenge for soft colors. I'm pleased with the results.

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Designer Credits:
AnnaLift of ‘tranquility,’ by ‘taxed4ever’ (Trudy) 
ArtPlay Palette Tapestry by Anna Aspnes
-photo mask: ArtPlay Viaggio BrushSet by Anna Aspnes

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Designer Credits:
by Anna Aspnes
ArtPlay Palette Lush
-word art: Roots Sampler

Drawing #39 - Hidden Sources

Inspiration for this drawing had no connection to genealogy, but its title is also the title of a genealogy book. So it's got that much of a connection. This is still from the new 8 x 10 sketchbook using some of the colored pencils my mother had accumulated that came down to me.

Weekly Pages - up to week 30

I last posted one of my weekly pages of daily photos after week 10. Don't know where the time went, but I have continued to get the pages done. Here is the week that I mostly spent back at college.

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Designer Credits:
Antique by Merkeley Designs
-flower: Antique Flowers by Merkeley Designs
fonts: Hurry Up, Huxtable, Corbel

Drawing #38 - Journey In Details

I started another drawing as soon as possible. The theme of my class last week was not just writing for genealogy, but focused on writing the stories of our immigrant ancestors. Their journey is the image in my mind as I worked on this mental landscape. The new sketchbook, pen and pencils were again my tools with some added collage from other supplies.

A Family Tree Design

I'm working on another drawing but in the meantime wanted to share a design I did of a small family tree. I'm thinking of it as a possible cover design for a family history book. This names my mother, her parents and grandparents. I always think about my mother when July 1 rolls around as that was her birthday.

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Designer Credits:
-background, brush, transfers: ArtPlay Palette Epic by Anna Aspnes
-leaf shape: Like a Bird by Maya de Groot
-leaf papers, brush as photo mask: ArtPlay Palette Lush by Anna Aspnes
-tree: Trees No. 1 by Anna Aspnes
-overlay: SkinnyLined Overlays No. 2 by Anna Aspnes
-journal boxes: Spray-ons {journaled 2} by Studio 68
fonts: KG Skinny Latte, Pristina, Celtic Hand