A New Crafting Adventure

I have been away for a while working on a new crafting adventure. A few months ago I invested in a Silhouette Cameo and I absolutely love this machine, I have discovered a love of making cards for friends and family and this machine has helped a lot. Learning the software has been challenging and I am sure I still have a lot to learn but getting there. I will be starting a new blog for the cards and other crafts and with possibly selling them once I have got a name and more ideas drawn out. Eventually I would like to start using HTV (heat transfer vinyl) but I will have to wait to get a heat press. In the mean time here is what I have been working on

Created for my dad for Father's Day

Crested for my husband for Fathers Day

Created for my husband for his birthday

Created for my Father-in-law for Fathers day

These are just a few of the card I have created over the last month and I look forward to doing many more. I love how much more personal these cards are instead of going out and buying a card that has hundreds if not thousands of replicas. Customized cards for the people that mean the most to you. So many great things to come in the future.

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Jasper's Cat Naps

Usually the reason for me having problems creating is becuase I have artist block or just too busy, well now I have a new problem. Mr. Jasper has found a new napping place. This creates a big problem on so many levels: He is in my way As you can see, he is very hairy and has a lot of hair balls which he has no issues getting rid of wherever he would like. Again, very hairy and he sheds, on everything including the painting I was working on. (good thing I was not happy with the painting). He will push off anything in his way Along with my art desk he has found a few other places, our computer desk, in front of the satellite receiver, the bathtub and the bin where I keep my art towels. Along with is odd sleeping area he now has fleas. I will not say where he got these from but I do know the source. Now its off to the pet store to find a product to put on him because giving this cat a bath is a death sentence for anyone that attempts it. We have never had a flea proble...

Play Ball

As moving day is getting closer it is time to pack up most of the art supplies so I decided to give drawing on the tablet a try again. I am very happy with they way this came out. I started by scribbling all over the screen then staring at it until I found some shapes.I had no intention of drawing something baseball related but that's what happened. It was nice to go into this with absolutely no idea of what I was going to draw. So, LET'S PLAY BALL!

My Three Trees

I have been experimenting with Ph Martin inks lately, I like them. They are pretty much like watercolors but seem to have a bit more pigment in them. The background on this was done with the inks, the clouds and the foreground was done using black and white gouache. I feel like I am the middle tree, my dreams are on one side of me growing larger and larger, while my regular 9 to 5 is on the other getting smaller. I am reaching for the dream but I still have the 9 to 5 pulling at me. One day it will only be the two trees and I intend on it being the larger one. Dream big and don't give up, through all the fog there is a bright future.

Danielle Calabro

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