New Designers

I thought I'd let you know about the new designers at Sparkle N Sprinkle.

Make sure you check out their submissions below.

Sparkle N Sprinkle is pleased to formally announce the following designers as new additions to the 2012-2013 Design Team!!!

WELCOME ABOARD!!!

Anne Temple from Alabama

Brigita (Gita) Skopas from Georgia

Cammy Vietzke from California

Charmagne Welch-Rivera from Georgia

Cheryl Bennett from N. Carolina

Dawn Bennett from Pennsylvania

Debi Brile from Pennsylvania

Genevieve (Gen) Chesky from Connecticut

Jackie Smith from Canada

Keri Brown from Washington

Here are their submissions from their semi-finalist challenge...

Anne Temple

Brigita Skopas

Cammy  Vietzke

Charmagne Welch-Rivera

Cheryl Bennett

Dawn Bennett

Debi Brile

Gen Chesky

Jackie Smith

Keri Brown

That's just a hint of their fabulous talent - more to follow - keep your eyes peeled for future blog hops and the SNS website's huge gallery.

See you soon

I'm Back

Hi Everyone
Bet you were wondering where the heck I've been. Well, I went to Tennessee to visit my friend, Dianne, for a week. Two days before I left, my computer started acting up. Then it got worse, so as I was leaving, I dropped my computer off at the computer hospital to be operated on. So the whole time I was gone my computer was not with me. I used an i-pad to check on emails and the bare essentials, but all my info and STUFF was on my computer. I arrived back home 1 week later and the computer was still recouping and I finally picked it up yesterday. It's horrible to be without your trusty friend at your fingertips. I lost my address book and a few other less important things but, slowly but surely, me and my computer are finally together and getting things put back in their correct place.

While I was in Tennessee, I stamped and taught Dianne some great techniques, we had a great time. It was good getting away especially to visit my friend Dianne. She and her husband are the most gracious hosts you will ever want to meet.

You may have noticed that my last post was missing the photo. My apologies for that. That post was written before the computer problem but the card wasn't ready til after the computer problem arose.. So let me show you the card I designed that should have been in the last post.

Since the theme was circles for the Cornish Heritage Farms bi-weekly challenge, I made a circle easel card. I will add this to the original post as well.

I want to thank you all for being followers and I hope you will stop back soon. Now I need to get some new cards designed.

See you soon

Barbara

CHF-08 Circles

Hi Everyone,
Thanks for stopping in today because it's time for the next Cornish Heritage Farms challenge.The theme is circles and I decided to make a circle easel card.

Want to play along???? If you would like to play along with us of course we would love to have you! AND - if you do, you could win a $10 Gift Certificate and a Winner's Badge to put on your Blog!
To play, create a card using CHF images. You can use either CHF digi or rubber stamps to create a card or project.... anything you like as long as the stamps are Cornish Heritage Farms. (Yes, they can be older stamps.)

Once you have created your card/project come back here and place a comment with a link to your card/project to this post so that we can see what you created. If you upload your card/project to SCS don't forget to include the keyword CHF08. We can't wait to see what you create!

Don't forget to check out the Cornish Heritage Farms Design Team's card on their blogs.

* Anne * Barb * Barbara (You are HERE) * Cindy *

* Dawn * Debbie * Deneen * Dianne *

*Frances *  Holly*  Jacqueline * Kris *

* Kristine * Lisa *  Michele * Steph *

Colored Pencil Art

Hi Everyone,
I want to share with you some artwork that I had the pleasure of seeing Wednesday.This artwork is on display at the Carnegie Visual and Performing  Arts Center in Covington, Ky. This building was built in 1902 and opened as the Public Library with an auditorium, which come to find out is quite rare. As a child, this was the library that I used and it was within walking distance from my home. It was a cool building. The main thing I remember was the huge round skylight visible from the main floor in the center room.

After many years of being a library, it closed after a new library was built. Then it was neglected for quite a few years. Then came restoration and it has become the Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center. OK so lets fast forward to the exhibit taking place now.

Angie and I went to view this exhibit since the art was all colored pencil artwork. I must say there were pieces there that just blew me away. They looked like photographs, just no other way to describe their impact on your visual senses.

So here are a few if the 121 pieces of art that really blew me away. Keep in mind that almost all this art work was framed and behind glass so you will see some glare, and I am sorry for that. However I think you will get the idea of how gifted these artists are as you really look at the photo's I am sharing with you.

First a few shots of this historic building

These stairs lead up to the 2nd floor. Same as when I was a kid.

Here is a glimpse of the gorgeous skylight, this shot was taken from the 1st floor looking straight up.Just as I remember it from when I was a kid.

Here is a peek of the theater from the balcony, right now the performance of Xanadu is playing.

The 2nd floor balcony of the theater

The restored art work above the curtain 

OK on to the art work in the exhibit

Sorry for the glare on this pic. Here is a drawing of an ostrich. It is a great piece of art work!!

 A small child

This took top honors. To see this in person was quite breath taking, because remember, the artwork you are looking at  a colored pencil drawing, not a photo!

A billboard rendition

Bad glare, sorry. 

Leather gloves and sunglasses

This one was quite unique! A man looking at a person in the background.The person in the background is a little out of focus just as if the art work were a photo instead of colored pencil art.

This piece really caught my eye as it looks so much like silver serving pieces and there are no colored pencils that are shiny silver. As I looked at this piece very closely, I saw white and shades of gray and of course the blue in the reflections depicted on the silver serving pieces. What was the best on this piece, was the image of a person taking a photograph in the reflection on the pitcher. You just had to see this to appreciate the art work.

A blue jay

Here is a beautiful piece of a kitchen chair with fruit and a kitchen towel on it.

This one caught my eye, since I really love trees. There were 3 colors in the sky, and those same 3 colors were used as a faux matting, framing the art. Amazing.

Here is the last piece that I am sharing with you today.

What a great art exhibit, a treasure trove of art all using colored pencil as the medium. You just had to see these in person to be able to appreciate the visual effects these pieces of art have on your sight. Most of the pieces you would swear were photos.

Well that is how I spent a few hours Wednesday, drinking in some of the artwork of some very talented artists from all over the US and a few from Australia, I believe.

Thanks for stopping in today