The Almost Perfect Weekend

When it comes to The Perfect Weekend, I have come to look forward to the ones I spend with my grandsons. They are always filled with such fun! We have such a good time together. My oldest grandson, Tripp, as I have mentioned in a prior blog is my creative soul mate. We just have the best time together. We looked at a picture of him, trying to wear a pair of my glasses. So together we worked on a fun Altered Art piece. It is going to need some adjusting, but should have it ready to go later this week. We are also gong to add a great story to go with it.

Vaiden changes from day to day, but the pictures are getting to be really fun. This weekend, he began eating rice cereal from a spoon. So of course I had to take pictures of the event. I had problems with my vintage Sony last night, so I had to go back to my 35mm. You just can't take a chance on missing the moment. I will need to go have them developed and put on a disc. Bummer!!! I am so ready to share these with you.

Tripp and I also played with this picture. Instead of throwing it away, we Altered it to be used for a background of a journal page or scrapbook page.



Have researched some new websites and had a chance to review some new publications on adobe CS4. Have found some great hints for enhancing Altered Art.

This weekend, I also found out that most crafty stores that have a framing department will cut basic mats and back for the purchase of the mat boards. The one I went to was very helpful and the cost different in a pre-cut mat and a standard mat was amazing. $3.50 for pre-cut mat and $5.98 for a mat board, yielding 4 mats (8X10) opening. I also had them cut backings as well. If any one has a better deal, please let me know.

Last week, my good friend and boss came in with his Superman Lunch Box. I snapped the picture and then did this fast Altered Art piece for him. I have some other pieces in mind but wanted to share this with you.



If you will look very closely at his forehead, I actually put a image of Clark Kent changing into Superman. I still have not worked out the hues and saturation. But it was fun. I used a very parchment colored wash to give an old coloring book effect.

The weened was just about perfect - time with my grandsons, some altered art, some base pages added to the "My Connect The Dot Journal" and some homework on the Website finished. . . Hope your weekend was perfect as well.