Good Morning Everybody!
Off to The Crafty Scrapper in Waxahachie, Texas today to get my Dylusion on. Dyan Reaveley's teaching a class this weekend and how could I miss that! This amazingly talented woman will teach us so many things that I can't wait! Good Friends, Wonderful Store, and Excellent times await....
Well, my bag is not packed, but half the stuff is on my bed and the other half is on the kitchen counter. My little organizational system...Somehow it all just needs to get into the car. So, I find myself uploading videos for a really cool announcement coming next week, working on a project, picking up the house, packing and then out the door by noon.
As I tape a piece of paper to a project, I then move to picking up clothes from the floor....Ink some edges, start some wash....Check that the video is still uploading (CRAZY BAD INTERNET CONNECTION HERE FOLKS!) and then over to the bedroom to think about what shorts that I can still fit into....That's how it's rolling this morning! LOL!
So hopefully, I will blog and post some pictures of our classes with Lady Dy. It's going to be a fun weekend...I can't wait!
See ya on the road!
Jim
The Gentleman Crafter
Friday, October 4, 2013
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Yep... Got Dylusional Last Night!
Good Morning Everybody!!!
Want to take a moment and thank everyone for coming by Take Out Tuesday's Ustream Show last night! I had a blast playing in my Dylusions Creative Journal with Dyan's new Halloween stamps! Such Fun! It was good to see everyone having a good time.
As I said so many times, getting out my journal and BEING FREE to create is the coolest release for me. I just let go and play like I was 10 again! If you need stress relief in your life, try it...You might like it! There are NO rules....Just be Free...Who cares... it's your journal....Your art.
Here's how last night's pages came out....
Well, that's it for today! I hope you have an WONDERFUL Wednesday!
Jim
The Gentleman Crafter
Want to take a moment and thank everyone for coming by Take Out Tuesday's Ustream Show last night! I had a blast playing in my Dylusions Creative Journal with Dyan's new Halloween stamps! Such Fun! It was good to see everyone having a good time.
As I said so many times, getting out my journal and BEING FREE to create is the coolest release for me. I just let go and play like I was 10 again! If you need stress relief in your life, try it...You might like it! There are NO rules....Just be Free...Who cares... it's your journal....Your art.
Here's how last night's pages came out....
Well, that's it for today! I hope you have an WONDERFUL Wednesday!
Jim
The Gentleman Crafter
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Getting Dylusional Tonight: Ustream!
Good Terrific Tuesday Morning Everybody!
Just popping in to make sure you come and pop over to my Take Out Tuesday Ustream Show Tonight! Try saying that fast three times!!! LOL!
Going to play in my Dylusions Art Journal TONIGHT! Trying to get some practice in before I join my pals for Dyan Reaveley's classes this weekend at The Crafty Scrapper in Waxahachie, Texas! Yahooooo! Can't wait to be with my friends and enjoy the AMAZING talents of Lady Dy...For a FULL WEEKEND! Nothing gets better than that!
Yep, pulling out ALL the Dylusions Sprays, Stamps and Stencils tonight to come up with a Dylusional Page! Who know what will happen! LOL! I never do until it's done! So, come get Funkadelic with the fun bright colors and stamps of Dyan Reaveley's Dylusions!
When:
7:00 p.m. Central Standard Time
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Where:
The Gentleman Crafter's - Take Out Tuesday Ustream Channel Click HERE!
Or...Copy and Paste the URL into your browsers address bar:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/the-gentleman-crafter
Thanks For coming by and see you tonight!
Jim
The Gentleman Crafter
Just popping in to make sure you come and pop over to my Take Out Tuesday Ustream Show Tonight! Try saying that fast three times!!! LOL!
Going to play in my Dylusions Art Journal TONIGHT! Trying to get some practice in before I join my pals for Dyan Reaveley's classes this weekend at The Crafty Scrapper in Waxahachie, Texas! Yahooooo! Can't wait to be with my friends and enjoy the AMAZING talents of Lady Dy...For a FULL WEEKEND! Nothing gets better than that!
Yep, pulling out ALL the Dylusions Sprays, Stamps and Stencils tonight to come up with a Dylusional Page! Who know what will happen! LOL! I never do until it's done! So, come get Funkadelic with the fun bright colors and stamps of Dyan Reaveley's Dylusions!
When:
7:00 p.m. Central Standard Time
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Where:
The Gentleman Crafter's - Take Out Tuesday Ustream Channel Click HERE!
Or...Copy and Paste the URL into your browsers address bar:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/the-gentleman-crafter
Thanks For coming by and see you tonight!
Jim
The Gentleman Crafter
Monday, September 30, 2013
Happy Monday!
Good Morning Everybody!
I feel like I've been working on the railroad! So many things going on over here that if I think about it long enough I would probably go into panic mode. Bahahaha! So, I bounce from one thing to the next trying to accomplish as much as possible. I know we have all been there....Sorry about being off and on lately. My real job has been VERY busy and any spare time I get, I try to get a few things done.
Anyway...Today I wanted to share a gift I made for a friend's child. Lately we've been calling it "The Swing." I'm sure these whirly chair things have a real name, but for know lets just go with The Swing....LOL! My Inspiration???? I had never been on one of these until last year when we went to Chicago for the trade show. We walked over to Navy Pier and hitched a ride. I had a blast on it and laughed so hard...Still gives me a grin! So I hope this gives my friend's child a grin too!
Here's a shot of the Navy Pier Swing Ride that I nabbed off of Google Images....
Made from Graphic 45's Mother Goose paper collection, I present...
I feel like I've been working on the railroad! So many things going on over here that if I think about it long enough I would probably go into panic mode. Bahahaha! So, I bounce from one thing to the next trying to accomplish as much as possible. I know we have all been there....Sorry about being off and on lately. My real job has been VERY busy and any spare time I get, I try to get a few things done.
Anyway...Today I wanted to share a gift I made for a friend's child. Lately we've been calling it "The Swing." I'm sure these whirly chair things have a real name, but for know lets just go with The Swing....LOL! My Inspiration???? I had never been on one of these until last year when we went to Chicago for the trade show. We walked over to Navy Pier and hitched a ride. I had a blast on it and laughed so hard...Still gives me a grin! So I hope this gives my friend's child a grin too!
Here's a shot of the Navy Pier Swing Ride that I nabbed off of Google Images....
Made from Graphic 45's Mother Goose paper collection, I present...
THE SWING
The Swing is made from chipboard for the base as well as the hexagon central tower. The swings are made from Tim Holtz Configuration boxes. Once again, chipboard was cut into circles and added to a large paper mache lid to enclose it. A small plastic spinning Lazy Susan was added just underneath the top to make it GO!
When you twist the finial, this spins the top and moves the swings. Just like the real deal. Hope you like it...
Have an awesome week gang and as always, Thank You for coming by to visit!
Jim
The Gentleman Crafter
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
I'm A Free Man! Singing songs of happiness!
Good Afternoon Everybody!
After last night's singing session on Ustream in celebration that the day was at hand to walk again...It has come to pass.... I am able to walk again! YAHOOOOOOOO!
I think I was singing in the car on the way to work this morning! Something I have waited for 6 weeks and three days just makes you want to sing. I asked my friend Mary to take a last snap of me on my now BELOVED and best friend Mr. Trike for documentation purposes. LOL!
Then I scooted over to the MOB (medical office building) that is attached to the hospital where I work to see Doctor B. I think a little humming was involved there too! Next came waiting in the doc's office...That was pure torture as he was running VERY late and I began to think not so positive thoughts like, what if it hasn't healed yet, what if the jumping up and down on the ladder to change out the front porch light was going to bite me in the tail feathers and I wont be able to walk on it for a few more weeks. I was getting nervous!
The nurse called me back and said the glorious words....Take off your boot. Y'all, I know this doesn't quite send you to the happy place it does me, but any chance I can get to take off my boot, I'm a very very happy man! The only time my foot sees the light of day is when I wash it in the morning and take it off for a few moments when I get home from work. Then it's back, strapped in! I must say that sleeping with this behemoth on has been a challenge and wasn't until a few days ago, that I finally found a great position in which to rest. Go figure!
So off it came and an X-Ray taken. Still swollen where the break occurred but much better. I found out that it will probably swell for over a year even though it has healed. Just what the body does....
Doctor B. arrived at the door, greeted me and then asked how it felt. I honestly said, feels great. Then the dear doc took his knuckle and knocked really hard on my ankle bone and stood back for a reaction....Like me belting him in the kisser.. I guess he was trying to see if I was telling the truth...LOL! " How does that feel," he asked...I said it feels like you are knocking on my ankle but no pain...then he did it on my good ankle...He asked if it felt the same. Funny it did. He said good....
This is where the Hallelujah Chorus comes in.....Like some religious miracle worker, he said the words I had been longing to hear...GET UP AND WALK!!!!! Without my boot I asked...Without your boot, he said. He also said, like you haven't tried it already! Smart man me thinks! So, I took off on my fledgling flight across the room...First pins and needles for a short second, then nothing...a bit of pressure, but no pain....I was walking! YAHOOOO! Oh y'all it felt so good!
So, a newer shorter walking boot was issued with directives to walk with it for two weeks and then into an ankle brace with tennis shoes after....So totally thrilled I been singing the whole day long!
After last night's singing session on Ustream in celebration that the day was at hand to walk again...It has come to pass.... I am able to walk again! YAHOOOOOOOO!
I think I was singing in the car on the way to work this morning! Something I have waited for 6 weeks and three days just makes you want to sing. I asked my friend Mary to take a last snap of me on my now BELOVED and best friend Mr. Trike for documentation purposes. LOL!
Then I scooted over to the MOB (medical office building) that is attached to the hospital where I work to see Doctor B. I think a little humming was involved there too! Next came waiting in the doc's office...That was pure torture as he was running VERY late and I began to think not so positive thoughts like, what if it hasn't healed yet, what if the jumping up and down on the ladder to change out the front porch light was going to bite me in the tail feathers and I wont be able to walk on it for a few more weeks. I was getting nervous!
The nurse called me back and said the glorious words....Take off your boot. Y'all, I know this doesn't quite send you to the happy place it does me, but any chance I can get to take off my boot, I'm a very very happy man! The only time my foot sees the light of day is when I wash it in the morning and take it off for a few moments when I get home from work. Then it's back, strapped in! I must say that sleeping with this behemoth on has been a challenge and wasn't until a few days ago, that I finally found a great position in which to rest. Go figure!
So off it came and an X-Ray taken. Still swollen where the break occurred but much better. I found out that it will probably swell for over a year even though it has healed. Just what the body does....
Doctor B. arrived at the door, greeted me and then asked how it felt. I honestly said, feels great. Then the dear doc took his knuckle and knocked really hard on my ankle bone and stood back for a reaction....Like me belting him in the kisser.. I guess he was trying to see if I was telling the truth...LOL! " How does that feel," he asked...I said it feels like you are knocking on my ankle but no pain...then he did it on my good ankle...He asked if it felt the same. Funny it did. He said good....
This is where the Hallelujah Chorus comes in.....Like some religious miracle worker, he said the words I had been longing to hear...GET UP AND WALK!!!!! Without my boot I asked...Without your boot, he said. He also said, like you haven't tried it already! Smart man me thinks! So, I took off on my fledgling flight across the room...First pins and needles for a short second, then nothing...a bit of pressure, but no pain....I was walking! YAHOOOO! Oh y'all it felt so good!
So, a newer shorter walking boot was issued with directives to walk with it for two weeks and then into an ankle brace with tennis shoes after....So totally thrilled I been singing the whole day long!
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
Zip-A-Dee-A
My oh my, what a wonderful day
Plenty of sunshine heading my way
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
Zip-A-Dee-A
Zip-A-Dee-A
My oh my, what a wonderful day
Plenty of sunshine heading my way
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
Zip-A-Dee-A
Thanks for following this journey with me! You All Rock! I'm going to walk to my studio and create! Can't get any better than that!
Jim
The WALKING Gentleman Crafter
Monday, September 23, 2013
A Dylusional Halloween Tag....
Good Evening Everybody!
Tonight I am sipping on some incredible Chai that Zandra sent to the house. It is um um good! I feel the fat pooling around my midsection already after two gulps! LOVE IT! The chai was reward if I would get in here and sit down long enough to pay my bills! I hate bill night! But the chai sweetened the event..LOL!
When I walked in the door, I received my tickets and info from Scrapmap for the Tim Holtz Tuscan adventure in Italy that is coming up in what...24 days-ish!!! Good Lawd! That's getting close. I think...No, I know... that I have solely been concentrating on Victory Day for the cast/boot that is to come off this week. When this magical happy day comes and reality kicks in...I will probably go into panic mode about the trip and the lists will begin to start. I'm notorious for my travel lists! Scares most people in this household when they see the amount of things that need to be done before departure...Just Sayin! But it always miraculously gets done and there is NOTHING better than scratching a line of completion through an item...Yahooo!
With that said, let's move on to the the Dylusional Tag! Once again yesterday, I was in the mood to get all inky with it. I did the page in my Dylusions Creative Journal (I blogged about yesterday) and then I started on a tag...Can I say Funk-a-licious...Or at least I think so...I used Dyan's new stamp sets from her Dylusions range and a Tim Holtz Configuration box insert....It was so much fun to do...
Well, that's all I have for tonight! See you tomorrow! Remember Take Out Tuesday's Ustream is tomorrow at 7:00 p.m. Central Standard Time. Be There or Be Square! LOL! Think I will continue with the Dylusional fun in the journal for tomorrow night's class...
Thanks For Coming By!
Jim
The Gentleman Crafter
Tonight I am sipping on some incredible Chai that Zandra sent to the house. It is um um good! I feel the fat pooling around my midsection already after two gulps! LOVE IT! The chai was reward if I would get in here and sit down long enough to pay my bills! I hate bill night! But the chai sweetened the event..LOL!
When I walked in the door, I received my tickets and info from Scrapmap for the Tim Holtz Tuscan adventure in Italy that is coming up in what...24 days-ish!!! Good Lawd! That's getting close. I think...No, I know... that I have solely been concentrating on Victory Day for the cast/boot that is to come off this week. When this magical happy day comes and reality kicks in...I will probably go into panic mode about the trip and the lists will begin to start. I'm notorious for my travel lists! Scares most people in this household when they see the amount of things that need to be done before departure...Just Sayin! But it always miraculously gets done and there is NOTHING better than scratching a line of completion through an item...Yahooo!
With that said, let's move on to the the Dylusional Tag! Once again yesterday, I was in the mood to get all inky with it. I did the page in my Dylusions Creative Journal (I blogged about yesterday) and then I started on a tag...Can I say Funk-a-licious...Or at least I think so...I used Dyan's new stamp sets from her Dylusions range and a Tim Holtz Configuration box insert....It was so much fun to do...
CheetahDylusion Tag
Well, that's all I have for tonight! See you tomorrow! Remember Take Out Tuesday's Ustream is tomorrow at 7:00 p.m. Central Standard Time. Be There or Be Square! LOL! Think I will continue with the Dylusional fun in the journal for tomorrow night's class...
Thanks For Coming By!
Jim
The Gentleman Crafter
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Prissy Got Heart- A Dylusional Journal Page
Good Evening Everybody!
Well, I've had the most AMAZING weekend! Hope that you did too!...Went to REI to pick up some stuff for my trip to Italy....Then it was over to IKEA to pick up some furniture for my pal Kay. Cesar, Barb and I put Kay's furniture together last night and we were all rewarded with the most INCREDIBLE "Tuscan" four course meal!! Oh My gosh the woman can cook! WOW! Still thinking about it! LOL! Then it was home to bed and rest up the old ankle.
This morning I woke to a leisurely breakfast with ample amounts of coffee. With this new found energy I became inspired to CREATE as well as RELAX...The best way I know how to RELAX is to pull out Dyan Reaveley's Creative Journal and just go for it! Be free and just create! My Motto!
I had the new stamps from her Dylusions Collection and never had a chance to use them. It was just about time that I did and I had a blast as always.....
Here's what I did...
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Well, I've had the most AMAZING weekend! Hope that you did too!...Went to REI to pick up some stuff for my trip to Italy....Then it was over to IKEA to pick up some furniture for my pal Kay. Cesar, Barb and I put Kay's furniture together last night and we were all rewarded with the most INCREDIBLE "Tuscan" four course meal!! Oh My gosh the woman can cook! WOW! Still thinking about it! LOL! Then it was home to bed and rest up the old ankle.
This morning I woke to a leisurely breakfast with ample amounts of coffee. With this new found energy I became inspired to CREATE as well as RELAX...The best way I know how to RELAX is to pull out Dyan Reaveley's Creative Journal and just go for it! Be free and just create! My Motto!
I had the new stamps from her Dylusions Collection and never had a chance to use them. It was just about time that I did and I had a blast as always.....
Here's what I did...
Prissy Got Heart
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Thanks for coming by to look....Hope you can find just a bit of inspiration to get out your journal to CREATE and RELAX....
Have and Awesome Monday!
Jim
The Gentleman Crafter
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