Home from Alaska

We returned from our family 7-day Alaskan cruise late Sunday and I've been recuperating ever since! 

We had a fabulous time and saw gorgeous scenery, had beautiful sunny weather, ate lots of food and made many memories that will last a lifetime!  If ever you have a chance to go to Alaska, don't pass up the chance!

Here are a few photos to give you a sense of our adventure.

Altered Book pages

I had completed these spreads in my altered book before I left for Kansas City. I haven't gotten back to much art since I've returned as I'm getting ready for a 7-day Alaska cruise with my entire family. We leave on Saturday so I'm busy packing but thought I'd post before leaving.

The left page of this spread has an image from a fashion magazine. When open, the spread (below)  has flowers and stems created from fabric over a background of paints and stencils. 

The background of this spread is crinkled tissue paper glued over a collage of book text. Then I scraped on acrylic paint and stenciled the white circles. I decoupaged pieces of a Jane Davenport napkin on top along with half an image from a fashion magazine (I used the other half in a previous altered book - love it). It's hard to see the sentiment which is also a decoupaged napkin. I may have to go back and outline it in white...

I hope you are enjoying my altered books as much as I am enjoying working in them. I'm itching to do more, but that will have to wait until after Alaska.

MIA again - Life happens

The last part of August and first week of September have been a "wash." Sadly, we have been in Kansas City keeping a bedside vigil for my mother-in-law. She lasted 12 days without food or liquids and finally passed away in the early hours of Sunday, Sept. 2. All plans and details fell to my husband and his sister and there was lots to do. We finally returned late last night and I am now trying to catch up on things.  I hope to post a few days this week before we go off on our previously planned family Alaskan cruise next week.