Post Portland Preview

I'm back from Portland with some exciting inspiration for a new collage!  Not only am I inspired by the amazing urban forests in Portland, but also by my students' recent utopian cut paper collages.  Still deciding between these two images for a cut paper collage of my own:

option 1

option 2

Also, here is a quick informal picture of the family tree framed!  Love this barnwood frame with the greens and oranges.

Trigger's way of saying "no more work for tonight!"

Valentines dinner + Custom Home Portrait

check out that custom home portrait in the background!

Perfectly Plaid

I'm loving these plaid letters!  It took me a minute to get into the process today, but once I got started, I had a lot of fun putting the pieces of this puzzle together.  

See a mistake?  I didn't cut the orange band down to fit the inside of the D... oops!  Easy fix! 

Train silhouette in gray coming soon then these are off to Germany!

that's better!

Family Tree- Finally

All I can say is... here it is!  Thanks to everyone who gave feedback and provided family info- so helpful :)

Mock Up Time

Here are some images of a mockup for my first real etsy sale!  More details to come!

Shhh... it's a surprise!

Here is a sneak peak of a carmmarie Valentines!  These are most of Chris' gifts all centered on the theme of "bear."  Long story, but Chris' nickname is bear and he HATES it, which makes me LOVE it even more... and in honor of my love for my husband and this nickname, I decided all his gifts for Valentines this year needed to be bear themed!  They are all stashed in the art room closet where a "bear" is hiding- don't let him out!  Wow... I'm taking this too far.

Stay tuned for more on JD's letters as well as a few new house projects!  Lots to get done this weekend!

Color Swatch Time

I love the process of putting together a mock up, especially choosing the color swatches!  Maybe it's because in another life I'm meant to be an interior designer :)  Here are a few mock ups I made today for some upcoming projects.  

Next step, wrap up family tree and jump into some new work!