Monday, February 7, 2011

Joy joy joy!!!

"notifications@arthousecoop.com to me
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Dear Heather,
We just received your submission for The Sketchbook Project: 2011!"



Thursday, February 3, 2011

... and the Dog Lover Part


Just a few quick shots of my kooky pups, Kira & Kratos, both rescues.

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Things I do at work

I'm currently working out the math on a 25 opening mat for a local Freemason's Lodge, and trying to figure out if I could also cut a scalloped mat without a CMC for a memory box for a lady who grew up in India (and loves the archetecture).

In the meanwhile, let me show you an example of something I've done.






This was a special release of stamps by the Royal Post over in the UK. I framed this rather simply, mounting it on the red, and cutting a single purple mat, and finished it off with a rather unremarkable black frame and regular glass. What I did that was a little crafty was to cut the opening to follow the shape of the record. Must say I did waste a few scrap mats figuring out the exact positioning and diameter for that circular cut. Once the circle was cut, it was easy to add the square cut.