Cowboy Up

Happy Fathers Day

I had a good Father...

He has been gone for some time now. 

Today's post is dedicated to him

This photo came to me in the form of old slides. 

I was so happy to get them.

 It was quite a process to get them

back to a photograph. 

The watch part face is an actual watch he owned, 

and the horseshoe nails are a

 finding from his old pack shed.

My Dad was a cowboy as you can see.

Not the ones you see wearing a hat,

 or playing one in the movies.

 But a REAL cowboy who lived in the heart of the 

Rocky Mountains. 

JOURNAL READS:

....... Just to the corner of my vision, the place that disappears when I turn my face towards it .... I know he is there. I can still feel the ground shake like it did  when he called them .... The Man in the Big Black Hat .... 30 horses thundering towards him.....The tent is empty now, all that remains are the memories of this cowboy . The man I called Dad. He would journey into these mountains for weeks at a time. In a time when there was no such thing as a cell phone. His horses would pack in all his supplies. Sometimes I can still hear his voice calling the horses 

.... 'COME BOY'S' .... 

..... and they always did ....

He was 'Big Jim' 

He was a LEGEND  in his time.

So, here's to all the good fathers 

that are still here. 

Happy Fathers day "Steve"

 and for all the ones we are

 thankful for having known.

Where Bloggers Create 2013

Hosted by the very talented Karen Valentine ,

Karen is the artist behind my blog background work.

She has been hooking up bloggers from around the

world for years now. To find out how to join up or

to help spread the word click on her link.

You will see everything from matchbox spaces

to full tricked out buildings devoted to art.

Be sure to save July 12, 2013, make your self

a large cup of your favorite beverage ... prepare to 

be wowed by the sheer beauty and ingenuity of 

creative souls of every kind from around the world.

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Join our Playing in Paradise Sketch Challenge

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Selena is Hostess this month,

 come and play with us. 

See  how  the team has interpreted this sketch
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BUTTERFLY GARDEN

It's Wild Wednesday at Scrapbookers Paradise

to read all about this card and more pop on by

just click the link on the SBP name

Here is a sample cut in white 

with tissue for the shadow wings

Here they are assembled,

 I like the color but, I love them in white !!

My Magpie Eye with 7 Gypsies

My DH's Mom brought me a display case while ago

She knew it would be right up my alley

I love to alter things, soon it will be filled with all the bits and shiny or rusty things that just follow me home

To read all about this with a supply list visit

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'Showcase Monday' TODAY 

That Box of Old Wax Crayons.....

The Edge

Do you remember your very first 

box of 'wax crayons' ?

'These are new, I bought them for this project

I was shocked and chagrined to find no 'blue'

The encaustic Fairy's are the wrappers on this set.

I remember with a nostalgic clarity

~First was the box, very basic,

yellowish orange with green writing. 

I come from a time

 before they were displayed in full 

digital photo color on the packaging.

It was a heavy cardboard and felt like wax.

 I opened it up with a certain reverence,

careful not to tear the tabs, 

so I could close it again.

My senses were greeted with a strategically

arranged rainbow of color. 

~Next the smell, slightly candle, 

 with a hint of stuffy library and old paraffin. 

 It was instant music to my muse...... 

I suppose that is why I had such

 a hard time just tossing these no longer

wanted wax crayons in the trash..

Here it is the 'old crayon art box'

I had to arrange them according to color

Then I stripped the wrappers

First melt

Tinkerbell

   Having been inspired by the dripping 
crayons on pinterest...
......I used those crayons over 60 of them

 ~Warm Wax Crayons.....Breath Them In~

Tim Holtz Assemblage Clock Collaboration

This was a fun project to do.

FACE ON VIEW

FLOWERS AND TOP DECORATION

LEFT HAND INSIDE PEEK

RIGHT HAND INSIDE PEEK

READ MORE ABOUT THE HOW TO 

CLICK THE LINK BELOW

My Peeps over at Scrapbookers Paradise 

joined me in a Collaborative effort. 

Please check out today's 'Technique Tuesday' post for more inspiration and to purchase all your supplies to recreate a clock of your own.

Digital Graphic fairy by 'Crafty Secrets'