Linda Martinelli

LITTLE POCKETBOOK BOX

I bought this tiny pocketbook box (unfinished) at Michael's a few weeks ago.  I painted a little girl's portrait on the front of it.  I collaged the other side of the pocketbook and lined the interior.  It took me longer than I thought it would, but I liked the way it turned out.

  That's the front

 This is the other side

 Here's the interior.  

AIMEE MANN - Memories of the 80'S

Aimee Mann has got to be on my all time "Favorite" female recording artist list.  She was fabulous when she was in the band "Til Tuesday"  and then she broke out on her own in the 90's and about 10 albums later, she is still going strong and on Friday, I was lucky enough to be able to purchase two tickets to see her live in concert in Morristown, NJ.  It is a small theater which really lent itself to a more intimate, cozy atmosphere which is perfect for her music.  She decided to play "B" sides of her music and then take requests from a clipboard she kept passing around.  It was wonderful.  What a great big voice she has. It really brought back alot of good memories for me.

•Aimee Mann's show Thursday included "The Moth," "Nightmare Girl," "Momentum," "Build that Wall," "Par for the Course," "Save Me," "You Could Make a Killing," "Freeway," "The Other End (Of the Telescope)," "Coming up Close," "Lost in Space," "Ballantines," "Susan," "31 Today," "Little Bombs," "It's Not," "Wise Up," "Deathly," "Voices Carry (Encore) "This Is How It Goes," "I Can't Get My Head Around It."

 

FINALLY A CARD - KRISTINA COLOR INSPIRATION #56

I haven't done one of Kristina Werner's Color Inspiration Challenges in months, in fact I can't even remember when I did the last one.  I've been all caught up in portrait workshops and all kinds of mixed media worshops, but with the new Stampin' Up Catalog and Idea Book just released I was motivated to make a card or two.  So here's the challenge.

Here's my card:

There were alot of colors to worry about.  Deep Red, Pumpkin, So Saffron, Celery, Ballet Blue and White. I decided to use some of the Designer Paper Packs I had left over for the background of the butterflys and cut them out with my Big Shot and the Stampin' Up Matchbox Die.  The butterflys are from the new set - For All You do.  I stamped the two butterflys with Ruby Red and So Saffron.  The stem was stamped with celery and I used the Designer Buttons.  Pumpkin Pie 1/4" grosgrain ribbon was used for the bow using the Bow-Easy which I purchased from Sharon Johnson's Blog.  You just gotta get one, makes the most puurrfect bows - all different sizes, from the littlest to a pretty nice size for cards, etc.

LET'S START JOURNALING

This video by SIRENSIDYLL expresses all there is to say about why everyone should try to journal or make art everyday.  

JENK'S - Fun in the Sun

Hello Everyone

Beautiful weekend in New Jersey.  Near perfect weather, the kind of weather, where, in NJ, you would go down the shore" as we call it, and take a nice long walk on the beach and stop at either Jenk's or Martel's Tiki Bar.  From the video you are about to see, you will notice that my sister-in-law and I stopped at Jenk's.  Dr. Chico, who is one of the main-stays at the "Jersey Shore" was playing, and, as usual, you get a host of wacky and crazy people.  

This guy was so entertaining I just couldn't stop watching him.  In fact,

 I couldn't resist going up and having a little dance with him myself. My sister-in-law took a quick video from her phone (sorry for the quality) cell phone video's are not great, (unless you have an Iphone of course). Believe me when I tell you there where quite a few people taking video's of this fellow. There's always one that sticks out in a crowd.

MARIE ANTOINETTE

Hello - Either I post nothing or I post too much - Go Figure

There was a swap over at Splitcoast for a ROYAL ATC Swap and that's just what it means - Royal as in Kings and Queens.  I chose Marie Antoinette.  Not much room on an ATC, but I like what I came up with so I'm posting it.  Can't wait to see what the others did.  Oh, by the way, I used the Bow EZ.  LOVE IT !!!!!!!!!!!

ALTERED DIVA

Well I'm trying out differed workshops on-line and I found Altered Diva Online Workshops by Karen Gartel. This was a really fun workshop.  It was a little harder than I thought it was going to be.  It took alot longer than anticipated but I did like the way it turned out.  Of course the next time I paint it I would change it up and make it my own, but to follow her class and get the technique down it took some experimenting.  Take a look at the site, it's really worth the class fee.  She has some really neat ideas.

STAMPIN'UP STUFF

"The Box" arrived yesterday and I whipped out the goodies and this is what I found:

WHIMSICAL GIRL

Hello Everyone

A while back I took a workshop from Willowing's Wonderful World of Whimsey - I know that's a mouthful. She is a lovely gal who gives these querky little workshops on her NING website.  You should check her out.  She also sings and has groups for people who have fears about creating art (hmmmmmm) I think that might be me.  There is sooooooo much on her site I could go on and on forever, but you must go and see for yourself.  It will mean hours of entertainment for you.  Here is the "mixed media" girl I painted.  I think she turned out alright for the first go at it. Yeah?

MICHAEL JACKSON

Memories of Michael - "The King of Pop"

 I was reading my weekly "Entertainment" magazine and, as always, there is an article that catches my eye, this one was by one of my favorite writers, Stephen King.  He was writing a tribute to Michael Jackson.  Interesting, I thought.  I have read and heard so much about Michael in these last couple of weeks it's been hard to squeeze anything into any newpaper, newcast or magazine other than Michael Jackson.  It's amazing.  I have been a fan of his since I was a young girl.  I've gone to see him several times in concert,  and each time he has never/ever disappointed his fans.  The outpouring of sadness over his death is immeasurable and he will, no doubt, be very much missed.  But it's the way Stephen King worded this article about Michael that summed up my feelings about Michael in words that I could not find or did not know how to find so I will repeat them because he has summed it up so perfectly. Thank you Mr. King. 

 "This is a sadness that's all too common in people who possess talent in amounts so great that it has become a burden instead of a blessing.  It's worth noting that he was never convicted of anything in criminal court, and when I asked Mick - who hung out with Michael occasionally -  (Mick Garis -  directed Stand and who briefly worked on Michael Jackson's Ghost Video, later to be called the "Thriller" Video) he was emphatic in his belief that Michael Jackson was indeed innocent of the abuse allegations.  In the court of public opinion, however, he was found guilty of Weirdness in The First Degree, and ended up secluded in one haunted castle after another.  Finally, he died in one.  Strange man.  Lost man. And not unique in his passing.  Like James Dean, Elvis Presley, Kurt Cobain, Heath Ledger, and a dozen others we could name, he just left the building far too soon. Because, man, oh, man, that guy could dance." Stephen King