Rattie Sketch

This little sweetie was drawn using a photo of a rat from the Dapper Rat, named Nimbus. I fell in love with his smile and had to try a sketch.

EDM Challenges #44 & 44

Draw something china or ceramic. This is a pencil holder I made many a year ago. Amazingly it has survived both Doug and I and two moves.



Draw an animal. This is one of my 'babies', Curly Sue. She is what is know as a Rex, so she has curly fur instead of the usual sleek and smooth.

Heat Drain and Art

Unfortunately, I have finally surrendered to the heat. I have been so weakened, I have not been able to concentrate on art. Our air conditioner leaks out freon about every two days, but they fill it back up about every 4-5 days. Any further art will be very sporadic. I'll be taking advantage of fresh fillups.

This is one of my babies - Button.


This is done in watercolor pencils.

Two Freebies

I've been having to laugh at the neighborhood kids lately. It seems like half of our apartment complex has discovered our rats and they want to see and play with them everyday. There's even a 2-year-old who comes running when I'm outside to see 'the mousies'. The first time she ever saw and petted one (Smoke), her mother was wanting her to come home, so I asked her to say 'bye-bye to the mousie' and she said 'NO!" So, I said, "It's the mousie's naptime, so say night-night'. She came up, kissed Smoke on the lip and said 'night-night' and left. I just wish I'd had a video camera, it was so cute.

Today's first freebie is the last (for now) of the color packs - Yellow.


You can download it here.

This is my first Signature Tag I'm offering as a freebie. It is blank for your name and/or message.

You can download it here.

I just had to share another pictureof my fur babies. These two are Smoke and Button. They are two of a set of triplets that are a bit tricky to identify at times. These two can be identifies by the heart-shaped 'button' on Button's belly, and the smokey color of the dark fur on Smoke. (I now - kinda obvious names, huh?) Their sister is named Curley Sue for the wavy, curley fur and whiskers she has.


Here it is! (big drumroll) My first full kit!!! The papers are industry standard 12"x12" and a boocoo of elements. I have plans for an add-on of extra elements in the works, so keep an eye out for it.

Download Prom Night here

Coffee Anyone?

Well, we survived the storms with no problems in our neighborhood. Much of Oklahoma is underwater or blown away, though. that the hazard of living in tornado alley.

As you know I have several rats as pets (or is it I am a pet of several rats?) A friend got a great, short, video of Whistle Britches stealing a sip of coffee. She now has to lap a few drops of coffee every chance she gets. :) Check out this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnlCsTSqcPM

Today's freebie is the Pink Pack. You can download here.