briedah

an active lifestyle

briedah — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:53:47 +0000

I am gearing up to go back to my 40 hr week desk job after a two month medical leave…I have to work at my computer for at least four hours a day to recapture my skills on the keyboard. I am keeping busy with PT, swimming, reading and art. I am taking on a new responsibility as the blogger for Crowabout Studio B where I will announce the news about Nancy’s latest kits and magic potions. Above is a hybrid sample of Tumblefish/Crowabout Studio B of my own design called “Ima Stinker”…In a few weeks you may get it…if not, just enjoy. it’s a beautiful day in Portland and I am still at the desk typing away…I think I need a nap. Below is a mistake swap_bot skinny and a photo of the zetti triptych

my little B&B

briedah — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 06:45:42 +0000

The last two weeks were filled with friends and family who came out to Oregon to help me recover. I was treated royally by my sister, Sigrid, and by my childhood best friend, Lorah, who both kept me busy seeing the sights and enjoying the local hipster ‘hoods. I had very little time for my CT duties but am trying to catch up now…

Here are the latest from Crowabout Studio B

here is a submission to Tumblefish Studio’s monthly challenge on tattoo’s

my entry was an altered vintage portrait done in photoshop:

and today I made the world’s largest bookmark! 4×12 and filled with images from Crowabout Studio B!

Post Op Day #13

briedah — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 22:08:49 +0000

For those of you who don’t really know me…for the last year I was suffering from a pinched nerved caused by a herniated disc at C5 in my neck. 13 days ago I underwent surgery to alleviate the burning, stabbing, electrical pain. The surgery is called ‘Micro Posterior Cervical Laminectomy’. I can report today that it was a very successful surgery! I had 5 days of excruciating post op pain which made me wonder if I had done the right thing. But today I am noticing that things are much much improved and the pain is about a 2 (compared to the 8 pre surgery) I am able to sit at the computer for about an hour now. I have cut back my pain meds by half. I have even been able to keep up on my design team duties. So in random order-here are the latest:

images from Nancy’s kit Men in Hats and some image from flickr of an old dude pulling up his horse blanket.

i think this is last weeks Crowabout with images from Nayski. Zib calls her ‘This Girl’…

This is ‘St Larry of the Hats’ I misspelled Hats…it should be ‘chapeaux’. images are from Crowabout Studio B.

I about threw up my cottage cheese when I read in the news that Kim Jong Il said he’d created an ‘invisible phone’! I read on wikipedia he also had some other bizarre claims of fame. He’s such a little girl-I dressed him up!

This is an ATC i made for Marsha of Tumblefish Studio’s ATC swap. Mine is old skool not digital. I have yet to find out who my partner is….

The Hair Family is an online challenge thru Flickr. You download the original and then alter it somehow. This is my contribution. here is the original:

here is part of a journal page i started the other night:

and here is todays work:

weebles wobble…remember them?? the images are from Nancy Baumiller’s kit “Wild Things” found at deviantscrap.com

I am starting to get sore now-so I best finish up here…cya l8r!

Damn It & BE FREE (for Zibelline)

briedah — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:54:52 +0000

From Grassy Hill a kit by Nancy’s Crowabout Studio_B at www.deviantscrap.com

I posted this to Flickr as ‘Dream It and BE FREE’ and my friend Sue (aka Zibelline) thought it said “Damn It and Be Free”…This one is for you ZiB!

awaiting the knife

briedah — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:34:46 +0000

here are some more pieces created with kits from Crowabout Studio B at www.deviantscrap.com

5 days till surgery…

more Deviant Scrap pages

briedah — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:46:19 +0000

used images from grassy hill and bit of vintage by crowabout studio B

used bit of vintage which i crop and hand colored:

Opening Day for Crowabout Studio B

briedah — Tue, 25 May 2010 01:48:09 +0000

Nancy Baumiller invited me to be on her design team for a new line of digital scrapbook papers and embellishments thru DeviantScrap.com. Here is a promo I made for opening day, today May 24, 2010:

It’s an honor to be among such a diverse group of talent; and all the supplies are FREE!! Unfortunately this ‘digital’ scrapbooking looks best when done thru PhotoShop which I do not own. I am attempting to make do with the software that came with my HP printer. Santa, if you are listening….

Below are design samples from the kits created by Nancy B, now credited as “Crowabout Studio B @ DeviantScrap.com”. I am not profitting from these collages – just doing this for a friend to help her get her bizness off the ground. Good Luck Nancy! Visit www.deviantscrap.com for more info!

Crowabout Studio_B@DeviantScrap.com

briedah — Tue, 25 May 2010 01:35:36 +0000

created from ‘Borders&Bits’, ‘Funky People Parts’ and ‘Fab Frames’ all kits designed by Crowabout StudioB@Deviant.com

zetti PC swap

briedah — Wed, 19 May 2010 07:03:29 +0000

for swap_bot.com….someone will get this handmade postcard made by me and in turn I will get one made by them! I wanted to get it out of the way since I am going digital with my new venture on DeviantScrap.com…

song and dance

briedah — Sun, 09 May 2010 17:48:34 +0000

Here are the two latest: one is for Deb’s birthday present and the other is made out of leftovers from Deb’s present…

Deb saw the ‘Be Glad’ 16×16 commision and decided she wanted HER favorite Psalm done for her birthday April 25th:

and this one is the leftovers: while making a collage for a friend, little leftover scraps and pieces kept catching my eye. The central body shape was for a jewelry spread in some fashion rag. The are always extras of everything I cut….arms, legs, flowers. She was wanting to dance I guess so I found this quote on the interwebz and learned that Mata Hari was really Dutch and not the double agent I thought she was…back ground paper Life’s Journey K&Co; distress ink, pen, TOMBO markers, black sharpie….