Catherine Moore

Hurricane Irma, a single night of terror

Mother Nature dealt Southwest Florida a difficult hand this past week.  We were more fortunate than most. My husband and I are exhausted and still more than a little shaken up, but we weathered the storm and are now working toward reestablishing equilibrium.  For many, the single night of terror will be followed by a year or more of recovery, and as a survivor of Hurricane Andrew I can say from experience that the recovery can and will kill you.  Keep Florida in your hearts and prayers for the long run. 

Character Constructions is up and running and USPS is delivering and picking up mail.

Cake by the Ocean, la la la la

This year I celebrated 15 years of illustrating paper doll art stamps, Character Constructions!!  I have been enjoying DNCE'es lyrics to Cake by the Ocean all summer so this composition seemed like a great way to mark the occasion. This coming year the Character Constructions' calendar team will be working in a new format, a planner!  Updates to follow.  

The Secret Gardener's Tea Party

I started working on this tea-themed altered book before we moved to Fort Myers, and I am finally getting back to this as well as a few other projects.  This one started out as a Timekeeper's Garden project, but with tea being a favorite theme, before long Adventures in Tea and Beekeeper's Tea found their place in my secret garden as well!

Red White & Blue

I have spent the last several weeks working on some larger projects which I hope to be able to share shortly.  In the meantime, how about a little Red White & Blue?  I have had these little French General embellishments for some time and finally found the perfect way to use them.  

 

Where Women Cook

Jennalee Anderson's darling confectionary box was featured in the latest issue of Where Women Create!

Earth

French Birdcage Birthday Card

Barbara Smith created this French Birdcage card.  I love her use of color and her compositional skills.  Receiving one of her darling cards always makes me smile.  Read Barbara's Card Making 101 on my web site.  

 

Birthday Celebrations

I am loving this darling birthday cake and paper doll by Brenda Enright, which demonstrates yet another inspired way to work with your Character Constructions to celebrate a special occasion.  I know that I was a very happy birthday girl to receive one of these very special paper confections for my own birthday. Brenda constructed her "cake" on top of a single candle holder but you could also use a cupcake stand.  

Don't Be Pickin' Ms Daisy's Flowers, by Greg Stewart

Want more details on how Greg created this tag?  Please see Greg's detailed blog post!

It's Earth Day Weekend, do something special for our planet!

 

Click on the image above to link to a place where you can donate to my friend's Nature Conservancy fund raiser.