Midnight and Shadow
RIP Shadow- 02-2019
All original art work by Betsy Chaplin Please feel free to message me if you would like to have an original art piece for your home. Please do not copy or share from this site without written permission. Please take a moment and comment on the postings.... bloggers love comments!!! :)
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Sunday, February 3, 2019
Flowers and Fence
Deana and I have enjoyed using our new found HEARTFELT CREATION dies and stamps. Their website has so many videos you can follow along and our very easy to adapt to.
Colors used are from archiver inks. Dies and stamps from the TULIP collection found at www.heartfeltcreations.us
Please leave a comment!
Sunday, April 20, 2014
Sun Art "SunFlower" aired 4-20-2014 on CBS Sunday Morning show!
Sun Art "SunFlower"
aired 4-20-2014 on
CBS Sunday Morning show!
Prismacolor pencil and Gamsol
by Betsy Chaplin
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Promises kept!
Here is a short story.... true through and through!
We have been talking amongst ourselves about sunshine in our FB Art Challenge Gallery group. It brought to mind this memory.
When I was 9, I skipped school on my birthday, Feb 21! It was to be very warm that day... upper 60s and I did not want to be in school for it. I live in Ohio and for those that live here you would think that to be a fictitious story if ever you heard one.
But it was not only upper 60s that day.. it went into the 70s. It was a most beautiful day but I had played hookie that day. Our parents were gone on a conference trip and we had some older folks watching us. I loved these 2 like grandparents. But Mrs. Bayshore, made me stay in bed all the day. Even when my sisters had come home form school, she told me that she did not want the others to get my sickness. I tried to convince her that I was magically all better but she heard not a word. So the day went by, I could only enjoy the day from my bedroom window. I cried, and I cried that day.... the temps fell again the next day, and I was not happy about missing that most perfect day.
I never played hookie again the rest of my life, including school, and work. Every Birthday, during the week of my celebration, it has always gotten above 50, at least one beautiful sunshiny day for me to enjoy. It is my promise that spring will be here soon, and I shall be able to endure!
Look at your extended forecast and you will see we have temps in the 50s next week.. followed by dipping temps!
My mom told me once when I was an adult, never make pacts with God you don't intend to keep. Though I was a child when I spoke with God that day, asking him to always make my birthday a beautiful time if I promised never to play hookie again. I have never gone back on that promise and God has always blessed me with what I feel is a beautiful day for my birthday! Sort of having a present from God every year!
May all your days shine bright, may all your wishes come true and always above anything be true to your self!
And as my mother would say. "never make a pact with God that you do not intend to keep because God keeps his promises!!!!"
Wishing you many blessings during my week of celebration!
story and photography by Betsy Chaplin
When I was 9, I skipped school on my birthday, Feb 21! It was to be very warm that day... upper 60s and I did not want to be in school for it. I live in Ohio and for those that live here you would think that to be a fictitious story if ever you heard one.
But it was not only upper 60s that day.. it went into the 70s. It was a most beautiful day but I had played hookie that day. Our parents were gone on a conference trip and we had some older folks watching us. I loved these 2 like grandparents. But Mrs. Bayshore, made me stay in bed all the day. Even when my sisters had come home form school, she told me that she did not want the others to get my sickness. I tried to convince her that I was magically all better but she heard not a word. So the day went by, I could only enjoy the day from my bedroom window. I cried, and I cried that day.... the temps fell again the next day, and I was not happy about missing that most perfect day.
I never played hookie again the rest of my life, including school, and work. Every Birthday, during the week of my celebration, it has always gotten above 50, at least one beautiful sunshiny day for me to enjoy. It is my promise that spring will be here soon, and I shall be able to endure!
Look at your extended forecast and you will see we have temps in the 50s next week.. followed by dipping temps!
My mom told me once when I was an adult, never make pacts with God you don't intend to keep. Though I was a child when I spoke with God that day, asking him to always make my birthday a beautiful time if I promised never to play hookie again. I have never gone back on that promise and God has always blessed me with what I feel is a beautiful day for my birthday! Sort of having a present from God every year!
May all your days shine bright, may all your wishes come true and always above anything be true to your self!
And as my mother would say. "never make a pact with God that you do not intend to keep because God keeps his promises!!!!"
Wishing you many blessings during my week of celebration!
story and photography by Betsy Chaplin
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
My Memories Freebie Give Away
Free "My Memories" Give Away
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And for a limited time you can get this software
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by clicking on the links and using the promo code
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October 15 til the 22nd
These are a few pages that I have made using the
"My Memories Suite"
"My Memories Suite"
There are many wonderful creators that have premade pages for sale,
some for free and by using this program you can make your own pages.
some for free and by using this program you can make your own pages.
Great tutorials and wonderful tech support!
Leave a comment and a blog link that you have received this magnificent software so that I can see what you have created!
Thanks for stopping by!!!
~ Betsy~
Thanks for stopping by!!!
~ Betsy~
Monday, October 14, 2013
Want to make pretty DIGI scrapbook page like this one... check back here tomorrow.. for a free code to My Memories Software!!! FREE!!!!
Want to make pretty DIGI scrapbook page like this one...
check back here tomorrow..
for a free code to My Memories Software!!! FREE!!!!
Give away tomorrow 10-15-2013
Calling all Scrapbookers , Card makers, Artistic creators
Happy October!
TOMORROW _ October 15 to October 22
TOMORROW _ October 15 to October 22
"MY MEMORIES SUITE"
It is time for a little treat for you …free software! For one week I
will be including in my blog post and any of my followers can download
My Memories Suite Version 4 ($40 value) for free by using that code!
The promo code will be valid for one week and the best part is there is
no limit to the number of my followers that can download the software
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be sure and leave a note on my blog page that you got your freebie!!!
remember you wont find the code today..... have to come back Tuesday!!!!!
remember you wont find the code today..... have to come back Tuesday!!!!!
Friday, September 20, 2013
A day creating with my sister Deana! Learning to paint on glass!
My sister Deana and I took a make and take , learning to paint on glass class a few weekends ago. These are our glasses! Deanas is the Pointsettia.
We always have such a wonderful time together!
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Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Monday, August 5, 2013
Submission for the Art Challenge at Art Challenge Gallery
*double click picture to make larger
Sentimental Journey
Photograph by Joshua Rohr
Graphic Art by Betsy Chaplin
Monday, July 22, 2013
Monday, June 10, 2013
If only Time... could be swept under the carpet.
by Betsy Chaplin
My digital graphic was designed for the www.artchallengegallery.com
Theme: "Time Machine"
prints are available, please contact me!
I love comments and after you have done that click the link above and enjoy some of my co-artists wonderful creations for this awesome theme "Time Machine".
Thanks for stopping by!
Betsy
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Thursday, April 11, 2013
2013 SUN ART "Sun Flower" for the Art Challenge Gallery
Art Challenge Gallery proudly presents
2013 "Sun Art" Challenge Theme.
"Sun Flower" by Betsy Chaplin
Prismacolor pencil on Bristol Velum
8 1/2" x 11"
$85 unframed
please contact me at bemi9@yahoo.com
Friday, February 8, 2013
Pouty Lil lady
Pouty lil lady was drawn in my 4th day of my new drawing class.
The last I had taken drawing was back in high school so many years ago. I am enjoying this class a lot and hope to continue!!
Thank you my sweet husband for making it happen!! :)
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Zentangle Inspired Art - posting # 102
I have really enjoyed the new art of Zentangle. Today I am posting a few more of my pieces one of them being my first Zendala. I am also taking a drawing class and the drawings you see were actually drawn upside down. So you are actually seeing them the opposite side of the way they were drawn which is right side up! Go Figure that one! I am impressed with the drawings for a 1ST time drawing class... let me know what you think!!! Care to buy one? Originals are $35 for the drawings and $20 for the Zentangles. (UNframed) Sizes vary.. be sure to ask!
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| Zendala 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" |
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| DRAYGON as posted on the Artist Challenge.com 35$ |
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| Mr Peanut Head with da big hands |
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| Remember all of these drawings were drawn upside down.. |
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