tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42307624734705736772024-02-07T06:48:28.679-09:00Inking AlaskaInking Alaskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17773135625748465167noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230762473470573677.post-75612788316248615422010-09-14T23:41:00.003-08:002010-09-14T23:48:22.665-08:00A long time UPDATING<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSEkC6qDv3bGL9qgnvdLANG9hFimU4eha4wTEwBRZswZtQviNNYrlOzh0Ct0B4dvp-mjhEUIKz0QbnOSZ5h91udC6Vz7Tve57U0-OJ9wZzNK0RIacUJmE7ATvr9imm9QPjr-GRQcbr4o0/s1600/Dad+pictures+011a.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517042929933173362" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSEkC6qDv3bGL9qgnvdLANG9hFimU4eha4wTEwBRZswZtQviNNYrlOzh0Ct0B4dvp-mjhEUIKz0QbnOSZ5h91udC6Vz7Tve57U0-OJ9wZzNK0RIacUJmE7ATvr9imm9QPjr-GRQcbr4o0/s320/Dad+pictures+011a.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Well - a little update - we will be returning to Barrow on Friday of this week - We are so so excited. !!!! I called Alaska airlines and changed our tickets for Friday - however they messed up and have us flying out on different times - so I guess a 7 year old is suppose to travel herself. This should be interesting!!! I am so excited to return home and start stamping - I have missed it so... Thanks for checking me out every now and then...</div><br /><p></p><p></p><p>This is one of the side views of my home in Oregon - we are so excited. We are also so excited to return to Barrow - we have missed it so... Of course we have missed our wonderful husband and father - we have been apart for longer than I would wish on any marriage.. I miss him so...</p>Inking Alaskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17773135625748465167noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230762473470573677.post-79879178417211819182010-07-29T01:00:00.002-08:002010-07-29T01:05:45.012-08:00I MADE IT!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjdbgMZ4vMWJe9HNmLW-kz4SB3qzTGCOlL8B2BZVQh4aSurlS-uF3UWMWok2aw59JXDfxh1jrKJGo6NuZN1h68dIi0zha1J-swjCbVRWzu4qXbsILn7I6HcV1wquMEA7YBlLvx35u3xDw/s1600/Girls+hair+1.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499250921459344450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjdbgMZ4vMWJe9HNmLW-kz4SB3qzTGCOlL8B2BZVQh4aSurlS-uF3UWMWok2aw59JXDfxh1jrKJGo6NuZN1h68dIi0zha1J-swjCbVRWzu4qXbsILn7I6HcV1wquMEA7YBlLvx35u3xDw/s320/Girls+hair+1.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Well - after a long trip out EAST - we to our PA farm for the weekend - beginning of the week- and realized that I missed these two sweet little girls - OK so this pic was taken a few years ago- I am so THANKFUL - I have Amazing daughters that love me so much. I went out east to take care of moving things back to the west coast - boy was the humidity HIGH. I was sweating so much - I don't know how people of the east coast survive. I couldn't do it. I will eventually return to Barrow and start stampin again. Boy do I miss it. Thanks... </div>Inking Alaskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17773135625748465167noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230762473470573677.post-80942310162927203152010-07-26T18:24:00.003-08:002010-07-26T18:26:15.704-08:00House RulesI saw this saying in a little town in New York.. Here it goes...<br /><br /><em>Always be honest. Count your blessings.</em><br /><em>Bear each other's burden. Comfort one another.</em><br /><em>Keep your promises. Be proud of each other.</em><br /><em>Treat each other like you treat your friends.</em><br /><em>But most importantly - love one another deeply </em><br /><em>from your heart.</em><br /><em></em>Inking Alaskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17773135625748465167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230762473470573677.post-91352748856490845962010-07-26T18:14:00.003-08:002010-07-26T18:19:14.693-08:00The girls at Chucky E Cheese<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgw-PU_wt8j-EdXgIY0NTmvpaEwqWSpwQqs3ZZfZ-kjtraJ0FAIfayzpPPzveczlOlRevQmRb_rR5S5GlIbAHgYyJyqmu32fUIhC1bBMAccpRjLgdlw42FFwQ1YM5QfnuLLmzMUf-I2Ao/s1600/CIMG2627.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498404278008606034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgw-PU_wt8j-EdXgIY0NTmvpaEwqWSpwQqs3ZZfZ-kjtraJ0FAIfayzpPPzveczlOlRevQmRb_rR5S5GlIbAHgYyJyqmu32fUIhC1bBMAccpRjLgdlw42FFwQ1YM5QfnuLLmzMUf-I2Ao/s320/CIMG2627.JPG" /></a><br /><div>They are having a blast in Oregon - I had to leave them there with grandma for a couple of days while I flew out east to our PA farm to collect all of our antique furinture and get it trucked over to Oregon. I can't believe how HUMID it is over here.. I would take the color anyday. The girls are also excited cause we are bringing our little Bella down to Oregon this week- they have missed her so.. It should be a lot of fun to see them get reunited again. I head back to Oregon on Wednesday and I am missing the family. </div>Inking Alaskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17773135625748465167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230762473470573677.post-28800212045355786602010-07-21T12:39:00.002-08:002010-07-21T12:43:45.954-08:00OH so Pretty Flowers<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOD8a0FtSBPuVv7eBXRE7ZuFmVt8vMe_JSOkfiLuLKBtzt1Wz6akiEMfgaweg4eHlRHNdOlxnNJPLBo5NQ_yvs3uT3yo1TRbKS0xaLDV78hH-VBS3YHQjjz8Vb7s_YcCsjb_g454nopCs/s1600/CIMG2589.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496462570374464130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOD8a0FtSBPuVv7eBXRE7ZuFmVt8vMe_JSOkfiLuLKBtzt1Wz6akiEMfgaweg4eHlRHNdOlxnNJPLBo5NQ_yvs3uT3yo1TRbKS0xaLDV78hH-VBS3YHQjjz8Vb7s_YcCsjb_g454nopCs/s320/CIMG2589.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp2l0R7m6rpUc7OkFSqWTK_r37I5txUQr0QKdxHwU4Zv3RVwJaUUWGZZ3m6zQvnhp5wpMLrHZQ3LCe7neBExIxIdy8ellhcX_yt3Np0WMQ7ZR2TJwgD9U5wedTtl9zYLw1Xv0G4Rf4RtU/s1600/CIMG2588.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496462564801879938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp2l0R7m6rpUc7OkFSqWTK_r37I5txUQr0QKdxHwU4Zv3RVwJaUUWGZZ3m6zQvnhp5wpMLrHZQ3LCe7neBExIxIdy8ellhcX_yt3Np0WMQ7ZR2TJwgD9U5wedTtl9zYLw1Xv0G4Rf4RtU/s320/CIMG2588.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJZS0Bui27Q-zEmucA3NRmA7d4yN8TzB05XvsdNh9kErmKsT1QqBdHBgyahovHHoKgYf9Wqsn6GaBp5ig9b-UFbZNtHBJ1HtUpm0drRqtsvegdtDfPSj0L4JV8n2GVyR8THM5c1byI0U/s1600/CIMG2587.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496462555280242194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJZS0Bui27Q-zEmucA3NRmA7d4yN8TzB05XvsdNh9kErmKsT1QqBdHBgyahovHHoKgYf9Wqsn6GaBp5ig9b-UFbZNtHBJ1HtUpm0drRqtsvegdtDfPSj0L4JV8n2GVyR8THM5c1byI0U/s320/CIMG2587.JPG" /></a><br /><br />We are having such a wonderful time in Oregon - the weather has been completely amazing and I think that the girls have gotten taller. Although I would love to go home and do some much needed stamping - I really need to get back into that hobby again. </div><div> </div><div>Thank you all for thinking of me. I am doing great and moving forward. </div><div> </div><div>I will post some pics of the girls soon. </div><div><br /> </div><div></div></div>Inking Alaskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17773135625748465167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230762473470573677.post-73888232664948815602010-07-16T00:02:00.002-08:002010-07-26T18:14:34.785-08:00Some UpdatesWell- I have some updates to post....<br /><br />For those of you who follow my blog - Ok so I haven't had much time to stamp... Sorry<br /><br />We are working with the bank to secure our new found home, and you wouldn't guess - My girls want to go back to Barrow.<br /><br />They are missing our dog and their dad & the house.<br /><br />Please pray for our family to get home soon.<br /><br />God Bless -<br /><br />StacyInking Alaskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17773135625748465167noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230762473470573677.post-63931262065528346712010-07-06T22:27:00.001-08:002010-07-06T22:31:48.579-08:00Why we are In OREGON!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJEdD3WsWXYslm0hizJr0AoSmAzs_g3F9WELFcoESuaLlxJ8Df2pCfguRtK5Em2ljsRG33eerl7rTI52UURkcUqXggyISbXTIwXya7MHjkhjp-D0wntYIBKZPka-tH0pIlWpvTrh-3MHA/s1600/101_0976.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491047599991152978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJEdD3WsWXYslm0hizJr0AoSmAzs_g3F9WELFcoESuaLlxJ8Df2pCfguRtK5Em2ljsRG33eerl7rTI52UURkcUqXggyISbXTIwXya7MHjkhjp-D0wntYIBKZPka-tH0pIlWpvTrh-3MHA/s320/101_0976.JPG" /></a><br /><div>So - this is a picture of the house that we are looking oh so forward to owning and the whole reason why I am down in Oregon right now trying to close this wonderful deal. We are so excited, can't even begin to say and describe. I am very blessed to have a wonderful husband that loves and supports me in all of our <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">endeavors</span>.... </div><div> </div><div>Enjoy! Happy belated 4<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> of July!! Yippee - INDEPENDENCE!!!!</div>Inking Alaskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17773135625748465167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230762473470573677.post-88229984470166845342010-06-30T22:02:00.002-08:002010-06-30T22:06:01.695-08:00What a SURPRISE!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikJkN8SK2-pFfTnFqlbKpLdO0eYQ0IYk92C-kQuDBGkBTuncAjosYszYm2zmuWJwVsSRIBGgyeCIX3i-yw0av_ID2x5Pa4cLEIAwz22U1HbrSDDeOHQA3WfByFQpw5bZjKX4p_xyehRk8/s1600/June+21+2010+102.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488814480885409874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikJkN8SK2-pFfTnFqlbKpLdO0eYQ0IYk92C-kQuDBGkBTuncAjosYszYm2zmuWJwVsSRIBGgyeCIX3i-yw0av_ID2x5Pa4cLEIAwz22U1HbrSDDeOHQA3WfByFQpw5bZjKX4p_xyehRk8/s320/June+21+2010+102.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirv07SrtJNfts5TAogME4W6X-VqZSAat6Vm6uJiq5zQAVRNpDZXg3sxc6Ha6INlzWsbZMkpkJWBXZuSANpu9m3Fl2EIe0MN5rcn0YLfbhuezcqAU9mmiHTT9V1IsmJfuACdoH3F2QQmiU/s1600/101_1049.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488814468483260546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirv07SrtJNfts5TAogME4W6X-VqZSAat6Vm6uJiq5zQAVRNpDZXg3sxc6Ha6INlzWsbZMkpkJWBXZuSANpu9m3Fl2EIe0MN5rcn0YLfbhuezcqAU9mmiHTT9V1IsmJfuACdoH3F2QQmiU/s320/101_1049.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Well - We have left Barrow and went to OREGON!!! What a surprise - I found out on Late Monday afternoon and we left Tuesday Morning - My mother in law took these pictures just a few days before we arrived - I am so so blessed to see some sunshine, trees, family and grass.. You would not believe how much fun it is to wake up and smell the trees.. My mother in law mowed her lawn today and wow I stood out there for a couple of hours just smelling. We are having a blast so far - we will see how this journey plays out.. Thanks for checking us out. Take care and we will post soon..</div></div>Inking Alaskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17773135625748465167noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230762473470573677.post-38012679796471406492010-06-25T12:33:00.003-08:002010-06-25T12:39:52.684-08:00Another Great Color ChallengeLove this color palette... Give it a shot...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrUk3l_vjc4bkNnKmnBGcpg0Ym3d_e8dyjnW683SZq0PIpFoWzObus70giFWhzUKpH4w4MBFKugyiPMeudVuRSoDOHphVRjVacJMRI_7qdVJRvqmPWoe7NLKp_pGU6angXUbMMLef84NQ/s1600/060710-rc3-colors.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486813165831664018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrUk3l_vjc4bkNnKmnBGcpg0Ym3d_e8dyjnW683SZq0PIpFoWzObus70giFWhzUKpH4w4MBFKugyiPMeudVuRSoDOHphVRjVacJMRI_7qdVJRvqmPWoe7NLKp_pGU6angXUbMMLef84NQ/s320/060710-rc3-colors.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.kwernerdesign.com/blog/">http://www.kwernerdesign.com/blog/</a><br /><br />Her website is really neat - check it out...Inking Alaskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17773135625748465167noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230762473470573677.post-20329065472753332582010-06-24T14:11:00.002-08:002010-06-24T14:17:42.383-08:00Color Challenge<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUH70LQvHzbWG4vEskNtSQIVraJNb-Z4fei8zV6iCdmQmUNcOx0julwJJku7iPohDqoCcvlZr3TXTLPgxusNqzVukgFTC2WLLSRadLOV9X-fHmDBeKcUE_Gp0K507_k0SKv5LNQv1QLoU/s1600/javablue.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486466398018467378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUH70LQvHzbWG4vEskNtSQIVraJNb-Z4fei8zV6iCdmQmUNcOx0julwJJku7iPohDqoCcvlZr3TXTLPgxusNqzVukgFTC2WLLSRadLOV9X-fHmDBeKcUE_Gp0K507_k0SKv5LNQv1QLoU/s320/javablue.jpg" /></a> The Color Challenge for today is: Whisper White, Early Espresso, Bashful Blue, Not Quite Navy, Chocolate Chip, Pacific Point. The pattern comes from Vera Bradley Java Blue Collection. <a href="http://www.verabradley.com/">www.verabradley.com</a><br /><br /><div></div>Inking Alaskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17773135625748465167noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230762473470573677.post-3011412367884286382010-06-23T15:39:00.002-08:002010-06-23T15:41:58.804-08:00We have a Special FeatureTouch Alaska creates our local community and tourists with a walking map of Barrow Alaska. We have had the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">privilege</span> of being featured on their <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">website</span> for The Fur Shop - a local company that I work at. Check it out...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.touchalaska.com/visitorsguide.html">http://www.touchalaska.com/visitorsguide.html</a>Inking Alaskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17773135625748465167noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230762473470573677.post-14712639370460164762010-06-18T15:44:00.002-08:002010-06-18T15:54:54.561-08:00Some of my Trims<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidjKeY4-FjEGADYoDRxHZ8fsD4WPYfyuRZqjr0396YasxtFpngUU7fF1uzY7JVCmIHv7Y1HwaU06EiZbrNXelbf0HbWN9iWQ1850_lLF6rOWJPdDcYijJvXw6JAAfZDyQdIwG65yORsig/s1600/CIMG7247.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484265943581506978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidjKeY4-FjEGADYoDRxHZ8fsD4WPYfyuRZqjr0396YasxtFpngUU7fF1uzY7JVCmIHv7Y1HwaU06EiZbrNXelbf0HbWN9iWQ1850_lLF6rOWJPdDcYijJvXw6JAAfZDyQdIwG65yORsig/s320/CIMG7247.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgod0qegGehG4EDFrmIUOV00pxF_4vuF-P5Fm31kxEc1KMDQ5THyBSPz1BBDtK7nMy44rdAqcRV0Rg3oH5Rb15z35khfR6uWEVPk-95VbHbnnn8rBWdYtDt2A_rv_3F_EBJo7cOPjTp7dk/s1600/CIMG7424.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484265935928165154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgod0qegGehG4EDFrmIUOV00pxF_4vuF-P5Fm31kxEc1KMDQ5THyBSPz1BBDtK7nMy44rdAqcRV0Rg3oH5Rb15z35khfR6uWEVPk-95VbHbnnn8rBWdYtDt2A_rv_3F_EBJo7cOPjTp7dk/s320/CIMG7424.JPG" /></a> Here are a couple of trims I did for Eskimo jackets that the ladies wear here in the Arctic - I have made quite a few and hope to make some more in the near future. </div><div> </div><div>Enjoy...<br /><br /><div></div></div>Inking Alaskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17773135625748465167noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230762473470573677.post-44259034815909168432010-06-16T23:48:00.002-08:002010-06-16T23:55:02.901-08:00Fellow Crafter<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO3ao9WKL-NiiPUpFYcdT8YSy_W6_l0kq9mrzKox6n4HU4n3XxwzqxRDXwkE2fTIk-uSJQ4eifz8t0b12hRoPICPOph3XawWRjNTSH1jVLeDGl3mWUGEiQk2K5Zif-OJFH4sLWW9_A-DA/s1600/CIMG2211a.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483647744274060898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO3ao9WKL-NiiPUpFYcdT8YSy_W6_l0kq9mrzKox6n4HU4n3XxwzqxRDXwkE2fTIk-uSJQ4eifz8t0b12hRoPICPOph3XawWRjNTSH1jVLeDGl3mWUGEiQk2K5Zif-OJFH4sLWW9_A-DA/s320/CIMG2211a.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Ok - so some recognition needs to happen.. My friend Joni Edwardson made these for me... I so enjoy the wonderful artwork and inspiration that she gives - please check out her blog<br /></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.tundraberry.com/">http://www.tundraberry.com/</a><br /><br />and click on her Etsy store to see more wonderful things that she has made.. Enjoy...</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Inking Alaskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17773135625748465167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230762473470573677.post-36880533312578734292010-06-13T15:46:00.000-08:002010-06-13T15:49:01.591-08:00Are we going to be FAMOUS???<strong>Drew Barrymore</strong> film will be shot in Alaska<br />WHALES: Film is based on real event that took place near Barrow.<br /><br />By KYLE HOPKINS<br />khopkins@adn.com<br />Published: June 12th, 2010 10:24 PM<br />Last Modified: June 12th, 2010 10:25 PM<br /><br />How's this for a plot twist? The next major movie about Alaska is actually being filmed here.<br />A production company plans to begin shooting "Everybody Loves Whales," a $30 million movie starring Drew Barrymore, this September in Alaska, the executive producer said Friday.<br />The film is based on the 1988 attempt to rescue three gray whales trapped by sea ice near Barrow, though the majority of filming will take place in Anchorage. Barrymore plays a Greenpeace worker while John Krasinski -- Jim from NBC's "The Office" -- portrays a small-town news reporter covering the story.<br />The filmmakers are looking for Alaskans to play dozens of roles with casting to begin right away, executive producer Stuart Besser said in a phone interview.<br />"There's at least 1,000 extras, and there are probably about 30 to 40 speaking roles that we would attempt to get in Anchorage," said Besser, who recently served as executive producer on "The Losers" and "3:10 to Yuma."<br />The tale of California gray whales stranded above the Arctic Circle swung an international spotlight on Barrow, where a Soviet icebreaker eventually carved an escape route for two of the animals. A third had earlier disappeared and apparently died.<br />It was Roy Ahmaogak, now 50, who first spotted the whales bobbing in open patches in the ice one September day on his snowmachine. At the time he had been looking for a place to launch an aluminum boat to hunt fall bowheads.<br />(In Barrow, everybody loves whales for dinner.)<br />Ahmaogak said Friday the rescue effort brought people together -- the Russians and the U.S., the state and the feds, military and oil companies.<br />But he unplugged his phone during all the hubbub more than 20 years ago and isn't sure if he'd want to appear in the flick. Being an adviser might be alright.<br />"It'd be interesting to see how Hollywood works," he said.<br />Carolyn Robinson, executive producer for the Anchorage-based production services company SprocketHeads, said you'll soon see evidence of the project across the city.<br />"Anchorage, if you leave your house, you will see signs that this is going on," Robinson said. "Whether it's the actors walking down the street or the set up at a certain location, shooting outside."<br />Hollywood regularly makes movies about Alaska. There was the one about the Barrow vampires. The alien abductions in Nome. Al Pacino in the phony Nightmute of "Insomnia." But few major films shoot more than the scenery here.<br />That's changing, and not just with "Everybody Loves Whales," Robinson said. "There's two (additional) major features that I think will come here and one movie of the week."<br />Besser said the state's tax incentive program -- which allows movie-makers to recoup more than 30 percent of their spending in Alaska through transferable tax credits -- made it feasible to film here.<br />Movies that employ Alaskans, shoot in rural parts of the state and are filmed in winter are eligible for bigger tax breaks, said Alaska Film Office manager David Worrell.<br />The Barrow whale movie has been something of an open secret in Alaska for weeks. A movie industry trade site, Deadline.com, announced in April that the project was in the works. SprocketHeads has been calling for workers, upscale housing and gift-bag goodies for the cast and crew on Facebook and Twitter.<br />A company working on the film signed a deal to lease 12,000 square feet of office space in the Daily News building off of Bragaw Street until Dec. 14, said publisher Pat Doyle.<br />Besser, the executive producer, said the story will be based on real events, with the writers and director taking "literary license." He characterized it as an inspirational, family- oriented movie.<br />"It's not a documentary," he said.<br />Ken Kwapis ("The Office," "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants") is directing, Besser said.<br />The movie is expected to take about 10 weeks to film. Shooting in Barrow will likely be limited to one or two weeks, the producer said, because the North Slope city doesn't have the hotels, housing and businesses to accommodate a months-long shoot.<br />"The scenes in the movie that take place in Barrow, we're trying to reconstruct in Anchorage," Besser said. The whole film will be shot in Alaska, he said.<br />Along with actors and extras, the filmmakers plan to hire construction workers, people to help with sets, props and wardrobe and other workers.<br />The movie is being distributed by Universal Pictures and is tentatively due to be released in 2012, according to the Internet Movie Database.<br /><br />All information copied from <a href="http://www.adn.com/">www.adn.com</a>Inking Alaskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17773135625748465167noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230762473470573677.post-8738510401996619892010-06-09T01:38:00.004-08:002010-06-09T09:49:18.252-08:00You Know it is Bad<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguaaPLcaZrgf5fkPy52kTCYYDFWLOTYZp3iA3YEiRXuhbFc5DQIpM2LvP1iNkwEpBQsRAjOaFX63-8NZjoKBfFgt7JjhZI9M_r88rCxxb9aShM9tdJXACIDpSIIlrsUdDSKJ5aS9bhPlw/s1600/090803_BarrowStorm3.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480707157031227090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguaaPLcaZrgf5fkPy52kTCYYDFWLOTYZp3iA3YEiRXuhbFc5DQIpM2LvP1iNkwEpBQsRAjOaFX63-8NZjoKBfFgt7JjhZI9M_r88rCxxb9aShM9tdJXACIDpSIIlrsUdDSKJ5aS9bhPlw/s320/090803_BarrowStorm3.JPG" /></a><br /><div>So you know that it is bad when you wake up at 1:30 in the morning smelling smoke. When you live in a state that has over 80 "wild fires" you tend to get the smell. We had it last summer but I didn't take any notice to it. But now I really smell it. I hope and pray that our firefighters of Alaska can take care of the problem..</div><br /><div>Here is another wonderful picture of Barrow.... Hope you all enjoy...</div><br /><div></div>Inking Alaskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17773135625748465167noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230762473470573677.post-24003839432273797472010-06-08T10:40:00.003-08:002010-06-08T10:43:16.968-08:00Playing with Copics<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigqlrnjlrtiljuWNSzMoi9GdF5tzRbJeFl5Z8irUCixv4Y8_Vmslp4DAG_3KYw4jMZbQPbEFQnTlkwJlv6gCR9pFLWehKWvARKkvr94Uae06KaIQyBeRORbPDjv334h1u5veWoABAyLNM/s1600/CIMG2208a.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480474880256073266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigqlrnjlrtiljuWNSzMoi9GdF5tzRbJeFl5Z8irUCixv4Y8_Vmslp4DAG_3KYw4jMZbQPbEFQnTlkwJlv6gCR9pFLWehKWvARKkvr94Uae06KaIQyBeRORbPDjv334h1u5veWoABAyLNM/s320/CIMG2208a.jpg" /></a> So I got to playing around with Copic markers last night - The blending of colors is quite fun - You can see new colors come to life and it gives you more options. I am going to turn these wonderful ladies into cards over the next couple of days - it should be fun.. Enjoy...<br /><div></div>Inking Alaskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17773135625748465167noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230762473470573677.post-24141525305287426452010-06-08T10:36:00.002-08:002010-06-08T10:39:34.489-08:00Ugh - Still snow!Ah another day of winter is upon us.<br />This was taken June 6th - we still have some snow<br />on the ground. We are looking for some warmer<br />weather soon. The fog keeps rolling in and out.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtEtZFSaKw03FTVt6V0OWHaMLmoHMZxsHr0jBcTYoQTWMy0_oEI6K8LBPriEGjsWfxsHPU8KSEJ99lyx2udgeUC5_Rp0dwhbaHF5amnZ-iAbBnWyFMLU24v4k3mP_PVFjxxiVuFKmpzmI/s1600/CIMG2202a.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480473912071168882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtEtZFSaKw03FTVt6V0OWHaMLmoHMZxsHr0jBcTYoQTWMy0_oEI6K8LBPriEGjsWfxsHPU8KSEJ99lyx2udgeUC5_Rp0dwhbaHF5amnZ-iAbBnWyFMLU24v4k3mP_PVFjxxiVuFKmpzmI/s320/CIMG2202a.jpg" /></a>Inking Alaskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17773135625748465167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230762473470573677.post-15840587595651496932010-06-06T23:05:00.003-08:002010-06-06T23:12:13.518-08:00A Beautiful Spring Day in Barrow<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRtNb5PaJDjbm9nrv8VsUCzP8EGITYQS2y1KkIq08n0aMvX-WvUbw4mZI5uJOtL2lYmaPIw_vvyhnEIdqPpdL3SeWIWrtRhUfREKcX9dfaBBnpF3o4bIRGPueeXNOX0kkLIDd3taKBbGw/s1600/jrr03_25_10+001a.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 84px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479924704177354882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRtNb5PaJDjbm9nrv8VsUCzP8EGITYQS2y1KkIq08n0aMvX-WvUbw4mZI5uJOtL2lYmaPIw_vvyhnEIdqPpdL3SeWIWrtRhUfREKcX9dfaBBnpF3o4bIRGPueeXNOX0kkLIDd3taKBbGw/s320/jrr03_25_10+001a.jpg" /></a> This is a picture of Barrow Alaska looking out to the Chuckchi Sea during spring time. The yellow building on the right is the Fur Shop/Inupiat Cleaners/Water Service and this is where I spend a lot of my time. This picture was taken by Joshua Russell April 2010. Thank you to Josh - It is a great picture. <br /><div></div>Inking Alaskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17773135625748465167noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4230762473470573677.post-15831900304240163672010-06-06T12:02:00.000-08:002010-06-06T12:19:59.696-08:00I am InspiredI have changed my blog site and I am going to try to maintain a more current one now. I have been inspired by Nancy Grant - she is an amazing person. We have had the pleasure of having her over for dinner last night and she showed me some amazing things that you can do with Copic markers. Please check out her blog: <a href="http://www.inkcicles.blogspot.com/">http://www.inkcicles.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisBMVOHk60UEMjgS48DQZA2HtQ4FjMZnCNIoFY3Z5yJEPMbneZAaR19XAyEM_dtnPDl-2_SpRDlZjv4AICW4029mu8isSE459F3SUIAz9Q6E6oRYD2Hq7cmbBJ1syq9zc3z5xO3VYcMRY/s1600/WavePurseSm.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 225px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 231px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479755258258170450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisBMVOHk60UEMjgS48DQZA2HtQ4FjMZnCNIoFY3Z5yJEPMbneZAaR19XAyEM_dtnPDl-2_SpRDlZjv4AICW4029mu8isSE459F3SUIAz9Q6E6oRYD2Hq7cmbBJ1syq9zc3z5xO3VYcMRY/s320/WavePurseSm.jpg" /></a><br /><br />This is an amazing idea. I have always been in love with Barbara Lavallee. A friend of mine shared this with me. There are some amazing and talented people out there. <br /><br />Enjoy the rest of the weekend...Inking Alaskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17773135625748465167noreply@blogger.com1