4 x 4 Friday

Today's theme is textured paper. For this technique I crumpled water color paper. Brushed on twinkling h2os and then ran the paper across a brown stamp pad to high light the raised creases. I then stamped leaves with green ink and embellished with words and a wire swirl. The "nest" is made with melted paper bag and string. The image is a combination of ARTchix studios faux stamp collections cut out to create the bird.

Theme Thursday

Today's theme is quotes. I can really relate to this one by Louisa May Alcott.

Wednesday Stamper

Today's theme is Gothic Arch.

I used a stamp from Terry Medaris. He has some really fun stamps.

Thanks for looking and Happy New Year!

Bohemian Altered Book

I've always wanted to do something with a gypsy theme. There is romance, music, fortune telling, travel to distant lands, theater, something a little naughty, and art in a gypsy's life. I had a blast making this book. So here's a little something from an artist with a little gypsy in her soul!

Cover

Pages 1 and 2

All About Music

Pages 3 and 4

A little fortune telling

Pages 5 and 6
Travel the World

Pages 7 and 8

Theater

Pages 9 and 10

Something a little naughty

Pages 11 and 12

Always time for creating art

Pages 13 and 14
Love and Romance

Back Pages

I had created some faces with Polymer Clay and incorporated them in playing cards. I created a nitch in the last page to put these in.

3 x 3 Collage Entry for Artchixstudios

Here are some cards I have created to send into ARTchix. The requirements were to use at least 1 piece of art from their Faux Postage Collection.

Valentines Day ATC Swap

Here are some ATC cards I did for a Valentines Day Swap. Some of the images I used were from an Enchanted Mercantile CD.

Encaustic Collage - Music Muse

Here is my first try at encaustic collage. I enjoyed working on this piece so much I will be doing more of them and selling them in my esty store.

I first painted the canvas with acrylic paints in the colors of the paper I used. I collage the paper pieces to the canvas then added dyed gauze to a few places. I waxed the whole piece then placed the gold string throughout the collage. I waxed again.

4 x 4 Friday

This week it is all about Santa. Here is my "Old World Santa" collage.

Theme Thursday

The theme this week is wings.

4 x 4 Friday

Today’s challenge theme is Mona Lisa!

Twisted Tuesday

Today's theme is buttons. How about some fish button bubbles!

Theme Thursday

This week’s theme is “boys”!

Fluffy Fatbottom's Twisted Tuesdays

This week was E I E I O. Here's my creation.

Altered Books

Book of Love

This book is my tribute to love. My goal was to make it a little soft with Victorian undertones. I used a child's chunky book. First I used gesso on all the pages to help give my images something easier to adhere to and then I let my imagination run wild.


Cover
I created the woman in the bottom right hand corner with stamps and polymer clay. (yup, one more medium I dabble in)







Pages 2 and 3

A woman in the garden waiting for true love. I placed a "veil" over her face with netting and adorned her hat with some feathers.
She has found her true love and vowed to spend the rest of her life with him. The letters were made out of polymer clay.



Pages 4 and 5

A woman in thought. Romantic music is playing in the background.

Of course there are always love letters and post cards of far away places.





Pages 6 and 7

Nothing says love like Valentines!










Pages 8 and 9

The poetry is "You Are To Me" and "Love Is A Might Power" Some of the work is my polymer clay buttons.









Back Cover
I couldn't resist this cupid image. He looks so innocent. It is only a matter of time before his bow and arrow strike!

I outlined his arrow, feathers and wings with metallic gold paint.