Lovely Lady with Lilacs

Encaustic Collage:

Measures 5" x 7".

Anniversary Charm

This is one of many charms I have made for a swap on a Yahoo Group I belong to. The name of the group is abc_alteredbookclub.

First I cut the paper into a long triangle. I put some glue on the paper and rolled it on a dowel. Let it dry and then embossed it using a leaf pattern stamp. After all was dry I put it in melted ute powder to build it up and give it a glass look. I took a head pin and jump rings to complete the charm.

There you have it.

My Muse

ATC done for Yahoo Group. It represents "My Muse" who happens to be my Inner Child. Without her I have difficulty playing. When I find myself in a slump I call on her to play with me. Then the magic happens.

School - Mixed Media Monday Challenge

Theme this week on Mixed Media Monday is School. This piece measures 3 x 3. Thank you for the challenge. I would say this child thinks she's just a little too smart for school. :)

Southwest "Textures"

Theme this week on Mixed Media Monday is "Textures". I created this on a 5x7 stretch canvas using acrylic ink, light modeling paste and natural sand texture gel. I used Michael Stong's pottery vase stamp and put some 3D elements in the vase. Had a blast!

“Old School” - Sunday Gothic Arches Challenge

The them this week is "Old School". I do remember Dick and Jane. I'm probably dating myself by owning that and it's the truth. I also think about old red school houses, and no I'm not that old, when I hear Old School.

That's Risque

These are cards I did for a swap on a yahoo group I belong to. ATC World.

Way Out West Swap

A swap I did for the Yahoo Group I belong to - papertraders. These were a lot of fun to create.

Theme Thursday - Spring

Love is in the air!

I couldn't resist and I created 2 entries for this week.

Stamp is "Lovesick Moon" by Sandra Evertson purchased at Stampington.com
The woman stamp is by Rubber Stampede, the Eiffel Tower stamp is by B Line Designs and the postage stamp is by Hero Arts.

Gothic Arches - Sunday Challenge

Today's Theme is Purple

It reminds me of this poem:

Warning - When I Am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple
By Jenny Joseph

When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple
with a red hat that doesn't go, and doesn't suit me.
And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves
and satin candles, and say we've no money for butter.
I shall sit down on the pavement when I am tired
and gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells
and run my stick along the public railings
and make up for the sobriety of my youth.
I shall go out in my slippers in the rain
and pick the flowers in other people's gardens
and learn to spit.

You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat
and eat three pounds of sausages at a go
or only bread and pickles for a week
and hoard pens and pencils and beer nuts and things in boxes.

But now we must have clothes that keep us dry
and pay our rent and not swear in the street
and set a good example for the children.
We must have friends to dinner and read the papers.
But maybe I ought to practice a little now?
So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised
When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple.

A Submission to Stampers Sampler

This was a fun challenge. I was required to use a "pocket template" and create a piece of art. The other requirement was to use a stamp. I used Michael Strong's fan stamp. Cut out the inside and folded paper to give it more of a fan look. I used a collage page from a Somerset Studio magazine and cut out the sewing images. I call it "Grammy's Sewing Kit".

Egypt ATCs

Here are some ATCs I've done for a swap. This was a tough swap to do. I really need to use my imagination.

Gothic Arches - Sunday

Here Comes The Bride

The theme this week for Gothic Arches is "Music and Lyrics".

This is my entry for this week. Can't say where the subject came from, it was the first thing that popped into my head.

Love Is... Swap

Love Is... Eternal

This is for a swap I have done on ARTchix yahoo group.