Surprise - no blue flowers!

On Go Make Something Lisa Volrath has a challenge to create art inspired by men. I have played with this image of the soldier, but now that I have this new program, I was able to pull all sorts of things in with it. I'm happy with the results.

Still loving those blue flowers!

I'm not one to read directions when I get something new, so I keep playing around. This is fun!

Oh Boy!

Here's another one! Can you tell I like the blue flowers?

New Digital Art!

Bought a new editing program and boy am I having fun with it. The image is from Paper Imagery and the rest is images I have collected. Can't wait to play more!

Catalog Card Generator

Don't you just love free sites that give you something wonderful? This is a very cool one - Catalog Card Generator. Try it - you'll like it! Thanks to Arlene who posted it on Paper Imagery Designs.

Joined a New Group!

The group is Paper Imagery Designs and this is one of their images that we were allowed to download (for free) for this challenge. They have terrific images, and a very talented group of artists that share their art with this group. You should check it out!

Finally! Pictures from Art & Soul

I couldn't find the cable to download my photos till just about 1/2 hr ago. I looked everywhere - I hate when that happens!

I took 3 classes with Sally Jean Alexander - the queen of solder! This was the 2nd class, little pink houses. There was 24 of us, and each house was totally different! Mine is the first one. We started with putting together the collages, then wrapped then soldered it together. I would love to make more of these! We lined them up and lit them - you really can't see how cool that was. Sally Jean is a fabulous instructor and I learned lots - although it will take a lot of soldering to even be a speck of a talent that she is. Her husband was terrific too! I didn't take any other pictures than these. I did take a bunch of pictures at the beach, early in the morning. Maybe I'll post some later.

Somerset Magazines listed on Etsy

Just a few of my latest listings on Etsy.

Please take a look - and I love to combine ship!

Been Busy!

I joined a swap at the "In our house" Yahoo group. This swap is for extreme inchies with a spring theme. I did this box for the hostess, Suzie, and to house my inchies in. I hope my partners like them!

I have also been busy painting - and here are the two latest. I have also listed them on Etsy.

New Play Toy

Someone told me about Photoshop Express - it's online and it's free! Try it out. I don't have photoshop, so I am very impressed.

Inchie Charms!

These are for a swap on Swap-bot. Start with an inchie then anything goes. A butterfly printed transparency, alcohol inks, adirondack paints on the back, then attached with mini brads, primo flowers, a paperclip, and of coarse fibers for fun!

Newest Etsy painting

I just listed this on etsy. Its an acrylic on canvas board and it was very difficult to get a good shot. I am not religiuos at all, but I really love this image.

3-(C)D Fashion Art-Swap-Bot-"Time to find your mojo"

Here is my newest swap on Swap-bot. It was to do a cd with some sort of fashion image. I had gotten this AOL tin and I started with that. I'm sure you can tell I love bird things. For the cd I used a clear one so the backside of the vinatge dictionary page shows through the front. I hope my swap partner likes her package!

At the bottom there are some dangly things - a "K" for the recipent, a key, a brass tag - create and a brass tag - joy.

Festival March - newest addition to Etsy

This is a new 8x10 canvas board - Festival March. The birds are hand colored and the tree is hand painted. Fun to put together (totally enamored with birds) I painted the leaves with Lumiere so it really sparkles.

Marie... a real doll

I joined a swap where we have to make a paper doll with 3 outfits, and

this is what I came up with! This is Marie - she loves to go to market. Marie loves to dance - anytime, anywhere!
And of coarse, Marie is the queen of the ball!
And I had to make a book to put Marie and all of her outfits in!

I love my new stamp!

These were done for the first swap for our new group on Swap-bot. Like I said, this is my new most favorite stamp. FUN!!!

Triple Crown was triple fun!

Went to the Triple Crown hosted by Paper-potomus last week and had such a fabulous time! We had 3 artists - Robin Beam and Jen Starr and Lance from Rusty Pickle.

I fell in love with my newest stamp (a bird of coarse), got to play with distress inks, stamps, the new ranger white pen, paper, and much more!

Thanks guys!

Happy Valentines Day

Here is the card I made for my mom for Valentines Day - yesterday. I thought she would get a kick out of it (she did). So when I got home from work this is what she had done for me. She always said she couldn't draw a straight line - but I think she did very well. Oh by the way, she's almost 90. Another Grandma Moses? This is certainly going in my memory box!

Postcard swap for Letterheads

I had a hard time coming up with something. I have several old yearbooks and kept looking at them asking for a sign. So this is what I came up with.

Another Etsy Listing

Here's an altered book I just listed on Etsy. The metal front was embossed and distressed and attached to the cover with eyelets. The inside has a niche for hiding secrets! Interested?