free for all week at tando

this envelope was created using many of tando's great selection of masks/stencils.  i even used their chipboard arrows grab bag for masking.  my art friend, kaz, designed that dotted star stencil.  isn't it great?!  i'm sure tando has something you can't live with out...so why don't you head on over and check out their website and order something for yourself!

stampotique challenge time

this week, over at the stampotique challenge , maria has asked us to create something with a wedding theme.

i decided to make a wedding card.  i used the stamp, in stiches,to create the background on blue card stock. i used the rubber stamp dandelion duo on the center of the large flower shape.  then i stamped the sentiment love travels and cut out only the word love to place on the tando chipboard bird that i painted.

If you would like to join in on the fun you can find all about the details by clicking the above link.  If you play you will have a chance to win a $30.00 gift certificate towards Stampotique stamps, and really, who couldn't use more stamps?!

stampotique challenge time

this week at stampotique, the challenge was set up by me.  i love polka dots and circles, so i asked everyone to create something using polka dots.
i used a my stacked cup stamp, as well as my scooter girl, which was used to create the top border. i just inked the lower portion of the for the wheel section and stamped it repeatedly across the top of the envelope.  
i used paint pens to color in the stamped images to make my own patterning so i could add lots of dots.
i hope you have fun with this polka dot challange and decide to join in on the fun.  you can find all about the details by clicking the above link.  If you play you will have a chance to win a $30.00 gift certificate towards Stampotique stamps, and really, who couldn't use more stamps?!

august's altered envelope challenge:  use only scraps from magazines and pamphlets

stampotique challenge time

his week, over at the stampotique challenge,  jane has asked us to create something using shades of purple, orange and yellow.

i used my rubber stamp, blessed skellie and the sentiment, when you love someone, to create this journal page.   i used paints, paper and markers in colors of purple, orange and yellow to create the background.    i also used shades of the same colors to paper layer on the stamped image.

If you would like to join in on the fun you can find all about the details by clicking the above link.  If you play you will have a chance to win a $30.00 gift certificate towards Stampotique stamps, and really, who couldn't use more stamps?!

stampotique challenge time

his week, over at the stampotique challenge,  gez has asked us to create something that is clean and simple.

i used my rubber stamp, flying heart and the sentiment, when heart speaks , to create this clean and simple card out of watercolor paper.   first, i spritzed a heart stencil with dylusions yellow and did a reverse image on the background.  i used the same dylusions yellow and pink to spritz on another piece of watercolor paper and when it dried i stamped my heart rubber stamp and cut it out.  next,
i stamped the sentiment towards the bottom and used pop dots to place the heart image above it.

If you would like to join in on the fun you can find all about the details by clicking the above link.  If you play you will have a chance to win a $30.00 gift certificate towards Stampotique stamps, and really, who couldn't use more stamps?!

a really "cool" mail day

it was a fabulous mail day today.  i received a package from my dear art friend, melinda.  she is so talented and i love she can make things from recycling.  she's a girl after my own heart, but much more talented than i am.  i won a give away on her blog and this is what i got.  you can see more photos that melinda took on her blog.  it's worth taking a peek, because even the packaging was awesome.  
she did a replica of a piece of my art that i had done for stampotique.  i love that she used one of my pieces of art that had my rubber stamp design on it.  it's so special and meaningful to me, not just because it's my stamp design, but because i care so much about melinda and i can feel the love in every stitch.  i will treasure it.  thanks melinda! 

stampotique challenge time

this week at the stampotiqe challenge, sam has asked us to recycle something.  i took an unused bill envelope and altered it.
i painted it with acrylic paints.  i glued a magazine photo into the inside of the envelope after i altered it slightly.  to make the address label i used my rubber stamp steampunk border and colored it in with gel pens and paint markers. 
the sentiment just be u is one of my rubber stamps.  i altered that with gel pens and paint pens, too.  i used the rubber stamp seaweed  as well.
if you would like to join in on the fun you can find all about the details by clicking the above link.  if you play you will have a chance to win a $30.00 gift certificate towards Stampotique stamps, and really, who couldn't use more stamps?!

i've been published

summer 2013 issue of art journaling magazine

i've had the pleasure of being published again. i am in the 2013 summer edition of art journaling magazine.  you can see my four page article and journal in its entirity when you pick up your copy.
another really awesome fact is that my great friend, renee stien is also in this issue.  it's always such a double blessing to share publication with a friend.  way to go renee!

stampotique stamp time

roc's angel rubber stamp from stampotique