2 more Hanging ATC's

these are more Shabby Chic or Country Chic .... used some vintage children ... click to enlarge ... piece is 2.5"x3.5" + beaded fringe & hanger ... these to little ladies have found new homes one went to Kathy Wasilewski and the other to Virginia Madison I am sure they will be very happy in there new homes ... thanks ladies

Hanging ATC

I had such fun with the other 2 I decided to do another one .... I made Momogami background paper for this one, then added bits and peices, put in a little micro beading bottom right, another image from vintage playing cards some paper flowers enhanced with glitter gel pen/glitter glue/beads and ARTchix Gold German scrap ... piece is 2.5x3.5" + beads & German scrap ... click for larger view

Hanging ATC's

these are done with alcohol inks background, book page scrap, playing card image, ARTchix black German scrap, a few bobbles, bangles & beads and a little bit of fiber ribbon ..... piece is 2.5x3.5" ... click for larger image .... the little lady on the right has gone to Rhonda Bell's house to live and I know she will be happy there the alpaca and kittens to keep her company

Anita your tomato red and yellow ocher is complete .... I thought I was going to do something form the 50's with there colors but when I sat down the Orient kept whispering in my ear ... it's canvas, silk and fortune sticks ... click to see larger view ... piece is 8.5x11"

Susan yours is up .... violet & chartreuse the colors are no were close to right in this photo couldn't get the scanner/camera or software to get it right sorry but you do get the idea (I hope) ... click for larger image ... piece is 8.5x11"

Anne this is your Teal & Gray (even though it shows up turquoise) this is the best image transfer I have ever done couldn't believe it turned out so well ..... click for a larger view ... piece is 8.5x11"

Cloth-Paper-Scissors magazine recipe card swap

This is a favorite family recipe for Congo Squares (similar to chocolate chip cookies but better) anyway the swap rules say you use your recipe and then embellish it and put it into a vinyl casing with floaters .... my floaters are a small domino and a 1959 penny ... I started making this recipe back then for the family, Mom & Dad's 42 game sessions and family reunions .... the guys in our family make these also and it's over 50 years of tired and true and this is a copy of the original card I wrote for myself back in 1959 ...... I thought this was a fun project and wanted to share the idea with you

Bottle Art

Well I have been doing a little Bottle Art for a swap in an online group and thought I would post some of them for all to see ..... they are Watkins Vanilla bottles .... click for larger image

Ok Red how about this for sunny orange, lemon yellow, pink & a dash of red .... hope you will like it, it's very textural & tactile ..... click for a larger view ..... piece is 8.5x11"

Judy I got yours done today and really enjoyed working on it ... I did the Vaseline Peeled Paint technique on the back ground and one of my ancestors photos ... hope you enjoy your red/black/vintage children ..... click to view larger image ... finished piece is 8.5"x11"

ATC's

Altered Arts were kind enough to publish a couple of my ATC's in their May/June 2007 issue and I thought I would post them now and encourage you to go buy this wonderful magazine .... such great ideas and tips ... the middle one of the Altered Cabinet Card ATC's and the one on the left of the Moon Pie ones ... the pretty hats are from ARTchix Studios

For Autumn's RR book

Autumn this is a page from an old Photo Album I have and since you made your RR book for large tip-ins and you had a similar page from someone else I decided to use this for mine ... hope you enjoy ... oh this is my Aunt Florance with the music .... click to see larger image

Chocolate Diva's

Just a little slide art ... I am getting back into soldering after about 20 years - I use to do stained glass windows and lamp shades ....

J. Peterman Inspired

Well Spring has sprung and I have been doing more yard work and less art but did this card up today and like it a lot so thought I would share .......

Okay here is #4 of this swap .... Teresa how about this for Raspberry & Tangerine ... click image to enlarge ... front & back pieces 8.5x11"

Yipe I just got #3 in this swap finished ... Gwyn how do you like your sepia to cream ... click for larger images ... front & back - pieces 8.5x11

Got one more done .... Kerry how about this Turquoise & Light Burnt Umber ...... sure am enjoying doing some ART again .... click for larger image .... front & back piece is 8.5x11"

Hubby is doing better so I am back to my ART ... yea ... this is for a Color swap I just joined ... Ria how about your Eggplant, Glacier Blue & Silver .... click on image for larger view ... front & back piece is 8.5x11.5"

A Chain of Friends

Some of you may have seen my chain of friends in Stampers' Sampler issue June/July 2006 but incase you didn't here they are ... the cover of the box they were in was in issue Feb/March 2006

Altered Child's suitcase

This was a child’s suitcase I altered for a friend, her favorite holiday is Halloween ……. the size is large enought she can put all kinds of Halloween things inside

Altered Photo Album

and then there was the photo album I altered for a friend ..... so you see if it stands still very long I can alter it .......

Altered Wallpaper Book

Our daughter graduated with a BFA in Costume Design and I wanted to give her a special gift of her work while she was in college ….. so I took this wallpaper book and altered it with her sketches and awards

Altered Book for Wedding Album

Okay, incase you don’t know what to do with an Altered Book … I made this to commemorate my nephews wedding … they think it is much better than a traditional album and they keep it on the coffee table all the time

Money Puzzel

Yes we all puzzle over the secret of making and keeping money …. This shows how you can make art out of that puzzle