Thanks to all

So many of you have written such great comments and kudos on my work .... I really would love to thank each of you personally but most of the time the emails come in with a no-reply on the address .... so I can't send you a personal thank you ... so this is to all of you .... Thanks so much Linda

A little Play Day today

just did fun stuff and made this wooden box assemblage ...... you can buy the wooden shadow box at From the Heart of Hanes ....... sure was fun to play ...... click to enlarge

Altered Cabinet Cards

Well I am slow but I do get around to doing some things and it's time for altering cabinet cards ... I am in an online swap of 6 for 6 and these are 2 of mine .... one is done with a gesso application then stencil/ink work and one is just altered straight to the card .... click to enlarge

RR pages

another month and more pages for this Round Robin ...... this artist theme was birds and the color choices were the artist that make the pages ... I chose lime, aqua and sepia then I threw in some metallic just for good measure ....... there are 5 of these left so keep watching to see them all ....... click to enlarge

Close up details of Mother Nature

These are close ups of the bird on the shoulder, the Châtelaine (which has the book of Mother Nature, a bead symbolizing the earth, a key that unlocks the beauty of the nature), the nest and bustle ... scroll down to see the complete dress form ..... it's for a silent auction for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation ...... click to enlarge these photo and the ones of the complete dress form ...... thanks for your support ..... Linda

Mother Nature - for Breast Cancer Fundraiser

I was asked to alter a wire dress form for a fund-raiser for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and I happily took the challenge ...... this is a disease that has touched many of our lives in someway and is such a worthy cause ...... there will be a silent auction at Stamp Salado and the winners will be notifyed on Sept. 28, 2008 .... there will be refreshments from 3pm - 6pm .... if you wish to bid on my dress form or any of the other artist that are participating please contact Sandra Shaw by clicking on the link which will take you to her website and you can get all of the detail ... I believe she might be willing to take call in bids with credit card numbers if you are unable to attend ...... The dress is made from handmade paper, ribbon, fibers and embossed velvet ribbon then trimmed with ribbon flowers, bird nest with eggs, and a lovely little bird, miniature tags, a handmade châtelaine complete with a little book of Mother Nature and a bustle that has been attached with a swatch of raw silk ... thanks for your support ...... Linda

Still working in Studio - More Sharing

I am still going thru stuff and rearranging and culling ...... lord but I have tons of stuff .... here is another image that you might be able to use in your art ........ click to enlarge .... Linda

Sharing images

Well I am doing a little art but mostly trying to get some clutter out of the studio ..... so for the next couple of months there may not be much art posted but I will try to share some images for you to use in your art ..... be sure to click to enlarge .... enjoy Linda

Another AG Project

The hanger art was a project Autumn brought for all of us to do ....... love the look and working on canvas it just like working on paper so no problems ....... the boot was a project Cher brought and the tin was a project from Susan ....... then we did Liane's project of a New Mexico house with 3-D ephemera it's so cool, lots used it in their book also ..... the boot and tin were used in my book also .... we had such a great time .... click to enlarge

AG fun 2008

We had so much fun .... my tag project went over well and as you can see we used it in our books we created this year .... the theme of the book and the type of book is always decided on by the AG leader Jeri Aaron and as always she did a SUPER job again this year ....... click on the button that says "View all images" if you want to see them in photo form instead of slide show .... oops I forgot to mention that the views of the hanging things in the window next to the Indian page doesn't have a white background but that was the only way I could get the hanging things to show - it is really an open window where they hang free ...... enjoy

RR pages

Another set of RR pages and tag for this month ...... this artist theme was birds, retro and/or sewing and her colors were red, yellow, little blue and distressed brown ... I chose some fabric that was from the 50's and she ask that the tags be done in birdhouse shapes .... click to enlarge

3x5 Western Skinny

Well next week I will be gone for 5 days (from Wed-Sun) to Grapevine, TX to the Artful Gathering Retreat .... will be having fun fun fun ... I will demo/teach a Tim Holtz type tag that will be used in a Western Book that is being made during the retreat ...... this is a sample of the 3x5 that we will all be swapping with other attendees (note the bullet holes ... lol) ....... click to enlarge

Altered Book RR

Ok here are the photo's of the Bird AB I worked on that the sneak peek photo's were from ... hope you enjoy them I LOVE doing this tunnel effect ........ click to enlarge ... Linda

Time to Share again

thought you might like to use these on some of your 4th of July celebrations things ....... have a safe holiday ...... click to enlarge .... Linda

Sneak peek

Just thought I would post a sneak peek of the book I have been working on over the weekend .... tomorrow I will post the full pages .... this is just to wet you creative appetite ...... the RR books theme is Birds ... click to enlarge

Small project kits for AG done

ok my friend Jeri Aaron does an Artful Gathering Retreat each July for her online group (you can see the sample of the book she is doing on her blog) ... she is so sweet to ask me again this year to do a small project for the AG ... I have now got the kits together and the samples done .... so I am all fired up in plenty of time for the AG 2008 ...... click to enlarge


kits include:
3 ribbons (9 to12")
1 fancy brad
1 flourish grunge board
4 x 12" card stock
5 1/2" x 8 1/2" parchment paper
waxed linen thread
beads

I will furnish:
Walnut Distressed ink pad
Versa Mark ink pad
Memories Artprint Brown ink pad
stamps
clear embossing powder
metallic acyclic paints (bronze, copper, pewter)
foam paint brushes
circle & flower punch

Little Dresses

I am in a mingle of Little Dresses and these are some I have done ..... it's been fun working on them it's been 33 years since I made a little dress ........ click to enlarge

Western Play Day

A get together of some wonderful artist resulted in a great play day ...... I demoed the gel medium and masking tape tag (aqua & tea dye) and the paint transfer tag (metallic gold Indian girl) and the UTTE transfer (big cowgirl in hat and small sitting); Kate demoed the Gesso and distressed tag (aqua & yellow) then Brenda started the stamping on slides and Jeri did some alcohol inks on slides; oh yes and there was some alcohol inks on transparencies but I didn't get photo's of that ... a great time was had by all ....... click to enlarge

RR pages

Ok here is the second of the page round robin I am in .... this artist theme is "In the Garden" and her color choices were natures colors .... remember we are making pages and a sign-in tag for each ....... click to enlarge

Row Houses I recieved

These are the Row Houses I received from a swap that Jeri Aaron hosted ....... I love each and every one of them they are so different ... I want to thank Jeri and everyone who participated in this swap and to all of you who I was lucky enough to get a wonderful piece of your work, thank you for putting so much effort into each house ....... click to enlarge .... Linda