Friday, July 19, 2024

Catching Up

I participated in an art-a-thon at ATCsforall.com last week.  I created and traded 6 pieces - a mix of drawing, coloring, collage, and stamping.  It's always fun to make art and have fun with friends.

"Buzz Buzz" ATC coin collage printed paper with stamping and glitter gel pen detailing.
"Stained Glass Waterlily" ATC drawn with Indian ink and colored pencils. 
"Lucky Hat" ATC coin drawn with Indian ink and colored pencil, added stamping.
"Another Happy Birthday" - ATC drawn with Indian ink and colored pencil, added stamping.
"Queen of Clubs" - APC made with collage printed papers and postage stamp, sequins and added Indian ink doodles.

"Wildflowers" - ATC made with printed image, stamping, Indian ink doodles, and embroidery on felt.


Sunday, December 24, 2023

Junk Journal: Grinchy

 


Page in my junk journal created with handmade bubble print paper, printed scrapbook paper, images, hand drawn Cindy Lou Who, doodles in pen, marker, colored pencils, glitter gel ink, with paper flowers and buttons added.

Merry Christmas!



Saturday, December 23, 2023

Art-a-thon Fun

 Art I made during the ATCsForAll.com December Art-a-thon: 

I made string art wreath cards with sequins this year.

Collaged snowman ATC with bubble printed background, punched snowflakes, and acrylic painted border.
HD ATC of a colorful Xmas stocking.  Drawn with markers and colored pencils.

ATCoin with alcohol marker background, collaged text, sequin angels and stars, and gold enamel painted border.

Sunday, May 8, 2022

Something New in Something Old - Whee

 

 

I arted up another page in my "Junk Mail Journal".   This little junk journal was made (years ago) by taking the junk mail postcards that had accumulated near my computer, trimming them all to 4" x 6" or so, and spiral binding them into a book.  Then I just started pasting random bits inside to decorate the pages.

This page was made using acrylic paint, printed scrapbook paper, a horse doodle with Indian ink pen, and some stamping.

Just a little fun art to enhance my day and my mood. Whee!

Saturday, February 26, 2022

Junk Journal Page : Valentines

Another page in my "Quarantine" Junk Journal.  I made the journal nice and thick, so I still have a lot of pages to fill.  

The page theme is "Valentines" ... I started the page by using colored pencils over texture plates, and added some doggies clipped from a Kroger ad.  Mix in some paper flowers, acrylic gems, washi tape, doodles and acrylic paint ... and there you have it.  All that is missing is some text - words, names, initials, poetry, etc...  But I lost my Valentines mojo, so that will have to wait a bit.

C'est la vie.

Friday, February 11, 2022

Junk Journal Page: What I Ate

This is a collage I made in my "Quarantine Junk Journal".  I started this junk journal in March 2020 (and am still filling it up).  It measures about 8" tall by 6" wide and is about an inch thick.  It is assembled from a variety of papers (printed scrapbook papers, pages from an old sketchbook, puzzle book pages, junk mail, envelopes, brown paper, corrugated cardboard, plain typing paper, etc ...).

The page is themed "What I Ate", and is a collage using clippings from food packaging and fruit stickers.  I had a page from a "Trader Joe's" (grocery store) flyer bound into my junk journal, so I used that as my base.  I love to see the brand logos and packaging graphics, and how they change over the years.  


Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Junk Journal Page : A week in January

This is a little collage I made in my "Quarantine Junk Journal".  I started this junk journal in March 2020.  It measures about 8" tall by 6" wide and is about an inch thick.  It is assembled from a variety of papers (printed scrapbook papers, pages from an old sketchbook, puzzle book pages, junk mail, envelopes, brown paper, corrugated cardboard, plain typing paper, etc ...).

The page is themed "A week in January", and is mainly a collage of word and image clippings from printed papers, gift wrap, packaging, periodicals, etc....  I also added stamped images, doodles, and punches.

So ... The week of January 16-22 : I experienced a magical walk to run an errand.  It was sprinkling rain when I set out.  The rain soon picked up, and then turned to sleet.  Shortly thereafter the sleet turned to snow!  The snow became larger and fluffier!  The walk became quite delightful!  I am located in Atlanta, Georgia - so snow is a special rare event.

Other special events of the week:  I spent time with one of my favorite kitty buddies (neighbors cat who visits me from time to time).  I was in touch with a friend I knew in Junior High and High School (many years ago).   I tried Lemon Cream PopTarts for the first time (yummy!).  These were supposed have been released last summer, but didn't show up here until recently.  And to cap off the week ... I had a GREAT day between my Etsy shop and website - I sold 55 puppets in one day!  I REALLY needed that!

So, those were the highlights of a week in January.