Theme Thursday - Chalks

Theme Thursday's challenge this week is chalks. I used a swirly stamp for the background (on top of the french dictionary page) and my Versamark stamp pad. A couple of different colors of chalks were swiped over that. The girl image is from Digital Collage Sheets.

Gothic Arch - Friends

This week's theme for the Gothic Arch Challenge is "friends". I used watercolors to paint the sky/ocean, and I used mulberry paper for the sand. The shells along the bottom are from a LunaGirl collage sheet, and the image is from a magazine.

ATC Postal

This is a quick ATC I did today. I used a leftover piece of the background I created for Theme Thursday tag below. I call this ATC "postal". :)

Image from DigitalCollageSheets.

Theme Thursday - One

Theme Thursday's challenge this week was "one". The only rule was that the art piece had to have the number one on it somewhere. I really enjoy this challenge site because you can make any size art you want - ATC, 4x4, 1x1, tag - whatever!

Image from DigitalCollageSheets. Coat check stub and black German scrap crown from CollageStuff.

Gothic Arch - Birds

This week's Gothic Arch challenge theme is bird(s). The bird image is a rubber stamp from Asta Arts. The image of the girl is from the 'net, but I can't recall the site although it was a free source. The background is a page from an old book I got at the thrift store. I drew all the other elements by hand, except for the word "bluebird" which was stamped. I used watercolors to color in the background elements, and I used gouache on the girl's dress and pink acrylic paint for the dress details. I was looking for a storybook feel for the piece. I'm just barely getting brave enough to post my work that contains hand-drawn elements.

Altered Journal Pages - Ocean Theme

I haven't had a chance to do much art lately. I had a busy week, so my art time suffered. These are pages I did for an altered journal RR I'm in. The pages will be front (top photo) and back (bottom) and will mount with two holes punched in the top of the pages. The image of the girl in the top photo is from a fruit crate label that I got out of one of my Dover books. I used gouache paints to change the color of her bathing suit to blue because that the color theme for this journal was ocean blues/green/white. The woman in the bottom photo is from a free source on the net (can't recall the site) and the fish is Victorian scrap from CollageStuff. I'm not a big fan of ocean-themes it turns out. I hope Michelle likes them.

Gothic Arch - Halloween

The Gothic Arches theme for this week was Halloween. This is my contribution.

Image from Enchanted Mercantile. Liquor label from Collage Stuff.

4x4 Friday - W is for Wicked

I know it's technically Saturday, but I wanted to play in 4x4 Friday's Challenge this week. The theme was Halloween. Time's running out to use my really cool Halloween collage sheets, so here's my entry.

Image is from Digital Collage Sheets.

Theme Thursday: Wings

Kelly B. started a new weekly challenge site called Theme Thursday. The theme for the innaugrual week is "wings". This is my entry. Thanks for looking.

Image from Digital Collage Sheets. Egg from a collage sheet from Collage Stuff. Fabric measuring tape trip from The Paper Studio.

Altered Journal

This is the back side of the altered journal page I did for my altered journal round-robin. Since I journaled the front, I wanted to continue that with the backside of the page. I really enjoy lettering like this.

Altered Journal Spread

I keep trying new things. This is the first time I've ever journaled like this. I hate my handwriting, but I have always admired art journalers who use a whimsical lettering style. This is my very first ever! attempt at journaling like this. I keep saying that so maybe you won't think it's terrible.

Cooking is like art. It should be entered into with abandon, or not at all.

I hope the gal who owns this altered journal, part of a round-robin I'm in, likes it. The cookbook page BG was already done by the journal's owner. I added the pink checkerboard, the journaling and the images. The theme of the book is "A Recipe for Altered Art", so I hope I captured her theme a little.

Time

This is a quick ATC that I did for a time-themed swap on a Yahoo group I moderate. I'm not sure what the deal is with me and these paint circles today! I've never used them in my art before today - and now I've done two. :)

Image is from DigitalCollageSheets. Clock stamp is from Hampton Art Stamps.

Think Monday - Think ATC: Friends

I couldn't resist this image for the Think Monday-Think ATC challenge's theme this week (friends). Background is phone book paper. Swirl stamps are from Autumn Leaves. Image is from a free download sheet at Vintage Paint Works.

Gothic Arch - Hands

This week's Gothic Arches challenge theme was "hands". My arch is a little more "out there" than most all of the arches that were posted so far. The image is a clip from a Dover Sampler and I colored it in with metallic pens. The text stamp is from Limited Edition RS. The swirly stamp is from Paper Studios.

"Next!"

Both Pages

Left Page

Right Page

Today I finished the layout for my friend Sandee's "Sepia & White" altered journal for one of our round-robins. I had started with this vintage wedding theme but then I thought it was sorta boring, so I went in this direction instead. The scans show the right page being darker than the left, but they are the same in "real life". :)

3 Words

3 Words. I'm so behind in this cyberworld. I just learned about "3 Words" this morning while listening to the Bob & Sheri radio show. The premise is to use 3 words to sum up your life right now. The video is amazing. I wept, although I should explain that I cry easily. I can't find a blog dedicated to "3 Words". What an amazing concept to use in art journaling.

I hope you'll watch the video. I promise it will touch your heart. Thanks. Oh-and if you want, can you leave your 3 words in the comments section? No explanation or story needed, just really wanting to know what other people's 3 words are.

Oh--my words?? WORRY TOO MUCH

Doodles!

Doodle practice. Some days I'm so hard on myself and my art. Until just a couple weeks ago, I didn't even think I could doodle. I spend lots of time admiring people's art journal blogs, and their lettering styles, and wish I could do that. I've been spending 20 minutes, every afternoon, doodling. Well, that just started yesterday. I did these doodles on a bank envelope and I didn't hate them. Yay! Maybe when I "grow up" I shall become a professional doodler...practicing 20 minutes at a time.

Twisted Tuesday - Wicked Witch

The Fluffy Fatbottom's Twisted Tuesday Challenge for this week is "Wicked Witch". This is my entry. The image sorta reminds me of Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac.

Image from Enchanted Mercantile. Bat stamp from Inkadinkadoo. Text letter stamps ("wicked") from Junkitz.

Think Monday - Think ATC: Moon & Stars

Think Monday - Think ATC's theme this week was Moon & Stars. I had this little girl, who's on a collage sheet from DigitalCollageSheets and really wanted to use her. Swirly background stamp by Stampabilities.

Gothic Arch - Party

This week's Gothic Arch theme was "Party".

Image from Digital Collage Sheets.