Love and Kisses Mingle

Another love themed card had to be made this month! This card was made for the "Love and Kiss Mingle" we had on Oriental Stamp Art. Stamps used were: Rubber Stamp Diva (now owned by Hearts In Touch, Another Stamp Company, Stamp Camp and Non Sequitur (now owned by De Stempelwinkel).

The main image was stamped in black dye ink and stippled with green. For the tree I used SU! green ink. The buildings and stone were stamped with Butterscotch by Adirondack. I added depth by using colored pencils on the stone and building images. Then I used Gamsol to blend them.

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ATCs for January and February

These two ATCs were made for the monthly ATC swap on WI Stamping. The top is a marbled card stock stamped in black dye ink with a stamp entitled "Afternoon Tea" by Art Impressions. The swap theme was "shiny".

The card below was made for February. The title of the theme was "Love Beyond Measure". I'd like to say this was my original design, but it wasn't. It's a variation of one I had found online while trying to get inspired. I don't do Valentine's Day cards very well!

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OSA Calendar Swap--For 2012

Every year, I host a calendar swap on Oriental Stamp Art. This year's swap was completed in October.

My contribution to the swap was the month of October 2012. The bird image is an Asian inspired peacock found online. The dot flourish stamp is by Inkadinkado. The real peacock feather was bought on Amazon.com. Bling was added sparingly to the peacock tail. Finally, the calendar was generated on eXCEL.

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December ATC of the Month--WI Stamping

The theme for December's ATC of the month on WI Stamping was artist's choice. Therefore, I decided to go off the beaten track and try something a wee bit different.

The stamp is from Stampers Anonymous. I fell in love with this odd bird image a few years ago. I don't recall ever using it, so I decided to be BOLD! The image is colored with colored pencils. The "Mystery" stamp is by Wood-n-Paper, Ink. The edge is created using a black Sharpie pen making alternate black and white blocks. On one of the ATCs, I decided to add a dot on the white blocks. On another, I decided to also add dots to the image background.

The two end ones are my favorite!

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Mt. Fuji Postcard Mingle

I am THRILLED to be back at creating artwork! I should have finished this postcard two months ago, but it was not meant to be. I completed it today.

Central Image:

The Mt. Fuji image is by Post Modern Design. The image is stamped in black dye ink. Various Le Plume marker colors were used to create brown paint for the mountain and blue paint for the water. Various colored chalks were used to create the sky colors.

Postcard Border:

A collage was created using stamps from October Stamps, Tin Can Mail, Stamp Camp, and Hampton Art Stamps. Mt. Fuji postage stamps were printed and cut as if they were real stamps. Sticker images were added.

Back:

A postcard stamp was used for the back to simulate a real postcard.

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ATC of the Month--WI Stamping

The ATC above was made for the October ATC of the month for WI Stamping. The theme was to define a word with our art. I chose the word WISDOM and what better way to show that than to do Asian art? Really, anything to do Asian artwork.... The bamboo and buddha images are by Inkadinkado. The script is by Stampa Rosa....I do love their stamps, but too bad the company is no longer around.

The second image ATC (below) is for the November theme of SNOW. The image is a partial image from Whipper Snapper Design. I also used chalk for the sky, blue glitter for the snow, and colored pencils for the snowmen. Two quick ATC's!

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Tag ATCOTM

At WI Stamping, September's ATC theme was tag. Well, I tried various paper tags and I didn't like how they were turning out, mostly because of the stamp I was using. Therefore, I ended up adding a metal tag. Not as impressive, but the ATCs are not bad themselves!

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