"Poe" card

I am in a swap at  http://www.illustratedatcs.com called Maxicard 6x4. The requirements are to use a postage stamp  to be part of the artwork or relevant to the stamp.

While cleaning up and looking though some piles (which I have many) I found this Poe stamp that I took of something that was mailed to me. So there he sits in a window inspired by the crow. Just perfect timing for this week in October.

Altered Postcard

I am hosting an altered postcard swap at my local meet up group. My daughter actually gave me this card from one her trips to Seattle. The images are from Ten Two Studios, April Fish and Dickens. I used some sandpaper to rough it up a little then used some green inks to mess around the skyline.

Witchy Rolo

This a rolodex card that I swapped out at http://www.atcsforall.com/.  There is a continuous swap going on for altered rolodex cards. I now have enough to buy a card holder. They are very fun to do and receive, great way to remember your art buddies.

Ode to Lenore

This is my ode to Poe's Lenore, from the the poem "The Raven". It is from Ten Two Studios, the matchbook shrine, winged widows.  I also used the words from the bordered creepy sayings sheet.

Shrine closed

Shrine open

Hand Colored Photographs

I have been playing with my photographs. I used Adobe Photoshop to make my photographs black and white images. I played with the contrast until most of the shadows were removed. After they were printed I used my Primsacolor markers to color in the images. They are artist trading card size for trade or swaps.

 

Three Witches Black Magic Recipes

This little book was made from black mini folders from Ten Two Studios. I also used their collage sheets. The one I chose were "Witches Brew Faux" and "Witchy and Poisonous Labels". I also used the "Bordered Creepy Sayings" and the "Spooky Bingo"

The Bench Trail

I just returned from our annual "decompress" trip to Mt. Nebo in Arkansas. This was our third trip there. I think we have found the cabin we like best.

The watercolor is my interpretation of the "Bench Trail". It has the overlook, which is the beginning of the trail, a deer we saw, Fern lake, and the last trail head for Varnall springs (orange marker) at the end of the trail.

Asian Dominoes

These are standard dominoes that I changed up. Instead of numbers I used "like" images. Even though they have no point value they are fun just the same. The images came from Ten Two Studios, Asian Standard Dominoes sheet. I cut them to fit the top and bottom, antiqued them with ink, glued over the dots (numbers)then applied gel medium to make the paper images more durable.

Maybe I need to make a full set to play a game.

My Very Best Friends

This little book is called "My Very Best Friends" . Ten Two Studios has some very nice download collage sheets in the Elements series.
I paired up the Friendly Elements sheet and the Cat's Meow collage sheet. The little folders that the book is made from is also from Ten Two Studios.

Illuminated Alphabet a-d

These are my cards for an illuminated alphabet swap over at http://www.atcsforall.com/. It is still time to join that swap.

Sharpies and Coffee Mugs

I found this reuse coffee mug at Old Navy this weekend. They look like the throw away kind. The orange banding was calling my Sharpie marker and me to do something to it. The top is before and the bottom is after.

Black and white artist trading cards

These cards are for a swap at http://www.illustratedatcs.com/. The architecture is influenced by my trip this summer into France just across the border from Spain.

Heartfelt Seasons- Chunky Book

Here is a chunky book (4"x4") made from Ten Two Studios digital sheets, the elements. I glued paper hinges to bind the pages together.
The spring and summer pages are from the "Together Elements" and the "Sweet Elements".

The fall and winter pages are from the "Angelic Elements" and the "Festive Elements".

Little Green Cabinets

I bought a ton of these little cabinets when they went on clearance a while back. I did use two green collage sheets from Ten Two Studios.

The cabinet on the left has a four page pullout with images on both sides. Some of them are rubber stamped.

I covered the cabinet with dictionary pages that were colored with walnut ink and drew some landscapes on the narrow side panels before gluing them on.






The cabinet on the left was painted white and distressed a little. The images on the front has a microscope slide over half the face. The other half is on the side.

I did not make anything for the inside. Maybe I will save it for some special letters.

The back side I added some other paper pieces from the green collage sheet.

Ink and Watercolor swap

Here are my artist trading cards for a swap I am participating at http://www.illustratedatcs.com/ As you can tell I am still greatly inspired by my trip to Spain.

I saturated my paper with water then just picked random colors from my watercolor pallet and dropped them on the paper. I used my heat gun, because I hate waiting, to dry the background. I used a .005 micron pen for the landscapes.