a sentimental atc?

The latest challenge at Rogue Redhead Designs is "Sentimental Focus."

I made this frame atc with acrylic paint monoprint backgrounds, adding

stamps from the Behind the Scenes plate for extra dimension.

sentiment from the Relish Reading plate

But why stop there?  At Unruly Paper Arts, the current issue is:

ATC Extravaganza!

AND one of the atc themed Reader's Art Quests is "Add An ATC."

Meaning, add an atc to something.  I'll bet you can guess where this 

particular atc ended up . . .

Yep, on the front of a an altered blank book!

It's covered in handmade paper, can you tell from the texture?

Anyway, there is plenty of time to join in the RRD Rebel 

Challenge,and the Reader's Art Quest at UPA, as well.  

But why stop there?  Here a few more fun challenges:

Word Art Wednesday--anything goes with an inspirational quote

Fab 'n' Funky--Add A Sentiment

Paper Pretties--make your own background paper

Craft-room challenge--From Me to You (make a gift)

What's on Your Workdesk? Wednesday, #197--an altered journal cover and Easter atcs

It's Wednesday!

An altered journal covered with handmade paper, the Easter atcs in
progress (they have the "Happy Easter" now), and another atc, but
that's for tomorrow . . . all those atcs have monoprint backgrounds,
SO much fun to make!

Happy WOYWW!

Easter ATCs (in progress) & a CAS card

It's starting to feel like spring here finally, and that inspired me to join an
Easter themed ATC swap.  Here are a couple of them, still in progress:

These are standard size atcs with a little bit of an arch and a cut frame.
The backgrounds on the large part of the atcs are Gelli Plate prints,
while the framed section uses  Perfect Pearl Mist shimmery backgrounds. 

Used Grunge Collages, Grunge It Up,  Vintage Birds, and Years Ago, 
all  from Blockheads. And I'm really liking the VersaMagic Inks, the matte
finish and kind of subtle, chalky colors--here it's Turquoise Gem and
Pink Grapefruit.

I'm still contemplating what else to add . . . definitely a Happy Easter is
in order.  And I can't believe I forgot to share this with you here--it's a CAS
card that, amazingly enough, I had published in the latest issue of Take Ten:

See no evil, Hear no evil, Speak no evil 

So that was fun--it's pretty exciting to get a copy of a magazine in the mail
with a big "congratulations" on the front!  Good grief, I didn't even scan this
before sending it in, so you can see the corners of the other cards it's with
in the magazine layout in this cropped pic.

Anyway, yay, that was fun!  And thank you for stopping by--I'm trying to
squeeze in more blog snooping visiting time (I miss my bloggy buddies!), and
if you leave a comment, will be around to say hi later this week.

Have a great weekend!  :)

Oh, hey, how about a challenge or two for those ATCs?
A Muse Studio  (love that name!)--Get Down and Dirty
Opus Gluei (love that name, too!)--Spring has Sprung 
Quirky Craft--make your own background paper
Allsorts--springtime
One Stop Craft Challenge--Spring

bunting and bingo--What's on Your Workdesk? Wednesday, #196

Well the bridal shower went quite well. I'm sorry I don't have pics to show
you, but I was too busy to take photos, as you can imagine.  Will see what
my mom may have, and maybe show some later?  Anyway, here are some
shots of parts of the finished buntings from last week.  They're all so long,
photos of the whole buntings look silly, so these are just small sections:

The bride was very happy with all of them, and wants them up at the reception,
too.  So the shower, rehearsal dinner, and reception--that puts these buntings to
some good use!  I'm sharing these as my Altered Arts Magazine post, as well.
You can probably tell that the background paper includes sheet music, but much
of it includes pages from an old cookbook, as well.  There is something about a
young bride and a cookbook that just seem to go together, isn't there?

One more shower thing--these were bridal bingo cards (played while the bride
opened gifts), printed out from the computer with the items from the gift registry,
and stamped with the same teapot that was on the invitations and envelopes:

Coffee Tea Full Sheet

Have a great week, everyone--I'll be around to do some WOYWW visiting later--
if you leave me a comment, I'll be sure and certain to come see what's on YOUR
workdesk--as always, a big thank you to Julia for hosting this weekly event!

What's On Your Workdesk? Wednesday, #195--banners and snow

Well okay, no, the snow isn't actually on my desk . . . here is the

banner, or string of pennants, not sure what the correct word is:

(bunting, that's the word!!)

These are for the future DIL's bridal shower, and we'll use them again 

at the rehearsal dinner.

And here is the snow--I didn't have my boots on, so didn't step too far 

out, but this is part of the front yard:

 Down the drive:

You can see the shovels and sleds and skis sticking up around the 

edges. Yep, we're staying home again today--but hey, we have heat, 

so it's perfectly fine by me.  Happy WOYWW, everyone--I look

forward to visiting with you!

altered book cover and layout--question?

inspired by the Mailbox Muse Orient Express kit

For my latest Altered Arts Magazine post, I'd like to share with you the 

finished (at least I think it's finished?) cover of the altered book I recently

started--it began without the train image, but I asked for help (as in, hey,

what does this need???) and had some good advice via some of my arty

facebook friends.  That is a pic of one of the real life Orient Express

locomotives.  Normally, I avoid fussy cutting like the plague, but have to

admit, the Ingvild Bolme craft knife from Prima, it just feels so right in my

hand.  Plus it's a pretty color.  Does any of that sound a little creepy?

Anyway, here is the first layout in the book--it's the ticket page.  The
background is stamped all over in a turquoise glaze with an awesome
Behind the Scenes background stamp from Rogue Redhead Designs:

vintage train ticket images, some graphic45, and Maya Road chipboard

So here's my question for you.  On this page:

At the bottom, add the word "Tickets"?  Or would that be too much?  

Hmmm.  What do you think?

One more thing--Altered Arts very recently added a blog thing to their

site, so you can get a quick peek at what all their designers are up to.

If you have time to pop in, the link is HERE.

Well why not a challenge (thanks, Marjie!):
Eclectic Paperie--Get Altered (altered book)
So Artful--Curiosity, rust, and turquoise
Stampin' for the Weekend--distressing

What's on Your Workdesk? Wednesday, #193 bridal shower invitations

Oh-kay, getting this posted before being dead last again--pretty sure I got
around to everyone who stopped by last week, and I hope to get in extra
visiting this week.  You know, it's hard to resist a look around, and a visit
with my regular woyww "friends."

tea set stamp from Coffee Tea Full Sheet

Addressing a big hunkin' stack of invites for a tea party themed bridal
shower.  Seriously, over sixty.  I've never, ever been to a shower that
big before!  This is for one of the future daughters-in-law, her wedding
colors are that brilliant blue, with accents of red and and sunshine yellow.

(If you're looking for the Valentine Blog Hop Giveaway, it's one post
down, or HERE.  Even if you're not looking for it, feel free to visit it!)

Happy WOYWW, everyone!  Thank you to Julia for hosting--I look
forward to a good blog snoop with you this evening.  I may not see you
until tomorrow, woywwers, but I'll be there eventually!  :)

the Princess of Everything declares: a giveaway!

(The princess has declared the winners to be Cameron and the Painted Lady!

I'll contact you for your snail mail addresses, congratulations!)

A Happy Valentine's Day to YOU!

Tracie Dean is helping us celebrate with a blog hop/giveaway:

Purple Valentine Blog Hop Giveaway

Okay, my giveaway isn't purple.  Or huge.  Just a little something to say, well,
Happy Valentine's Day!  And there are two of them, each of a different style:

The first giveaway is for four brand new, unmounted stamps.  They're of the
large-eyed waifish variety, three are spring themed, and one is a steampunkish
Victorian gent complete with top hat--all, I think, are from Tickle Pink Stamps.

(yes, it's a terrible pic!)

Next is a tiny book, two sets of Pink Paperie acrylic stamps, PLUS (and this
is not in the photo, but IS included), a selection of vintage papers, ribbons,
trims, buttons, etc.from my stash of fun stuff:

All you need to do is leave a comment, indicating which Valentine gifty you
would prefer.  Be sure to visit the other blogs in the hop--you can find them
HERE.  You may even want to join in with a little Valentine love of your own!

:) 

small world--What's on Your Workdesk? Wednesday, #192

Doesn't this seem perfect for What's On Your Workdesk?  It's a 

teeny tiny two inch canvas with teeny tiny people all around it.

There's glitter, too, but it's not cooperating with the camera. 

The mini people came in a design team goodie box from 

Altered Arts Magazine--they're made by Wee Scapes, and originally

intended for model train scenes, but apparently lots of art supply

stores carry them.  Plus, let's face it, this was a great excuse to

use a bunch of The Paints--you may remember "The Paints."

   It's not as if I don't know how to mix colors, but sheesh,

how fun are these, right?  And cheap enough to play with freely!

So what's on YOUR workdesk?  Hmmmmmm???

Challenge?  Maybe one or two:
Word Art Wednesday--one of my favorite sites!
Through The Craft Room Door
Make It Monday

a little bit of whimsy . . .

So I'm still using up my accidental backgrounds (you may remember
THIS card), but have added a little more sparkle to this one.  The
background was mainly all Dylusions Spray Inks, but I added flecks of
Perfect Pearls Pink Gumball from the Confections Set (which, by the
way, is on sale right now!), and it not only added sparkle, but dimension
to the background.  See how it appears to float on top of the Dylusions?

Well, I tried to get you a good pic--you know how hard that can be!

The images and sentiment are stamped in Worn Lipstick Distress Ink
and Onyx Black VersaFine, using Whimsical Faerie Wings and
Whimsical Take Flight

Sandwiched in a little tulle and added some crayon distressing, too.

Because EVERYTHING is better with a little crayon!  

Happy Sunday, everyone!
Challenge?
Allsorts--Let's Get Cute
Card Crafter's Circle--Spring
Clearly Inspired Challenges--Let's Get Inky
In The Pink--Distressed
The Play Date Cafe--Longing For Spring