HAND DRAWN FLOWERS SWAP

I THINK SWAP IS MY MIDDLE NAME LATELY AS I HAVE GOTTEN INVOLVED IN SO MANY, BUT I LOVE CREATING AND SHARING WITH OTHER. THIS SWAP WAS TO BE ATC'S OF HAND DRAWN FLOWERS. I CREATED SMALL CANVAS 2 1/2 BY 3 1/2 AND SPONG PAINTED THE BACKGROUND IN WHITE TO GET THE TEXTURE OF A CANVAS. THE WHITE AND YELLOW DAISY'S I FOUND ON FLICKER A RECREATED THEM FOR THIS SWAP. I USED SOME OIL PASTEL STICKS AND DRIED IT GOOD WITH AN EMBOSSING DRYER. I THEN USED EMBOSSING MARKERS FOR THE DETAILS AND FINISHED IT UP BY ADDING CLEAR EMBOSSING POWDER TO GIVE IT SOME SHINE.

UTAH SCRAPPIN TRIP

I JUST RECENTLY RETURNED FROM AN AWESOME TRIO TO UTAH. WE TOOK MANY CLASS AND ATE AT SEVERAL TRIPLE D'S REATAURANTS THATS DINER, DRIVE INNS & DIVES THAT ARE FEATURED ON THE FOOD NETWORK. THER WERE 18 OF US WHO WENT AND EVERYONE SHARED THEIR PHOTOS SO I HAVE TONS TO SCRAP. WHEN WE ARRIVED AT BEAR TRAP LODGE WE ALL EXCHANGED GOODIES FOR OUR TRIP THEY WERE ALL SO NEAT. I MADE THESE LUGGAGE TAGS FOR EVERONES "CARRY ON BAGGAGE!"

ZENTANGLES

HERE ARE A FEW OF THE ZENS THAT I DID FOR A SWAP RECENTLY THAT I BLOGGED ABOUT.
IT IS INTERESTING TO SEE THE DIFFERENCE IN EACH ONES ART. THE MOON IS ONE THAT I RECEIVED BACK FROM ONE OF THE ARTIST WHICH IS VERY NICE. THE OTHERS ARE 2 THAT I COMPLETED OUT OF SIX. KINDA OF NEAT DOODLING TO SHARE WITH OTHERS.

AMBER DEBIRK STUDIO CLASS

JUST TOOK AND AWESOME TRIP TO SALT LAKE CITY UTAH.

THIS IS BEFORE AND AFTER FIRING, PHOTOS OF A GLASS JEWELRY CLASS WE TOOK AT AMBER DEBIRK'S STUDIO. THE LARGER TRIANGLE SHAPED PENDANT AND EARRINGS ARE WHAT THEY CALL A FULL FUSE AND THE OTHER PENDANT IS, I THINK CALLED A PARTIAL FUSE. THIS CLASS BROUGHT ME BACK TO MY SCHOOL DAYS AS I DID ALOT OF STAINED GLASS. THIS JEWELRY IS SIMPLE MADE FROM SCRAPS OF STAINED GLASS THAT IS FIRED AT DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES TO GET THE DIFFERENT EFFECTS. AMBER DEBIRK WAS ALSO A VERY PLEASANT AND OUTSTANDING ARTIST. I SUGGEST IF YOU ARE EVER IN THE AREA TO GET IN TOUCH WITH HER TO DO A CLASS OR CHECK OUT HER JEWELRY ON HER BLOG. VERY VERY COOL STUFF, LOVED IT!! WHAT A GREAT WAY TO REUSE SCRAP GLASS AND CREATE ART!

ATC SWAP

I AM HEADED OFF TO UTAH NEXT WEEK SO I HAD TO FINISH THIS SWAP AND GET IT IN THE MAIL. I AM LOVING THIS ATC GROUP OUT OF THE UK IT HAS TOTALLY INSPIRED ME.

I JUST RECENTLY JOINED ANOTHER SWAP CALLED ZENTANGLES. I AM TO MAKE 6 4X4 CARDS OF DOODLING. SEE THE VIDDEO BELOW I FIGURE THIS WILL BE EASY ENOUGH TO DO ON A PLANE.

DR SEUSS ATC SWAP

hey if it wasn't for these swaps I just might go crazy so I might as well stay busy. LOL I was all caught up on my other swaps that are not due until june so I joined this one too. i really tried to think out of the box and do something different than I had been doing. So I headed out to Michaels and bought some oil pastel sticks "Student Grade" as they were cheaper. Well after I got home and started the stick was way to waxy so I had to also use paint and my acid free markers. I started by coloring in the backgroups with a few colors of the oil pastels. then I took my heat embossing tool and melt the wax a bit to the small canvas. I then started filling in the white spots with other colors of markers. The swap consist of four piece's so maybe tomorrow I will do my Lucy Lou Who character. These are all created by free hand. It has been probably 20 years since I have done this kind of art but I am loving it. It keeps my mind busy and gives me something to do while my multiple sclerosis has my legs totally out of commission. Some days my hands work better than other just hope God keeps my hands in tact.

ATC SLIDE MOUNT SWAP

This is another swap I have completed with old slide mounts. I actually just cut my slide mounts with chipboard the actual dimensions needed. I found this very fun and exciting. Each house was to have a picture and a house number and name, then just decorated as you like. I find these little pieces of art are perfect for using scraps and misc embellishments with out using all your stock. I think my favorite is the Mary one for Marilyn Monroe. I live at 1539 but did not want to put my own photo there and the colors worked good with the photo I found. The funniest one I think is Martha as I had the metal square embellisments and number stickers that fit perfectly. After i had it done the house numbers kind of reminded me of an inmate number. LOl I didn't do it intensionally but it is funny. Notice Betty and all the food stuff on her house. that is for Betty Crocker. these are supper fun to do.