We had a lot of Birthdays in the family one month, so I just went ahead and got everyone gift cards for ice cream. I don’t like giving gift cards that are loose because they can get lost. Luckily I had these pillow boxes amongst my supplies. Some quick stripes of paint and corresponding ribbon really spruced up the gifts.
Everyday she checked it’s progress. It will be soon, she decided.
If you happen to be near Green lake, WA be sure to stop by Birch Paperie . Tamara Gellert has graciously offered let me be the guest designer for the month of April. You can find Pickadoo Card note cards and individual cards for sale. She has lots of other beautiful designs available as well. I am very happy to be a part of it and have my first retail experience.
I’m making a huge bunch of cards for a fun project. So I spent the day stamping colored envelopes with my carved stamps. Soon, they started to look good together and I wished I could put one of each with all the cards.
My 4 yr old daughter and I had a fun craft day and got to use up some supplies. She picked the color scheme and loved gluing all the ribbons and buttons. The one with the door has real hinges that open the door to reveal her picture inside…
I’m very inspired by various works I’ve seen regarding Bingo boards. I actually transferred this board to a wood panel and then distressed using blue and white paint. Perhaps this will turn into a Bingo Bird Card series…. hmmmm
I made some fun Valentines. The wood was painted and text was transferred to create a soft background. Then I added polymer hearts, birds and vintage buttons and tied with a hand-dyed silk ribbon. For the pendants I used glass blanks and transferred vintage photos and hand-tinted the color. For a dimensional accent, a tiny flatback Swarovski crystal was added to the front.
My neighbor has a beautiful yard that blooms every spring with an amazing array of lovelies. Last year I took my camera over and snapped some flower shots. Finally was able to use them in a vellum, paint, paper, collage. The dots give cohesion and serve as a motif. A versatile new series.
Last night I got to go to an art event for the art docents at my child’s school. It was hosted by Susan Cyr at Seahorse Studio. Susan does beautiful silk paintings and specializes in undersea scenes. She also teaches art classes. She led us through an exercise for producing abstract work- and it was thoroughly fun.
Working on a new series where I start with an acrylic wash. Then I add text and object elements. I took the photos of the hydrangea and cupcake myself then enhanced with white pencil to give a sketchy look. Not sure what another word/theme could be since I like to have a trio in each series…