"The more you trust and rely upon the Spirit,
the greater your capacity to create."
~Dieter F. Uchtdorf
There's another great blog challenge happening over at
Paper Traders. This month it's all about Lace. I actually made this greeting card years ago but thought it was a fun twist on this theme. I laid the lace onto sticky paper and then pressed microbeads through the holes and then gently peeled the lace off, leaving the beads behind... pretty isn't it?
There's another blog challenge opening this week over on the
Paper Traders blog. The theme this time is "Vintage Working Women" and I choose to make another greeting card using a vintage image of a nurse.
Blog challenges are easy and fun! Come on over to
Paper Traders and play along...
The theme for the
Paper Traders Blog Challenge this week is American Indian. I made another greeting card using some native dancers that I trimmed from a vintage postcard. The dreamcatcher featured here is actually a clear sticker.
The blog challenges are easy and fun! Come on over and play along...
The new blog challenge over at
Paper Traders is to use a ship in your art. Again, I used my new
MyMemories digital scrapbooking software to create a digital collage. I used elements from the "
Brise Marine" kit by Mary89 as well as the "
Poetry of the Sea" kit from Marie H Designs - both so pretty! Once I had my picture created, I printed it out and layered it on some cardstock to create a little greeting card, complete with real seashell embellishments!
This was a really fun challenge. Hop on over to
Paper Traders and play along!
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I've never done a dance card swap before. These are the cards I made for Nancy's swap on Paper Traders. I made the pictures by gluing napkin images onto cardstock. Dance cards are an old tradition from a time when ladies would have a list of available dances and the gentlemen would request to reserve a space on a lady's card... and maybe even in her heart!
The
Gingersnap Creations blog challenges for July are underway! I am honored to be a visiting artist for this month... and now I can show you my first contribution - a mixed media art card for this week's theme "
On the Road." The challenges are fun and anyone can play along so come and join in the fun!
It's time for another art challenge on our Paper Traders blog! This time I made a greeting card for the "Christmas in July" theme using a transparency layered over sheet music and adding a pink flower rub-on:
These challenges are so much fun! And they're open to all art bloggers so check them out and come play along:
http://papertraders-art.blogspot.com/search/label/Challenges
I'm just barely finishing up all the Christmas candies and treats and now the stores are full of tempting valentine sweetness! Makes it very hard to stick to my healthy eating goals...
In our
Paper Traders group, we are having a secret valentine swap and this is the front of the card I made:
I made the background by tearing pieces of vintage text and music and layering them with some
Perfect Paper Adhesive (love this stuff!). Then I covered it all with a layer of flower-printed tissue paper and added some rub-ons from
EK Success. The little birdie was a pre-made embellishment from
Prima but I made the lacy heart myself.
This background technique is my favorite - I've used it on several projects - it's super easy and always turns out so pretty!
I made this valentine awhile back for a dear friend of mine... I didn't want to post it until after she had received it and then I got busy and forgot. I mounted it on firm cardstock with an easel on the back so it could be displayed. For the background, I used printed scrapbook paper with a light coat of gesso over the top, then distressed it. The pre-printed chipboard pieces were lightly sanded and inked before being applied... the pink banner piece has rub-on for the floret and words.
This valentine has a secret! I made it for a friend but I'm not telling who!
