Road Trip Swap on VPI Yahoo Group

This is my entry for the "Road Trip" ATC swap on the VPI Yahoo Group. I made the background digitally. I used images that I bought at the deviantscrap.com website - the floral background and the arch. In PSP X4, I added the white text. The dog, woman and car image were purchased at Itkupilli's Etsy shop. The "traveler" is another image that I purchased at the deviantscrap.com website. I sized everything, adjusted colors as needed, printed the images out and glued them down. Each image is edged with a Copic marker so that the white edges don't show. The little jewels, Paris brass charm and Eiffel Tower image are Collage Stuff products. The entire ATC is edged with a black Copic marker. It's another simple design. I had fun making these! Thanks for stopping by!

4 x 4 page

This is the last monthly 4" x 4" page for one of my swap groups. We will be starting another project this fall. I've been buying lots of image kits at the Deviant Scrap website. Every image is from one of those kits. Hidden Vintage Studio, Beth Rimmer and Tumble Fish Studio images were used. The UK bus tickets are from my stash of these tickets. UK bus tickets are for sale at Collage Stuff. I also used a Stamotique stamp with gold paint. I altered the color on mushrooms and fish a bit to make them fit my color scheme better. I used a Copic marker to color the mushroom stems and added a little background color with the same Copic marker. I was in quandry trying to come up with the best colors for the background, but decided black and white would work perfectly. I had fun doing this page! Thanks for stopping by.

Sister/Brothers ATC Swap

Here are my ATC's for the March Collage Stuff ATC Swap. The theme is sister/brothers. The sisters image is from the Collage Stuff Little Ones Collage Sheet. I sized it down and placed it on a tag image and printed it out. The background is a foreign dictionary page. Various patterned scrapbook papers were used. I colored a 4" white paper doily with an antique linen distress marker. The photo is backed by an Education Dept. Bus Ticket. I used Brown Tiny Floral German Scrap as an accent. If you'd like to participate in the Collage Stuff Yahoo Group ATC Swaps, just join the yahoo group and start swapping!

Paris in the Springtime Tag Postcard Swap

I just finished swapping out the tags for this swap. I hosted this swap at the Collage Stuff Yahoo Group. If you're interested in participating in fun swaps like this, be sure to join the Collage Stuff Yahoo Group!

La Belle

Something different than the other 2 canvases. I wanted to do a more vintage collage, so here she is, La Belle. This is a mixed media collage on 6" x 8" canvas board. The background is done with acrylic paints. I stamped with a scroll stamp with white paint. I used one The Crafter's Worckshop flower templates and sprayed with sour apple Perfect Pearls Mist. It's a soft, yet interesting background. The rest of the stuff is glued down with gel medium. Thanks for stopping by!

Walk or Dance

I call this piece "Walk or Dance". I started with a 6" x 8" canvas board. I used various stamps, acrylic paints, The Crafter's Workshop Cosmic Swirl template, gesso, gel sticks, Tim Holtz Distress Markers, various spray inks and vintage Chinese text. The main image is a Dyan Reaveley Dylusion stamp that was stamped on white cardstock, embossed with black embossing powder, and colored with various spray inks. I used a paintbrush with the spray inks. The words are from another Dylusions stamp. I had fun creating this! Thanks for stopping by!

You are Beautiful!

This is called "You are Beautiful." It's a mixed media piece on 6" x 8"canvas board. I bought Kate Crane's Art Journaling CD's and decided to try something in one of her styles. The main image is from Crowabout Studio B at the Deviant Scrap website. I used acrylic paints, white gesso, oil pastels, gel sticks, Pitt pens, a white gel pen, a template from The Crafter's Workshop and vintage dictionary scraps. The title of one of Kate's CD's is "There are no mistakes in art." I made mistakes creating this that I was able to turn around, so they were no longer mistakes! Working with acrylic paints is pretty forgiving. Everything doesn't have to be perfectly stamped as the tone of this is not perfect. If you are thinking about art journaling or want to learn some new techniques, I highly recommend Kate's CD's. You can find more info at Kate's blog. As time permits I will work on some smaller canvases. Thanks for stopping by!