Art Room Hiatus

Funny to just be writing-no new work to share. As some of you know my workroom has not been accessible these past few weeks. The contents of two bedrooms have been stuffed in my studio, as we struggle to paint, trim and refurbish the girls' deserted bedrooms. Company is coming the end of September-gotta have a nice room or two available. I have been wall papering the bathroom today. A nice organic design, distressed plaster-inset with tiles and beautiful leaves. There must be an ATC in that some where. I picked a new shade of green paint for the one bedroom-and realized it was dead on for Shabby Shutters in the Distress Ink line. See? I can't stop thinking of my art-but then we have proven time and again that all the colors and designs in our lives are integrated. Chuck and I viewed a lovely ten acre farm while we were in Ohio last week. It would make a great retirement project. There was a wonderful bank barn on the property-with its original slate roof in really good repair. The beams were all pegged-an example of skilled labor-more than a hundred years ago. Always fixing something-that's us. I suppose the day we run out of projects will be our last!

Think Monday-Think ATC-Turquoise Challenge

Think Monday-Think ATC-Turquoise
Brayered blue and green ink on a glossy playing card blank-stamped music-and added a transparent image, text and a small copper light house=Sea Music.

Stampin'D'amore Challenge

School Days Challenge at Stampin' D'amore

Made this postcard for Kris' challenge-School Days. I used the same background as the previous bicycle postcard-so they look quite nice opposite each other. These images are stickers-aren't they darling?

Sunday Postcard Art-Bicycles

The Sunday Postcard Art Challenge

is where I got the idea for making my first altered book. I was looking for some place to keep the postcards I made from these challenges and also have wanted to attempt an altered book. Turns out that this book I bought at a tag sale just accommodates the postcard size of 4x6. Because I don't know exactly what I'm doing-I'm being conservative about my embellishments. I did remove a few pages from the book-hoping not to break the spine of the book as I fill it. The cover of the book is a project for another day. Thanks for looking.

Shades of White-Gothic Arch Challenge

The challenge is shades of white. Used my trusty gesso to whiten most parts here-with a bit of grey and blush. Reminds me of the inside of the seashell it is leaning against. The challenge is here: Gothic Arch Challenge.

Teal,Lime, Black Tag You're It

Loved this color combo. I, of course, went vintage. Distress Inks make up the background. The challenge is here: Tag You're It.

Tastefully UNdressed

This is my offering for Dena's Tastefully Nude Swap over on SCS. I have veiled my beauty behind some vellum. I stamped the frame in Stazon. I chalked a little green on the vines and sparked it up with some bling. This was a fun challenge!

SCS ATC Weekly Challenge-Brown Baggin' It

This week's challenge is to use a fragment of a brown paper bag on your piece of mini art. I used the edge of the sack and crumpled it, inked it spritzed it and ironed it-WHEW!
Then I stamped the image with Versamark and used TIm Holtz's Distressed Embossing powder. My image disappeared, so I highlighted it with the Ink Essentials white pen. "Alaska" was stamped on a fragment of mica and attached with a brad. The whole shebang was glued to a squish printed background of green and copper! Come play with us:

SCS Weekly Challenge