a little "roc" post..

I am "up" for showing you a little bit of creativity using roc's images...this is a card using "stacked cups"..I used some images I cut out of a dp pad to go with this.  "Stacked cups were colored and cut our for the top over an ink dripped background.

Below is "Viking girl"...she is sailing away on top of a post card..did a little doodling over these bright acrylic paints. 

You know these images and other fun ones like them can be found at the Stampotique store  :) 

Thanks for looking- hope you are enjoying the weekend!

Happy Valentine's day...

Sharing some Valentines....

Playing with paints, spray inks, pens and some sewing.  

Hope you all have a wonderful day with someone you love.....for now..here is my Valentine...granddaughter aka "cutest girl in the world"...  thanks for looking!

journaling along this year...

Progressing along this year with my journaling.  This is a page that I did journaling along with Effy Wild "my morning routine" in mind...

I started with some "card scrapes" of acrylics on a mixed media paper that had been gessoed.  Then I even painted on a few stripes with a brush.  The book print scraps added after with collage pauge (Tracy Bautista- love it) and then I drew the girl with a pencil and sharpie.  I wanted her hair a bit transparent so I used what I had on hand...dylusions teal with a paint brush.  After , her face is done with some TH sandal paint and some Americana acrylic lavender.  I gave her a dress of torn book print and made her eyes with a black pen and marker.  Did some doodling and lettering and ofcourse I used my white uniball pen.   This was so fun..I think I could do this for hours!
Still arting  along with my Documented life pages and this journal- Thanks for looking!
**plugging this in to  "art journaling every day" with Julie Balzer  and paint party Friday.

Valentine postie!

Gotta get a few Valentines out!  Starting with a "roc" inspired post card here..

I started with some gessoed mixed media paper that was cut 4x6 size.  I sprayed some dylusions. :)
I used my "scalloped lace border" stamp on a scrap of gelli paper and cut it out.  I used "stacked love" printed directly on the card and colored with Prisma color markers.  The stars and hearts were stenciled on and I did some doodling with a white uniball pen. ( The arrows are a fun wheel-stamp- not sure who makes it cuz I have had it for quite some time. )
Images are by roc Nicholas and can be purchased at the Stampotique store!
Have you heard about the "documented life" project?
I am working on it and hope I can keep it up!  If you haven't checked it out- you should..its free and fun!

Here we were to use a "selfie" and since I don't have many pics of myself,  I used this one of me in kindergarten.  The background is stencils and lots of acyrlics.





Below I am sharing my mini-moleskin journal for " on the go art".  It is a great way to doodle and make a wee bit of art every day.
I just made some notes of my week visiting family..
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Thanks for looking!

 

"here's the story"

BIRD PRINCESS! 
by Roc Nicholas at Stampotique!

When I finished this card all I could think of was trying to explain to someone something strange that had happened!  lol  This may tell you a little bit about my life  !

The background is Dylusions and acrylics thru a stencil.  The "boxes" are scraps
                                  of painty papers and I did a little sewing.  I stamped her on a separate
                                  piece of dp to paper piece my card.  Her hair is white uniball pen.
                                  This also fits the Stampotique "star challenge"
                                   Thanks for looking!
                                  

Learning and Creating...2014

My commitment this year to myself is to continue to learn as much as possible..
I am taking new classes and participating in a few online journeys.  Hope I can keep up with all the arty goodness. 
Thought I would try a little something new and journal a bit in Effy's BOD 2014 group.  She posted this sketch of a face and gave it to us to create with...

I started with pieces of very thin collage papers, then a thin layer of gesso.  I "podged" on the image that I printed off from her and I did some spongeing over some CW stencils and doodling.  The stamped (only one) image is called "dandelion duo" from the Stampotique store by Jo Capper-Sandon and I used a white Prima chalk ink.  Her hair is Americana acyrics...purple pizzazz and Napa Red.  Love them..Wish you could really see the yellow..it is Golden's Interference gold (fine) liquid acylic.
She wanted us to use our "word" for the year...mine is "improve" but bliss is what came to mind here for me.  :)   Thanks for looking!

Posting to:


http://stampotiquedesignerschallenge.blogspot.com/2013/12/sdc-january-2014-challenge-links.html
I got the new Prima chalk ink dabbers from Santa  :)  
http://art-journal-journey.blogspot.com/    silence...  silence is bliss...
http://balzerdesigns.typepad.com/

A spotlight from rOc NiChOlaS :)

Happy Thursday and the sweet Roc Nicholas has shown a spotlight on me here...
Love her images and I am thrilled to be working with them available at the Stampotique store!

We are coming out of the deep freeze here in Ohio and I am happy for it.  Got a bit of creative time in...below is my favorite mug of all time..

Got it at Pier 1 long ago and I decided I would love to have a few wine glasses like it...

I just bought some Americana gloss enamels and painted on this thrift store wine glass...baked it in the oven for a permanent image and done.  Wish I had more of the mugs...guess I may have to paint some!  Thanks for looking :)