Music is a constant part of my life, so I was ecstatic about this week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge theme, which is "Inspired by a Song." I made some cards using lyrics from some of my favorite singers, The Avett Brothers and Ben Harper. I found these fun paper kid images in my stash which I decided to use for my characters. I made the background of this card with C'est La Vie paper that I cut out with a project Life 4"x6" die. I added some oomph with a Darkroom Door polka dot stamp…

I found a little time this weekend to alter a few things. I have been wanting to try altered playing cards since WSW at 2peas...and grabbed a deck of cards at the dollar store over the weekend. I used alcohol inks, UTEE, gold embossing powder, old book text, and some vintage images (a few are

Altered Playng Cards

OOOh I love anything small! And art journal pages are no exception, it's such a great way to try out new techniques, play around with b...

I'm really loving this little class... the instructions for the 2nd set of twelve cards were posted in the classroom on 4/1, and I worked through them to do my cards and I love them. The techniques were a little different this time - lots of fun layers, some different mediums, and lots of color! Each of the cards has a definition on it for a word that resonated with me... the first letter of each word should help to spell out BEAUTIFUL YOU which was fun. Here are the individual cards with…

Hey bloggers! Today I have an artsy atc to show you. I haven't made one in awhile, so I thought I'd make one to fill another spot in my...

Mixed media with quotes over playing cards. Created at Artful Gathering through on-line class with Mary Jane Chadbourne. Just a small portion of 4 decks made.

Tim Holtz paper dolls

Links for the class and collage,s http://artfulgathering.org/product/the-spoken-soul-altered-cards-for-daily-inspiration/ http://www.mischiefcircus.com/shop/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=29

Mixed media with quotes over playing cards. Created at Artful Gathering through on-line class with Mary Jane Chadbourne. Just a small portion of 4 decks made.

The latest Challenge over at A vintage Journey http://www.vintagejourney.com/ A Little bit of French Paris a place that I fell in love with as a young Art student and a place that will always be in my heart I decided to alter a jewellery gift box, the sides were covered with embossed card using Tim Holtz Carte Postal and painted with Decoart Acrylic Burgundy and Carbon Black followed with a wash of Quinacridone gold, dry brushed with white gesso and a further wash of Quinn gold T The cover…

More altered playing cards I made using techniques I learned from Mary Jane Chadbourne class The Spoken Soul on Artful Gathering.

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OOOh I love anything small! And art journal pages are no exception, it's such a great way to try out new techniques, play around with b...