My Creative Weekend

Hi there my creative friends, I thought I would share one of my latest pieces that I have been working on. This is a title page (first page inside the cover) for my 2012 Art Journal that I have been working on, bit by bit. I thought it might have to be the cover page  after I finished it as the chipboard cover would not fold over it, but I worked with it and now it does, so I can have fun creating a cover for it and work on the inside too. I'm going to use this journal over at a Journal Journey Group within Roses (link on my sidebar) to work on different techniques and experiment. I'll show you more at a later date. My other Cloth Journal that I created in my class with KC Willis is still being worked on too. Seems too many projects and never enough time but soo much fun!                                                                                                                              

Findin' The Fun With ATC's!

Finding fun in the New Year! I recently joined some Swap groups and Challenges over at  Roses  and I wanted to share with you my recent ATC's. The theme was Cowboy's Sweetheart and I created 6 different ATC's within the theme to Swap for the month of January. Hope you are all having a great and creative start to the new year! I'm sure looking for to new Beginnings and trying new things, how about you?                                                        

And The Clock Ticks....

Here is my finished piece and final one for 2011 from one of my groups over at  Roses. Madonna and Child Shrine. I covered it with a crackle glaze and it is still crackling and when it is completely finished I will be adding a bit of antiquing to the cracked part. A very fun project and I thought I would share my final piece for this year. Happy New Year everyone, Happy Creating in 2012!                                                                

Winding Down from Christmas

Since I haven't done a post recently I thought I should share what I have been up to other than Christmas, family and shopping. This is my first Matchbox Art Challenge for a group I belong to over at  Roses a Mixed Media Art group. Each month there are challenges with a theme and deadline of which to finish. One group is solely mini matchboxes and shrines. I created mine with Angels on each side and the Nativity in the center, making a Christmas ornament. I still have a shrine to finish by the 30th so I best get busy. See ya'all soon!   

Happy Holidays Everyone! Don't forget" The Reason For The Season"

Happy Holidays everyone, I know you are all getting ready for Christmas like busy little Elves! I know I am but I wanted to share a creation I made for the Kindred Spirits Group over at Roses On My Table  a group I belong to. This is a mixed media piece on chip board I created and that is about all I have had the time to work on recently. I hope you are all enjoying getting ready for the holidays and enjoyed your Thanksgiving, so until I have something that you might enjoy I send you Love and Blessings.

"Lulu's Loves Vintage" Fabric and Photos

                                          This is a page from my Fabric collage book and these are the parents of the children on the front cover, my Grandparents. I am my worst critic since it is driving me crazy that the  fabric transfer photo puckered on the left side. If I can figure out how to fix it without destroying the page I will, until then this is it. Next time I will know to place a piece of cardboard/chipboard underneath to help it lay flat, but since I didn't realize this was going to happen as this is my first book of this nature, always learning and living with our imperfections. I guess I need to overcome that. Today I'm linking up with Honey of 2805 Potpourri Friday and would like to give her a big "Thank You" for having me as one of her featured  bloggers today. I'm humbled and honored to be chosen, Hugs Honey and thanks again.:)

Lovin' Vintage Photos

                              I just finished the front cover of the fabric Family Photo Album from the class I took in Huntington Beach with the talented and wonderful teacher  KC Willis  and I'm loving playing in fabrics and old family photos. This photo was taken about 1911 which makes it 100 years old, Wow! On the left is my Aunt Vera, center my Uncle Vincent and right my sweet mother Violet, and apparently a new baby would have been born after which would have been my Uncle Victor.  This pic was transfered onto fabric and I have the original. I think my Mom is the cutest, even though she is my Mom!  This album is intended to be a family heirloom  of course and I will be finished in about a week so more wonderful pics are coming. Today I'm joining  Honey at with  Honey 2805 blog party and  Debra at A Common Ground .