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Friday, December 5, 2008

12 Days of Teacher Gifts

It's that time of year and Morgan wanted to do a Christmas count down. We put together 12 gifts to give her teacher this year! She has had a hand in each and every one of these projects! I don't want to spoil the surprise, so you'll get to see them after she's left for school with her gift in hand. Know this, she's organized them over and over and still chooses something different when it's time to leave!

Are you ready to count down with her?

First Day of Christmas = Magic Pouches



You've seen these, you give the bow a tug and it pulls out the gift. Morgan wrote a verse on the tag that says:

In this season of family, fun and shopping trips to the mall, I wish you a moment of peace... and hot chocolate!


Recipe
Stamps: Season of Joy set by Stampin Up
Ink: Real Red, Whisper White, Brilliant Blue, Garden Green
Paper: Generic CS from Sam's Club (almost out!!)
Extras: Crop-a-dile, snail adhesive, Ribbon from Ms

OH.. the mug in the picture was not given away. It's my personal mug; one of the first that I threw on the wheel. So... now you know what I'm drinking from whenever I'm crafting!

Saturday, November 15, 2008

Stamp Something Challenge


Stamp Something posted this sketch on Friday the 14th and here is the card I made last night for the challenge.



This was fun!  I got to use my Stampin Around Illuminated stamp for the textured mat behind the sentiment.  The stamps are from the Seasonal Whimsy set.   I sure hope you like it!

Just Because



This card happened Just Because.  I wanted to try out the Oh so Lovely stamp set before I had to return it and once I got started... well... I had to finish it off in some way.  So a little shading, a little Crystal Effects, some scrap paper, three skittles and the ticket corner punch all came together to make a pair of these cards.  The inside is layered to match the outside.

Thanks for looking!

Eat Ham



Isn't this fun?  I was playing around with punches this morning and came up with Mr. Turkey.   This uses the Scalloped Circle punch, the 1.25 inch circle and the ticket corner punch and scrap paper.

The sign was a torn shape and colored pencils gave it the look of wood.  The trees are from the Lovely as a Tree SU set.   Can you tell I was having fun?

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Make it special, make it fun!




When I saw this bag template this morning, I just had to make it.  It finished up in almost no time, but it needed something to give it pizzaze.  So I pulled out my little stack of stamped and colored pieces, selected this one and double matted it.  I adhered this to the front and in seconds it goes from nice to special.  

Tee's Tip of the Day:  When you are stamping images for the front of your cards, stamp an extra or two.  Finish them and put them away.  Or, make and save extra ATC/LTCs like I did.  You never know when one of these pieces can be a perfect finishing touch to a project!

Recipe
Stamps:  Hand carved - Frosty Delight & SnowflakeSnow Burst by Stampin Up
Ink:  Real Red, Brocade Blue, Brilliant Blue 
Paper:  Generic CS
Extras:  Clear Stampin Emboss Powder, Metallic Ribbon, Acetate, 1.75" Circle Punch

Boxes and Bags and Chocolate, Oh My!




I couldn't sleep this weekend so I got out my SU stuff and played a bit.  These are some of the projects that we'll be doing at my upcoming open house.  It's going to be a blast!

The gold handled bag is from a template that I found on Split Coast Stampers.  I erased the score lines and the circles before printing onto my card stock.  This one is embellished with only Crystal Effects and some chunky clear glitter.

The tall pink "things" in the back are Magic Wrappers.  Why are they magic?  Well because you don't untie the bow.. you just lift up on it and the treasure pops out.  These contain hot chocolate packets, but you can put chocolate bars, tea bags, cup-o-soup or whatever you like inside.  Just remember to adjust the size of your project to match your goodie.  This is a super simple and fast project to make.  You can have a basket if these at your desk to hand out at work.  Keep some in your car to give to the folks who help you on a regular basis, the teller at the bank, your postal carrier, the kid's school bus driver.  You get the idea.

The cubes are open topped boxes.   I found the template at 3-D Design Challenge.  These are fun to make and can be finished in a vast number of ways.  Morgan helped me to embellish the green one; bet you already guessed that!

Last but not least... Chocolate!  I took the miniature candies and wrapped them with 1.5" strips of card stock.  Some of them are stamped, some are embossed and distressed and still others are in plain card stock.  Fast, easy and makes the little morsels so tasty looking!



Sunday, November 9, 2008

Sharing Note Cards




I made a set of four of these little 3x3 note cards.  The stamp set is called Fun and Fast Notes and let me tell you... they mean it!  I spent more time putting supplies away than making my cards!  

BONUS:  Seconds after finishing them, Joey claimed three to send to people for the birthday presents that he'd received!!  He'd never asked to do that before.  OH my!  Making cards and keeping them around the house can encourage manners in your kids!  Who knew??

Recipe
Stamps:  Fun and Fast Notes by Stampin Up
Ink:  Basic Black 
Paper:  Generic card stock
Extras:  Tinted with Stampin Pastels and a Blender Pen

Winter's Whimsy




Doesn't this card make you want to warm yourself by the fire?  I borrowed this stamp set from my upline, Janet. It features three seasonal scenes like this one.

Recipe
Stamps:  Seasonal Whimsy by Stampin Up
Ink:  Brilliant Blue
Paper:  Generic card stock
Extras:  Twill tape

Friday, November 7, 2008

Christmas Bug




*gasp*  No stamps?  I know I know... but isn't this little bug cute?  The bug and the phrase came from a Christmas catalog that was in the junk mail.  This is really a one of a kind.  Now what to do with it?  Maybe I'll post it on Etsy or something.

Thanks for looking!

*edited*
Ok, I did it, I put it on Etsy!  My first post there.  I think I'll add some of my stamps and other cards this weekend.  

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Something to Crow About




Ok, so I figure you don't have to wait!  This is framing out at 12 x 12.  He's thinking he wants to give it to someone as a gift for Christmas.  My bet is that it's his Dad he has in mind, but you never know with Joey.  He can surprise you sometimes!

Anyway, I've very proud of him.  Can you see how a relatively small thing like your favorite stamp can be used to make wonderful things?

White Washed Crow



It's another Joey creation!  He came to me jonesing to carve a stamp.  Can you imagine?  heheehee!  So I sketched this one for him directly onto the material and he went at it.  Now, I imagined it as a positive image, with the tree and the crows stamping in black so it would be a silhoette.  Joey's vision was a different than mine, but that's what it's all about.  I've held onto it and wondered what to do with his creation.

When my new inks came in, it hit me.  I had him ink up with two colors and stamp it on white card stock.  He thought I was nuts at first but happily stamped away for me.  Some torn coordinating card stock and White Washed Crow was born.

Wait till you see the framed home decor project we are doing with this stamp!

Sunday, November 2, 2008

Frosty Delight ATC/LTC



This is the second version of this card.  The first, had flourishes and snow blowing across the scene on the inside of the acetate globe.  It didn't look good... it was too busy.  So they met with a most deserved end and I remade the cards without the flourishes.  Better... you can actually see the stamp!

The scene inside the globe is a hand carved stamp from a sketch I did with my pen interface on the computer. One of the snow flakes is also hand carved.  The other two are from the Stampin Up Snow Burst set.  Generic card stock.

Hope everyone likes it!


Recipe
Stamps:  Hand carved - Frosty Delight & Snowflake, Snow Burst by Stampin Up
Ink:  Real Red, Brocade Blue, Brilliant Blue
Paper:  Generic card stock
Extras:  Clear Stampin Emboss Powder, Acetate, 1.75 Circle Punch




Wednesday, October 29, 2008

First Stampin Up Card!



Ok, so I get my Stampin Up kit this week and it was totally Christmas Morning for me!  I pulled out set after set of lovely stamps, yummy paper and delicious ink!  It was time to play!!!!  oh.. bother!  It was time to go back to work and afterward the kids projects were waiting.  Trying to be a good girl, I put it all back in the box.  Last night, with everything finished and out of the way, I went to bed dreaming of my new toys.

This morning.. I had a few extra minutes and I had to make something!   I just had to.  This card came together really fast with a couple of the stamps from the Season of Joy set, stamped in Real Red on paper scraps that I had on hand. 

What do you think?

Monday, October 27, 2008

Happy Halloween from Jax Beach!

This was posted on Atlas Quest and it's a total blast.  Get your virtual pumpkin carved before it's too late!








Monday, October 20, 2008

Pharaoh



Ok, the trading card is not finished yet, but here's the newest stamp that I carved.  One of my most intricate to date.  I carved it with an #0 gouge under maginification on the mysterious gray stuff.  This sample is done on Whisper White card stock from Stampin Up and colored with the Gamsol Magic technique.

Update:  The trading cards are FINALLY finished!  40 of these and I'm just about ready to t GIVE this stamp away!   LOL  Well maybe not, but I'm glad this set is finished!


Sunday, October 19, 2008

Look what I did!


I signed up to be a Stampin' Up demonstrator today!  Yippee!  I get to play and share the fun with others.  Check out my web site and have a look at the stamp pads.  These things are awesome!  The covers are attached and flip to the back for inking up.  This means that they will NOT come off in your bag when you are out boxing~  You can also use this ink to shade your stamped images on your ATC/LTCs and cards!  Totally a huge money saver!  They don't cost any more than the pads at your local craft store (less than some) AND you can get matching ink refills.  I just know you are going to love these stamp pads as much as I do!! Can I get a woohoo???

I'm a little excited about it~

Saturday, October 18, 2008

deniserows with RAK to the post office


Check out this lovely log book/journal that deniserows made for me.  Thank you so much Denise!  I love it!!!!!

Sketch Saturday Challenge

My very first card challenge ever!  I wanted to make a card that could hold an ATC/LTC as the primary image on the front, but still be removable. This is the type of thank you card I wanted to send to deniserows for the RAK/Christmas Present she made and sent to me.  So the challenge is a perfect way for me to try it out.  Here's the two I came up with, what do you think? Why two?  Because it's just as easy to make two as it is to make one!






The idea is that the receiver can take the ATC/LTC off of the card, log it in, insert their own LTC and RAK someone else with the card.  Of course, if they don't want to send it on, but rather keep the card as a way to display their current favorite LTC, well now that's ok too.

Anyway, I'm loving making cards!

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Ancient Beast


From the depths of time this beast arises. Archeologist stunned the world today when they emerged from a temple in the deepest jungles of South America with this ancient document. The fragile skin depicts a creature that resembles the Cthulhu of Lovecraft's fiction.

Could he have found this place in his travels? Could he have seen the reliefs carved into the temple walls? See this crumbling document and decide for yourself!

_______________

There will be a limited number available to trade outside of KT's swap. Joey carved this stamp and made the impressions on white card stock. Mom took over there. Now you know what happens when you let someone else play with your precious stamped images! Bwahhhhahahahahahahaha

Ok, how'd this happen?  Joey stamped the image in black on white card stock.  I tore and scraped the edges to rough them up.  Then I inked the entire surface in a medium brown ink.  Next I waded the paper up a couple of times and opened it without smoothing.  The edges and raised surfaces were inked with coffee brown.  Finally walnut ink was used at the edges.  I used foam dots to raise the "parchment" off the background paper.

Sunday, October 5, 2008

Three from Two - World Card Making Day

For World Card Making Day, I challenged the kids and I to make three cards with only two sheets of paper. We could use other scraps, but the primary papers would be a florial that Morgan chose and a lavender card stock that was Joey's choice. I had note cards from a gift set that someone had given me a few years ago, so we used those as bases.


First, Morgan's creation. There was a little assistance with some things, but for the most part, it's all her design. The stamp is from a foam set that her brother brought home from school. The papers were from a pack purchased at a scrap yard sale at a local scrapbooking store.



Next is Joey's. He lost interest after cutting the pieces so I put it together for him. The front looked a little plain, so I chose a sentiment and framed it in white then pop dotted that over another piece of the lavender that was inked with the color used for the stamps. His stamps were a $1.00 set of clear stamps from Michael's.




Finally, my own. I used what was left after they made theirs and I'm pretty happy with it. The dark card stock is a scrap that I had from an LTC project. I'd stamped generic dragonflies onto it with bleach and just couldn't bring myself to throw it away.



I also did the inside of my card and there was even enough left over to add accents to the envelopes.

Great fun and we have three matching cards!




Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Friday, September 26, 2008

A little thanks goes a long way

My first CDS card.  It's all cut from the George cartridge and features one of my hand carved stamps on the front. The same stamp was used for the background paper as well.



Now we are in business!

I finally got my Cricut Design Studio working!!  Woohoo.  

This is of course months after purchasing it and asking for help.  For those having difficulty, I put it on my XP laptop.. and trust me.  Skip installing from the CD you purchase:  Install the trial and activate it. It might even work that way on Vista.  Tech support, although very nice, told me they couldn't get it working on Vista.  A Windows expert was going to have to call me back.  Grrrr.  No way I was waiting for that to happen.

So, now I don't feel like I've wasted my money and I can control where the machine cuts so I can load multiple papers onto one mat.  Can I get a Woohoo on that one?  Yah!

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Still Waters




Still Water was made for the 3-D swap. This is another that came to mind, fully formed. When you pull it from the sleeve, the acetate surface of this tiny koi pond should pop up on it's own, but you may have to give it a nudge.

I carved the stamp a month or two ago just for fun, but wanted to make an LTC with it eventually. So I'm glad that I'm finally getting to do that.

Hope you like it... it's going to be a very limited edition beyond the swap.  These take about an hour of acutal working time to make each one.  I've been working assembly line style as my energy permits, or it would take even longer to complete.  At first I was punching the circles and flipping that over and reassembling the card with bands of paper across the back.  That took so long that I abandoned the idea and punched the circles out of another piece of the 2-sided card stock.

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Shado's Hoard

September 19 is the International Talk Like a Pirate day~  Woohoo!...ah.. Garrrr!  


Someone on AQ asked if anyone wanted to trade pirate related cards.  Shiver me timbers!  I was empty handed.  What to do?  What to say?

_____


"Wait!" Tee says, holding up a finger and raising her eyebrows inquiringly at you. She turns and runs to the back room. You can hear stuff being moved around, and stuff falling. "Ouch! Stupid hook!" Then suddenly a loud grunt as she reappears with a pirate chest. She drags it into the room and looks at the lock hopelessly and sighs, scratching her chin. Suddenly she brightens, reaches under the table and gets a hammer. She smashes the lock and opens the barnacle encrusted chest with an eerie creak.

Tee bends to the task and soon stuff is flying out of the chest all over the room.. "no, not a boot" "No, not a ship." You narrowly escape a flying dagger as the rummaging continues until she yells triumphantly! "Arrrr! Ye Ready Fer Adventure?"

She stands in front of you, dusty from her pillaging with a gleeful glint to her eye. Clutched in her hand is a crusty old bag, bulging at the seams. What could be in there? Gold? Jewels? What pirate loot has she been hoarding?

_____

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Beyond the door...



roads go ever ever on.  

Created for the Doors swap, there are a few extras for trading. Sketched and 
carved interior of a Hobbit's Door. Outside.. well 
something awaits a hobbit beyond his door.  

In this case it's the road that carried Bilbo and Frodo on their altogether unexpected adventures.

Two layers of 80 lb card stock. The door is stamped in dye ink then watercolored and hand cut. The road was sketched and then painted with watercolor pencils.

Friday, September 5, 2008

It's All About...

... the Teacher!

This card was made for the Algebra swap. For this one I had to think about what really made the difference for me in math in general as well as Algebra. Hands down winner? My teachers. Their passion for mathmatics was infectious! A good math teacher can inspire and excite students and illuminate a world of numbers that otherwise would remain dark.

So, what is Algebra without a great Algebra Teacher? A book of numbers, letters and formula that we couldn't make heads or tails of. My Algebra teacher used to say, "If you can count to three, thank your Mother. If you can do long division, thank your math teacher. But if you can solve life's complex problems, even without knowing all the variables, then thank your Algebra Teacher! Now solve this quadratic equation and show your work!"

This card is dedicated to my sister, Dianna Pounds, to Mandy and to Math/Algebra Teachers everywhere. Way to go guys!
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Saturday, August 30, 2008

Cyclonic



110lb cardstock; Stamp by Joey, painted in watercolor by Tee. We made these for The Game of Clue swap, but we can't trade them until the game ends. What fun! Can't wait for this game to start!

Update:  He did it!  Cyclonic was the killer! (in the game of course)

**Disclaimer: No innocent cards were injured in the making of the coffee rings! **

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Sunshine Seeds - Cherries



The image was not one that I sketched. I found it online when searching for antique seed packets. This was my first attempt at lettering; now that I've done it, I'll continue to practice them.

These three stamps were carved on the seriously soft gray stuff. It's not a good material for big open areas or long lines that need to stand alone and look straight when stamped.

Originally I was going to do a series of cards with different fruits, veggies and flowers. If I do more of these, I'll recarve the packet on PZ white.

Thanks for looking!

Wanna Play?


One of my first carves. How could I say no to this face? These cards are part of the Dragons Swap.

Mosaic Madness



My contribution to the Paper Hoarders Anonymous Swap.

LTC Puzzle - piece no. 8


jacks started the Extreme Letterboxing group and this project is the first from that group that I've participated in.

This is a very unique, unlisted swap. Two people are doing each piece, so chances are that your finished puzzle won't look like mine! However, none of us know who else is involved... so I can't help you in your search.

This is a digital painting on the background. Morgan did it in ArtRage. I then took it to Photoshop and separated the parts to give them dimension and texture. The sea kelp in the background was created with a custom brush. MnM and I worked together on the starfish. The starfish's eyes and the fish's bubbles are embossed.

Dark Ball


A very limited edition! MnM (8 yrs old) drew this pokeball onto the carving material and then carved it all by herself. She finished it and wanted to make a card to trade with people. She picked out all the materials and I helped her with the text only.

Way to go MnM!

Native American Sea Turtle


Cannonball hosted the Turtle Swap and we jumped right in. This turtle is as close as I can remember to a tat that my uncle had.

We used the stamp for the RAK postcards for the Erasercuts group too!


At bed time, Mother used to tell me the stories her mother told her... this was one of them and one of my favorites. I love turtles, u-la-na-wa, almost as much as draygonflies. This story is longer than most clues, but well worth it.

___________________________________

"How Turtle's Back was Cracked"

as told by Gayle Ross

Gayle is a direct descendant of Principal Chief John Ross of the Cherokee during the Trail of Tears, she can often be found at powwows and gatherings around Texas and Oklahoma.

This is what the old people told me when I was a child, about the days when the people and the animals still spoke the same language. Now, in those days Possum and Turtle were best friends. Many people thought it odd that two such very different creatures would be so close, but Possum and Turtle knew they had a lot in common. Neither of them liked to go anywhere in a hurry, and they both loved persimmons.

Here is how they shared persimmons together. Possum would climb a persimmon tree, wrap his strong tail around a limb, and hang. Turtle would come and stand as the foot of the tree, and Possum would swing up and pick a persimmon for himself and eat it. Then he would swing up and pick another one, and Turtle would open his mouth as wide as it would go. Possum would take careful aim and drop the persimmon into Turtles mouth. They could do this for hours.

They were sharing persimmons in this way one day when a wolf came along. The wolf watched the two friends for a while and he saw a way to play what he thought was a pretty funny joke and get a free lunch at the same time.

He went and stood behind Turtle, and when Possum dropped a persimmon, the wolf leaped into the air and snatched it before it could land in Turtle's mouth. When Turtle opened his mouth, he closed his eyes, so he did not see the wolf, all he knew was that he saw Possum drop the persimmon, but it didn't land in his mouth. And after he saw many, many persimmons dropped that he did not eat, Turtle began to get angry.

Possum, up in the tree saw the wolf and realized what was happening. Now if you have a best friend, and you're trying to make a present to him, and someone comes along and steals it, it can make you angry. And that's how it was with Possum. He decided to fix that wolf. He looked all around the tree and found the biggest, ripest persimmon he could find.

Then instead of just dropping the persimmon down to Turtle, he threw it with all the strength he had, and the greedy wolf leaped into the air with his mouth wide open. The persimmon flew down his throat and stuck there, and he choked to death. Possum thought no more about it. He went back to eating persimmons.

When Turtle opened hie eyes and saw the dead wolf, he realized where his persimmons had gone. And the more he thought about how the wolf had stolen his food, the angrier he became. He began to scold the wolf saying, "You were a very greedy wolf! You got what you deserved!" Then he said "Possum and I sure showed you! You wont be stealing any more persimmons." And then, "That was a very brave thing for me to do!" And finally he convinced himself that he alone, Turtle the Mighty Hunter, had slain the greedy wolf.

Now it is a custom for a hunter to take what is call a tribute from an animal he has killed. In this way he captures a piece from the animals spirit, which then belongs to him. Turtle decided he had the right to take a tribute from the dead wolf, so he cut off the wolfs ears. He took them home and fixed them onto two long wooden sticks and made wolf-ear spoons.

In the old days it was another custom to offer a visitor food to eat the very first thing. And there was a special dish that was usually kept cooking at all times just to offer a guest. This was a kind of thick corn soup. Turtle took his wolf-ear spoons and went visiting.

First Turtle visited all his friends. Then he began visiting people he had met once or twice. And then he began to visit people he had not even been introduced to, just so they would offer him a bowl of corn soup, and he could pull out his wolf-ear spoons and eat with them. Pretty soon everyone was talking about what a mighty hunter Turtle must be if he ate corn soup with wolf-ear spoons.

It wasn't long before word got back to the rest of the wolves, and they were angry. This was a terrible insult, for such an insignificant creature as Turtle to be eating corn soup with wolf-ear spoons. The wolves are faster than turtles, and they had no trouble catching Turtle. But then, in the manner of wolves everywhere, they began to argue over what to do with him. Turtle listened, and decided that the only thing he could do would be to keep his wits about him and be ready for any chance that he saw.

Finally one wolf said, "I know what we'll do with you Turtle. We'll build a roaring fire, throw you in it, and burn you alive." Turtle thought very quickly and said, "Oh please do. I'd love it. You see these big strong feet? I could stamp out every spark of your fire before I even got warm."

Well the wolves didn't like that and so they argued some more. Finally one of the wolves said, "I have a idea. Turtle, we'll build that roaring fire. We'll put a clay pot of water on the fire, throw you in, boil you, and make turtle soup!"

Turtle thought very quickly and said, "Oh, please do. I'd love it. You see these big strong feet? I could stamp your pot to pieces before the water could get warm!"

The wolves didn't like that either. They argued and argued and finally one wolf said, "Well then, Turtle, I know what we'll do with you. We'll carry you down to the deepest part of the river and throw you in. We'll stand on the bank and watch you drown!" And Turtle thought very quickly and said, "Oh, no, not the river! Anything but the river!"

Well, as soon as the wolves heard that, of course they carried Turtle down to the riverbank.

They threw him into the water as hard as they could, which should have been fine. Turtles live in the river. But Turtle didn't land in the water the way he thought he would. The wolves threw him so hard, he went spinning end over end as he fell. And landed on his back on a rock in the middle of the river, and then he bounced into the water.

As Turtle swam to the other side of the river, he could feel his back shifting and moving. When he crawled out of the water and looked over his shoulder, he saw that his beautiful shiny shell had been cracked into a dozen pieces.

Now, Turtle wasn't a mighty hunter, but he was a very good doctor. He knew many conjuring secrets. He knew the healing plants and how to prepare them. When he had gathered all the plants he need, he went about the business of doctoring himself, singing, "Gu`daye`wu, Gu`daye`wu (GUNH-dah-YAY-wunh), I have sewn myself together, I have sewn myself together."

And over the time that has passed from that day to this, Turtle's shell has grown strong again. But if you look closely, you can still see the lines where Turtle's back was cracked, and you will never see another turtle eating corn soup from wolf-ear spoons.

Retro Kitty


Who doesn't love Hello Kitty? Nobody brave enough to say so at our house! Miss Kitty was created for the Hello Kitty Swap and man did we get some wonderful cards in this one!

Our Kitty was copied from a Target shoe box. I just love her pointy skirt. Masking was used to stamp the skirt onto various pink papers. These were cut out and attached with foam dots to make the skirt stand out.

When in Rome


This is carved by MnM (8 yrs old) with only a little help by Mom. It was made for her Brownie troop's Thinking Day - but we were late and so the stamp was never used.

The background was created by the two of us as well using Photoshop... printed directly to the card stock and then cut out.


We made it for the Embossing Ring Swap

The Face of a Child

Saturday Night Live used to run a skit called Deep Thoughts by Jack Handy.

This swap was in honor of that skit and bore it's name. I had something else planned for the card, but didn't like the stamp or the cards when it came time to mail 'em. So, MnM sat for a quick five minute sketch and this stamp was the result.

Personal note: I have to learn those shading techniques others use when they carve.

Spiders creep me out!


This one went out in the Fear Factor swap. I have a full explanation for this irrational fear listed in the card's clue.

What's worse than spiders? Their webs. I kid you not. You are walking along on a trail and end up with a face full of web. Yuck right...well... Where's The Spider??? Definitely worse.

After Fay blew through here, we were out cleaning stuff up in the yard. My son, bless his heart, says, "Mom, what's that hanging off your pants?" I looked down and Jiminy Crickets it's a spider. One of these ugly horned suckers. I just about stripped in the front yard. That was the end of the storm clean up for me... for the day!

Peace Returns


This design came to me in a dream; I woke up and sketched it and knew it had to be done.

I kept two copies of this card because the backgrounds are so different, even though they were all created on one piece of 110 lb. watercolor paper. The washes were done wet on wet with salt texture. No two of these are going to be the same.


These are for the Art Therapy Swap on Atlas Quest.






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