Artist: Judi Riesch

Artist: Maria Moya

Artist: Catherine Moore

Artist Lynn Whipple

Artist Connie Newbanks

artist Lesley Riley

this black and white card; the pattern was glued on and then the tree was a download and glued on and I extended the tree limbs to go out further and added the polka dot ribbon and bare tree under neath.  This inside hadsa strip of the patterned paper near the edge and the pattern was extended by me using waterproof sharpies.

this was from the kit I think Elle sent me...the Laugh stamp is mine and the bird was a download and he was just waiting for this card!!!  I put the same strip of paisley on the inside of the card near the edge....

This one was done in layers; the red patterned then the red again and stamped.  I am not sure if I am going to add more or not. I will wait until the muse decides.

This was a free download with a darkblue frame and ribbon added...very plain...

this card was layered with different pieces and the words and witch and shadow outlined with marker.

I haven't used this blog for a year but decided I would start again to put up cards etc that I make and use it for the little things I do in my life (art wise)....and keep my other blog for the other pieces of art...so maybe I will play with this one now and bring it up to date..

I will be putting up cards I made the other day while sitting at my daughter's watching over my granddaughter.

They will go up shortly.

I am so bad about keeping this blog up to date; but I am so excited to be doing what I am doing.
Now I am doing an art journal for a swap I am on and it is a fun and exciting journey.

My darling life partner also bought me a beautiful journal because I wanted to start an herb art journal which is a lot of fun...

So many things to do!!!

I have uploaded my latest atcs "Birds" for some reason I have fallen in love with birds since starting mixed media...and I am trying to incorporate my own personal art work in to my mixed media now...

this is a watercolour batik I did a while ago. I love this look. It is done on rice paper.
A long process but definitely worth the work.

Well I finally finished the tribute to my Mom with her recipes and will upload it this mrning.
I keep looking at it and thinking it needed something more but I am at a loss right now. If you look at it please feel free to tell me what I should add....

I have also uploaded some atcs I did for another swap....three were a special technique and the other (orange was my own fratal design. I am pretty proud of that one....

Well off to do some planting. I plant all summer long lol....

Have a wonderful summer day...we are waiting for thunder storms here....I love storms...

Here it is almost the end of June. I have been posting very much or reading mail because I have been trying to plant and catch up on some housework since I have been spending most of my days playing in my art world.

Today I finished up my Summer Fun card for a swap....I am happy with it except for the fact that everything I do somewhere on it is something not quite straight...I think this is becoming my trademark!!...It looks straight but by the time I am finished it is crooked...
Oh well...I will be...the crooked little lady that lived in a crooked little house (she must have painted it) and makes crooked little art....
aaahhhh maybe I will become famous...not cut of my ear...simply be crooked in the good sense of the word...

Now I am finishing up my true love of work a Collage in memory of my Mom and her favourite and ours recipes she made for us for Christmas.
I will put it up today or on the weekend....

Have a wonderful day...the world is sunny and where it is not so sunny say a prayer for them as we are very lucky...

Well Summer is here again...for how long we don't know...it is lovely and warm outside.
The weekend was a great one..Saturday morning our grandaughter came over for her weekly walk with Grandpa and the dogs to Timmy's...then we played "old maid" in the gazebo for awhile and to top it off our grandson Jacob and our beautiful daughter Kelly came over and the three of them played Risk...(I don't like Risk)...then Grandpa bbq'd giant hot dogs and hamburgers for lunch...it was a great morning...In the afternoon Lorne and I and our "Echo" dog...took a long leasurely drive through the town of Port Credit on the lake...it was wonderful and relaxing and one of the best Saturdays I've had...Sunday worked in the backyard..or at least Lorne did...I supervised hehehe...
Today though it is back to "life" and I did some twinchies for a swap....all about hats...
Enjoy and have a great Monday

I am still working on my collage. I have changed part of it and beginning to like it better now.
Hopefully I will be finished it this week.

I have downloaded a couple of atcs I am doing for a swap on one of my lists.

Lots of great lists and lots of swaps....now if I just had more time...

Have a wonderful Wednesday out there in cyberland...it is still cool and not overly bright here in Mississauga town.

Tuesday morning and I have been up most of the night..what else is new ....I am up most nights...
I have been thinking of the things I want to try and my little head is crammed with some mighty big things...Make a list is what I try to tell myself and do one thing at a time...however I can't create like that....I could be working on something and I am overcome with the urge to try something new right then and there...
Well last night I was up playing with the photo altering program and I have loaded a couple new pictures. I think I will now do a multi-media piece with them...canvas, atcs etc....
Also practicing faces as I have a little series I want to do...but don't hold your breath folks...it may never happen in this lifetime....being the flibbergibbit that I am...

Okay off now to do something inspired and laundry (not inspired)....

Tuesday June 2

My Dad's Birthday and my parents Anniversary. Both gone now but still always in my thoughts.
We have carried on the tradition. I was married on my birthday and my daughter got married on her birthday...a nice tradition and link to the past.

I did a little atc today....we'll call it a comic relief.

I also did a Nellie McClung collage last week. I am putting them both up.
varnishing still has to be done...

I hit a uncreative wall this past week so it has been a struggle.