Wednesday Stamper - Circles

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I have loved these two little girls since I first laid eyes on them and I know why I do. They have a look of unabandoned joy on their face. Someone has managed to photograph them while they are having a good laugh that just seems to bubble from somewhe...

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Created Byhand Challenge - Something You've Never Used or Done Before

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I have seen these purses on various online sites for a while and have been intrigued by them. I swap artwork with a friend on a regular basis and am always looking for interesting and creative ideas. I purchased the bag and set to work creating 8 artist...

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Crazy Amigo Challenge - Tags

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These little tags were created for a library pocket tag book for a friend. The middle photo shows the cover of the book. The background is created with encaustic waxes on stamped tissue paper. This is my entry for this week's Crazy Amigo Challenge with...

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Mixed Media Monday - Recycle / Repurpose

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I'm sure we all have compact discs in our stash. Perhaps they are from demos that arrived in the mail, music that we no longer listen to or blanks that just wouldn't work. There is something very appealing about their sturdiness and their round shape. ...

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Think Monday, Think ATC - Fascinating Watches

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Ah, little Lucy from Retro Cafe Art Gallery looks as though she is ready to go to school. She does look a bit apprehensive about the whole idea though, doesn't she? This little one has her whole life ahead of her. A person has a very different concep...

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Gothic Arches - Black and White with a Hint of Red

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My wonderfully talented friend Chriss Rollins is the host of the Gothic Arch challenge this week and has chosen the theme "Black and White with a Hint of Red". This combination is always so striking and to me alludes to passion so I have created my arch w...

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Dans ma maison il y a ....du orange

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I am in the mood for Hallowe'en art. Don't ask me why but I don't think I'm alone because I'm seeing more and more Hallowe'en artwork popping up on blogs. While away on vacation, I decided to alter a house shaped board book for a friend of mine. I ha...

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Online Courses

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I decided to list a few sites that offer mixed media online courses. I have taken at least one course from each of these and I'd highly recommend them to anyone. What I find particularly exciting about online courses is that I can work on them at my ow...

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"Ornery" Round Robin Page

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This little girl from PaperWhimsy has always made me smile. She looks downright ornery. Perhaps she didn't want to have her photo taken in the first place. She seemed perfect for this round robin page that I created for an alphabetica project. As yo...

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State Fair ATCs

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I recently participated in an artist trading fair swap with a "State Fair" theme. At first, the theme had me rather stumped then I thought about everything that I remembered about going to the fair. We don't have state fairs here in Canada but we do ha...

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