Faye's Adventures in Art
Back to School is the theme for CBH challenge this week. This 4x4 has a typewriter stamp (SU), a picture from an old magazine, and various words I wrote. The background was made by spraying mica mists onto my work surface and then laying the card stock face down onto it. I like this picture because the kids look like they are enjoying school.
I used Marilyn's picture for last week's Think Monday Think ATC so I am just reusing her photo with a different background. The background for this ATC is one that I had previously made using wax resist technique. I don't remember who showed us how to do this but I used wax paper, a cuttlebug folder and cardstock that was misted with homemade mica mists.
This is not my normal territory, cute and cuddly, but I wanted to do something this weekend before I have to go clean the house.
This entry to the Art Creations Friday challenge, Swan Lake, is done on a wallpaper I made by tiling one of my personal photos of some Stargazer lilies and other flowers. I also altered the colors in the photo. The frame is thanks to Graphics Fairy.
Colour Create's theme this week is the use of the three colors: ruby, cream, and gold.
This is a photo, printed as a transparency, of two of my favorite "people". My granddaughter and my dog were best of pals, as seen by the hand petting the dog. The granddaughter is now away at college and the precious lab has died, so I am so missing them both. The butterfly stamp is one I've had quite a while. The bird and the swirl stamps are from a set of clear stamps I just bought. 
Paperminutes' theme is Blue/Brown. Created by Hand's theme is Nature. Tag Tuesday's theme is using a trio of something on a tag.
Think Monday Think ATCs has as its theme this week - chocolate. Here is my entry with apologies to Marilyn.
Using mica tiles is the challenge for Saturday's Workout. I have some "found" mica I picked up out in the countryside several years ago, so I used it to go over the word Dream on this card. The background is mica mists on textured paper. The "writing" is done with a cuttlebug folder. I dipped the paper in some of the same mists.
This lovely canvas was given to us by Art Creations Friday. I flipped it 180° and added some Dover images, plus a few Photoshop Elements brushes from Brusheezy.
I love the springtime when everything begins to wake up after the winter's sleep. It's a time of renewal. All of these images came from the Dover Publications freebies. See the other entries for this week's Theme Thursday.
Paper Minutes' theme is Women. Here is a card from a background I had made with Moonglow Starburst inks and some spray inks on yellow card stock. The woman is from a magazine.
The Three Muses challenge this week is to create some art with wings in it - Things with Wings. I used a background I had made with a cuttlebug folder and various mists and sprays, a png clip I had of some magnolias (Dover???), and a butterfly brush that came with my Photoshop Elements.
This darling picture of my husband and his big brother is what I thought of when I learned the theme for Gothic Arches was Little Boys.
Here is my digital ATC for Art Creations Friday. The writing is a brush from Obsidian Dawn; the house is one of Dover freebies. The beautiful woman is the image furnished by ACF for us to use this week.
Textured Background is the theme for Saturday's Workout. This 5x7 canvas board was slathered with white acrylics paint. While it was still wet, I stamped a few of my stamps into the paint and made a few random marks. After drying for about 16 or 17 hours, I discovered it was still gooey in spots, so I used the heat gun on it. The next step was applying the several brown tones of acrylics paint and wiping off most of it. I decided to finish it off with the RAK (Hearts and Love stamps) I received from Louise of Tag Tuesday. I sealed this with a clear gloss acrylics sealer.
Here is the wonderful RAK I received from Louise on her Tag Tuesday challenge. These stamps are so gorgeous and I just can't say enough thank you's. I am going to enjoy making cards with this beautiful gift.
The Three Muses' theme this week is Art in the Round. I took this lily/circle image from Dover Publications freebies, turned it 45° and made a quilt from the double images. I don't know how to tile so each one was moved separately.
Tag Tuesday's theme is Summer Flowers, which fits in nicely with Paper Minutes' theme of green, yellow, and white.
For Gothic Arches this week we are to use a childhood toy. This one was before my time, for sure. Dover Publications is the source of my images.
This 4x4 card was done for Colour Create Challenge (pink, orange, and green) and One Stop (pearls and swirls).