Rainbow Lady - Your Choice

I did this painting last night in front of the TV using my set of Distress Ink pads and a cup of water and a brush. I was amazed at how the ink acted with the paper. Not good. Anyway, I made the painting for Paint Party Friday, but I have made it into a New Year's greeting card for Rainbow Lady's Challenge.

Pecreativ - Anything Goes

For the Pecreativ challenge this week I am entering this simple card I made. To stamp the design I used clear ink pad and copper embossing powder. The red leaf was punched with a Fiscar punch.

Take a Word - Print

Here is my entry for Take a Word challenge - Print. I have used as my background Nicecrane's Children's Tales. The twins in the foreground are from a stamp I got from Stubby Stamper. I stamped it and colored it with watercolor pencils and scanned it to my computer to use over and over.

The blurriness of this entry makes me seasick. I hope no one else is so affected. (Maybe I'm just still suffering from overeating yesterday and today!)

Merry Christmas 2011!

Art Cards - Tapestry Technique

The technique for this card was FUN, F UN, FUN!! My card is for the challenge: Artekarten, where links to this technique (tapestry) are given.

I used Distress Inks, Stampin' Up Whisper White ink, clear embossing powder, a text stamp, and a hand-cut foam stamp. I am sending this as a birthday card to a friend who is in a nursing home.

Christmas Greetings - Rainbow Lady

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ONE AND ALL!

This is my entry to Rainbow Lady's Challenge. The theme is White Christmas/Happy Christmas.

Here is our house in the snow. Christmas this year will be warmer than usual, so no snow.

The lovely corners are a gift from June.

SoArtful - Ceil Chapman

I took the given image of Ceil Chapman and did some Photoshopping with her. The background is from Dover. This is my entry for SoArtful Challenges.

Rainbow Lady - angels

Rainbow Lady's theme this week is angels. This beautiful angel stamp was given to me by Laura, my friend who does crafts with me at the nursing home. I have embossed it in copper e.p., also a gift from Laura. The background is paper that I have sprayed with several colors of Moon Shadow mists.

Joy to the World!

Here is my ATC for Think Monday Think ATC (script) and for Take a Word (Joy).

My background is one I got from Dezinaworld. The angel is a digital stamp I made from a Dover image. This was made to the 2.5x3.5 inch size.




"Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great JOY that will be to all people."  Luke 2:10

Rainbow Lady - Trees and Baubles

Here is my digital card made using an image from Dover Publications (tree) and a watercolor painting of an ornament that I made and have on my computer to use. (The card with the original painting was sent to someone.)

This is my entry for Cynthia's challenge, Trees and baubles, for Rainbow Lady's Challenge.

Fun with ATCs - Asia

Think Monday Think ATCs has as its theme this week - Asia. My background is made with Moonshadow Mists and stamped with a bamboo stamp. The flower and woman are from Frankie of Dragon's Dream. The character means gold.

So Artful - Santa Claus

My entry for So Artful Challenges (Santa) was made using an image from Dover Publications. I did some fiddling with Photoshop Elements.

Rainbow Lady - Christmas Carols

For Rainbow Lady's challenge this week (Christmas carols) I have made this card with a photo of my hand-painted crèche. My sister did the woodworking and I did the painting.

This is "Away in a Manger."






My second card is also a photo of a crèche. This one is also hand made but came from Germany in the 1970s. It was the first one the artist, a young teenager, had ever made. I wish I knew her name. If anyone recognizes the work, please let me know. The little metal horse is an antique and not part of the original set.

This is "O Holy Night".