Love - Fun with ATCs

This was made for a new ATC challenge blog, Fun with ATCs. I used Hearts in Touch stamp and See D's stamps on glossy card stock.

WS - Leonardo da Vinci

     Wednesday Stamper's challenge theme this week is Leonardo da Vinci. In my opinion, he was probably the most gifted person ever to grace this planet. His genius was in so many fields other than the one we artists know best, painting and drawing. He was also a genius in surgical anatomy, mapmaking, engineering, archeology, and botany. 

     My background is tan cardstock stamped in archival brown ink with stamps from Purple Onion Designs and All Night Media. The images, printed out on beige paper, came from googling. 

     My husband and I visited Vinci, Italy,  and saw the wonderful little museum there with Leonardo's designs exhibited. More about Leonardo can be found HERE and HERE.

Green and Rose -Paper Minutes

I don't have the same shade of green or of rose as the inspiration piece, but I think this is close enough. Rose and green are the challenge color combination this week for Paper Minutes. I used this heart shaped stamp and my baby picture.

TMTA - buttons

For the Think Monday Think ATC challenge using buttons, I have made mine from a sprayed, misted, painted, and gessoed background. The stamps are Purple Onion and Stampin' Up.

Wings - MMM

Mixed Media Monday's theme is Wings. The background is lots of sprays, mists, blobs of gesso and acrylic paints, stamps and paper collage. Then I scanned it and used various brushes and other Photoshop Elements effects. The angel is from Dover Publications.

Shabby Chic - gothic arches

Gothic Arches has as its theme this week: shabby chic. I can do chic, but not too sure about shabby. Is that the same as grunge? Anyway, I am entering this arch containing a picture of one of my paintings of a shabby barn with the chic Mrs. Sallie Rhea, one of my ancestors,  in the foreground.

One Stop - fancy corners or edges

For the One Stop Craft Challenge today, I am entering this square card. The dragonfly is stamped onto a circle made of the same misting and painting as the larger background. I then did a glaze over the circle with UTEE. After leaving it in the freezer for a little while, I cracked it so that it looks like cracked glass. This scan doesn't do the technique justice. It's a fun, rewarding craft technique.

ACF 15Jan10

Art Creations Friday has provided this sweet little girl image for our challenge this week. I have given her a cardinal to hold.