So Artful Challenges - image

Maude Fealy. She is a beauty, but I have never heard of her. This is the image we were given to work with for So Artful Challenges.

Her frame was made by using a Cuttlebug embossing folder and some distress inks to simulate copper. Coloring of Maude was done in Photoshop Elements.

Spotlight - Art Cards and TT

Spotlight technique is the theme for Artekarten this week. Here is my example made using a Dezinaworld music background along with a Dover freebie image. This was a lot of fun even if it did require quite a bit of planning.

This also fits for Theme Thursday (vintage).

Edit: I ran off several copies of this one to make Mother's Day cards out of for some of the homebound people I know.

Rainbow Lady - Take a Town, City or Country Break

This is my entry for Rainbow Lady's Challenge. Obviously I chose countryside instead of city.

I decided I needed to do more watercoloring. I have forgotten the basics since I haven't done any real paintings in so long. So today I got out my water color paints and paper and copied from an oil painting I did way back when.

I did make a number of changes so it isn't exactly like the oil painting. Besides, this is only about 4.5 x 5" and the oil painting is pretty big (24 x 30"). I have trouble thinking up subjects to paint so I think I will continue to use my oil paintings as a springboard.

Tag it On - Pockets

This tag was made for Tag it On challenge where the theme is pockets. My stamps are from Stampendous (tiny butterfly) and Craft Smart for Michael's (birds).

Three Muses - Underwear

The Three Muses' theme this week is Underwear. I thought of those waist whittlers of yore and remembered that I had an image of a corset. This is a Dover freebie. The woman image is from Nicecrane Designs.

Three in One Entry

Here is my tag for Tag Tuesday (Arbor Day) and for Paper Minutes (olive green, cream, and rose), and for Created by Hand (ribbons). Normally I try to avoid doing multiple challenges with one entry because I end up not doing justice to any of the challenges. However, all three fit in so well that I hope this is ok.

TMTA - Coffee

Coffee is the theme for this week's Think Monday Think ATCs. I used some divine background paper I got in a pack. The coffee cup is my Cuttlebug folder. The man and woman image is from a magazine. The coffee lid is from Donut Shop Coffee, some of the best coffee in the Keurig coffee line. (The best, in my opinion.)

Take a Word - Memories

This is my entry to Take a Word. A simple collage, but at 3:30 a.m. I can't think any more complex!