Creative News.

It has been a really long time since I posted anything on my blog. I am still creating ATC's and other paper art.
Since I first posted my creative outlets are expanding
I now attend an ATC group in Fort Lauderdale at Scrapbooking Depot and plan to join the Altered Book group there in January.
The Stamp Shack closed on September 30th and I miss the store. I met so many wonderful and talented women there.
I still go to Miami once a month to the ATC group there also. We just finished a great trade of the 12 chapters of Alice in Wonderland. We each did a set of 12 and traded by chapters. I made 5 complete sets for a total of 60 cards!
I am still scrapbooking with my friends but have not been working on a big scrapbook since my Paris book. I have so many photos and trips that I need to start working on them more seriously. We did a trans-Atlantic cruise and then from Rome to the Greek Islands in May and then traveled to the Caribbean in Sept. on the Solstice, a really beautiful ship.
I attended The Great American Scrapbook Convention with my friends from Pittsburgh and Richmond. I took a class on Glimmer Mists and now completely love using them in my art work.
Always like to learn new techniques!
My new favorite tools are the Tim Holtz distress pads, distress applicator, tissue tape, stamps, and masks.

ONE YEAR LATER

HI
It has been more than one year since I posted on my blog. I have been busy being creative and enjoying my other interests like Traveling, and political activities.
Trying to spend as much time with family and friends is also a priority but I will make a better attempt do get back to posting here.
Thanks for checking my blog.
Linda

Marie A. Doll

I used Character Constructions rubber stamps to create this Marie Antionette Doll.

I stamped the doll's head and bodice skirt and legs on heavy card stock. I then stamped the bodice and skirt on pink dotted paper and glued to the card stock. The curtains were stamped in purple on Purple glitter patterned paper.

I used chalk to color the hair and skin tone and then highlighted the doll with a clear glitter pen as well as some color glitter pens.

I added some ribbon and demensional items like the clock. I plan to use this on the top of a birthday cake and will add another small stick so to keep her shoes out of the icing. She is about 11 inches tall.

Water Color Crayons.

I discovered something about water color crayons. Don't take them to the beach.
I like to stamp images and then color them at the beach either with water color crayons or water color pencils. I finally purchased the largest set of water color crayons and used them at the beach one day and left them in my beach bag in the sun while I took a swim.
To my dismay the crayons were melted the next time I opened the tin! I'm sure I can still put my wet brush to the melted blobs and they will still work but my advice is don't take them to the beach or leave them in a hot Florida car!

Front Covers of the Books

Front covers are three demensional. If you click on them the photos will enlarge. The photo to the left the books are turned.

I will try and figure out how to turn it!

Handmade Three Inch Books and Book Shelf

I took a class at the Stamp Shack with artist Joyce Hazen and learned how to make the little 3 inch books. I knew then that I had to make this set for Betsy for her 60 th Birthday. Each book has a different theme.

1. Art

2. "B" book, for Birthday and Betsy

3. Pen and Ink

4. Toys

5. Woman Power

6. Birds, Flowers, and Friendship

7. Lady Liberty Calling

8. Fashionista

My favorite of the books was the Toy book since it has a stamp of Howdy Doody in a TV. My all time favorite show when I was a kid. The last page has a small paper doll that is just too cute.

• I LOVE RUBBERSTAMPS
  
  I have been collecting rubber art stamps for about 37 years. I can't draw as well as I would like to and so I used my rubber stamps in collage work in place of my lack of drawing ability.
  When my children were small we always went to the beach in the summertime and I would take a shoe box of rubber stamps to "play" with in case we had a rainy day. The boys also enjoyed stamping and coloring the stamped images with water-color pencils. An instant Watercolor drawing! For a long period of time the collection was small and only used for the occasional birthday card or valentine and then I was introduced to a store in Pittsburgh called Stamp Fanci.
  I started taking card making classes there and from then on totally addictied to Rubber Stamps.
  I now use them in all my art work. I've learned so many techniques from just using different inks, embossing powders, chalks, etc....
  I miss Stamp Fanci and try and take classes when I am in Pittsburgh. I have however found a new favorite rubberstamp store here in Fort Lauderdale called The Stamp Shack.
  Lynn, the owner is a very creative and passionate person and always wants to see finished projects. When my friend Jan visited from Richmond,VA, we went to the store twice to and from the airport and two days of a rubberstamp convention too. We had the best time!
  I've attached a photo of me shopping in the store.