December Art with Heart - Favorite Things!

Are you ready for Christmas?

I for one am NOT! I think this is the first year that I am not ready at all! I swear last time I looked at the calendar it was October! How is it that November flew by and now it is a few days before Christmas?

Well..........
Tis’ the season for a new Art with Heart Challenge! December is “Favorite Things” and we want you to play along!  This month is essentially anything goes.  Just share your favorite things whether it be a die, paint, ink, color or project.  

So My favorite die is.......

Sizzix ScoreBoards XL Die - Blocks/Cubes, 3-D

You may ask why and I will tell you why. It is because I can use it for so many things. 

Just watch and see!

So for today's project I used the 3D Blocks/Cubes

Little Sizzles Mat board

Using my Big Kick I cut all my pieces out

I adhered all my paper on

I used a Tim Holtz Die to die cut the word Joy on the largest block

All pieces are now ready to be put together

Once put together - I die cut some feet for my tower. I used Eileen's new Sewing box die. I love the feet/base on it and am using them on so many projects.

Once I attached the base I used some distress ink and adhered some snowflakes. I added a knob at the top. In the bottom block I added a 

battery operated candle.

Using the same die I have made these projects and that is why this die is one of my favorites!

 Christmas gift box/keepsake

Valentines tower filled with candy

Halloween tower

All of these are made with the same die! And that my friends is why!

Please join us in this month's Art with Heart challenge! It's is so easy to join and just show us your favorite die, paint, paper anything!

Thanks for stopping by!

I am signing off until after CHA! I will be back in January.

Merry Christmas and have a safe and wonderful New Year!

Do you forget to blog?

I always forget to blog!

Do you do that? I get busy doing projects and than forget about blogging them!
I have many behind the scenes projects that I can't show because they are being submitted for magazines or for Company blog posts.

But I have some I can show!

I did a lamp for my great niece. That was different and fun! I found the lamp at Target for $7.48! Bargain!

Add some Deco Art paint and now she has a brand new lamp for her nursery!

 Here is the girl I had painted for her. Now she has the lamp to match! My niece is so into octopuses! The whole nursery is octopuses!

I am also in a tag swap, so I decided to make my own embellishments!

They are turning out quite cute......if I do say so myself!

 Right now I am staining them to give them the old worn look!

I have just finished some projects for Glue Dots® and hopefully will be able to share those soon!

Thanks for popping by!

Creative Paperclay Blog Hop!

It's that time!

Time for Creative Paperclay® Halloween Link Up Blog Hop!

There is still time for you to link up! Go HERE to link up.

For my project I wanted to try something new for me. I wanted a tree with arms sticking out beyond the base. I am so happy how this turned out! I love that I was able to accomplish this. Creative Paperclay® sure works well for this.

I am really enjoying working with Creative Paperclay®!

I hope you like what I have done!

 I have also been working on some Halloween wands for decorations!
Lots of Creative Paperclay® fun!

 Here is a picture of the scarecrow. The wand is a vintage bobbin. His hat is made with wool felt! Such a fun piece!

Did you know if you LINK UP you will receive a package of Creative Paperclay®!

I hope you enjoyed my projects!  Make sure you leave a comment on each of the blogs, PRIZE involved!

Thanks for stopping by!

Challenge- Rustification

Rustification.........Hmmmmm.....I can Rusty! Or at least I can make it look rusty.

Simon Says Stamp and Show has a CHALLENGE so here goes......

Let's give it a try.......I CAN do this!

What happens when you take masking tape, a heat gun, distress embossing powder?


                                   Rustification!

 

Here it is....A rusty Crypt..Look the trick or treaters are passing by.

 Hope they don't stop in.........

Here is the SPOOKY inside!

 This is the ONLY time glue strings are a GOOD thing!

 Mr Bones wants to meet you! He really does........Check out that picture...it changes!

 More pictures......this was made from a wood pencil box.

 Here is a really good one of the Lenticular face!

 Check out this spider and her web!

 Mr Bones up close and personal!

Thanks for stopping by.........leave a comment and tell me did I make it RUSTY? 

Halloween Candle Holders

I had so much fun making these amazing Halloween Candle Holders!

                Have you ever tried Glue Dots® Lines?

They are AWESOME!

                          Made this project so EASY!

 Playing with different lenses and I liked it!

Do you want to learn how to make some of your own?

Check here for full instructions!

 “I wrote this blog post while participating on the Glue Dots design team.”

Chapter 11: STRIPES! Week 3

"At the two-yard peg she faced round, and said, 'A pawn goes two squares in its first move, you know.So you'll go VERY quickly through the Third Square--by railway, I should think--and you'll find yourself in the Fourth Square in no time. Well, THAT square belongs to Tweedledum and Tweedledee--the Fifth is mostly water--the Sixth belongs to Humpty Dumpty--But you make noremark?''I--I didn't know I had to make one--just then,' Alice faltered out."- Chapter 11, Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There Happy new year! When I think of Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee, I always think stripes and plaids. Lewis Carroll does not mention the patterns they are wearing, but so many illustrations and movies have clad them in mismatched stripes and patterns. Your challenge this month is to use STRIPES


Jenny Doh, formerly the managing editor of the famous Stampington publications, has started an artist's community website called CRESCENDOh. There is an online shop selling all kinds of things including charming CRESCENDOh clear stamps, including the Alice in Wonderland by Danita set that the design team is showing off. But the heart of the site is all the stories; stories by artists of all kinds, stampers, quilters, paper crafters. Each shares a tale of how art has changed their life. For some it is a joyous outlet, but for many others it has been a way to stay afloat in times of tragedy or grief. As I thought about this challenge, the theme of STRIPES seemed appropriate. Stripes decorate circus tents and tents of the knights of old. Stripes are birthday wrapping paper and elegant Regency wallpaper. Stripes are the traditional garb of prisoners, and stripes are also how the marks of a whip are described. Stripes can represent so many different things, and the creative process has been many things to the people who have contributed stories to the CRESCENDOh site.
Author Jenny Doh is donating a signed copy of her latest book, Art Saves, which is not only full of eye candy but is also full of the stories of how art changes lives. "Discover not only the HOW but also the WHY, through the stunning projects and unique stories of 20 exciting multi-media artists." Thanks so much to Jenny for contributing such a meaningful prize to start off 2012!

Enter your project featuring stripes by Friday, Jan. 27. The winner will be announced the following Sunday. As always, entries that feature Wonderland will have two chances at the random drawing instead of one. You may enter as often as you like but each entry must be on a separate post. All posts must mention and link back to the challenge.



This week my art piece is a mixed media plaque. It has been a tough week, I have been sick with pneumonia, I have been sick since before Christmas. It hit me hard this week. I was also asked to make some projects for CHA using the Cosmo Cricket line.

So here you go here is my project for this month of stripes
I took a 6" X 12" board and gessoed it and painted the background. Set aside to dry, took mini canvas and added paper from graphic 45 Halloween in Wonderland, also set aside to dry. I then took to coloring my images with colored pencils. Blending with Gamasol. I love these little images. I could color them over and over again. I cut them out and then adhered them to the little canvas. I Have not put a finish on this as I think I will be adding a coat of wax to it. I think it will look fabulous with wax. I could not put it on now as my lungs are weak.

Here are some close ups of the mini canvas

Here is one that I was just playing with. It is kinda of a "Where's Waldo"

So that's it for me this week. I am hoping for a feeling better kind of week for me. It is time.

Now off you go......check out this weeks inspiration by the Altered Alice design team members. Then go get your stripes going and join in on the challenge.

Halloween stuff

I have been working on some stuff again..........that's Halloween stuff if your wondering.
Everyone knows how I love Halloween. I won't talk much just pictures.

Post Card size 4 X 6

















Cute wall of pumpkins!

Pretty Dracula?

                                                                          Scarecrow

                                                                                      Witch

Still need some stuff done before final pictures, just wanted you to see what I am up to!