Just a quick post today – Dragony Mushrooms. I’m hosting an ATC swap over at Paper Traders. This is my set to contribute. My dragons and mushrooms are hand drawn with pen and ink on watercolor paper. I used Kuretake Japanese watercolors and a bit of Pebeo (for the spots). … Continue reading
Another wonderful ATC swap going on over at PaperTraders! The theme was ‘On Your Travels’ so I went with storybook mice. All my ATCs tend to look like story illustrations, no matter how much I may try otherwise. I’m finding that I really like pen and ink with watercolor. I’ve also … Continue reading
Hi all! Today I’m really stepping outside my familiar comfort zone. Andy Skinner is hosting a new challenge – Bold & Bright. I’m very much a grunge girl and I have always loved Andy’s faux rust techniques. For this challenge I really tried to brighten my palette using products I … Continue reading
This was a new technique for me and harder than it may seem to accomplish. These were for a new swap at Paper Traders (link on sidebar) and there are so many ways to take the theme. I finally ended up letting my illustrator self out and created these images … Continue reading
Hi all! Just adding a few more Valentine projects for this month! We have a monthly Rolodex card swap at Paper Traders so I’m including my entry here today (I always make one to keep beyond the swap number). We also had a wonderful swap for Valentine’s using toilet rolls … Continue reading
Hello again! I’m going to try to catch up and post all the projects I’ve been doing over the last month or so. Today it’s Vintage Circus – clearly my favorite theme – that I’m hosting over at paper Traders. This swap is actually going on right now and everyone … Continue reading
Happy New Year all! I have a lot to catch up on. I’ve been crafting up a storm but not posting very regularly. To make up for some of that I present to you my ATCs for a current swap going on at Paper Traders (see side bar for link). … Continue reading
Hello and happy Holiday Season! Today I have three new tags made for the Tag Tuesday site with the theme ‘Bows”. I had a lot of fun making these. It really helps me to have a prompt to work to so the Tag Tuesday site is great for me. All … Continue reading
Hi all! Just a quick note to tell you about Tag Tuesday! TT is a great little blog for sharing tag creativity based on the current theme and prompt. Fun! And no trips to the post office for this one. Please hop over to Tag Tuesday and join me for this week’s … Continue reading
The studio is piled high with Halloween! I have happily horded bits and pieces, paper and bobs and trinkets of Halloween goodness. Strangely, I used very little of it on this set of ATCs for a swap on Paper Traders. I painted, pasted, and inked my way through with the following … Continue reading
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