SERENITY

I love the image of this little girl. The image is a freebie gifted by June of Art Freebies.
Word stamp from Hero Arts.
Spellbinders Die cut framing.

ART PIECES ATC "EASTER" CHALLENGE

Theme: Easter

Collage image and stamps from INKA STAMPS

CRAZY AMIGO - BUTTERFLIES

Theme: Butterflies
Collage images from LISA'S ALTERED ART

Background stamps from Hero Arts

CREATED BY HAND - EASTER EGGS

Theme: Easter Eggs
Collage images from SPICE IT UP
Background stamps from INKA STAMPS

LOTS TO DO CHALLENGE - BOXES

Theme: Boxes
I altered this paper mache' box using various stamping techniques. Wooden doll heads were used for feet and knob for the lid. Embellished with fibers and decorative tag.

MAKE IT MONDAYS - HATS

Theme: Hats
Card created using collage sheets from TEN TWO STUDIOS
Background pieces from Chocolate Raspberry Bits and Pieces Sheet
Hat Tag images from the Fashionable Flapper Tags Sheet

THE PINK ELEPHANT - EASTER

Theme: Easter

Collage images from SPICE IT UP

Background stamps from INKA STAMPS

TMTA - MEN WITH BEARDS

MIXED MEDIA MONDAY - COME FLY WITH ME

Theme: Come Fly with Me

Collage image from Paper Imagery

Cuttlebug Dry Embossed background

SUNDAY STAMPER - OUR HOUSE

Theme: Our House

Collage images from TEN TWO STUDIOS

Stamped transparencies with Tim Holtz images

Distressed with inks from Tim Holtz

GOTHIC ARCHES - INSPIRED BY THE RAINBOW

Theme: Inspired by the Rainbow
Color Criteria choice - Red and Green (complimentary colors on the color spectrum)
2 Stamp Criteria - background stamps from INKA STAMPS
Inspirational word - "Believe"
Collage images from TEN TWO STUDIOS New "Spring Garden Paper Dolls" collage sheet.

SUNDAY POSTCARD - LIFE IS GOOD!

Theme: Life is Good
Collage image from Paper Imagery
Transparency image from Digital Collage

SMALL WORLD OF INCHIES AND TWINCHIES - YELLOW

Theme: Yellow
All collage images and stamps from INKA STAMPS
Flower from Prima

SO ARTFUL CHALLENGE - DOLLS

Theme: Dolls
Collage image from LISA'S ALTERED ART

Flower from Prima

MAKES MY HEART SMILE AWARD - DAY 4

MAKES MY HEART SMILE AWARD - DAY 4
DAY 4 has arrived...and I have a very special lady to bring this special award to. She is a beautiful mixed media artist, very generous in sharing, and very involved with so many of us in our blogisphere. I hope you will join me in applauding June from Art Freebies. She so deserves this award as she expends so much effort in creating a blog that each of us may share in daily. She has gifted so many of us with gorgeous free images and continues to do so. She has also started a weekly challenge where we may share in each other's art endeavors. June, I hope you will accept this tribute of the "MAKES MY HEART SMILE AWARD". June is a wonderful blogger, each day her blog is filled with gorgeous artwork and I hope you will pay her a visit...you will love seeing all her beautiful art. Thanks for sharing it with us, June! To read all about how this all started and to obtain the icon: http://gaylepage-robak.blogspot.com/2009/03/makes-my-heart-smile-award.html

SATURDAY WORKOUT - MAKE A SHRINE

Theme: Make a Shrine
I created this shrine by rusting an old Altoid tin and using that as the receptical for my rusted and found objects.

ART CREATIONS IMAGE CHALLENGE

Theme: Boy image from Art Creations
Background stamps from Tim Holtz

MAKE A MOO OR TWO - YESTERDAY

Theme: Yesterday

Collage image from LISA'S ALTERED ART

TAG YOU'RE IT - CUTE AND CUDDLY

Theme: Cute and Cuddly
Collage Image Freebie from Art Freebies
Manilla tag stressed with Walnut Ink

ART FREEBIES CHALLENGE

Theme: Background Image from Art Freebies
Collage images from COLLAGE VISIONS

A SCHOLARLY PRINCESS

Collage images from Digital Collage
Background stamps from Tim Holtz

MAKES MY HEART SMILE AWARD - DAY 3

DAY 3 has arrived...just in case you didn't know, I am a night hawk. Well, almost daily I have the privilege of seeing the wonderfully beautiful artwork of an Alaskan Stamper and friend, Kersten from The Altered Gypsy blogspot. I would like to take this time to let Kersten know how much I love her artwork by this tribute for the "MAKES MY HEART SMILE AWARD". Kersten is a wonderful blogger, each day her blog is filled with gorgeous artwork and I hope you will pay her a visit...you will love seeing all her beautiful art. Thanks for sharing it with us, Kersten!

To read all about how this all started and to obtain the icon:
http://gaylepage-robak.blogspot.com/2009/03/makes-my-heart-smile-award.html

LOTS TO DO CHALLENGE - WIRE

Theme: Wire
I designed and created this necklace and earing set using silver wire. All elements and findings used in the jewelry pieces were made by me.

RAINBOW LADY - BALLOONS

Theme: Balloons

Background stamped with rubber from Magenta Stamps

Collage images from LISA'S ALTERED ART

ONE POWERFUL HOUR - EYES

The Eyes Have It
Collage image stamped with rubber from Stamper's Anonymous
Embellished with black organza ribbon

VINTAGE COLLAGE ART

Collage image from Digital Collage

Background stamps from Tim Holtz

MAKES MY HEART SMILE AWARD

We are never too old to get excited when we are surprised by the kindness and caring of others.
Carolyn (Playing in the Sandbox) and Lyn (Trash to Treasure Art) have nominated me to receive this award and in turn I am to select 10 blogs, one each day, of my blog favorites.

Do you realize how difficult this can be? Here is how it works:
1. The winner of the Award places the logo on her blog. (The easy part) d
2. She makes a link to the person who sent the award to her. (Mastered this one, too.)
3. She nominates 10 blogs (one each day). (This is where it gets difficult so not necessarily in order of my favorites, I'll do my best.)
4. She links to these ten blogs.
5. She leaves a message on the blog of the nominees.

For Day 1 I nominate Elizabeth (Last Door Down the Hall) as I so enjoy visiting Elizabeth's blog. She is one busy lady and a beautiful mixed media artist. Visit her blog and you will find such a wonderful variety of interesting eye candy. Everything from gorgeous photos that she has taken, excellent recipes, gorgeous freebies, and beautiful artwork. So, kudos to you, Elizabeth, you are very deserving of this wonderful award as visiting your blog makes my heart smile!

Day 2 is here and I have a very special lady that I would love to pay tribute to....Tonya Ashe at Collage Artistry . Tonya is a true artist in every sense of the word. Her work is fabulous and you must go to her blog to appreciate all the beautiful artwork presented...a fabulous variety and extremely inspiring. She has gifted collage sheets of her own creation and I have so enjoyed working with them. Be sure to pay her a visit. You will be very pleased.

VINTAGE 3X6 ART - COLLAGE VISIONS

Vintage Collage image from COLLAGE VISIONS
Layered Art created with Spellbinders Nestabilities

TAG ART

Tag art created with images from Paper Whimsey.
Background stamp from Tim Holtz

THEME THURSDAY - CIRCUS

Theme: Circus

Collage image and stamped background images from INKA STAMPS

WEDNESDAY STAMPER - TRANSFER

Theme - Transfer
I created this transfer using clear contact paper. The stamped image and floral garland images transfers were applied to a canvas base covered with tissue and gel medium.

ATC WEDNESDAY - FLY

Theme: Fly

Collage image and background stamps from INKA STAMPS

COLLAGE VISIONS - VINTAGE CHILD

Collage image from COLLAGE VISIONS

CRAZY AMIGO - STRIPES

Theme: Stripes
Collage image from ALTERED PAGES
Yuzen papers from Hero Arts
Flowers from Hero Arts

ART PIECES ATC CHALLENGE

Theme: Swirls, Glitter and Embossing.
Collage image from Digital Collage
Swirl transparency stamped with Tim Holtz Stamps
Cream Cuttlebug embossed background glitz'd with Gold -which appears more like pink, but really, it is all cream and gold toned :)
I also want to give thanks to the ladies at Art Pieces!! I was lucky enough to win the blog candy offered at last week's challenge!

CREATED BY HAND - FLOWERS

Theme: Flowers
Collage image from Alpha Stamps
Background stamps from INKA STAMPS
Flower from Prima

TMTA - MOULIN ROUGE

Theme: Moulin Rouge
Collage image from ALTERED PAGES
Transparency stamped with rubber from Hero Arts

THE PINK ELEPHANT - MARIE AND FAMILY

Theme: Sketch challenge
Subject: Marie Antoinette and family
Background: Cuttlebug embossed with glitz
Collage image from ALTERED PAGES

MIXED MEDIA MONDAY - ORIENTAL

Theme: Oriental
Collage image from INKA STAMPS
Yuzen papers from Hero Arts
Floral embellishment from Prima

GOTHIC ARCHES - VERNAL EQUINOX

Theme: Vernal Equinox
I love to garden and Springtime brings the onset of Tulips to my garden.
These white tulips are photos from my garden. The collage image and bird transparency are from Digital Collage.. Embellished with ribbon.

SUNDAY STAMPERS = DIAMONDS

Theme: Diamonds
Collage images from Digital Collage
Background stamps from Tim Holtz

SUNDAY POSTCARD - MOTHERS

Theme: Mothers
Collage images from Digital Collage
Background stamps from Tim Holtz

SMALL WORLD OF INCHIES AND TWINCHES - FLOWERS

Theme: Flowers

SATURDAY WORKOUT - SEW AN ATC

Theme: Sew an ATC
ATC created with pinked-fabric, rubber stamped with sewing images.
Embellished with sewing notions, and hand stitched.

ASPIRING ARTIST

All collage images from Digital Collage
Background stamps from Tim Holtz

HOLD FAST TO YOUR DREAMS

All collage images from LISA'S ALTERED ART

DECORATIVE MATCHBOXES

I created these decorative matchboxes with collage sheets and matchboxes from TEN TWO STUDIOS

Embellished with little metal frames, Victorian Scrap, gemstones, and gemstone brads for the drawer pulls.

TAG YOU'RE IT - RIBBON-BUTTONS-EYELET-BRAD

Theme: Embellishments required: ribbons, buttons, eyelets or brads
Collage image from COLLAGE VISIONS
Background from Digital Daydreams

MAKE A MOO - CARTE POSTALE

Theme: Carte Postale

Digital Collage Transparency Image over Basic Grey CS

Faux postage from Digital Collage

ART CREATIONS - BACKGROUND

Collage image from ALTERED PAGES

Background image from Art Creations

Background embellished with transparencies stamped with Magenta Stamps

TGIF - KEEP SMILING

Theme: Keep Smiling
Collage images from SPICE IT UP