Bunnies by the Inch

I like to make tiny little things, and maybe that's why I love ATCs so much, but could I go even smaller?? Inchies are one-inch collage pieces which have been around a while, but are new to me. These are my first attempt at inchies- I may have gotten a bit carried away, there are a lot of flowers and brads on there! I've made some ATCs using inchies, but you'll have to wait a while to see those ;)

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms :) This is the card I made this year, there's a little glitter on it, and the inside and the envelope matched as well- lots of love for Mom and MIL!

Check out the Scribbler

This is so fun, check out The Scribbler and make a rough drawing. Start the scribbler and watch it appear- my little snail and flowers is just one of a dozen I made- it's addicting!

ATCs made with the same image

Just for fun, I really like this lady, and wanted to add a pattern to her dress and get some use from this stamp. The last one is an April fool's day card- red roses for a blue lady ;)

Piet Mondrian

This ATC was inspired by Mondiran, I didn't directly copy one of his designs, but used a sharpie and a ruler to draw the lines. This is a big change from what i usually do, and I really had fun with it.

You Rock

This is just a thank you card for the person I interviewed for a school project. I'm sending a starbucks card too since I didn't interview him in person. I conducted several interviews and always met them somewhere for coffee or a snack. I was just itching to use this new Purple Onion Designs alphabet. The base card is black, not sure it will show up on this black background blog.

What a cool idea!

I found this video clip today and I love the idea. Artists really do see the world in a different way, this is so clever.

There's No Place Like Home

I made these pages for a circle journal with a home theme. My house is my favorite place to be in the world. I love to travel, but there is nothing like coming back to my own home and sleeping in my own bed. I like how this turned out, I might have to make something similar for me to keep. I love working in circle journals, and doing swaps. I like the challenge of a theme, and usually end up doing something I'd never have come up with on my own. I'm a bit bummed this CJ project is over, but it also means that I get my journal back next month!

Lucky Me

I am a bit Irish, about 1/4, my paternal Grandmother came to America in 1913. So, I tend to make something for St. Patrick's Day, and this is what I came up with this year. The scan of the ATC is a bit blurry due to the thickness of the flowers, but you get the idea. I already know what I want to send next year- I found a rubber stamp of a prayer that my grandmother had hanging on the wall. I remember it was right inside the door, embroidered and framed. It said: May those who love us, love us; and those who don't love us, may God turn their hearts; and if He doesn't turn their hearts, may He turn their ankles so we'll know them by their limping.

I have an extra one of these- since I've been absent soooo long, the first person who wants the extra card- leave a comment saying so. It's up for grabs :)

It's ALIVE!!!!!

I'm so very lazy, and I have ignored this blog... I've ignored it so much that I cannot even claim that school is keeping it from me. I'm lazy folks. Lazy. It made me think of this Shel Silverstein poem that I loved as a kid. In case you can't read the text it says: Lazy lazy lazy lazy lazy lazy Jane. She wants a drink of water so she waits and waits and waits and waits and waits for it to rain. It still suits me today, I guess some things never change! :)

What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Inland North   You may think you speak "Standard English straight out of the dictionary" but when you step away from the Great Lakes you get asked annoying questions like "Are you from Wisconsin?" or "Are you from Chicago?" Chances are you call carbonated drinks "pop."
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A cute little survey I saw on Tracy's blog and had to try out for myself. It' has me pegged!!!

Dymphie's ATC Challenge

Dymphie posted a challenge on her blog to use this cool picture of the old car. The challenge ran through November first, and although I was a little late finishing I thought I'd post it anyhow! :) The policeman is from a picture I found on the web and saved to my computer.

Backgrounds

A few backgrounds I made today with distress inks. Really fun, These are actually posted in reverse order- the top one being the last one I made as the ink was running out. :) The colors are Broken China, Dusty Concord, Worn Lipstick. Smeared on a craft sheet and sprayed with water, then soaked up with paper. I saw this link on Dymphie's Blog and gave it a try.

Cool Tool

I found a link to this cool map tool on Sue's blog and had to try it out for myself. These are all the states I have visited. Can you tell most of the red ones are within driving distance for me? :) Give it a try!

I Won!!!

Well, my monkey book (see previous post) is "top banana" because I won first prize in the contest!! Finding the $50 gift certificate in my mailbox really made my day. It looks like I'll be treating myself to more Rubber Soul stamps in the very near future :)

A card for Konni

This is an ATC I made in memory Konni, a great artist and friend who passed away earlier this year. Some friends and I made cards in her memory and I have sent a set to European Papers for their second ATC exhibit. Konni had several cards in the first exhibit, and we have entered 9 cards in her memory for this show. Nine cards fit in a sheet, and we had eight cards from different artists. I made this one to fill the page, I look forward to seeing these displayed in person when the show opens next month.

The colorful background is Konni's work- I scanned a tote bag that she decorated and sent to me. I reduced it to ATC size, then I did some stamping on top of it and added her photo. I think Konni would have liked it.

Recent Frustrations

Well, I'm headed back to college this fall, in three weeks actually, and I've had nothing but trouble so far. One college didn't send my transcript although I paid and filled out all the paperwork required, so my application was hung-up. I got that taken care of. I went to the interviews for the program -it is new this quarter and will only accept 20 students. Accepted! :) Then yesterday I went into the advisory office during walk-in hours to find out what previous credits will transfer and what I still need. Hmmm... I am not in the system... I have an ID number, a college email address, a letter of acceptance into the program- so what's the problem?

It seems that even though I have been accepted by the faculty I have not been accepted to the *university* itself. Hmmm... at least five people told me how strange this is. Very strange, but seemingly unable to be fixed so far. I got to go on a nice self-led tour of the campus though- the advisory office, the student union, the undergraduate admissions office, the records office, the student ID office... Lots of looking me up in the computer, leaving messages for various people... I'm not able to do anything else until I'm accepted, so I'll have to keep up on this to be sure I can eventually register for classes before they actually begin.

On a brighter note- I am also taking a few classes at the local community college and that went off without a hitch! :) It will be much cheaper, and the credits will transfer. I walked into the admissions office, re-applied, and wasn't charged an admission fee. Seems I still have faculty status from years ago when I taught there, so maybe that's why it was waived. I wasn't able to register for classes at that time since the computers had just gone down, but once I got home I was able to sign up for a section I thought was closed, and was able to pay my bill and I'm good to go. All I have to do is get a new ID made with my married name, and buy my books.

Wish me luck from here on out!! :) :)

New ATCs

This set of four ATCs is going out to an ATC trading friend who was very generous in a recent trade with me. I tried to make it so they could each stand alone, but I like them together as a set with the globe in the center. I want to make more ATC sets like this- where they make a larger picture when place together. This set was inspired by Penny Richards, see her ATC set here

Monkey Business

This is a little accordian book that I made as a contest entry for Rubber Soul's monkey contest. http://rubbersoul.com/ I want to get a couple other little things made this weekend and mail them out on Monday. The deadline is the 31st, and I have several things due on the 31st, so I need to kick it into high gear and get creative today!!!

Our Trip Out West

Jeff and I went on an Alaskan cruise earlier this month, and it was fantastic! We had wonderful weather the entire trip, and I got some great pictures. Our favorite part was the helicopter ride we took in Juneau where we were able to land on a glacier and get out to walk around. The views were simply breathtaking! I haven't gotten all the pictures up yet, but we are putting them on Picasa. http://picasaweb.google.com/SheWhoStamps