the fairy queen's garden

I worked on this piece for several months as I wasn't really sure where it was going. I would work crazily on it, then ignore it for weeks at a time. Then a couple of weeks ago I found an old apple crate label for Fairy Brand apples which inspired me to finally finish...

 

 

  

   

 

 

Many of the wonderful supplies I used came from Alpha Stamps. Leslie (owner of www.alphastamps.com) has kindly compiled a nice little shopping list of them right here including the collage sheet I designed using the Fairy Brand apple label that inspired me.

just the right mood...

Just finished working on some dressed kitty ACEOs... I love putting kitty heads on people bodies, it's so much fun to find the right head for the body and then to place it in just the right position to convey a look or mood...

on the tenth day of Christmas...

my true love gave to me 10 feline fashionistas festively festooned... well maybe just in my version of Alpha Stamps 12 Days of Christmas...

I was graciously asked by Miz Bella to be a guest designer for the tenth day of Christmas in this fabulous blog event and I chose to do something with dressed kittys instead of those boring old traditional leaping lords. So I used a wonderful new accordion book and cut it apart to make five wall "hangers" and a sweet little hanging atc...

It was super easy to do, just a bunch of cutting and glueing for the most part, the hardest part was trying to figure out how to add a dimensional flocked tree to one of my flat panels...

Here's what I finally did after a bit of pondering...

first I cut the base off of the tree...

then I used a pair of sharp scissors and cut all of the bristles from one side of the tree, leaving the top half inch of the tree intact...

then I took out my trusty hot glue gun and glued that tree right where I wanted it...

After getting the tree down, everything else kinda just flew together and when I was finished I had five panels ready for hanging...

I was lucky to find five sweet hangers in my stash to hang up my kittys with... that's why I am so dedicated to hoarding, err um I mean collecting art supplies...

if you'd like to add any of the lovely supplies I used from Alpha Stamps to your art supply collection you can find a complete list with links here.

Little Witch Shrine

I must admit I'm a sucker for anything Halloween and have been working on mostly Halloween themed art lately. So when Leslie, my boss at Alpha Stamps wanted a sample made from a brand new Halloween kit I couldn't wait to get started.

It didn't take long to make and almost everything you need is in the kit, just add some glue and a pair of scissors. You can find it on alpha stamps right now for $19.99.

sale time . . .

I have decided to have a little sale on the things in my Etsy shop, you will need a coupon code to get the sale pricing which is 10% off. The coupon code is YAY10percentOFF and is available, for use, from now until August 25th, 2011. Here are some of the things I currently have listed . . .

Halloween Fun at Alpha Stamps . . .

As you know I not only work for Alpha Stamps but I am also a lucky member of the Design Team. A couple of months ago we received our bimonthly kit and it was my very favorite theme, Halloween! Of course I couldn't wait to get started and spent many hours gesso-ing, collage-ing, painting and more collage-ing until I came up with this whimsical Haunted House Book.

I know you're probably wondering when you can get your hands on this sweet pressed wood book and the fabulous collage sheets I used to create the pages above. Well they are available on Alpha Stamps right now! The best part is we are having a Swap with this great little book, too!

Don't forget we have a Halloween Giveaway Challenge going on right now too!

A Shrine Kit Contest . . .

 Retro Cafe Art is having a Shrine Kit Contest and you can still get in on the fun and prizes! The contest does not end until September 2nd and Kristin is giving away $200 worth of gift certificates to Retro Cafe Art which is where I got this fabulous Fancy Flaming Heart Milagro Shrine for the contest. Please click on the link above to see all of the contest information. You won't want to miss out!

a halloween giveaway . . .

Alpha Stamps is having a super fun art challenge and the theme is Halloween! I love making Halloween art and I know you do too, so why not join the challenge? All you have to do is create up to 3 pieces of Halloween art using at least one Alpha Stamps rubber stamp or collage sheet image. You can view the official rules on this blog post.

Did I mention that all of the Halloween collage sheets are on sale?! And check out the wonderful prize package for not one but TWO lucky winners!

If that wasn't enough to inspire you, there is also a free digital collage sheet being given to anyone who spreads the word about this exciting challenge!

 

Don't forget to check out this blog post to find out how you can get your free "Halloween Romance" digital collage sheet!

Kitschy Religious Shrines . . .

I made these fun shrines for Kristin over at Retro Cafe Art. She is the proprietress of Coffee Break Designs and supplies many of the wonderful shrines, atc supplies and cool die-cut goodies we sell at Alpha Stamps. She knows I have a great love of her products so she supplied me with some wonderful goodies and I went to work . . .

If these float your boat, you can find them in my etsy shop.