The background on the above card is wax paper. Alot of times I have wax paper under my pieces, when I am creating, to catch all the ink and paint. I saved this piece of wax paper and sewed it to some white cardstock. I love the feel and look of wax paper when it has all my leftover mess on it :) The little cake diecut is from Retro Cafe Art.

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I am the featured artist in the August issue of Craft Stamper which is a U.K. based rubberstamping magazine. Have to say 'thanks' to Katy for inviting me to participate. It is always an honor to be asked to do these type of features and means alot. Thanks bunches.
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Please have a fun and safe holiday weekend. Happy 4th of July :)

New Paperbag Studios Stamps

Below are the new images from Paperbag Studios that have been released today.

The winner

of this UM stamp sheet from the previous posts comments is:

ute said...
Audrey,your new projects are so inspirating, wonderfulI love all images, please include me to the Paperbag Studio für sheet.Your little sunshine is so lovely and you are a sooo great mom,enjoy this moments :-))

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Thank you so much to all of you for the wonderful comments and for entering the contest. Ute...please email me with your mailing address so I can get these awesome new stamps in the mail to you.

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Here are 4 more pieces that I created with the new plate.

Hope everyone is having a great week. Later :)

Just a few things...including a give-away.

Sneak Peek & Give-away

There will be 7 new Paperbag Studios rubberstamps released next week on July 1st. Above is one of my samples and I used one of the new images on it(the heart & circles w/stitching). The give-away is for the UM sheet that has all 7 new images on it. If you want to be entered for the new unmounted rubberstamp sheet being released next week then leave a comment on this post. Anybody can enter. I will announce the winner on July 1st and will show more of my samples with the new images on that day.

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Facebook

I never thought I would join but this cowgirl roped me in and now I am over there quite a bit. This friend and this friend have got me hooked on some of the games over there. If you are a member of Facebook look me up over there. And if you aren't a member, go sign up...you might like it :)

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....more Acey Deucy

The two images below are from an UM sheet called the Medici Collection that is no longer available.

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Summer Fun

I get a package of 100 water balloons for $1. It takes me an hour to fill them all up. It then takes only about 10 minutes to bust them all. I love seeing him laugh, have fun and chase us trying to hit us with them. Good times!
Thanks for stopping by. It is always appreciated :)

Don't forget to leave a comment for the Paperbag Studios um stamp sheet giveaway.

Acey Deucy

I was making some samples(not shown here) with the re-release of some Lynne Perrella Acey Deucy rubberstamps for an assignment for Stampington. I really love the Acey Deucy line and pulled out other images in the line that I have had.

These stamps are timeless and they are the kind that I could never get rid of. If you are looking to start collecting these stamps or to add to your collection you can visit Stampington( <--scroll to the bottom to see the other lines) to see what they have available.
Stamp Diva also has a very good selection of Acey Deucy rubberstamps.
There are some images that aren't available anymore. I only wish that I had gotten more of them when I first discovered the line.

Anyways, I am off to have more fun with all the Acey Deucy images that I do have. I will post more with them in my next post. Have a great weekend!

The theme this week over at Sunday Postcard Art is 'vintage bathing beauties'.
Last week it was 'happy birthday' but I am just now posting my postcard for it. Happy belated blog birthday to the fabulous ladies of Sunday Postcard Art for providing such fun themes each week.
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Since I was working with these little cake images from Retro Cafe Art , I decided to make some birthday paper & fabric ATC's with them. Below are the three that I made and they use fabric backgrounds from Retro Cafe Art also.

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Paperbag Studios will be releasing 7 new rubberstamp images in a few weeks so be on the lookout for those. I have already been playing with the new stamp sheet and will post some things in a week or two.

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Happy Birthday to the coolest person I know.......the awesome and talented Carlene. Thanks for being such a good friend. <-- and yes Carlene, I know...short on words, lol.

Numbers

A little something for Sunday Postcard Art where the theme is 'numbers'.

p.s. Kristin is having a 'name that mannequin contest'. Go check it out and help her with a 'name'.

The theme over at Dans ma maison is 'wood'. Even though I am late in participating I just couldn't pass this theme up. Above is a pic of the wood pieces I assembled for my little house. In Somerset Workshop I used this shape but it was an original old fence top. This one is a replica that is cut from wood and I have many of them to work on now. And here is my piece all done. And yes, I am obviously stuck on doing the 'things on strings' bit in my pieces :) You probably can't tell but those balloons are tied around the handle of the wagon on the image.

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Roben-Marie/Paper Bag Studios has the May stamp challenge up and it is to use this background paper. Of course you have to use a Paperbag Studios rubberstamp also.

I created this trio of atc's using the downloadable background and tried to keep them simple so that the background could be seen. I used script rubberstamps from the Reminiscent UM Sheet. And the little boy images are from the Dream Notions UM Sheet. Hope that you Paperbag Studios fans will participate.

Above is Montana who was so happy to show me the little garden at his school. He is such a cutie-pie :)

This piece is done on canvas and the top pic has got shadows/glares since it is such a sunny day here in Florida. The bottom pic is more of a true color and shows the the decorative tacks that I put on the sides.

These are more of the tall card format that I love. They measure about 3.5 inches wide x 9 inches tall. You might have to click on the image to see them better.

The one above "Every photo tells a story...what is your story" is my fave.

The above images I used in my previous post and I just had to use the rest of this collage sheet with them since they are so pretty.

Top and bottom pieces are paper/fabric pieces made to hang. I used fabric images from this sheet.

For the first time I tried my hand at adding little beads to a fabric piece and I really enjoyed it and like the look. Next time I will have to do more beads...I had to start slow for now :)

***All images(collage and fabric), rubberstamps, gold decorative butterfly, tags, canvas, clear circle(used on hanging butterfly) and white pearl beads are all from Red Lead***

A big Happy Mothers Day to all of you!!!

Butterflies

Thanks to Sunday Postcard Art for asking me to be the guest artist this week. I chose the theme of 'butterflies'. These first two 4 x 6 pieces is what I made for the theme.
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Do you know what these are below?.................
....they are matchbooks. I made my own templates in various sizes. This particular template is actually atc sized. Stampers Sampler is having a call for matchbooks and if you need a template they have one available here. Their template is smaller than mine though.
The matchbooks are really quick and fun to make and they would be great to trade with other people. They would be very easy to mail in a regular envelope as long as you aren't embellishing them. The pics above and below show them open with paper inside.
Even though matchbooks are horizontal I really liked the vertical look. So I will be making lots of these little things in different sizes to trade.
Above is just a little fabric atc where I was trying to do the zigzag stitch on the edge but I really messed up one corner. I really need to keep practicing :)

***All collage images and rubberstamps in this entire post are from Red Lead***

One last thing, re: my previous post of 'rusty tin atc's'. On the first atc the rusty grid/wire type of stuff originally started out as latchhook material. I used a rust solution by Modern Options on it to make it look like rusty wire.

p.s. to my buddies Carlene and Kaz...........is this post wordy enough for you two :0)

Rusty Tin ATC's

The base for these atc's are little rusty tins. I got mine from Retro Cafe Art....this page...but I had to cut them down to atc size. I used a razor knife to cut the rusty tins.I love the look of the rusty tin and tried not to cover too much of it up since that would defeat my purpose of using it.
All of the angel collage images are also from Retro Cafe Art.


p.s. To Kaz(a great friend)...thank you bunches for the two blog awards.

Sunday Postcard

'Swan Lake' is the theme this week over at Sunday Postcard Art.
These three 4 x 6 postcards that I made are my take on the theme.
Swan, postmark, background and script rubberstamps from Oxford Impressions....this plate(<--click there).
Ballerina rubberstamps are from Stamp Francisco. The ballerina stamps can be found here, here, here, here and here.

Someday

***updated 3/31 with info about Paperbag Studios 'Stamper Appreciation Promotion'. Details at end of post***

An Artist Someday

4 x 7.75 inches

words and numbers rubberstamp by Red Lead

(click on image to enlarge)

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Stamper Appreciation Promotion

Calling all rubber stampers…Paperbag Studios is hosting a Stamper Appreciation Promotion during the month of April and we hope you will join in! Paperbag Studios will be giving away books, gift certificates and art supply packets during the promotion! Come join in and show us your awesome talents!! To read all the details for this please go to the Paperbag Studios blog. I know there are alot of Paperbag Studios fans out there so go get those stamps and put them to use and enter the giveaway. All you gotta do is create a card or project using Paperbag Studios rubberstamps, upload it to the PBS Gallery and then make sure to leave a comment on the Paperbag Studios Blog so that Roben-Marie will know that you have entered the giveaway.

A Little of Everything

All 3 of these pieces are done on wood.
The house one of course is my favorite.
All collage images on these three pieces are from Red Lead.
As you can tell, my picture taking skills have not improved, lol.
For once I am trying to get some cards made to send to friends so I have been making some Easter cards.
On the card above and below I have used this material called Natural Sinamay. I used it for the background on this book cover. On these two cards though I painted the Natural Sinamay with acrylic paint. The top one has brown acrylic and the bottom is painted with blue acrylic. Love this stuff!
**Collage images on the above two cards are also from Red Lead**

More easter cards.

These are paper and fabric bits and pieces put together.

All 5 of these use fabric images from Retro Cafe Art.

Below is my favorite one. It will be on it's way to my very special friend Debbie Kaste.

Below is another digital kit that Roben-Marie has put together based on a background that I created.

If you do any type of digital art you must check out her online store.

And of course you know that I always save the best for last...my Montana :)

Below he is wearing his new pair of swim trunks. Had to show this pic for my buddy Kaz who will get a kick out of them. They are of his favorite person.......SpongeBob SquarePants.

Some pics on his bike...which he loves and has so much fun on.

Okay, that is it for now. That was a long post, so I thank you if you made it through it all, lol. Have an awesome week!

***Edited***... please know that Montana does have a helmet. At the time these pics were taken he was done with his bike riding and had taken his helmet off when I asked him if I could get some pics of him sitting on his bike. Because his bike still has training wheels on it, he was able to just sit on his bike and pose for these pics. Thank you for the concerned and caring emails :)

Birds and Nests and Eggs, Oh My!

I was making some things with some goodies that I got from Red Lead Paperworks this week and saw that what I was making fit the theme over at Theme Thursday. On the piece above I turned my eggs into balloons. Both the top and bottom pieces are done on book covers. (You will have to click on the pics to see them larger.)
I think I have officially found my most favorite collage sheet of birds, nests and eggs. There are two different versions...........here and here. I especially love the silhouette of the little girl and bird fountain on them.
If you saw the log baby post where I made many cards with one stamp, then you will notice I did the same with these three cards. I used this stamp in making them.

**Supplies: rubberstamps, collage images, ribbon, buttons, lucky & grow bingo cards are all from Red Led Paperworks**

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!

Marie

Just playing around with the new Marie Antoinette rubberstamp plate from Oxford Impressions.


Hope everyone is having a great week :)

p.s. Did you see my new blog banner? I have to thank Roben-Marie for creating it. I wanted a more updated picture of my precious little Montana and I think she did a fabulous job with it....she is the best! And she made it using the Urban Gate digital kit that was based on one of my backgrounds.