A Christmas Giveaway!

Tami, of South Street Shabby, is having a 75th post giveaway, a very lovely and generous one! Please stop in and visit her blog and say hello by clicking on her name, and you can read about the giveaway here! Happy Monday, everyone!

TGIF - "Alice in Wonderland"

The challenge for TGIF this week is to make an ATC, and the theme is Alice in Wonderland. I have a very old edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, with illustrations by John Tenniel, the original artist; the image I used on my ATC is a copy. I wish the red glitter showed up more, but it's there, nonetheless! The story of Alice has always held a special magic for me; it's always lovely to escape to a fantasy world through reading, isn't it?

Happy Thursday - A Few Backyard Visitors!

If Thursday is here, then can Friday (TGIF!) be far behind? Here are a few of my "friends" that visit on a daily basis: a female Anna's Hummie, a Yellow-billed Magpie-- (in all the world, the Yellow-billed Magpie is found only in California), and a little House Finch. Click on the photos for a closer look!

TMTA - "Brown"

The challenge at TMTA this week is to create an ATC using only the color brown. Here's my attempt--hard to use just one color, but a great, fun challenge! By the way, the little word, "elle" came from a very old, 1840's era French novel. I have collected antique books for many, many years, and have always been very reluctant to alter any of them because most of them are in good condition. However, the pages of this one are starting to crumble, and the story is soooooo boring, I thought I'd be able to salvage some of it if I used it in my artwork. (I use that term "artwork" loosely; I still don't consider myself good enough to be called an artist--maybe I should say I want to use the pages of the book in my crafting.) The image is of a Gibson Girl that was provided by Suzee Que on Flickr. You can see all the entries here.

GOTHIC ARCHES-"Lord Frederick Leighton"

The subject of the Gothic Arches challenge this week is the artwork of Lord Frederick Leighton, an English painter and sculptor, who lived during the 19th century. I chose to use an image of one of his paintings, titled "Light of the Harem." My background paper for the arch was an insert from an old Somerset Studio magazine; I used gold embossing powder to emboss the edges of the image and the stamped swirls. I added some glitter, and a little "bling" with embellishments called "Center Kisses" by Prima Marketing. The flowers were originally clear, but I tinted them with Tim Holtz Adirondack Alcohol Ink by Ranger Industries. I edged the arch with a gold leaf pen. Sorry I can't get a better photo this morning--I've tried! It looks better in person . . . Stop by Gothic Arches to see all the lovely entries this week!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

HAVE A FUN AND SAFE HALLOWEEN, EVERYONE!!!!!

TMTA - "Halloween"

Well, I'm a bit late for TMTA this week, but I wanted to get a little ATC done, so here it is! The little witch is from Digital Collage Sheets.