Have you ever found an entire afternoon with no one at home, no place to be and no housework to do? For most of us, these periods of time are few and far between, and when this happens, we usually head to our scrapbooking space. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘RockCandy Studios’
Smokeless Art
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
I mentioned earlier in the week that I hadn’t completed my project from last Saturday’s River City Stampers meeting. Well, now I have. I also extend special thanks to my bud Marguerite Harty for furnishing the great cigar box for this project.
It only uses one sheet of double-sided paper, but I kind of went overboard on the embellishments. I guess I figured that if a little bit o’Tim was good, a lot was even better.
I used the border on the box because it was too pretty to cover up. I also left the Dominican Republic label in the lower left corner for interest. I just couldn’t bear to do more than add some wax rub-ons to tone down the color a bit. (more…)
Repurposed CD Tin
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
I was going to write about the sweet potato vine that has taken over my deck today, but ran across a photo of a project I made late last year as part of a series of repurposed items. My friend Janet and I had shared an order of cd tins and several arrived with slight dents. Since it would have cost more to send them back and there were very few damaged, we just shared the handicapped ones as well. (more…)
Where in the world did I put that ATC?
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
I love artist trading cards (ATCs) almost as much as I love making large art. ATCs are limited to 2 1/2″ X 3 1/2″, and the rules are that they cannot be sold, only traded, thus the title, Artist TRADING Cards. In the past few years, I have seen artists sell these in galleries and can only assume that they and the gallery owners are ignorant of the rules. Enough of my soapbox. (more…)
Stamping on Unusual Surfaces: Cork
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
I can draw just about anything, but for time’s sake, I usually prefer to stamp images on my work, whether it’s paper, cardboard, acetate or in today’s post, cork.
You can get cork from a variety of places: local discount chains, art suppliers, hardware stores or hobby stores. The samples here were made with Midwest Products cork, which I picked up at my local craft store. I chose the thicker cork for the book cover embellishment and thin cork for the artist trading card (ATC). (more…)
Smokeless Art
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
I mentioned earlier in the week that I hadn’t completed my project from last Saturday’s River City Stampers meeting. Well, now I have. I also extend special thanks to my bud Marguerite Harty for furnishing the great cigar box for this project.
It only uses one sheet of double-sided paper, but I kind of went overboard on the embellishments. I guess I figured that if a little bit o’Tim was good, a lot was even better.
I used the border on the box because it was too pretty to cover up. I also left the Dominican Republic label in the lower left corner for interest. I just couldn’t bear to do more than add some wax rub-ons to tone down the color a bit. (more…)
Repurposed CD Tin
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
I was going to write about the sweet potato vine that has taken over my deck today, but ran across a photo of a project I made late last year as part of a series of repurposed items. My friend Janet and I had shared an order of cd tins and several arrived with slight dents. Since it would have cost more to send them back and there were very few damaged, we just shared the handicapped ones as well. (more…)
Where in the world did I put that ATC?
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
I love artist trading cards (ATCs) almost as much as I love making large art. ATCs are limited to 2 1/2″ X 3 1/2″, and the rules are that they cannot be sold, only traded, thus the title, Artist TRADING Cards. In the past few years, I have seen artists sell these in galleries and can only assume that they and the gallery owners are ignorant of the rules. Enough of my soapbox. (more…)
Stamping on Unusual Surfaces: Cork
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
I can draw just about anything, but for time’s sake, I usually prefer to stamp images on my work, whether it’s paper, cardboard, acetate or in today’s post, cork.
You can get cork from a variety of places: local discount chains, art suppliers, hardware stores or hobby stores. The samples here were made with Midwest Products cork, which I picked up at my local craft store. I chose the thicker cork for the book cover embellishment and thin cork for the artist trading card (ATC). (more…)
