Saturday, November 30, 2013

Post 86 - - Viva Las VegaStamps!... DT Tryout... 3 stamp-focused pieces for consideration...

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Let's see... It is very hard to pick only three artworks to share with the VLVS peeps, that I have created, that feature stamping, because I use stamping to some degree in everything I do... But, here goes... Enjoy!


Artist Trading Cards



A jointed paper doll



A scrapbook page


Safety, health, happiness, and peace... Pam

Friday, November 8, 2013

Post 85 - - More People, Places and Things... Collage heaven!!

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More people...



More things...



More places...










And, more MASTER COLLAGES...






And, lots more creative collage fun.... Try your hand!... Collect people, places, and things, and make your own collages... Simple, effective, strong and versatile... : )

Check out my future blog posts for ways to S-T-R-E-T-C-H your MASTER COLLAGE creations, and make them reach their full potential... 

Safety, health, happiness, and peace... Pam

Saturday, October 12, 2013

Post 84 - - Working on my studio... An incredible wall decal designed for me by Single Stone Studios!

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My husband wrote a short text length poem to me last year, and I saved it, because I loved it so much. A year later, we are in a new home and I have a brand new studio to decorate, and his poem and my style were used to design a wall decal for my studio... Thanks Shelley!! (Single Stone Studios)

Safety, health, happiness, and peace... Pam

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Post 82 - - One project revealed and another sneaky peaky...

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Project one created with Gauche Alchemy's July "Knocked Up" kit... Check out the write-up with the how to's and tips HERE...












And... now for a Sneaky Peaky of the second project I created with the July kit... : )





Safety, health, happiness, and peace... Pam

Sunday, July 7, 2013

Post 81 - - I have a sneaky peek of the wonderful project that I just created...

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I was lucky enough to be able to play with some incredible mixed media materials from Gauche Alchemy (It's the July kit--Knocked Up).

And, below is just a taste of the visual fun I had! (The entire project will go up on the GA blog this coming Wednesday, July 10th... Plus, I will have another project created with the same kit go up the week after that on July 17th!)... Keep an eye HERE!






Safety, health, happiness, and peace... Pam

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Post 80 - Alphabet Do-Si-Do Book... continued

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Thanks for jogging over from Gauche Alchemy... : )

The rest of the pages from the Alphabet Do-Si-Do Book have been posted below... As on the Gauche Alchemy blog, I have added inspirational information under each set of pages, that includes what techniques/materials/tools were used on my pages.

Take what inspiration you want, leave the rest... Use this as a jumping off point or as a brainstorming session. Bookmark the post for later use... whatever floats your creative boat!... (Also, please post questions here, if you have any, and I will answer them in a timely fashion.)

Just make sure you try hard to remember to... Embrace the unknown!


Create cardstock templates for felt subject and elements, cut, piece and assemble composition, machine and/or hand embroider details, double mat with felt, gessoed canvas scrap, carefully illustrate graphite transferred subject/background/elements/details with acrylic paint, hand-stitch border decor. 


Crayon resist frotage background paper with inked stamp stenciled subject, layered on colored pencil frotage paper, stamped and colored pencil illustrated elements, ink dry-brushed masked subject with toothbrush splattered paint layer, torn paper borders/frame, found puzzle pieces, brads.


Designed and hand-drawn white crayon subject on watercolor paper, metallic watercolor resist background, tied button corners, jewels/bling, pre-printed chipboard elements, lacquer thinner transfer to textured cardstock, colored pencil and art crayon decor, stamped and silhouetted elements, snaps. 


Nature blueprint created with permanent marker hand-drawn and Staz-on ink stamped transparency negative, colored pencil highlights, decorative edged and hole-punched background paper, machine or hand-stitching, watercolor painted and ink stamped white scratchboard, tool-scratched subject/texture/details, die-cut elements, stamped and stapled tab.


Hand-altered (bleached/sanded) and decorated (watercolor crayons/Staz-on ink/stamped/white gel pen/permanent marker) machine printed photo, handmade photo-corners, tissue paper dyed cardstock background paper, trimmed serendipity collage subject, decorative scissor trimmed mat, stamped graph paper background, hand-cut velvet shape/paperclip/found words/button/flower grouped element.


Monoprinted hand-drawn subject, paint marker highlighted, embossing ink stamped/chalk pastel resist background paper, square brads, glitter, clear plastic brad-attached elements, hand-cut graphite transferred cardboard subject negative, bubblewrap acrylic paint stamped texture, antique painted textured cardboard background, button corner attachment (needs "X" element... ideas?).


Stencil traced black scratchboard subject, scratched texture/details/border frame, water-based marker colored, white gel pen highlighted, handmade cardstock photo corners, punched and stamped tab element, lacquer thinner transferred and paint marker illustrated subject on shaving cream marbled paper, painted and distressed masking tape textured paper background, staples, re-purposed old zipper.


Ok... That should be enough to overwhelm you for now... Please post questions in the comment section for me, or just a comment, or a link to something cool you made if you felt inspired by this post... I would love to see your creative work!

Also, if you missed the first half of the Alphabet Do-Si-Do Book pages, please follow THIS LINK back to the wonderful blog at Gauche Alchemy... I guarantee that you will be there perusing all of the wonderful inspiration, tutorials, and goodies for sale for a long while!

Safety, health, happiness, and peace... Pam

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Post 79 - Beauteous wonders in our ever evolving yard... How does our garden grow?

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Yellow bearded irises
These are literally the first irises I have ever had in the yard, 
of a home I have owned.


Daisies

These are also the first daisies, which are my favorite flower,
I have had the privilege of watching grow... right before my eyes!


Safety, health, happiness, and peace... Pam

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Post 78 - - "Education is a human system"... Sir Ken Robinson

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Safety, health, happiness, and peace... Pam

Friday, May 10, 2013

Post 77 - "An artist has an obligation to be en route..."... No truer words were ever spoken...

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"Movin' right along"... These are great words too, spoken in song by the Muppets. They mirror George Carlin's words above... And, since I respect both the Muppets and George, I consider their advice very seriously.

I am en route... back to the job I love in the Fall, and back to creating for a team... Gauche Alchemy.

These creative chicks are FABULOUS!!! And, they speak to my heart with their inspiring tutorials, artsy advice, wondrous creations, and crazy-out-of-the-box-open-minded view of the possibilities of the world... I am one lucky ducky to be a...

GAUCHE ALCHEMIST... : ) ... And, I promise to share my adventures RIGHT HERE... So, check in often... : )

Safety, health, happiness, and peace... Pam

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Post 76 - A whole bunch of new work... A sampling of what I've been making recently... Enjoy!

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Everything from freaky little paper doll fairies...






To drawing and painting on collaged and gessoed boards and altered board books...






To creating a mixed media canvas photo collage and companion piece for my step-mother's birthday...



To creating the first in a series of handmade mixed media thematic journals--this one is based on circles...











To building a soft sculpture box using sewn stuffed painted panels, with transferred images...


To weaving a scrap yarn and fabric purse...


To re-purposing t-shirts into altered wearables...








To painting, stitching and stamping on transferred and altered photo canvases...




To making a very personal mixed media scrapbook/journal from a handmade watercolor paper instant-book...











Safety, health, happiness, and peace... Pam