Gesso Resist Technique Card

Came across this technique during the week on the split coast stampers site

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/gessoresist

and thought it would be fun to give it a go.

It's best to prepare the gessoed pages ahead of time so they have time to airdry thoroughly. I used a page out of an old National Geographic magazine.

Was a lot of fun and definitely a technique I will try again in the future.

PLAY DAY WITH STAMPING BUDDIES

Yesterday I had a fun day at a stamping buddy's place - there were three of us in total - we spent the day chatting, eating and drinking - oh and making some cards too !!! Hope to get together on a monthly basis with others joining us as well.

These are the ones I made.

WONDERFUL ATC's RECEIVED

During the OWOH event, I made lots of new online friends and have been blessed by exchanging ATCs with some of them, which I am sharing with you now.
The first ones are from Trisha and are more gorgeous in person than the scan shows. Trish has a blog called http://easilyamusedhardtooffend.blogspot.com and I am sure she would love you to go visit !

the next ATC's are from Kelly who does amazing ATCs too. Her blog is at http://artsyvisions.blogspot.com/ Hope you will go take a look !

and lastly but definitely not least - a gorgeous card and two ATC's from Tessah. Can't believe these are her first try at ATC's ! One of Tessha's blog's is http://greatartistgallery.blogspot.com/

I love receiving mail containing people's art !!

The Pink Elephant Challenge #3

The challenge this week over at The Pink Elephant Challenge blog is a sketch challenge.

http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com/2009/02/pink-elephant-challenge-3.html

Another great, fun challenge !!

Here's mine

The Pink Elephant Challenge #2

Another fun theme over at The Pink Elephant Challenge Blog this week

http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com/

ALL THAT GLITTERS

Here's my entry - what fun I had using Kindy Glitz and rhinestones.
And my cuttlebug for the background and the butterflies.

ONE WORLD ONE HEART WINNERS

This has been so much fun and I have made lots of new friends along the way.
Drum roll please - the winners of my ATCs drawn using random.org are

#57 Leaonna
#121 Anji Gallanos
#41 Anne
#178 Ann Moore
#80 Vanessa
#212 Barbara
#136 Tami Roth
#72 SindeeLooooo

I have emailed all the winners. If I don't hear back from them within 3 days, I will redraw another winner.

COUPLE OF NEW CARDS

Couple of cards made today. The dragonfly one is an image challenge and the "laugh out loud" card is for a card swap - theme being using a favourite piece of paper.
Can you see a colour theme linking them both (grins)? Purple being my favourite colour tends to feature a lot in my cardmaking.
Maybe I should challenge myself to use some colours i don't usually use.

The Pink Elephant Challenge #1

There's a new blog in blogland called The Pink Elephant Challenge

http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com/

The Challenges will begin on Mondays and Close Saturdays at 9pm EST!!Winning card will be announced on Sunday Evenings.

This weeks challenge is a colour one - using Pink, Black and White.

And this is my entry - had a a lot of fun putting this together using my cuttlebug and stamps.

Can't wait for next weeks challenge !!

WAITANGI DAY IN NEW ZEALAND

Waitangi Day is a significant day in the history of New Zealand. It is a public holiday held each year on 6 February to celebrate the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, New Zealand's founding document, on that date in 1840.
And on a lovely sunny Waitangi Day, what better way to spend this day than working on some upcoming swaps in my craft room.

This is a decorated cd for an upcoming swap on the CuttlebugInspiration group which I co-run. And below a challenge card - the theme being "love."
For a swap on another group I have done 3 ATCs today - the theme being "with one stamp" and also a handmade notebook, which was also fun to make.

It's A Wonderful World

No art to share today - I am in the middle of re-organising my craft room - you know how it is - re-organising means it looks heaps messier before it looks better. And then not being able to find anything once its tidy (smiles).

But sharing a couple of photos I took a couple of days ago, instead.
The first photo shows our two cows Blackeye and Fifi in a "tender" moment.

The second photo is taken early one morning from the lounge window - a wild rabbit just happened to be having a rest right outside the window.

On reflecting on my feelings when looking at these photos, it made me think - yes it is a wonderful world.

Till next time, when hopefully I will have my craft room organised and some artwork to share - take care and enjoy your part of this wonderful world too !!