Happy Easter...and a Free Gift!

Happy Easter, Happy Spring, Happy, Happy Everything! To celebrate Easter, Hidden Vintage Studios on DeviantScrap is offering a free kit, Easter Gift. Just click on the image or the link to download your free Easter kit!

Have a  great weekend everyone! xo

Wearing o' the Green ATC

Wearing o'the Green ATC, cut and paste, made using images from the Feelin'Lucky kit by HiddenVintageStudios. So fun working with these colors and images!

India Vintage Style ATC

Cut and paste atc made using images from the new India kit by ItKuPilli Imagenarium. I used three images layered in the background, plus the main image. Glued a gold German Scrap border to the edges and then glazed with crackle medium. I am obsessed with making things look vintage so decided to then add layers of rub n buff, inks and acrylic paints to the border to make it look like old aged metal. I added a flower embellishment to her hair and did a light coating of acrylic paint as a finish. I wanted  the atc to look like something you would find in a dusty old trunk at the flea market. Don't know if I accomplished that but I had alot of fun working with the images and playing with the technique!

Once Upon A Time.....

Once Upon A  Time atc created using images from ItKuPilli Imagenarium Souvenirs d'epoque kit on Deviant Scrap. I altered the image a bit using gel pens and glitter. Love how this turned out!

Lots of good stuff happening....

I've been having loads of fun joining new art groups and doing more swaps! I joined a Flickr group today that is a weekly art journaling group....very cool. The artwork is amazing! I haven't crocheted all summer...I think I'm officially obsessed with all things mixed media...LOL I'm actually looking forward to crocheting and weaving once the weather cools off in the Fall. Here's a pic of my latest ATC for the ARTChix group.......

Summertime is here.....Turn on the A/C!

Way to hot and humid for me these days! I've been staying inside making ATC's and watching TV. I just found out the last episode of the daytime soap I watch, Passions, airs on August 11. I am so sad! I hope another channel picks it up, either for new episodes or reruns...I have watched that show since the first episode and I will really miss it. I still watch Days of Our Lives but it's makes me crazy how stupid they are most of the time!

So many changes this year....lots of good ones, some sad ones, and some that I just can't do anything about. Life goes on!

The big news is, I got a new puppy! Hubby took me to the local Pet Store to pet puppies and we found a 10 week old Alaskan Malamute puppy that is going to be a big boy. He's friendly, happy, smart and just a joy to have around. I'm using all of my Cesar Millan Dog Whisperer skills to make sure he's trained right. Doesn't he just have the cutest face ever?

Hot, hot , hot!

The weather is going to be very hot and humid for the next week....yuck! I remember when June was one of the best months of the year. No bugs, cool evenings, moderate temps during the day. Not this year!

I finished all my ATC's that are due to be mailed out by Friday. I'm a little burnt out from doing so many but they all turned out really well. I learn something new with each set I make.

Pet Peeve Time! I'm on several lists and forums and I have found that my posts get ignored by the majority of other posters.....is it me? For the life of me I can't figure out why my posts get ignored and someone else's posts get replied to....Pet Peeve Time Over.............

ATC's are fun!

I have been super busy making ATC sets for three swap I have to mail out by Saturday.....need to rethink how many I sign up for at once! All of the sets turned out nice but I have a long way to go before I can say they look great. Rubberstamping is alot harder than it looks and I'm still learning the little details that make a card look pulled together and professional. It's a work in progress! But all in all, I'm proud of each little set that I make.

Then I need to get back to crochet so I can finish up my beach bag!

June Already??

I can't believe it's June already...where did Spring go? We got the pastures seeded and reflective film done on the windows this past weekend. Next we need to work on getting a shelter setup for the horses. Busy, busy, busy.....

This week I'm working on getting my Angel Kittens ATC's done, also need to get the Art Nouveau and Rubberstamping ATC's finished too. It's going to be a busy week there too!

Monday Morning Blahhhhhhs.....

I have the Monday morning blahs today.....Oh well, just need to keep moving and get some stuff done around here. Got some really cool antique photos this weekend for making ATC's and have been working on my scarf for the Crochetville Summer Scarf swap. Alex finished his senior project and is handing it in today...hoping for the best on that one....keep your fingers crossed that it is excepted!

On the bright side, here's a pic of a rainbow I took this morning in our frontyard!

Hoping for a calmer day...

Yesterday was nuts! The horses were full of themselves and I made the mistake of trying to move them into different pastures by myself. Good Grief! At least Scout was good and did what I asked. Jake and Micah were complete nutjobs...typical Haflingers taking advantage of a situation. Becky was happy to be back in her pasture. So all is well.

I got my swap partner for the Spring Summer Swap and she lives in England...very cool! I'm looking forward to this swap and the pattern I picked will be perfect.

I'll be finishing up my Kit&Kaboodle Swap box this week and I have two ATC swaps to mail out by the end of the week.

I had the worst dream this morning and it seemed very real.....it was about a serial killer with purple hair and I was one of the intended victims. Very creepy!

Happy Wednesday!

Another gorgeous day outside! Alex has his AP English test this morning...hope he does well. He had a great day yesterday. Hope his luck continues! I'm going to work on ATC's and crochet today. Do some gardening, check the horses....and stop watching the news! It's so depressing. Why do they only show the bad stuff when so many good things are happening in the world?