Wednesday Stamper Newspaper

While flipping through an old Reminisce Magazine, I found these  three newspaper clippings from November 1945. I decided I could use them to make a card for the Wednesday stamper challenge this week.

 

For my background I used heavy cardstock that I had embossed using a Cuttlebug embossing background. I then misted on some Moon Shadow mists in green and fuchsia. Next I adhered my 3 clippings and smeared some gesso around, even stamping leaves in gesso. (The leaf is my hand-cut stamp.) Lastly, I used a brush and went back over the project with green and fuchsia Moon Shadow. Other entries in this challenge can be seen at WS.

TMTA Stone

My first thought when I heard the theme for this week’s Think Monday Think ATC was of Michelangelo’s famous David statue in Florence. So here is my entry. For the background I used a Cuttlebug embossing folder on a piece of regular card stock. Atop this I placed the colored paper, which was really a piece of white packing paper on my desk to protect it from the various inks and sprays that I decorate cards with. This is mostly alcohol inks and Moon Shadow mists. Then I did the collage on top of the background.

 

 

 

 

 

That was so much fun that I decided to make a second ATC with the theme stone. I still had bits and pieces left from the Maya travel brochure, so I ripped out pieces for my collage. The background is an old watercolor I didn’t care for, but only the upper and lower left are parts of the original. I dabbed on gesso over most of the card. Then I used Moon Glow Starburst in French Lilac Violet and Canna Lily Orange from Lindy’s. Then I added the collage with Mod Podge.

Friday 4×4 Orange and Yellow

For once I can get in on the first of the entries! The Friday 4×4 challenge was posted early. This reminds me of summer with the yellow and orange alcohol inks topped by a fun clipping.

The smaller entry is really the same card that I have altered a bit in order to send it to a nursing home friend. The inside says: “making you happy; hope my card does just that.” I always try to make my challenge entries so that they can be used in greetings cards.

Wednesday Stamper - Sunshine

The challenge that Wednesday Stamper presents today is to use our stamps and create an art piece with the theme Sunshine. I had made this hot colored background on photo paper using alcohol inks and Moon Shadow mists and thought it looked like summer. The sun stamp is one that I carved out of fun foam. The image of the lovely family enjoying the park on a hot summer’s day seemed to fit in very well.

Think Monday Think ATC Tickets

Our first trip to Germany in 1972 was quite an experience for us. On our list of “things we must do” was a Rhine River boat/train trip. Here is a city map of Koblenz and our tickets. The tiny collage piece is a picture of the boat from a postcard we sent home. Today’s theme for TMTA is tickets. For other entries in this challenge, see Think Monday Think ATCs.

TGIF Baby

This week’s challenge on TGIF is to use a stamp and the theme is something to do with “Baby.” I chose this darling picture of my father in 1916 celebrating his first birthday. The background is Moon Shadow canna lily orange ink and Buccaneer Bay Blue mist. I’m new at using these mists and inks and have learned the hard way that I need to seal the surface on some of the papers I use. This one is sealed with hairspray. Enjoy other posts in this challenge at TGIF.

twinchies

Today’s Wednesdays Stamper Challenge is to create a piece of art 2″ x 2″. This is very tiny for me, since I have never made anything smaller than an ATC (2.5 x 3.5) I think this  has an old world feeling. The yellow background is a combination of yellow India ink and homemade yellow alcohol ink. I stamped in a blue ink pad with a couple of stamps.

 

 

 

 

Here is my second twinchie. This one has an alcohol ink base with stamping of Tim Holtz distress ink with a Hearts in Touch rubber stamp.

 

Hands/Gothic Arches

Hands is the theme for Think Monday Think ATCs this week. I wanted to combine this entry with Sunday Gothic Arches, which is an open theme this time. My background is on an advertising postcard cut to the ATC size. It is inked with various Adirondack color washes and Moon Shadow mists. The image is from Graphic Fairy clip art.

4×4 Friday Shoes

Today’s challenge for 4×4 Friday is Shoes. I used a background of ecru card stock misted with Violaceous Violet Moon Shadow Mists. Yummy! The catalog images are thanks to Susan, who made them available on her website. I can’t even imagine a time when the cost of shoes is measured in pennies. Some boys’ shoes were $2.49, but the better shoes were $2.99! I think these images are from the late 1920s.

Wednesday Stamper Sisters

Today’s Wednesday Stamper challenge is to make a card with “Sisters” as the theme. My sister is actually visiting here from Arkansas, so I’m spending more time visiting with her than playing in the art room or on the computer. I tried to find something I could do up quickly that had my sisters on it. However, the one picture I chose is of my college sisters.

 

Just before my sophomore year our would-be dorm had a fire so they made a home for about 20 of us sophs on one hall in the senior dorm. We became very close, as close as sisters, because we were so isolated from the rest of our class. We often had dress up parties in the dorm. Here is a picture of one of them. Can you find me?

 

I realize I have stretched this theme some. I hope it’s ok. My background is made of those wonderful moon shadow mists. What fun I’m having with my new colors I got from Lindy’s Stamp Gang.